Tom Hornbein
Born: 1930-09-06 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2023-05-06
Known For: Acting
Biography
Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.
Filmography
2017
2013
- Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger as self
- High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 as Self
1997
- Tempting Fate as Self
1993
- Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears as related character
1965
- Americans on Everest as Self