Jim Lovell

Biography

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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Known For

The Colbert Report

National Geographic: Situation Critical

Self

Apollo 13

Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)

Apollo 11

Self

The Man Who Fell to Earth

James Lovell

Apollo 13: Survival

Self (archive footage)

For All Mankind

Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Apollo 13: Survival	Self (archive footage)
2019	Apollo 11	Self
2019	Apollo: The Forgotten Films	Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)
2019	Apollo: Missions to the Moon	Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
2019	On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
2018	First to the Moon	Self
2018	Earthrise
2017	Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo	Himself
2017	Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
2016	Fight For Space	Self
2009	Discovering Deerpath	Self
2008	When We Left Earth	Himself
2007	In the Shadow of the Moon	Himself
2006	Apollo 13: The Inside Story	Self - Commander of Apollo 13
2005	Earth to America	Self
2005	Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond	Self - Captain, NASA Astronaut
2003	Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon	Self
2002	Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward	Himself
1996	Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13	Self - Apollo 13 Commander
1995	Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13	Self
1995	Apollo 13	Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
1994	Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back	Himself (as James Lovell)
1989	For All Mankind	Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
1976	The Man Who Fell to Earth	James Lovell

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	National Geographic: Situation Critical	Self
2005	The Colbert Report
1998	LateLine