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Carl Sagan (1934–1996)

Astronomer, educator and author, Sagan was perhaps the world's greatest popularizer of science, reaching millions of people through newspapers, magazines and television broadcasts. He is well-known for his work on the PBS series Cosmos, the Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning show that became the most watched series in public-television history... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (3 titles)
1997 Contact (novel / story)
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (segments "Galaxy Intro" and "Carl Sagan")
 
1980 Cosmos (TV mini-series documentary)
Who Speaks for Earth? (1980) (written by)
Encyclopedia Galactica (1980) (written by)
The Persistence of Memory (1980) (written by)
The Edge of Forever (1980) (written by)
The Lives of the Stars (1980) (written by)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2013 Untitled Film on the Guanches (documentary) (mentor) (post-production)
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (science advisor - as Dr. Carl Sagan)
 
1984 Threads (TV movie) (scientific advisor)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2011 eXtinction (video short) (voice)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1997 Contact (co-producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2012 All Things Shining: The Astronomer (documentary short) (inspirational thanks)
 
2012 All Things Shining (inspirational thanks)
 
2006 An Inconvenient Truth (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
1997 Contact (dedicatee)
 
1989 For All Mankind (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1973 In Search of Ancient Astronauts (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2012 Owned & Operated (documentary)
Himself
 
1998/I On the Edge (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Sky at Night (TV series documentary)
Cosmos (1997)
 
1996 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Time Lords (1996) … Himself
 
1995-1996 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 27 May 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 5 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1996 Nova (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 July 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Stargazers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Himself (as Dr. Carl Sagan)
 
1988 God, the Universe and Everything Else (video)
Himself
 
1984 The World After Nuclear War (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1980 Cosmos (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Host
Who Speaks for Earth? (1980) … Himself - Host
Encyclopedia Galactica (1980) … Himself - Host
The Persistence of Memory (1980) … Himself - Host
The Edge of Forever (1980) … Himself - Host
The Lives of the Stars (1980) … Himself - Host
 
1980 Target... Earth? (documentary)
Himself (as Dr. Carl Sagan)
 
1978 20/20 (TV series documentary)
Himself - Correspondent
 
1978 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 September 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1974-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 24 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 13 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1975 Who's Out There? (documentary short)
 
1974 Mars: The Search Begins (documentary short)
Himself - Institute for Planetary Science, Cornell University
 
1973 In Search of Ancient Astronauts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.175 (1972) … Himself
 
1966 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2012 Voyager: To the Final Frontier (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Shameless (TV series)
 
2006 UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 UFO Files (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Planets (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1997 The X-Files (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Cosmos: Season 1: Episode 11 -- The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales. Cosmos: Season 1: Episode 8 -- A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other stars, and a look at the possibility of time travel. Cosmos: Season 1: Episode 10 -- Dr. Sagan leads us to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, and to show how humans of this century discovered the expanding universe and its origin in the big bang.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1985) Novel: "Contact" (filmed as Contact) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Carl Sagan Productions | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dr. Carl Sagan

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken," and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful... See more »

Trivia:

Despite being known for, and frequently quoted with, his famous phrase "billions and billions...", Carl Sagan never actually said it during the entire single-season run of Cosmos. The actual phrase is "billions UPON billions," and the complete quote which includes this often-misquoted phrase is "A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - billions upon billions of stars." See more »

Trademark:

He mostly wore turtlenecks with suit coats. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio