Cast & creator
Jim Lovell
Best known for The Colbert Report, American Experience, Dateline
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Lovell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: James Arthur Lovell Jr., James "Jim" Lovell, James Lovell, James A. Lovell Jr.
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film credits
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1971–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
American Experience
Self
1988
Dateline
Self
1992V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Apollo 13
USS Iwo Jima Captain (uncredited)
1995Apollo 13
Novel
1995Apollo 13
Technical Advisor
1995LateLine
1998
The Man Who Fell to Earth
James Lovell
1976
Apollo 11
Self
2019
National Geographic: Situation Critical
Self
2007
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
2019
Beyond A Year in Space
Self
2017
Apollo 13: Survival
Self (archive footage)
2024Odyssey
Self (archive footage)
2026
Discovering Deerpath
Self
2009
In the Shadow of the Moon
Himself
2007
Earth to America
Self
2005
For All Mankind
Self - Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
1989
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self - Apollo 13 Commander
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Thanks
1996
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)
2019
When We Left Earth
Himself
2008
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
2019
Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
Self - Captain, NASA Astronaut
2005
Fight For Space
Self
2016
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
Himself
2017
Forever Endeavor
Self
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
Self - Commander of Apollo 13
2006
Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13
Self
1995
First to the Moon
Self
2018
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
Self
2003
Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
2017
Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back
Self
1994
Earthrise
2018
Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward
Himself
2002