Who is the best/ worst documentary narrator

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September 19, 2019, 09:26 PM

ZSMICHAEL

Who is the best/ worst documentary narrator

I do prefer Robert Powell. I find Peter Coyote annoying. What others are good?

September 19, 2019, 09:27 PM

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First that came to mind is sigourney weaver (earth)

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September 19, 2019, 09:31 PM

parabellum

Worst? I wouldn't hazard a guess, but the late David Ogden Stiers was a great narrator, and I like Liev Schreiber as well.

Coyote has a great voice for narration. It's just his well-known leftist politics that chafes me.

September 19, 2019, 09:37 PM

BigCity

David Attenbourough on the nature shows. Great voice.

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September 19, 2019, 09:37 PM

P220 Smudge

I want to say I’ve watched a few that Morgan Freeman narrated that I thought he did a great job with.

*Edit - Yep, he did several documentaries on various animals I’ve watched with my little man. We really enjoyed the one about the lemurs of Madagascar.

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September 19, 2019, 09:40 PM

parabellum

quote:
Originally posted by BigCity:
David Attenbourough on the nature shows. Great voice.

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September 19, 2019, 09:43 PM

x0225095

quote:
Originally posted by topherh:
Best is Mike Rowe for me hands down

Agreed.

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September 19, 2019, 09:50 PM

sigcrazy7

David Attenborough!! <mic drop>

I sometimes play the BBC documentaries in the background just to listen without watching. Especially Blue Planet.

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September 19, 2019, 09:54 PM

Johnny 3eagles

1. David Attenborough
2. Mike Rowe
3. Lupita Nyong'o (I think she did an excellent job on Discovery channel airing on Serengeti)

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September 19, 2019, 09:54 PM

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Will Lyman.

Edit: Also known as narrator for "The Most Interesting Man in the world"

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September 19, 2019, 10:11 PM

83v45magna

I'm surprised to see David Mccullough not mentioned yet. I also thought Keith David did a great job narrating "The War".

I also like the aforementioned:
Will Lyman
David Ogden Stiers
Peter Coyote
David Attenborough

Love Mike Rowe but I've find that, liking the person, a bit distracting in a narration.

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September 19, 2019, 10:28 PM

mrbill345

The best in no particular order:
Mike Rowe
David McCullough
David Attenborough

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September 19, 2019, 10:50 PM

Balzé Halzé

quote:
Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
David Attenborough!! <mic drop>

I sometimes play the BBC documentaries in the background just to listen without watching. Especially Blue Planet.

The name didn't come to me right away, but, yes, he is who I immediately thought of.

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September 20, 2019, 02:03 AM

rangemaster

My Favourite is by far Attenborough.

My 2nd favorite is Bill Kurtis.

I do enjoy Andrew Zimmern, if he counts. He has alot of monologue during his Bizarre Foods show.

September 20, 2019, 03:13 AM

egregore

Peter Thomas (1924-2016) of Forensic Files would have to be in a "top tier." His biography (Wikipedia) says he was also a war hero.