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Jim Lovell

Acting Born Mar 25, 1928 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 24 credits

Biography

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) was a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.

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Known for

The Colbert Report

as Self
Film

Apollo 13

as Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
Film

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as James Lovell

Full filmography

  • The Colbert Report (2005) as Self
  • Apollo 13 (1995) as Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
  • LateLine (1998)
  • National Geographic: Situation Critical (2007) as Self
  • Apollo 11 (2019) as Self
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) as James Lovell
  • For All Mankind (1989) as Self - Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
  • Apollo 13: Survival (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Odyssey (2026) as Self (archive footage)
  • Apollo: The Forgotten Films (2019) as Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)
  • Earth to America (2005) as Self
  • Fight For Space (2016) as Self
  • Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019) as Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
  • In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) as Himself
  • Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) as Himself
  • On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime (2019)
  • Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) as Self - Apollo 13 Commander
  • First to the Moon (2018) as Self
  • When We Left Earth (2008) as Himself
  • Apollo 13: The Inside Story (2006) as Self - Commander of Apollo 13
  • Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward (2002) as Himself
  • Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13 (1995) as Self
  • Countdown to Profitability! (1982)
  • Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 (2017)