- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- August 7, 2025
Jim Lovell
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Lovell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Odyssey
movieOdyssey
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieApollo 13: Survival
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieApollo: The Forgotten Films
2019 · Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)
movieOn Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
2019
movieApollo: Missions to the Moon
2019 · Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
movieApollo 11
2019 · Self
movieFirst to the Moon
2018 · Self
movieEarthrise
2018
movieSalute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
2017
movieMission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
2017 · Himself
movieFight For Space
2016 · Self
movieDiscovering Deerpath
2009 · Self
movieWhen We Left Earth
2008 · Himself
tvNational Geographic: Situation Critical
2007 · Self
movieIn the Shadow of the Moon
2007 · Himself
movieApollo 13: The Inside Story
2006 · Self - Commander of Apollo 13
movieEarth to America
2005 · Self
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self
movieConquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
2005 · Self - Captain, NASA Astronaut
movieProject Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
2003 · Self
movieProject Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward
2002 · Himself
LateLine
tvLateLine
1998
movieLost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996 · Self - Apollo 13 Commander
movieApollo 13
1995 · Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited), Novel, Technical Advisor
movieDoomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13
1995 · Self
movieApollo 13: To the Edge and Back
1994 · Himself (as James Lovell)
movieFor All Mankind
1989 · Self - Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice)
Countdown to Profitability!
movieCountdown to Profitability!
1982
movieThe Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · James Lovell
movieForever Endeavor
— · Self