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John Downer(III)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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John Downer is known for Serengeti (2019), Peter Gabriel: Digging in the Dirt (1992) and Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice (2011).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Serengeti (2019)
    Serengeti
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Peter Gabriel in Peter Gabriel: Digging in the Dirt (1992)
    Peter Gabriel: Digging in the Dirt
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1992
    Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice (2011)
    Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2011
    Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes (1991)
    Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
      Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2023
    • Spy in the Ocean (2023)
      Spy in the Ocean
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Serengeti (2019)
      Serengeti
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2023
    • Brian Unger in Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries (2017)
      Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2020
    • Spy in the Snow (2018)
      Spy in the Snow
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • creative director
      • 2018
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2017
    • Spy in the Wild (2017)
      Spy in the Wild
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Earthflight: A 3D Journey (2016)
      Earthflight: A 3D Journey
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • My Crazy Ex (2014)
      My Crazy Ex
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale (2015)
      Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Pets: Wild at Heart (2015)
      Pets: Wild at Heart
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2015
    • Wings (2014)
      Wings
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Dolphins: Spy in the Pod (2014)
      Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2014
    • Earthflight 3D (2013)
      Earthflight 3D
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Penguins: Spy in the Huddle (2013)
      Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Serengeti (2019)
      Serengeti
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • Produced By
      • producer
      • 2019–2023
    • Spy in the Snow (2018)
      Spy in the Snow
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1990–2018
    • Snow Bears (2017)
      Snow Bears
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Spy in the Wild (2017)
      Spy in the Wild
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017–2020
    • Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale (2015)
      Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2015
    • We Should Have Eloped
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2014
    • Earthflight (2011)
      Earthflight
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • series producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Massive Attack Feat. Martina Topley-Bird: Psyche, Version 2 (2010)
      Massive Attack Feat. Martina Topley-Bird: Psyche, Version 2
      7.1
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions (2009)
      Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
      7.6
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2009
    • Tiger: Spy in the Jungle (2008)
      Tiger: Spy in the Jungle
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Animal Winter Olympics (2006)
      Animal Winter Olympics
      7.4
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
      Bears: Spy in the Woods
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Animal Games (2004)
      Animal Games
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, and Rupert Graves in Pride (2004)
      Pride
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Serengeti (2019)
      Serengeti
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyline
      • 2019–2023
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1990–2017
    • Earthflight: A 3D Journey (2016)
      Earthflight: A 3D Journey
      5.8
      Short
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice (2011)
      Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice
      8.1
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer (1975)
      Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest (2007)
      Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
      Bears: Spy in the Woods
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Wildlife Specials (1995)
      Wildlife Specials
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Supernatural - The unseen powers of animals (1999)
      Supernatural - The unseen powers of animals
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Andrew Sachs and Sarah Neville in The Galactic Garden (1985)
      The Galactic Garden
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 1985

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