Alan Shepard — The Right Stuff Character Profile

About Alan Shepard

A United States Navy officer selected as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. He achieves a historic milestone as the first American to travel into space during a 15-minute sub-orbital flight on Mercury-Redstone 3.

Alan Shepard — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Scott Glenn

Appears in

The Right Stuff (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Alan Shepard — Professional Rival — Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard)
• Alan Shepard — Alliance Teammate — John Glenn (Ed Harris)
• Alan Shepard — Alliance Teammate — Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank)
• Alan Shepard — Social Supporter — Pancho Barnes (Kim Stanley)

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