Deke Slayton - in Media

In Media

  • In the 1983 film The Right Stuff Slayton was played by Scott Paulin.
  • In the 1995 film Apollo 13 he was played by Chris Ellis.
  • In the 1996 TV movie Apollo 11 he was played by Jack Conley.
  • In the 1998 TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon he was played by Nick Searcy.
  • In the 2002 novel Ice, Slayton is the command module pilot for a fictional Apollo 20.

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