Actor

George Reeves

Birthday: January 5, 1914

Born in: Woolstock, Iowa, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
Age: 96
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Superman (archive footage)
Age: 84
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) as (archive footage)
Age: 75
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (1989)
Age: 75
The Story of Superman (1989) as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Age: 75
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
Age: 74
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 67
The Movie Orgy (1968) as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Age: 53
Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) as James Stephen
Age: 42
Superman and the Jungle Devil (1954) as Superman
Age: 40
Superman's Peril (1954) as Superman
Age: 40
Superman in Exile (1954) as Superman
Age: 40
Superman Flies Again (1954) as Superman
Age: 40
Superman and Scotland Yard (1954) as Superman
Age: 40
Stamp Day for Superman (1954) as Superman / Clark Kent
Age: 39
Forever Female (1953) as George Courtland
Age: 39
From Here to Eternity (1953) as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Age: 39
The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Sam Haynes
Age: 39
Rancho Notorious (1952) as Wilson
Age: 38
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) as Lt. Smith
Age: 38
Superman and the Mole Men (1951) as Superman / Clark Kent
Age: 37
The Good Humor Man (1950) as Stuart Nagle
Age: 36
The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) as Sir Galahad
Age: 35
Samson and Delilah (1949) as Wounded Messenger
Age: 35
The Great Lover (1949) as Williams
Age: 35
Special Agent (1949) as Paul Devereaux
Age: 35
The Mutineers (1949) as Thomas Nagle
Age: 35
Jungle Jim (1948) as Bruce Edwards
Age: 34
Thunder in the Pines (1948) as Jeff Collins
Age: 34
Jungle Goddess (1948) as Mike Patton
Age: 34
The Sainted Sisters (1948) as Sam Stoaks
Age: 34
Variety Girl (1947) as George Reeves (uncredited)
Age: 33
Champagne for Two (1947)
Age: 33
Time to Kill (1945) as Frank
Age: 31
Winged Victory (1944) as Lieutenant Thompson
Age: 30
Bar 20 (1943) as Lin Bradley
Age: 29
The Kansan (1943) as Jesse James
Age: 29
So Proudly We Hail (1943) as Lt. John Summers
Age: 29
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943) as Tom Smith
Age: 29
Colt Comrades (1943) as Lin Whitlock
Age: 29
Leather Burners (1943) as Harrison Brooke
Age: 29
Buckskin Frontier (1943) as Jeff Collins
Age: 29
Border Patrol (1943) as Don Enrique Perez
Age: 29
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943) as Steve Jordan
Age: 29
The Mad Martindales (1942) as Julio Rigo
Age: 28
Sex Hygiene (1942) as Pool player
Age: 28
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942) as Juan Arturo O'Hara
Age: 28
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 27
Man at Large (1941) as Bob Grayson
Age: 27
Lydia (1941) as Bob Willard
Age: 27
Blood and Sand (1941) as Capt. Pierre Lauren
Age: 27
Dead Men Tell (1941) as Bill Lydig
Age: 27
The Lady and the Lug (1941) as Doug Abbott
Age: 27
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Harold
Age: 27
Meet the Fleet (1940) as Benson
Age: 26
Father Is A Prince (1940) as Gary Lee
Age: 26
Always a Bride (1940) as Michael Stevens
Age: 26
Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Distraught Player (uncredited)
Age: 26
Calling All Husbands (1940) as Dan Williams
Age: 26
Argentine Nights (1940) as Eduardo Estaban
Age: 26
Ladies Must Live (1940) as George Halliday
Age: 26
Pony Express Days (1940) as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Age: 26
Gambling on the High Seas (1940) as Excited Reporter
Age: 26
Torrid Zone (1940) as Sancho
Age: 26
Tear Gas Squad (1940) as Joe McCabe
Age: 26
'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Jimmy Coburn
Age: 26
Virginia City (1940) as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Age: 26
Calling Philo Vance (1940) as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 26
The Fighting 69th (1940) as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Age: 26
Four Wives (1939) as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Age: 25
Gone with the Wind (1939) as Brent Tarleton
Age: 25
On Dress Parade (1939) as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Age: 25
Smashing the Money Ring (1939) as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age: 25
The Monroe Doctrine (1939) as John Sturgis
Age: 25
Espionage Agent (1939) as Warrington's Secretary
Age: 25
Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939) as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
Age: 25