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Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of best-selling non-fiction books—Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest.
Born
Monday, 12 April 1954
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meru | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Prophet's Prey | Self - Author: Under the Banner of Heaven | 2015 |
| An American Ascent | Himself | 2014 |
| High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 | Self - Narrator / Self | 2013 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Author / Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Sons of Perdition | Self | 2010 |
| Reel Rock Film Tour | Self | 2010 |
| Wild Chronicles | Self | 2005 |
| Banking on Heaven | Self - Author | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meru | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Prophet's Prey | Self - Author: Under the Banner of Heaven | 2015 |
| An American Ascent | Himself | 2014 |
| High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 | Self - Narrator / Self | 2013 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Author / Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Sons of Perdition | Self | 2010 |
| Reel Rock Film Tour | Self | 2010 |
| Wild Chronicles | Self | 2005 |
| Banking on Heaven | Self - Author | 2005 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Author and Mountaineer (segment "Greg Mortenson") (archive footage) / Himself - Author and Mountaineer (segment "Greg Mortenson") | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Under the Banner of Heaven | 2022 |
| Prophet's Prey | 2015 |
