Jim Lovell
Birthday
1928/03/25
Day of death
2025/08/07 (97 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also know as
James Arthur Lovell Jr., James "Jim" Lovell, James Lovell, James A. Lovell Jr.
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 P...Read more
Acting
(1989) For All Mankind
as Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
(2005) Earth to America
as Self
(2008) When We Left Earth
as Himself
(2005) Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
as Self - Captain, NASA Astronaut
(1996) Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self - Apollo 13 Commander
(1994) Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back
as Himself (as James Lovell)
(1995) Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13
as Self
(2019) Apollo 11
as Self
(2019) Apollo: The Forgotten Films
as Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)
(2002) Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward
as Himself
(2016) Fight For Space
as Self
(1995) Apollo 13
as Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
(2017) Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
as Himself
(2017) Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
as ---
(2018) First to the Moon
as Self
(2018) Earthrise
as ---
(2019) Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
(2007) In the Shadow of the Moon
as Himself
(2009) Discovering Deerpath
as Self
(1976) The Man Who Fell to Earth
as James Lovell
(2006) Apollo 13: The Inside Story
as Self - Commander of Apollo 13
(2019) On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
as ---
(2024) Apollo 13: Survival
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
as Self
Odyssey
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) LateLine
as ---
(2005) The Colbert Report
as Self
(2007) National Geographic: Situation Critical
as Self