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Charles Elwood Yeager is a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
Birth Name
Charles Elwood Yeager
Born
Tuesday, 13 February 1923
Died
Monday, 07 December 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tales from the Explorers Club | Self - Test Pilot | 2022 |
| Speed | Self | 2019 |
| America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes | Self | 2010 |
| The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Self | 2009 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| Reaching for the Skies | Self | 1988 |
| Spaceflight | Self | 1985 |
| Speed | Self | 1984 |
| The Right Stuff | Fred | 1983 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Self | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tales from the Explorers Club | Self - Test Pilot | 2022 |
| Speed | Self | 2019 |
| America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes | Self | 2010 |
| The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Self | 2009 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| Reaching for the Skies | Self | 1988 |
| Spaceflight | Self | 1985 |
| Speed | Self | 1984 |
| The Right Stuff | Fred | 1983 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Self | 1982 |
| Smokey and the Bandit II | Party Guest | 1980 |
| Good Morning America: Weekend Edition | Himself | 1975 |
| Nova | Self | 1974 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Self | 1965 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | (as Charles E. Yeager) | 1951 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Contestant | 1950 |
| We, the People | Self - as Capt. Charles E. Yeager | 1948 |
