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John Downer(III)

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

    Known for

    Peter Gabriel in Peter Gabriel: Digging in the Dirt (1992)
    Peter Gabriel: Digging in the Dirt
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1992
    Serengeti (2019)
    Serengeti
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    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

    Credits

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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
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Serengeti (2019)
      Serengeti
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2019–2023
    • Brian Unger in Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries (2017)
      Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2020
    • Spy in the Snow (2018)
      Spy in the Snow
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • creative director
      • 2018
    • 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
      • 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
      5.1
      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
      7.9
      • 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
    • 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
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • produced by
      • 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
      7.5
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions (2009)
      Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
      7.7
      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
      7.5
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
      Bears: Spy in the Woods
      7.9
      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
      • Writer
      • storyline
      • 2019–2023
    • 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
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 1990–2017
    • Earthflight: A 3D Journey (2016)
      Earthflight: A 3D Journey
      5.1
      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
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
      Bears: Spy in the Woods
      7.9
      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
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Supersense (1988)
      Supersense
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988–1989
    • Andrew Sachs and Sarah Neville in The Galactic Garden (1985)
      The Galactic Garden
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 1985

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