Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager

Acting

Birthday

1923/02/13

Day of death

2020/12/07 (97 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Myra, West Virginia, USA

Also know as

Charles Yeager, Charles Elwood Yeager

Biography

Retired Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020) was a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager shot down at least 11 enemy aircraft, mostly flying a P-51 Mustang, on the Western Front during WWII. After the war, he went on to become a test pilot during a time of major investment and rapid technological...Read more

Acting
Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther
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(1995) Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther

as Self

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(2003) The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

as Self

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(1947) Breaking the Sound Barrier

as Self

The Right Stuff
7.4

(1983) The Right Stuff

as Fred

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
6.7

(1986) Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

as Self

Smokey and the Bandit II
5.5

(1980) Smokey and the Bandit II

as Party Guest

Goodyear Television Playhouse
4.7

(1951) Goodyear Television Playhouse

as ---

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(1985) Spaceflight

as ---

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(1983) This Is Your Life

as Self

CBS News Sunday Morning
6.6

(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self (archive footage)