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Chesley Sullenberger
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn January 23, 1951 (74 years)
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenburger III is an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain. He is best known for his role as pilot in command in the 2009 forced water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 people aboard survived. Sullenberger is a speaker on aviation safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. He served as the co-chairman, along with first officer Jeffrey Skiles, of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)'s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.
Filmography
| 2023 | The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (TV Series) · as Self - Captain |
| 2022 | Flight/Risk · as Self - Former Us Airways Pilot |
| 2022 | Downfall: The Case Against Boeing · as Self |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sully · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Cbs News Aviation And Safety Expert |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash · as Self - Us Airways Flight 1549 Pilot |
| 2008 | Untamed & Uncut (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Modern Marvels (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | NBC Nightly News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Captain (segment "saving Flight 1549") |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Self - Aviation Safety Expert |
| 1954 | Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self - Aviation And Safety Expert |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |