Living
Is David Attenborough Still Alive?
Biography
Age 100British broadcaster and naturalist whose career spans more than 50 years, Sir David Attenborough is best known for writing and presenting the nine BBC Life series — the most comprehensive survey of life on Earth ever filmed. Across 16 tracked productions, 1,905 of his 2,728 co-stars are still alive and 370 have passed away.
Filmography55 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthMovie | Self | 100 |
| 2026 | Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our CenturyMovie | Self | 100 |
| 2025 | RTL TonightSeries | Self | 99 |
| 2024 | Fateful PlanetSeries | Self | 98 |
| 2023 | Wild IslesSeries | Self - Presenter | 97 |
| 2022 | David Attenborough's Global AdventureSeries | Self | 96 |
| 2022 | How the BBC BeganSeries | Self | 96 |
| 2021 | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our PlanetSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 95 |
| 2021 | Parkinson at 50Movie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 2021 | Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the WorldSeries | Self | 95 |
| 2020 | Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSeries | Self - Guest (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2020 | The Romantics and Us with Simon SchamaSeries | Self | 94 |
| 2020 | Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSeries | Self | 94 |
| 2018 | The Queen's Green PlanetMovie | Self | 92 |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn'tMovie | Self | 91 |
| 2017 | Richard Batterham, Master PotterMovie | Self | 91 |
| 2016 | Attenborough at 90Movie | Self | 90 |
| 2014 | Björk: Biophilia LiveMovie | Self - Opening Sequence (voice) | 88 |
| 2013 | WinterwatchSeries | Self | 87 |
| 2013 | AfricaSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 87 |
| 2012 | VoiceSeries | — | 86 |
| 2012 | The Penguin KingMovie | Self - Narrator | 86 |
| 2012 | Tales of Television CentreMovie | Self | 86 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSeries | Self | 85 |
| 2011 | Great Thinkers: In Their Own WordsSeries | Self | 85 |
| 2011 | The Secrets of Scott's HutMovie | Self | 85 |
| 2010 | Genius of BritainSeries | Self | 84 |
| 2010 | Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TVMovie | Self | 84 |
| 2009 | SkavlanSeries | Self - Guest | 83 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 81 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeries | Self | 81 |
| 2003 | The Terry and Gaby ShowSeries | — | 77 |
| 2003 | Deep BlueMovie | Self | 77 |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribeMovie | Self (voice) | 76 |
| 2002 | Attenborough the ControllerMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries | Self - Guest | 75 |
| 1998 | The Dragons of GalapagosMovie | Narrator | 72 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 72 |
| 1995 | Wildlife SpecialsSeries | — | 69 |
| 1990 | A TV DanteMovie | Himself | 64 |
| 1988 | This MorningSeries | Self | 62 |
| 1987 | The First EdenSeries | Presenter - Narrator | 61 |
| 1987 | Going Live!Series | Self | 61 |
| 1985 | TelevisionSeries | — | 59 |
| 1985 | A Zed & Two NoughtsMovie | Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice) | 59 |
| 1984 | Goldene KameraSeries | Self | 58 |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSeries | Narrator (voice) | 57 |
| 1982 | NatureSeries | Narrator (voice) | 56 |
| 1977 | Wildlife on OneSeries | Narrator | 51 |
| 1974 | NOVASeries | Narrator | 48 |
| 1971 | Baobab: Portrait of a TreeMovie | Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1967 | The World About UsSeries | Narrator | 41 |
| 1964 | HorizonSeries | — | 38 |
| 1954 | Zoo QuestSeries | — | 28 |