Biography
A retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, rancher, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. As of 2021, he is the oldest living former American astronaut, eleven days older than Lovell.
Filmography
Cast Credits
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
The Day We Walked on the Moon
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Chasing the Moon
Character: Self
TV • 2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Character: Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
First to the Moon
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2018
Earthrise
Character:
MOVIE • 2018
Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2003
Horizon
Character: Self
TV • 1964
The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
TV • 1961