Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1942-06-30
BirthplaceWichita, Kansas, USA
Robert D. Ballard
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Robert D. Ballard
Filmography
Acting (18)
2026
OceanGate Disaster: Minute by Minuteas Self (archive footage)
2025
Cleopatra's Final Secretas Self
7.8
2023
7.4
2021
Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Lifeas Self - Explorer
8.0
2019
6.2
2019
Expedition Ameliaas Self
6.7
2017
6.7
6.0
2012
7.0
2010
Gallipoli's Deep Secretsas Self
2004
Titanic Revealedas Self
2003
Sea Spiesas Narrator
8.0
2002
Titanic: 90 Years Belowas Self
9.0
2000
Lost Linersas Self
8.0
1998
Titanic: Breaking New Groundas Self
7.0
1994
Titanic: The Complete Storyas Himself
7.3
1986
8.0
1986
Secrets of the Titanicas Self
7.0
Production & Directing (2)
1986
Titanic: The Nightmare and the DreamCreative Consultant
8.0
1986
Secrets of the TitanicDirector
7.0