Jim Lovell
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
Apollo 13
Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
Apollo 11
Self
The Man Who Fell to Earth
James Lovell
The Colbert Report
Self
For All Mankind
Self - Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
In the Shadow of the Moon
Himself
Apollo Thirteen: Survival
Self (archive footage)
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
Himself