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Jim Lovell

Mar 25, 1928 (97 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is 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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Apollo 13
Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
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LateLine
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
James Lovell
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Apollo 11
Self
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Earth to America
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For All Mankind
Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
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Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
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Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
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Apollo 13: Survival
Self (archive footage)
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Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)

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