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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

NOVA

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron

Titanic: The Complete Story

Cleopatra's Final Secret

Expedition Amelia

All Movies (17)

• Cleopatra's Final Secret2025 · as Self
• Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron2023 · as Self
• Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life2021 · as Self - Explorer
• Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep2019 · as Self
• Expedition Amelia2019 · as Self
• Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron2017 · as Self
• Nazi Attack on America2015
• Save the Titanic With Bob Ballard2012 · as Self
• Gallipoli's Deep Secrets2010 · as Self
• Titanic Revealed2004 · as Self
• Sea Spies2003 · as Narrator
• Titanic: 90 Years Below2002 · as Self
• Lost Liners2000 · as Self
• Titanic: Breaking New Ground1998 · as Self
• Titanic: The Complete Story1994 · as Himself
• Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream1986 · as Self
• Secrets of the Titanic1986 · as Self

All TV Shows (3)

• Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• NOVA1974 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self