Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

Actor

Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
February 23, 1915

Biography

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Photo

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Representative Works

Hiroshima
Hiroshima
7.2
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The Atomic Cafe
The Atomic Cafe
7.3
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
7.2
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A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy
6.2
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Death in Focus
Death in Focus
5.0
/ English
General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima
General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hiroshima
2005Nominee

Best Performance

Hiroshima

The Atomic Cafe
1982Nominee

Best Performance

The Atomic Cafe

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995Nominee

Best Performance

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Career Highlights

A Compassionate Spy
2022Highlight

Best Performance

A Compassionate Spy

Death in Focus
1989Highlight

Best Performance

Death in Focus

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