Carl Sagan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-11-09 (72 years old)

Deathday

1996-12-20

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Carl Sagan

Biography

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by ...

Acting

2023

The Universe

as Self (Archive Footage)

1997

Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Together to Mars?

as Self - Moderator

1980

2014

Wanderers

as Voice

1975

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Pale Blue Dot

as Himself

2018

The Farthest

as Self (archive footage)

1969

2024

Piece by Piece

as Carl Sagan (archival audio)

Production

1997

Contact

as Novel

1997

Contact

as Co-Producer

1997

Contact

as Story

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