Robert D. Ballard

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. NOVA (1974) — Self
2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
3. Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017) — Self
4. Cleopatra's Final Secret (2025) — Self
5. Expedition Amelia (2019) — Self
6. Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (2023) — Self
7. Secrets of the Titanic (1986) — Self
8. Save the Titanic With Bob Ballard (2012) — Self
9. Titanic: The Complete Story (1994) — Himself
10. Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep (2019) — Self
11. Lost Liners (2000) — Self
12. Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) — Self
13. Titanic: 90 Years Below (2002) — Self
14. Sea Spies (2003) — Narrator
15. Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life (2021) — Self - Explorer
16. Nazi Attack on America (2015)
17. Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream (1986) — Self
18. Titanic Revealed (2004) — Self
19. Gallipoli's Deep Secrets (2010) — Self
20. Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck (2025) — Self (archive footage)

Directed

1. Secrets of the Titanic (1986) — Director