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)
(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 and the Jungle Devil
as Superman
(1954)
Superman's Peril
as Superman
(1954)
Superman in Exile
as Superman
(1954)
Superman and Scotland Yard
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)
The Great Lover
as Williams
(1949)
Special Agent
as Paul Devereaux
(1949)
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as Sir Galahad
(1949)
The Mutineers
as Thomas Nagle
(1948)
Jungle Goddess
as Mike Patton
(1948)
The Sainted Sisters
as Sam Stoaks
(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)
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Steve Jordan
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. John Summers
(1943)
Bar 20
as Lin Bradley
(1943)
Leather Burners
as Harrison Brooke
(1943)
Colt Comrades
as Lin Whitlock
(1943)
Buckskin Frontier
as Jeff Collins
(1943)
The Kansan
as Jesse James
(1943)
Border Patrol
as Don Enrique Perez
(1943)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Tom Smith
(1942)
Sex Hygiene
as Pool player
(1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Julio Rigo
(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)
Man at Large
as Bob Grayson
(1941)
The Lady and the Lug
as Doug Abbott
(1940)
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Jimmy Coburn
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
(1940)
Torrid Zone
as Sancho
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Joe McCabe
(1940)
Always a Bride
as Michael Stevens
(1940)
Meet the Fleet
as Benson
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Gary Lee
(1940)
Pony Express Days
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
(1940)
Argentine Nights
as Eduardo Estaban
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as Excited Reporter
(1940)
Calling All Husbands
as Dan Williams
(1940)
Ladies Must Live
as George Halliday
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Brent Tarleton
(1939)
Four Wives
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Warrington's Secretary
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
(1939)
The Monroe Doctrine
as John Sturgis
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
(1939)
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner