Minor characters(S01)

List of minor characters of season 1 of the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

This page lists characters appearing in season 1 whose roles were too small for an own article. Characters in this list appeared in 1 or 2 (exceptionally 3) episodes only. They are listed alphabetically by their names, if known, or otherwise by how they were credited.

This list currently contains 45 characters.

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List of minor characters in season 1

Name	Gender	Affiliation	Episode(s)	Actor
Angel	Male		1x01	Frank Gallegos
	Angel was watching the Soviet Moon landing on June 26, 1969, together with the Rosales family in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico. Note Angel might be part of the family, possibly even Aleida's grandfather, but this is not confirmed. Angel didn't have a speaking role, or it was cut. See also Teresa and Elena
Anthony	Male		1x08	Germain Arroyo
	Anthony was young Aleida Rosales' crush from school. He helped her with her homework, although Aleida's father Octavio was not excited too much about this.
Jerry Biddle	Male	Houston Sentinel	1x08	Kevin Glikmann
	Jerry Biddle was a reporter for the Houston Sentinel. He came to the hospital where Shane Baldwin was treated and wanted to interview his mother Karen, but Tracy Stevens kicked him out.
Winston Blake	Male	CIA	1x01	Brandon Bales
	Winston Blake is a CIA agent. He was at a meeting with Thomas Paine, Wernher von Braun, and Deke Slayton after the Soviets landed on the Moon, where they were evaluating how this could have happened.
Businessman	Male		1x04	Darin Cooper
	The Businessman was hanging out at the bar at the Outpost Tavern, trying to flirt with Pam Horton.
CAPCOM	Male	NASA	1x02	Shaw Jones
	CAPCOM was the CAPCOM during the launch of Apollo 12 on September 19, 1969. Credited as: Capcom
Chaddie	Male		1x03	Nick Echols
	Chaddie was a pilot hanging out with a group of men at the Gillespie Field^W near San Diego in 1961 when Gordo Stevens returned from a flight.
Penny Chen	Female	NASA	1x09 1x10	Carin Chea
	Penny Chen was a flight controller at NASA. She was the INCO for Apollo 24, responsible for all data, voice, and video communications systems, including monitoring the telemetry link between the vehicle and Mission Control.
Control Officer	Male	NASA	1x01	Christopher Kohls
	The Control Officer was the flight controller responsible for guidance, navigation, and control^W systems of Apollo 11's landing module.
Coop	Male	NASA	1x01 1x04	Tony Lewellen
	Coop was a NASA engineer, working together with Larry Wilson. During training of the Apollo 15 crew, he found out that the relief tube would not work for Molly Cobb, as it was constructed for male parts.
Del	Male	NASA	1x01 1x02	Jeffrey Muller
	Del was a NASA astronaut. He was at the Outpost Tavern after Deke Slayton had told them to go and get drunk after the Soviet Moon landing. Later, he was talking to Deke and Tommy at the welcome back party for the Apollo 11 crew in Ed and Karen Baldwin's backyard.
Doris	Female		1x02	Rachel Rosenbloom
	Doris was a neighbor of Tracy Stevens. She called Karen Baldwin when Tracy started throwing Gordo's stuff out of the house after she heard his bed bunny flushing the toilet over the phone.
Elena	Female		1x01	Margarita Reyes
	Elena was watching the Soviet Moon landing on June 26, 1969, together with the Rosales family in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico. Note Elena might be part of the Rosales family, but this is not confirmed. See also Teresa and Angel
Ginger	Female		1x02	Jessica Amlee
	Ginger was a one-night-stand affair of Gordo Stevens. While he was talking to his wife Tracy on the phone in the morning, she flushed the toilet. Tracy could hear that, now knowing that he was not alone in his hotel room.
P. Grush	Male	NASA	1x08	Brian Johnson
	P. Grush is an astronaut at NASA. He was part of the backup crew for Apollo 24. See also W. Pendle Credited as: Grush
Guide	Male		1x01	Paolo Cesar
	The guide led the group of immigrants, including Octavio and Aleida Rosales, over the green border from Mexico to Texas in summer '69.
Guy at Bar	Male		1x10	Clint Culp
	The guy at bar was a man ordering a beer at the bar of the Outpost Tavern.
Harvey	Male	NASA	1x01	Christopher Wallinger
	Harvey was a NASA engineer. He was demounting the mission plate from Apollo 11 after the Soviets won the Race to the Moon and it was no longer relevant.
Jim	Male	NASA	1x01	Colton Castaneda
	Jim was the assistant of flight director Gene Kranz during Apollo 11.
Judge	Male		1x07	Benton Jennings
	The Judge was marrying Larry Wilson and Ellen Waverly in 1974.
†Scott Kraus	Male	NASA	1x06	Martin Grey
	Scott Kraus was a NASA engineer. On August 23, 1974, he was on the Apollo 23 launch pad in Cape Kennedy together with Gene Kranz when the rocket suddenly exploded. Both of them were instantly killed, together with 10 other ground crew.
Cecilia Liu	Female		1x09	Aria Song
	Cecilia Liu is the wife of NASA astronaut Harrison Liu who died during the Apollo 24 disaster 1974. Cecilia was in Karen Baldwin's house, together with other astronaut's wifes, after Shane Baldwin died.
LMSYS	Male	NASA	1x09 1x10	Ben Solenberger
	The LMSYS was an engineer and flight controller at NASA. He was the systems engineer for landing modules during Apollo 24. He was sent to the staff support room together with Tim McKiernan and Sam by Margo Madison to figure out a way to refuel Ed Baldwin's LSAM with the remaining fuel in the descent stage of Apollo 15's LEM.
Magazine Photographer	Male		1x02	Jason Denuszek
	The magazine photographer was taking pictures during the welcome back party for the Apollo 11 crew in Ed and Karen Baldwin's backyard.
Dr. Robert Marsten	Male		1x08	John Rubinstein
	Dr. Robert Marsten was the psychiatrist of Gordo Stevens. He had found him in the Yellow Pages. Note The character was credited as Doctor Marsten only. His full name is shown on a letter in the Apple iOS app Time Capsule. Credited as: Doctor Marsten
Murph	Male		1x03	Ben Burton
	Murph was a pilot hanging out at the Gillespie Field^W near San Diego in 1961. After Gordo Stevens returned from a flight, he handed him the keys of the plane.
Barry Newsome	Male		1x08	David Gautreaux
	Barry Newsome is a talkshow host. He had the crew of Apollo 24 invited for a discussion and questioned the choice of Ellen Wilson as commander, and women as astronauts in general, but was contradicted by both Deke Slayton and Harrison Liu.
Pauline	Female		1x02	Janelle Froehlich
	Pauline was a guest at the welcome back party for the Apollo 11 crew in Ed and Karen Baldwin's backyard. She is most probably the wife of a NASA astronaut, however it's unknown to whom she belongs.
Police Officer	Male		1x07	Matthew Downs
	The Police officer was informing Karen Baldwin that her son Shane had an accident.
Protest Man	Male		1x10	James Thomas Gilbert
	The Protest man is seen on TV for a short amount of time at a protest, as Karen Baldwin speaks to Pam Horton in The Outpost.
Carl Reid	Male	NASA	1x09 1x10	Theo Iyer
	Carl Reid was a flight controller at NASA. He worked as FIDO for Apollo 24 and 25.
Reporter 1	Male		1x10	Mel Fair
	Reporter 1 was at the NASA press conference given during the Apollo 24 incident. He asked administrator Weisner what caused the spacecraft's engine to suddenly fire. Note Not to be confused with Reporter #1. Credited as: Reporter 1
Reporter 2	Male		1x10	Stephen Jared
	Reporter 2 was at the NASA press conference given during the Apollo 24 incident. He said that sources are talking about Soviet sabotage, which was contradicted by administrator Weisner as unfounded rumors. Later, at another press event with Ellen Wilson live from the Moon, he asked if after the deaths of Deke Slayton and Harrison Liu, she still thinks that space travel is worth it with all that danger. Note Not to be confused with Reporter #2. Credited as: Reporter 2
Reporter 3	Female		1x10	Chi-Lan Lieu
	Reporter 3 is a character credited for episode 1x10. However, she could not be found in that episode so far. Credited as: Reporter 3
Reporter No.1	Male		1x01	Curtis Fortier
	Reporter #1 was a reporter asking questions at the NASA press conference after the Soviets landed on the Moon before the USA. Note Not to be confused with Reporter 1. Credited as: Reporter #1
Reporter No.2	Male		1x01	Brian Houtz
	Reporter #2 was a reporter asking questions at the NASA press conference after the Soviets landed on the Moon before the USA. He asked, why Apollo 10 did not land when they had the opportunity to do so almost a month before the Soviets. Note Not to be confused with Reporter 2. Credited as: Reporter #2
Mike Russell	Male		1x06 1x07	Michael James Bell
	Mike Russell was the principal at Shane Baldwin's and Danny Stevens' school. Credited as: Principal Mike Russell
Sam	Male	NASA	1x09 1x10	Brian McGrath
	Sam was an engineer and flight controller at NASA. He was the control officer during Apollo 24, responsible for guidance, navigation, and control^W systems of the landing module. He was sent to the staff support room together with Tim McKiernan and LMSYS by Margo Madison to figure out a way to refuel Ed Baldwin's LSAM with the remaining fuel in the descent stage of Apollo 15's LEM.
Simmons	Male	USAF	1x05	Nick Heyman
	Simmons was the sentry Clayton Poole threw his ribbons at when he left the Air Force base after returning from Vietnam. Credited as: Sentry
Telex Guy	Male	NASA	1x10	Alex Skinner
	The telex guy was trying to reach Ed Baldwin at Jamestown to inform him about the Apollo 24 problems. He told administrator Weisner that he is sending a message every 30 minutes for 3 days, but Ed would just not answer. Weisner told him to send a message ever 10 minutes then.
Teresa	Female		1x01	Laura Patalano
	Teresa was watching the Soviet Moon landing on June 26, 1969, together with the Rosales family in Parras de la Fuente, Mexico. Note Teresa might be part of the family, possibly even Aleida's grandmother, but this is not confirmed. Teresa didn't have a speaking role, or it was cut. See also Angel and Elena
Tommy	Male	NASA	1x01 1x02	Max Barsness
	Tommy was a NASA astronaut. He was at the Outpost Tavern when Deke Slayton had told them to go and get drunk after the Soviet Moon landing. Later, he was talking to Deke and Del at the welcome back party for the Apollo 11 crew in Ed and Karen Baldwin's backyard.
Trish	Female		1x02	Laura Long
	Trish was a guest at the welcome back party for the Apollo 11 crew in Ed and Karen Baldwin's backyard. She is the wife of someone with name "Harry", most probably a NASA astronaut.
Scott Uken	Male	USAF	1x02	David Andrews
	Scott Uken is an US Air Force^W admiral. He was once a superior of Ed Baldwin. After Ed was mostly grounded due to him telling the press that "NASA has no guts anymore", he met with the admiral in the Outpost Tavern, discussing a possible return to the Air Force. Credited as: Admiral Scott Uken
Dr. Weddle	Male	NASA	1x08	Jan Munroe
	Dr. Weddle is a NASA neurologist and one of the best in the country. Karen Baldwin wanted him for a second opinion on her son's health status when she was told by Dr. Josephson that Shane was brain dead after surgery. However, Dr. Weddle could only confirm what the surgeon had said before.