Person
Robert D. Ballard
Acting · Born 1942-06-30 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Biography
Dr. Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is a retired United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, best known for his pioneering work in underwater archaeology, including maritime archaeology and the study of shipwrecks, and for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
Known for
NOVA
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Cleopatra's Final Secret
Self
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
Self (archive footage)
Expedition Amelia
Self
Titanic Revealed
Self
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream
Self
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
Filmography
- 2025Cleopatra's Final SecretSelf
- 2025Titanic: Secrets of the ShipwreckSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Titanic: 25 Years Later with James CameronSelf
- 2021Bob Ballard: An Explorer's LifeSelf - Explorer
- 2019Save the Titanic: Treasures From the DeepSelf
- 2019Expedition AmeliaSelf
- 2017Titanic: 20 Years Later with James CameronSelf
- 2015Nazi Attack on America
- 2012Save the Titanic With Bob BallardSelf
- 2010Gallipoli's Deep SecretsSelf
- 2004Titanic RevealedSelf
- 2003Sea SpiesNarrator
- 2002Titanic: 90 Years BelowSelf
- 2000Lost LinersSelf
- 1998Titanic: Breaking New GroundSelf
- 1994Titanic: The Complete StoryHimself
- 1986Titanic: The Nightmare and the DreamSelf
- 1986Secrets of the TitanicSelf
- 1974NOVASelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
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