- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 5, 1914
- Place of Birth
- Woolstock, Iowa, USA
- Died
- June 16, 1959
George Reeves
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.
Filmography
tvSuperpowered: The DC Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)
tvBuzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
movieTelevision: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Superman (archive footage)
movieDeath In Hollywood
1990
movieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 · (archive footage)
movieBatman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
movieThe Story of Superman
1989 · Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968 · Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
movieWestward Ho, The Wagons!
1956 · James Stephen
movieSuperman and the Jungle Devil
1954 · Superman
movieSuperman's Peril
1954 · Superman
movieSuperman in Exile
1954 · Superman
movieSuperman Flies Again
1954 · Superman
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · James Stephen (archive footage)
movieSuperman and Scotland Yard
1954 · Superman
movieStamp Day for Superman
1954 · Superman / Clark Kent
movieForever Female
1953 · George Courtland
movieFrom Here to Eternity
1953 · Undetermined Role (uncredited), Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
movieThe Blue Gardenia
1953 · Sam Haynes
tvAdventures of Superman
1952 · Superman, Director
movieRancho Notorious
1952 · Wilson
movieBugles in the Afternoon
1952 · Lt. Smith
movieSuperman and the Mole Men
1951 · Superman / Clark Kent
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Superman (uncredited)
movieThe Good Humor Man
1950 · Stuart Nagle
movieThe Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949 · Sir Galahad
movieSamson and Delilah
1949 · Wounded Messenger
movieThe Great Lover
1949 · Williams
movieSpecial Agent
1949 · Paul Devereaux
tvLights Out
1949
movieThe Mutineers
1949 · Thomas Nagle
tvSuspense
1949 · , Roger Sherman, Bill Reed, D.P. Bradford
movieJungle Jim
1948 · Bruce Edwards
movieThunder in the Pines
1948 · Jeff Collins
movieJungle Goddess
1948 · Mike Patton
movieThe Sainted Sisters
1948 · Sam Stoaks
movieVariety Girl
1947 · George Reeves (uncredited)
movieChampagne for Two
1947
Time to Kill
movieTime to Kill
1945 · Frank
movieWinged Victory
1944 · Lieutenant Thompson
movieBar 20
1943 · Lin Bradley
movieThe Kansan
1943 · Jesse James
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1943 · Lt. John Summers
movieThe Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 · Tom Smith
movieColt Comrades
1943 · Lin Whitlock
movieLeather Burners
1943 · Harrison Brooke
movieBuckskin Frontier
1943 · Jeff Collins
movieBorder Patrol
1943 · Don Enrique Perez
movieHoppy Serves a Writ
1943 · Steve Jordan
movieThe Mad Martindales
1942 · Julio Rigo
movieSex Hygiene
1942 · Pool player
movieBlue, White and Perfect
1942 · Juan Arturo O'Hara
movieBreakdowns of 1941
1941 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMan at Large
1941 · Bob Grayson
movieLydia
1941 · Bob Willard
movieBlood and Sand
1941 · Capt. Pierre Lauren
movieDead Men Tell
1941 · Bill Lydig
movieThe Lady and the Lug
1941 · Doug Abbott
movieThe Strawberry Blonde
1941 · Harold
movieMeet the Fleet
1940 · Benson
movieFather Is A Prince
1940 · Gary Lee
movieAlways a Bride
1940 · Michael Stevens
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940 · Distraught Player (uncredited)
movieCalling All Husbands
1940 · Dan Williams
movieArgentine Nights
1940 · Eduardo Estaban
movieLadies Must Live
1940 · George Halliday
moviePony Express Days
1940 · William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
movieGambling on the High Seas
1940 · Excited Reporter
movieTorrid Zone
1940 · Sancho
movieTear Gas Squad
1940 · Joe McCabe
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Jimmy Coburn
movieVirginia City
1940 · Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940 · Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940 · Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
movieFour Wives
1939 · Laboratory Man (uncredited)
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Brent Tarleton
movieOn Dress Parade
1939 · Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939 · Trial Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Monroe Doctrine
1939 · John Sturgis
movieEspionage Agent
1939 · Warrington's Secretary
movieRide, Cowboy, Ride
1939 · Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner