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Wernher von Braun (1912–1977)

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Trivia:

Rocket scientist. See more trivia »

Born:

in Wirsitz, West Prussia, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Wielkopolskie, Poland]

Died:

(age 65) in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (technical advisor - 2 episodes, 1955-1957) (scientific advisor - 1 episode, 1955)
– Mars and Beyond (1957) (technical advisor - as Dr. Wernher Von Braun)
– Man and the Moon (1955) (technical advisor - as Dr. Wernher Von Braun)
– Man in Space (1955) (scientific advisor - as Dr. Wernher Von Braun)
 
1955 Conquest of Space (technical advisor - uncredited)
 
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1955 Conquest of Space (book "Mars Project" - uncredited)
 
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1973 In Search of Ancient Astronauts (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
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2003 The Mighty Saturns Part I: The Early Saturns (video documentary)
Himself (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1977 Nova (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hitler's Secret Weapon (1977) … Himself
 
1973 In Search of Ancient Astronauts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Footprints on the Moon: Apollo 11 (documentary)
Narrator
 
1969 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– The Group (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Romeo und Julia 70 (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1962 The Search for Truth (documentary short)
Himself (as Dr. Werner von Braun)
 
1960 Small World (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1960) … Himself
 
1957-1958 The Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ceiling Unlimited (1958) … Himself
– Guided Missile (1957) … Himself
 
1955-1957 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Mars and Beyond (1957) … Himself (as Dr. Wernher von Braun)
– Man and the Moon (1955) … Himself (as Dr. Wernher von Braun)
– Man in Space (1955) … Himself (as Dr. Wernher von Braun)
 
1952 The Johns Hopkins Science Review (TV series documentary)
Himself (guest)
– Episode dated 7 October 1952 (1952) … Himself (guest)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (23 titles)
2013 Sirius (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Apollo Zero (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2008 Moon Machines (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Mars Rising (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Sputnik Fever (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (video documentary)
Himself - Rocket Designer
 
2004 Hitlers Manager (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2000 What Happened on the Moon? - An Investigation Into Apollo (video documentary)
Himself - Nazi Rocket Engineer
 
2000 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Planets (TV series documentary)
 
1998 The Third Reich, in Color (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1995 Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Blood & Iron: The Story of the German War Machine (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (arm in cast) (uncredited)
 
1995 The Last Days of World War II (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1994 Moon Shot (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 Frontline (TV series documentary)
 
1985 Spaceflight (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 In Search of... (TV series documentary)
 
1963 US 2000 - Was kostet der Mond? (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Article (as Dr. Werner von Braun), "Will Mighty Magnets Protect Voyagers to Planets?," Published in "Popular Science (USA)," January 1969, Vol. 194 No. 1, Pages 98-100, 198.

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dr. Wernher Von Braun | Dr. Werner von Braun | Dr. Wernher von Braun

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

If we continue at this leisurely pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon. (Describing his frustration with the American Space Program during the Cold War). See more »

Trivia:

Rocket scientist. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries