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John Herschel Glenn Jr. was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States senator from Ohio, and, in 1998, flew into space again at age 77.
Birth Name
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
Born
Monday, 18 July 1921
Died
Thursday, 08 December 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kennedy | Self | 2023 |
| Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space | Self - Astronaut | 2021 |
| The Real Right Stuff | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
| Apollo: The Forgotten Films | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Apollo: Missions to the Moon | Self - Mercury Astronaut / Self - Mercury Astronaut (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation | Self | 2019 |
| Mercury 13 | Self - Mercury astronaut | 2018 |
| Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries | Self | 2016 |
| Loving Henri | Self | 2016 |
| Space Men | Self (archive footage) | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kennedy | Self | 2023 |
| Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space | Self - Astronaut | 2021 |
| The Real Right Stuff | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
| Apollo: The Forgotten Films | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Apollo: Missions to the Moon | Self - Mercury Astronaut / Self - Mercury Astronaut (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation | Self | 2019 |
| Mercury 13 | Self - Mercury astronaut | 2018 |
| Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries | Self | 2016 |
| Loving Henri | Self | 2016 |
| Space Men | Self (archive footage) | 2016 |
| Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes | Self - Former Astronaut | 2016 |
| Pawn Sacrifice | Self | 2015 |
| Xploration Outer Space | Self - Mercury Astronaut / Self - Astronaut | 2014 |
| Space Voyages | Self | 2013 |
| The Sixties | Self - Astronaut | 2013 |
| Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission | Self - Astronaut, 1959-1962 & 1998 | 2013 |
| The Lost Kennedy Home Movies | Self | 2011 |
| Ancient Aliens | Self - Mercury Astronaut / Self - Senator / Astronaut | 2010 |
| When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions | Self - Mercury and Space Shuttle Astronaut / Self - Mercury Astronaut / Self | 2008 |
| Swing State | 2008 | |
| Sputnik Fever | Self | 2007 |
| Mars Rising | Self | 2007 |
| The Universe | U.S. Senator / Self - Astronaut | 2007 |
| Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond | Himself - NASA Astronaut (archive footage) / Self - NASA Astronaut | 2005 |
| I Love the '90s | Self | 2004 |
| Failure Is Not an Option | Self | 2003 |
| Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention | Wilbur Wright | 2003 |
| Korean War Stories | Self | 2001 |
| The Dish | Self | 2000 |
| The American President | Rutherford B. Hayes | 2000 |
| The Century: America's Time | Self - Astronaut | 1999 |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1999 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Cold War | Self | 1998 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| Star Trek: A Captain's Log | Self | 1994 |
| Moon Shot | Self - Astronaut | 1994 |
| Modern Marvels | Self | 1993 |
| Frasier | John Glenn | 1993 |
| Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991 |
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Biography | Self - Astronaut and U.S. Senator | 1987 |
| Spaceflight | Self | 1985 |
| Not Necessarily the News | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1983 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Senator, Ohio (segment "Second Chance") | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums | Self | 1965 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Col. Glenn / Himself - US Senator | 1961 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
