Celebrities like David Attenborough, Morgan Freeman, and Whoopi Goldberg have narrated beloved documentary films and series. Some have even lent their voices to the same documentaries in different regions. As the iconic Planet Earth narrator, David Attenborough is a household name, especially in British nature docs. Morgan Freeman and Whoopi Goldberg have also explored multiple genres through their documentary work. This list includes clips of documentaries, interviews, and readings to refresh your memory of their distinctive voices. Who are your top picks? Vote for the best documentary narrators who have brought your favorite films and series to life.
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Notable documentaries: Our Planet, Saving Planet Earth: Fixing a Hole, David Attenborough's Tasmania, Natural World, Blue Planet II
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Notable documentaries: 30 for 30, Rameses: Wrath of God or Man?, American Masters, The True Story of Glory Continues, Through the Wormhole
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Notable documentaries: North Pole Promise, Earth (US version), The Clinton 12, By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X', The Great Year
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Notable documentaries: The Connected Universe, Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest, Journey to Space, Journey to Le Mans, Animal Superpowers
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Notable documentaries: Dispatches, Frontline, Ebola Outbreak: A Virtual Journey, The Big Uneasy, Nova
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Notable documentaries: Kudung Barwa: The Blazing Buddha Relics Director's Cut, As if They Were Angels, The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science, And Now, Love, Paying the Price for Peace
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Notable documentaries: The Final Reel, Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict, The World in Action Years, Planet Dinosaur, Human Planet
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Notable documentaries: Brazil with Michael Palin, Around the World in 20 Years, Himalaya with Michael Palin
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Notable documentaries: American Experience, Walking with Monsters, The Goebbels Experiment, Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic, World War 1 in Colour
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Notable documentaries:Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery, 21st Century Race For Space, Life of a Universe, Forces of Nature with Brian Cox, Human Universe
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Notable documentaries: Aldabra: Once Upon an Island, Oceans, Hope in the Time of AIDS, Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, The FIFA 2006 World Cup Film: The Grand Finale
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Notable documentaries: Gina's Journey: The Search for William Grimes, The American Artist: The Life & Times of George Caleb Bingham, The Bible, Wild Daze,The 600: History of NASCAR's Toughest Race
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Notable documentaries: Asteroid: Mission Extreme, All You Need Is Love, Tipping Point: The End of Oil, Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification, Planet Earth (US version)
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Notable documentaries: Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, Dinotasia, Into the Abyss, Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Notable documentaries: Bitter Grapes, Taming the Quantum World, The Micro Debt, The Dark Side of Chocolate, A Royal Family
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Notable documentaries: 100 Greatest Discoveries, Astronauts
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Notable documentaries: Five Came Back, 100 Years, American Masters, Shout Gladi Gladi, Girl Rising
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Notable documentaries: American Experience, Death Row Stories, Survivors Guide to Prison, Saving Jamaica Bay, Unity
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Notable documentaries: Independent Lens, Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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Notable documentaries: Cafwa, Life, Emmanuel's Gift
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