George Reeves
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-01-05
Day of Death
1959-06-16 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
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
Acting
(2010)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
(2006)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Superman (archive footage)
(1990)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
(1990)
(1989)
The Story of Superman
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
(1987)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as (archive footage)
(1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
(1956)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as James Stephen
(1954)
Stamp Day for Superman
as Superman / Clark Kent
(1954)
Superman's Peril
as Superman
(1954)
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Superman
(1954)
Superman in Exile
as Superman
(1954)
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Superman
(1954)
Superman Flies Again
as Superman
(1953)
From Here to Eternity
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1953)
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Sam Haynes
(1953)
Forever Female
as George Courtland
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Wilson
(1952)
Bugles in the Afternoon
as Lt. Smith
(1951)
Superman and the Mole Men
as Superman / Clark Kent
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Stuart Nagle
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Wounded Messenger
(1949)
Special Agent
as Paul Devereaux
(1949)
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as Sir Galahad
(1949)
The Great Lover
as Williams
(1949)
The Mutineers
as Thomas Nagle
(1948)
The Sainted Sisters
as Sam Stoaks
(1948)
Jungle Goddess
as Mike Patton
(1948)
Thunder in the Pines
as Jeff Collins
(1948)
Jungle Jim
as Bruce Edwards
(1947)
Variety Girl
as George Reeves (uncredited)
(1947)
(1945)
Time to Kill
as Frank
(1944)
Winged Victory
as Lieutenant Thompson
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. John Summers
(1943)
The Kansan
as Jesse James
(1943)
Leather Burners
as Harrison Brooke
(1943)
Bar 20
as Lin Bradley
(1943)
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Steve Jordan
(1943)
Buckskin Frontier
as Jeff Collins
(1943)
Border Patrol
as Don Enrique Perez
(1943)
Colt Comrades
as Lin Whitlock
(1943)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Tom Smith
(1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Julio Rigo
(1942)
Sex Hygiene
as Pool player
(1941)
Blood and Sand
as Capt. Pierre Lauren
(1941)
Lydia
as Bob Willard
(1941)
The Strawberry Blonde
as Harold
(1941)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1941)
Dead Men Tell
as Bill Lydig
(1941)
The Lady and the Lug
as Doug Abbott
(1941)
Man at Large
as Bob Grayson
(1940)
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Joe McCabe
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Jimmy Coburn
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Gary Lee
(1940)
Torrid Zone
as Sancho
(1940)
Always a Bride
as Michael Stevens
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
Calling All Husbands
as Dan Williams
(1940)
Pony Express Days
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as Excited Reporter
(1940)
Argentine Nights
as Eduardo Estaban
(1940)
Ladies Must Live
as George Halliday
(1940)
Meet the Fleet
as Benson
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Brent Tarleton
(1939)
Four Wives
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Warrington's Secretary
(1939)
The Monroe Doctrine
as John Sturgis
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
(1939)
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner