Deceased
When Did Chuck Yeager Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 97Also known asCharles Yeager, Charles Elwood YeagerGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/02/1923Born inMyra, West Virginia, USADied07/12/2020Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ271939 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#1243284 ↗
Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'Movie | Self | 80 |
| 1995 | Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster FartherMovie | Self | 72 |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th AnniversaryMovie | Self | 63 |
| 1985 | SpaceflightSeries | — | 62 |
| 1983 | The Right StuffMovie | Fred | 60 |
| 1983 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit IIMovie | Party Guest | 57 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday MorningSeries | Self (archive footage) | 56 |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 28 |
| 1947 | Breaking the Sound BarrierMovie | Self | 24 |