George Reeves
Biography
George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program titled 'Adventures of Superman'. His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing issue. The official finding was suicide, but some believe he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
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Movies (43)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
2010
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Superman (archive footage)
1999
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990
The Story of Superman
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1982
The Movie Orgy
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
1968
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as James Stephen
1956
Superman's Peril
as Superman
1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Superman
1954
Superman in Exile
as Superman
1954
Superman Flies Again
as Superman
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Superman
1954
Stamp Day for Superman
as Superman / Clark Kent
1954
Forever Female
as George Courtland
1953
From Here to Eternity
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1953
The Blue Gardenia
as Sam Haynes
1953
Rancho Notorious
as Wilson
1952
Bugles in the Afternoon
as Lt. Smith
1952
Superman and the Mole Men
as Superman / Clark Kent
1951
The Good Humor Man
as Stuart Nagle
1950
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as Sir Galahad
1949
Samson and Delilah
as Wounded Messenger
1949
The Great Lover
as Williams
1949
Special Agent
as Paul Devereaux
1949
The Mutineers
as Thomas Nagle
1949
Jungle Jim
as Bruce Edwards
1948
Thunder in the Pines
as Jeff Collins
1948
Jungle Goddess
as Mike Patton
1948
The Sainted Sisters
as Sam Stoaks
1948
Variety Girl
as George Reeves (uncredited)
1947
Champagne for Two
1947
Time to Kill
as Frank
1945
Winged Victory
as Lieutenant Thompson
1944
Bar 20
as Lin Bradley
1943
The Kansan
as Jesse James
1943
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. John Summers
1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Tom Smith
1943
Colt Comrades
as Lin Whitlock
1943
Leather Burners
as Harrison Brooke
1943
Buckskin Frontier
as Jeff Collins
1943
Border Patrol
as Don Enrique Perez
1943
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Steve Jordan
1943
TV Shows (7)
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Wonderful World of Disney
as James Stephen (archive footage)
1954
Adventures of Superman
as Superman
1952
I Love Lucy
as Superman (uncredited)
1951
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949