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Edmund Hillary(1919-2008)

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Edmund Hillary
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Edmund Hillary was born on 20 July 1919 in Tuakau, Auckland, New Zealand. He was married to June Mulgrew and Louise Mary Rose. He died on 11 January 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand.
BornJuly 20, 1919
DiedJanuary 11, 2008(88)
BornJuly 20, 1919
DiedJanuary 11, 2008(88)
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Known for

The Conquest of Everest (1953)
The Conquest of Everest
7.3
  • Self (Bee Keeper)
  • 1953
Omnibus (1952)
Omnibus
8.2
TV Series
  • Self - Mountaineer(segment "The Conquest of Everest", as Sir Edmund Hillary)
Toyota 4Runner You Can Die
TV Special
  • Self - Sir Edmund Hillary
  • 2007
Our World (1986)
Our World
9.0
TV Series
  • Self(as Sir Edmund Hillary)

Credits

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Thanks

  • Bro'Town (2004)
    Bro'Town
    6.9
    TV Series
    • special thanks (as Sir Edmund Hillary)
    • 2004

Self

  • Toyota 4Runner You Can Die
    TV Special
    • Self - Sir Edmund Hillary
    • 2007
  • Nepal - Im Land der Sherpa
    • Self
    • 2007
  • Cameras in Middle-Earth (2004)
    Cameras in Middle-Earth
    7.6
    Video
    • Self
    • 2004
  • Getaway (1992)
    Getaway
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Self (as Sir Edmund Hillary)
    • 2003
  • Sur le toit du monde (2003)
    Sur le toit du monde
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 2003
  • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
    History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2003
  • Wilderness Men
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 2000
  • A Life of My Choice
    TV Movie
    • Self - Hillary, Sir Edmund
    • 1999
  • Boss TV
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1999
  • Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
    7.6
    Video
    • Self
    • 1997
  • Happy Birthday Ma'am
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1996
  • Himalaya - das vergessene Tibet (1994)
    Himalaya - das vergessene Tibet
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1994
  • Himalaya - Himalayan Realities (1994)
    Himalaya - Himalayan Realities
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1994
  • The Himalayas (1994)
    The Himalayas
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 1994
  • Mt Cook: Footsteps to the Sky
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1994

Archive Footage

  • Josh Gates in Expedition Files (2024)
    Expedition Files
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Mountaineer
    • Self (archive footage, archive footage, as Sir Edmund Hillary)
    • 2024–2025
  • The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz (2023)
    The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Arnold (2023)
    Arnold
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Mountain Climber (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Josh Gates in Tales from the Explorers Club (2022)
    Tales from the Explorers Club
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Everest Explorer (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Sunrise (2000)
    Sunrise
    3.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Pasang Lhamu Sherpa in Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest (2022)
    Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
    7.7
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Nirmal Purja in 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
    14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
    7.7
    • Self - High Altitude Mountaineer (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • History by the Numbers (2021)
    History by the Numbers
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
    History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries (2016)
    Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries
    5.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • World's Greatest Mountains (2018)
    World's Greatest Mountains
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Bannister: Everest on the Track (2016)
    Bannister: Everest on the Track
    7.8
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Sherpa (2015)
    Sherpa
    7.6
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2015
  • A Life in the Mountains... The Legacy of Lou Whittaker
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2013
  • Beyond the Edge (2013)
    Beyond the Edge
    6.8
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2013

Videos1

Sherpa
Trailer 2:26
Sherpa

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sir Edmund Hillary
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • July 20, 1919
    • Tuakau, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Died
    • January 11, 2008
    • Auckland, New Zealand(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      June MulgrewDecember 21, 1989 - January 11, 2008 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, he was one of the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
  • Quotes
    We knocked the bastard off. [on his successful ascent of Mt Everest, quoted in the London Sunday Times, 21 July 1974]

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