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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

Actor · Born 1934-11-09 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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 any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. Sagan argued the now accepted hypothesis that the high surface temperatures of Venus can be attributed to and calculated using the greenhouse effect. Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He wrote many popular science books, such as The Dragons of Eden, Broca's Brain and Pale Blue Dot, and narrated and co-wrote the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The most widely watched series…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Cosmos (2014) — Self (voice) (archive footage)
  2. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) — Self - Host
  3. Piece by Piece (2024) — Carl Sagan (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
  4. NOVA (1974)
  5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  6. The Farthest (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Wanderers (2014) — Voice
  8. PBS News Hour (1975) — Self - Cosmos (archive footage)
  9. The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) — Himself (archive footage)
  10. God, the Universe and Everything Else (1988) — Self
  11. The Earth Day Special (1990) — Self
  12. The Reality of Me (2012) — Self
  13. Who's Out There? (1975) — Himself
  14. In Search of Ancient Astronauts (1973) — Himself
  15. Owned & Operated (2012) — Carl Sagan
  16. Target... Earth? (1980) — Self
  17. The Universe (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  18. Together to Mars? (1987) — Self - Moderator
  19. Pale Blue Dot — Himself
  20. Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity (1997) — Self (archive footage)
  21. A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner (1989) — Guest
  22. The Case of the Ancient Astronauts (1977) — Self
  23. On the 8th Day (1984) — Self
  24. The Violent Universe (1969) — Narrator
  25. Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters (2024) — Self
  26. We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot (1996)
  27. Bookworms (2025) — (himself)
  28. The Phil Donahue Show (1967) — Self