Challenger: The Final Flight Cast - Meet the Actors and Actresses

About Challenger: The Final Flight

Released on September 16, 2020
Documentary

Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.

Main Cast of Challenger: The Final Flight

Peter Billingsley
plays Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program (3 episodes)

Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an Ameri...

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June Scobee Rodgers
plays Self - Wife of Francis "Dick" Scobee (4 episodes)

William Harwood
plays Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI (1984-1992) (4 episodes)

Frederick Gregory
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1993) (4 episodes)

John Zarrella
plays Self - Correspondent, CNN (1983-2014) (4 episodes)

Richard O. Covey
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1994) (4 episodes)

Steve Nesbitt
plays Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA (1980-2010) (4 episodes)

Allan McDonald
plays Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1984-1989), Morton Thiokol Corp. (4 episodes)

Barbara Morgan
plays Self - Teacher (3 episodes)

Lisa Bristol
plays Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffe (3 episodes)

Marcia Jarvis
plays Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvis (3 episodes)

Richard Cook
plays Self - Resource Analyst, NASA (1985-1996) (3 episodes)

Brian Russell
plays Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1977-2015), Morton Thiokol Corp. (3 episodes)

Jane Smith-Wolcott
plays Self - Wife of Michael J. Smith (3 episodes)

Arnold Aldrich
plays Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program (1985-1986) (3 episodes)

William Lucas
plays Self - Director, NASA (1974-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center (3 episodes)

Robert Crippen
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986) (3 episodes)

Joseph Kilminster
plays Self - Vice President, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1983-1986), Morton Thiokol Corp. (3 episodes)

Lawrence Mulloy
plays Self - Manager, NASA (1982-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center (3 episodes)

Alison Smith Balch
plays Self - Daughter of Michael J. Smith (2 episodes)

Cheryl McNair
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997) (2 episodes)

Kris Jacques
plays Self - Student of Christa McAuliffe (2 episodes)

Richard Truly
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1983) (2 episodes)

Rhea Seddon
plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997) (2 episodes)

Leslie Serna
plays Self - Senior Publications Coordinator (1983-1990), Morton Thiokol Corp. (4 episodes)

Steven McAuliffe
plays Self - Husband of Christa McAuliffe (archive footage) (2 episodes)

Francis Scobee
plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Ellison Onizuka
plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Ron McNair
plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Judith Resnik
plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Gregory Jarvis
plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Michael J. Smith
plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Christa McAuliffe
plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Tom Brokaw
plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)

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Jesse Moore
plays Self - Dir., Johnson Space Center (archive footage) (2 episodes)

Ronald Reagan
plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

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George H. W. Bush
plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)

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Secondary Cast of Challenger: The Final Flight

Scott Smith
plays Self - Son of Michael J. Smith (1 episode)

David E. Sanger
plays Self - Journalist, New York Times (1 episode)

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Alton Keel
plays Self - Executive Director, Rogers Commission (1 episode)

Donald Kutyna
plays Self - Member, Rogers Commission (1 episode)

Phillip Boffey
plays Self - Journalist, New York Times (1977-2016) (1 episode)

Kent Shocknek
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Kent Shocknek was born on December 2, 1956 and is currently 67 years old.

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Roy Rogers
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

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Steven Spielberg
plays Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage) (1 episode)

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, writer and producer. A major figure of ...

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Alan Lovelace
plays Self - NASA Acting Administrator (archive footage) (1 episode)

Myron Malkin
plays Self - Shuttle Program Director (archive footage) (1 episode)

Nichelle Nichols
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 - July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and vo...

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Walter Cronkite
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

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Deke Slayton
plays Self - Former astronaut (archive footage) (1 episode) , Self - Former Astronaut (archive footage) (1 episode)

Guion Bluford
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Gloria Steinem
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

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Jerry Seinfeld
plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, wr...

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John Denver
plays Self - Musician (archive footage) (1 episode)

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Larry Speakes
plays Self - White House Spokesman (archive footage) (1 episode)

Crew of Challenger: The Final Flight

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Cast of Challenger: The Final Flight

About Challenger: The Final Flight

Main Cast of Challenger: The Final Flight

Peter Billingsley plays Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program (3 episodes)

June Scobee Rodgers plays Self - Wife of Francis "Dick" Scobee (4 episodes)

William Harwood plays Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI (1984-1992) (4 episodes)

Frederick Gregory plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1993) (4 episodes)

John Zarrella plays Self - Correspondent, CNN (1983-2014) (4 episodes)

Richard O. Covey plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1994) (4 episodes)

Steve Nesbitt plays Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA (1980-2010) (4 episodes)

Allan McDonald plays Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1984-1989), Morton Thiokol Corp. (4 episodes)

Barbara Morgan plays Self - Teacher (3 episodes)

Lisa Bristol plays Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffe (3 episodes)

Marcia Jarvis plays Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvis (3 episodes)

Richard Cook plays Self - Resource Analyst, NASA (1985-1996) (3 episodes)

Brian Russell plays Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1977-2015), Morton Thiokol Corp. (3 episodes)

Jane Smith-Wolcott plays Self - Wife of Michael J. Smith (3 episodes)

Arnold Aldrich plays Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program (1985-1986) (3 episodes)

William Lucas plays Self - Director, NASA (1974-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center (3 episodes)

Robert Crippen plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986) (3 episodes)

Joseph Kilminster plays Self - Vice President, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1983-1986), Morton Thiokol Corp. (3 episodes)

Lawrence Mulloy plays Self - Manager, NASA (1982-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center (3 episodes)

Alison Smith Balch plays Self - Daughter of Michael J. Smith (2 episodes)

Cheryl McNair plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997) (2 episodes)

Kris Jacques plays Self - Student of Christa McAuliffe (2 episodes)

Richard Truly plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1983) (2 episodes)

Rhea Seddon plays Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997) (2 episodes)

Leslie Serna plays Self - Senior Publications Coordinator (1983-1990), Morton Thiokol Corp. (4 episodes)

Steven McAuliffe plays Self - Husband of Christa McAuliffe (archive footage) (2 episodes)

Francis Scobee plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Ellison Onizuka plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Ron McNair plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Judith Resnik plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

Gregory Jarvis plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Michael J. Smith plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Christa McAuliffe plays Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)

Tom Brokaw plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)

Jesse Moore plays Self - Dir., Johnson Space Center (archive footage) (2 episodes)

Ronald Reagan plays Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)

George H. W. Bush plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)