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Mike Salisbury(1942-2026)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Production Department
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Mike Salisbury was born on 29 March 1942 in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Natural World (1983), The Private Life of Plants (1995) and Nature (1982). He was married to Vyv Foot. He died on 13 May 2026.
BornMarch 29, 1942
DiedMay 13, 2026(84)
BornMarch 29, 1942
DiedMay 13, 2026(84)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Natural World (1983)
Natural World
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
The Private Life of Plants
9.0
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
Nature
8.9
TV Series
  • Producer
The Life of Birds (1998)
The Life of Birds
8.9
TV Mini Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Bears (2014)
    Bears
    7.3
    • field producer
    • 2014
  • Polecats: Masked Raiders
    • produced by
    • 2011
  • Life in the Undergrowth (2005)
    Life in the Undergrowth
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • series producer
    • producer
    • 2005
  • The Life of Mammals (2002)
    The Life of Mammals
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • series producer
    • producer
    • 2002–2003
  • The Life of Birds (1998)
    The Life of Birds
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1998
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1997
  • The Private Life of Plants (1995)
    The Private Life of Plants
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1995
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • executive producer
    • producer (as Michael Salisbury)
    • 1986–1993
  • Natural World (1983)
    Natural World
    8.6
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1985–1992
  • Arabia: Sand, Sea and Sky (1990)
    Arabia: Sand, Sea and Sky
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • 1990
  • Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)
    Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • produced by
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • The Discovery of Animal Behaviour
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Animal Olympians (1980)
    Animal Olympians
    • assistant producer
    • 1980
  • Life on Earth (1979)
    Life on Earth
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant producer
    • 1979
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • television presentation (as Michael Salisbury, as Michael Salisbury)
    • 1974–1977

Director

  • The Discovery of Animal Behaviour
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982

Production Department

  • Life on Earth (1979)
    Life on Earth
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • production team (as Michael Salisbury)
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Michael Salisbury
  • Born
    • March 29, 1942
    • Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Died
    • May 13, 2026
  • Spouse
    • Vyv Foot1969 - May 13, 2026 (his death, 3 children)

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    Has three children, Ben, Clare and Elly.

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