Neil Armstrong

Biography

Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA as Neil Alden Armstrong. He was an actor, known for Future Flight (1987), Tornadoes: The Entity (1993) and The Other Side of the Moon (1990). He was married to Carol Held Knight and Janet Elizabeth Shearon. He died on August 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

82years old at death

Born August 5, 1930Wapakoneta
Died August 25, 2012Cincinnati
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Neil Alden Armstrong (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 47 years1977 to 2024

Genres

Documentary80%, 8 films
History50%, 5 films
Adventure10%, 1 film
Animation10%, 1 film
Comedy10%, 1 film

First and latest

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Big break
Armstrong attended a NASA co-sponsored space conference at the Seattle World's Fair in May 1962. He applied to become an astronaut on June 4, and though it came in roughly a week after the June 1, 1962, deadline, Dick Day slipped it into the pile.
A first
Armstrong was selected for the U.S. Air Force's Man in Space Soonest program in June 1958, before NASA existed; the program was canceled that August and superseded by Project Mercury.
A first
Armstrong and a crewmate completed the first docking of two spacecraft. During a gap in contact with the ground, the docked craft started to roll, and Armstrong used the Gemini's Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System to try to fix it.
A role that slipped away
Slayton offered Armstrong the Apollo 11 command in December 1968 with the option of replacing Buzz Aldrin with Jim Lovell, but Armstrong kept Aldrin, feeling Lovell deserved his own command.
A first
Armstrong was chosen to be the first person on the Moon partly because NASA management saw him as someone without a large ego, a decision made at a March 1969 meeting that stayed secret until Chris Kraft wrote his book.

Neil Armstrong movies on Netflix

Apollo 13: Survival2024IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Apollo: Missions to the Moon2019IMDb rating 7.5as Self - Commander, Apollo 11
Armstrong2019IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2010IMDb rating 5.1as Dr. Jack Morrow (voice)
In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0as Himself
The Wonder of It All2007IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream2007IMDb rating 8.6as Himself (voice)
For All Mankind1989IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Perfumed Nightmare1977IMDb rating 6.9as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Apollo 112019 Documentary, Historyas Himself
IMDb rating 8.129K votes
Apollo 13: Survival2024 Documentary, Historyas Himself
IMDb rating 7.43.1K votes
Armstrong2019as Himself
IMDb rating 7.11.1K votes
In the Shadow of the Moon2007as Himself
IMDb rating 8.07.1K votes
Apollo: Missions to the Moon2019as Self - Commander, Apollo 11
IMDb rating 7.5776 votes
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream2007as Himselfvoice
IMDb rating 8.62.4K votes
For All Mankind1989as Himself
IMDb rating 8.17.4K votes
Perfumed Nightmare1977as Himself
IMDb rating 6.91.2K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Buzz Aldrin

Jim Lovell

Charles Duke

Michael Collins

John F. Kennedy

Walter Cronkite

Films together

Buzz Aldrin5 films together, 1989 to 2019
Buzz Aldrin's page
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfAldrin as Himself
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon2019IMDb rating 7.5Armstrong as Self - Commander, Apollo 11Aldrin as Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11
- In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0Armstrong as HimselfAldrin as Himself
- The Wonder of It All2007IMDb rating 7.1Armstrong as HimselfAldrin as Himself
- For All Mankind1989IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfAldrin as Himself
Jim Lovell5 films together, 1989 to 2024
Jim Lovell's page
- Apollo 13: Survival2024IMDb rating 7.4Armstrong as HimselfLovell as Himself
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfLovell as Himself
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon2019IMDb rating 7.5Armstrong as Self - Commander, Apollo 11Lovell as Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8
- In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0Armstrong as HimselfLovell as Himself
- For All Mankind1989IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfLovell as Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13voice
Charles Duke4 films together, 1989 to 2019
Charles Duke's page
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfDuke as Himself
- In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0Armstrong as HimselfDuke as Himself
- The Wonder of It All2007IMDb rating 7.1Armstrong as HimselfDuke as Himself
- For All Mankind1989IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfDuke as Narrator - Apollo 16voice
Michael Collins4 films together, 1989 to 2019
Michael Collins's page
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfCollins as Himself
- In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0Armstrong as HimselfCollins as Himself
- The Wonder of It All2007IMDb rating 7.1Armstrong as HimselfCollins as Himself
- For All Mankind1989IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfCollins as Narrator - Apollo 11voice
John F. Kennedy3 films together, 2007 to 2019
John F. Kennedy's page
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfKennedy as Himself
- In the Shadow of the Moon2007IMDb rating 8.0Armstrong as HimselfKennedy as Himself
- The Wonder of It All2007IMDb rating 7.1Armstrong as HimselfKennedy as Himself
Walter Cronkite3 films together, 2019 to 2024
Walter Cronkite's page
- Apollo 13: Survival2024IMDb rating 7.4Armstrong as HimselfCronkite as Himself
- Apollo 112019IMDb rating 8.1Armstrong as HimselfCronkite as Himself
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon2019IMDb rating 7.5Armstrong as Self - Commander, Apollo 11Cronkite as Self - CBS News
Also three films together2 more actors
- Eugene CernanIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007), The Wonder of It All (2007) and For All Mankind (1989)
- Harrison SchmittIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007), The Wonder of It All (2007) and For All Mankind (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1969 to 1999.

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Neil Armstrong's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
1999	Langley Gold Medal	Won
1980	Washington Award	Won
1979	National Aviation Hall of Fame	Won
1978	Congressional Space Medal of Honor	Won
1976	International Space Hall of Fame	Won
1970	Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations	Won
1970	Hubbard Medal	Won
1970	NASA Distinguished Service Medal	Won
1969	Cullum Geographical Medal	Won
1969	Order of Culture	Won
1969	Presidential Medal of Freedom	Won
	Air Medal	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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