Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 5, 1914
Place of Birth:
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Flash | Superman (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Superman (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) |
| 1989 | The Story of Superman | Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage) |
| 1987 | Hollywood's Hidden Secrets | (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage) |
| 1956 | Westward Ho, The Wagons! | James Stephen |
| 1954 | Stamp Day for Superman | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 1954 | Superman Flies Again | Superman |
| 1954 | Superman's Peril | Superman |
| 1954 | Superman in Exile | Superman |
| 1954 | Superman and Scotland Yard | Superman |
| 1954 | Superman and the Jungle Devil | Superman |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia | Sam Haynes |
| 1953 | Forever Female | George Courtland |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Wilson |
| 1952 | Bugles in the Afternoon | Lt. Smith |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Stuart Nagle |
| 1949 | Special Agent | Paul Devereaux |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Sir Galahad | Sir Galahad |
| 1949 | The Mutineers | Thomas Nagle |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Wounded Messenger |
| 1949 | The Great Lover | Williams |
| 1948 | Jungle Jim | Bruce Edwards |
| 1948 | Jungle Goddess | Mike Patton |
| 1948 | The Sainted Sisters | Sam Stoaks |
| 1948 | Thunder in the Pines | Jeff Collins |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | George Reeves (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Champagne for Two | |
| 1945 | Time to Kill | Frank |
| 1944 | Winged Victory | Lieutenant Thompson |
| 1943 | Border Patrol | Don Enrique Perez |
| 1943 | Colt Comrades | Lin Whitlock |
| 1943 | Hoppy Serves a Writ | Steve Jordan |
| 1943 | Bar 20 | Lin Bradley |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Lt. John Summers |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier | Jeff Collins |
| 1943 | Leather Burners | Harrison Brooke |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Jesse James |
| 1943 | The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith | Tom Smith |
| 1942 | Blue, White, and Perfect | Juan Arturo O'Hara |
| 1942 | Sex Hygiene | Pool player |
| 1942 | The Mad Martindales | Julio Rigo |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand | Capt. Pierre Lauren |
| 1941 | Dead Men Tell | Bill Lydig |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Lydia | Bob Willard |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde | Harold |
| 1941 | Man at Large | Bob Grayson |
| 1941 | The Lady and the Lug | Doug Abbott |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone | Sancho |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Jimmy Coburn |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Gary Lee |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | Excited Reporter |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad | Joe McCabe |
| 1940 | Ladies Must Live | George Halliday |
| 1940 | Argentine Nights | Eduardo Estaban |
| 1940 | Always a Bride | Michael Stevens |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Jack O'Keefe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Meet the Fleet | Benson |
| 1940 | Calling All Husbands | Dan Williams |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Steamship Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Pony Express Days | William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Distraught Player (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Brent Tarleton |
| 1939 | The Monroe Doctrine | John Sturgis |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Laboratory Man (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Warrington's Secretary |
| 1939 | Ride, Cowboy, Ride | Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime | Self (archive footage) |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | James Stephen (archive footage) |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Superman |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Superman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Roger Sherman |
| 1949 | Suspense | Bill Reed |
| 1949 | Suspense | D.P. Bradford |