Mike Collins(1930-2021)

Actor
Camera and Electrical Department
Cinematographer

Mike Collins in In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

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Armstrong (2019)

Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 - April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crew-mates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Apollo 11

8.1

Cinematographer

2019

Youth in Revolt

6.4

Old Man

2009

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

Mike Collins

Armstrong

7.1

Self

2019

Credits

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Actor

Youth in Revolt
6.4
- Old Man
- 2009
The Fall Guy
7.1
TV Series
- Mike Collins
- 1985

Camera and Electrical Department

Cinematographer

Videos6

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Reaching Tranquility: The 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing

Personal details

Alternative name
- Major Collins
Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- October 31, 1930
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
- April 28, 2021
- Naples, Florida, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Pat CollinsApril 28, 1957 - April 9, 2014 (her death, 3 children)
Publicity listings
- 3 Portrayals

Did you know

Trivia
The song "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me" (1970) by the British rock band Jethro Tull was dedicated to him, and talked about what he missed out on through staying on the shuttle during the moon-landing.

Quotes
I knew I was alone in a way that no Earthling has ever been before. [on his solo flight in the Apollo 11 command module while astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the lunar surface, quoted in Time magazine, 11 December 1972]