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Gene Kranz

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Gene Kranz was born on 17 August 1933 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Failure Is Not an Option (2003), Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis (2023) and Situation Critical (2007). He has been married to Marta I. Cadena since 1955. They have six children.
BornAugust 17, 1933
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Failure Is Not an Option (2003)
    Failure Is Not an Option
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Self - NASA Flight Director
    • 2003
    Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis (2023)
    Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis
    Short
    • Actor
    • 2023
    Situation Critical (2007)
    Situation Critical
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Flight Director
    Buzz Aldrin in Space Voyages (2013)
    Space Voyages
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Self

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Before the Moon
      • Completed
      • 2027
    • Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis (2023)
      Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis
      Short
      • 2023
    • The Artist & the Astronaut (2022)
      The Artist & the Astronaut
      8.8
      • 2022

    Videos8

    Reaching Tranquility: The 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
    Full Movie 9:22
    Reaching Tranquility: The 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
    Fight for Space
    Trailer 1:49
    Fight for Space
    Fight for Space
    Trailer 1:49
    Fight for Space
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
    Trailer 1:35
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
    Trailer 2:21
    Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
    Fight for Space
    Trailer 3:04
    Fight for Space
    The Last Man on the Moon
    Trailer 2:03
    The Last Man on the Moon

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Gene Krantz
    • Born
      • August 17, 1933
      • Toledo, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Marta I. Cadena1955 - present (6 children)
    • Other works
      Print advertisement for U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray (2001).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 6 Portrayals

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Became the Director of Mission Operations in 1983. Retired from NASA in 1994.
    • Trademark
      When he was the Flight Director for a mission, he always wore a white vest with the mission insignia on it. Marta made the vests for him.

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