George Reeves
Acting
Born: January 5, 1914 · Woolstock, Iowa, USA
Died: June 16, 1959 (aged 45)
Highest Rated
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
Gone with the Wind
1939
From Here to Eternity
1953
I Love Lucy
1951
Samson and Delilah
1949
Rancho Notorious
1952
The Blue Gardenia
1953
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
Blood and Sand
1941
Adventures of Superman
1952
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Virginia City
1940
Photos (3)
Movies (74)
Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
From Here to Eternity
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Wounded Messenger
Dead Men Tell
Bill Lydig
Blood and Sand
Capt. Pierre Lauren
The Strawberry Blonde
Harold
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
Wilson
The Blue Gardenia
Sam Haynes
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / Clark Kent
Special Agent
Paul Devereaux
The Movie Orgy
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Winged Victory
Lieutenant Thompson
The Good Humor Man
Stuart Nagle
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. John Summers
Blue, White and Perfect
Juan Arturo O'Hara
On Dress Parade
Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Distraught Player (uncredited)
Variety Girl
George Reeves (uncredited)
The Mutineers
Thomas Nagle
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Steve Jordan
Jungle Goddess
Mike Patton
'Til We Meet Again
Jimmy Coburn
Torrid Zone
Sancho
Ladies Must Live
George Halliday
Four Wives
Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Lydia
Bob Willard
Bugles in the Afternoon
Lt. Smith
Smashing the Money Ring
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
Stamp Day for Superman
Superman / Clark Kent
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
James Stephen
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Forever Female
George Courtland
Border Patrol
Don Enrique Perez
Death In Hollywood
1990
Superman and Scotland Yard
Superman
Father Is A Prince
Gary Lee
Gambling on the High Seas
Excited Reporter
The Kansan
Jesse James
The Great Lover
Williams
Meet the Fleet
Benson
Buckskin Frontier
Jeff Collins
Calling All Husbands
Dan Williams
Leather Burners
Harrison Brooke
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Sir Galahad
Espionage Agent
Warrington's Secretary
The Sainted Sisters
Sam Stoaks
Always a Bride
Michael Stevens
Colt Comrades
Lin Whitlock
The Monroe Doctrine
John Sturgis
Tear Gas Squad
Joe McCabe
The Mad Martindales
Julio Rigo
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
Bar 20
Lin Bradley
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
Man at Large
Bob Grayson
Thunder in the Pines
Jeff Collins
Argentine Nights
Eduardo Estaban
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Tom Smith
Superman's Peril
Superman
Pony Express Days
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Superman in Exile
Superman
Champagne for Two
1947
The Lady and the Lug
Doug Abbott
Superman Flies Again
Superman
Sex Hygiene
Pool player
Jungle Jim
Bruce Edwards
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Superman
The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
(in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)
TV Shows (8)
I Love Lucy
Superman (uncredited) · 1 eps
Lights Out
2 eps
Adventures of Superman
Superman · 104 eps
Suspense
2 eps
Suspense
Bill Reed · 1 eps
Suspense
D.P. Bradford · 1 eps
Suspense
Roger Sherman · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
James Stephen (archive footage) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (5)
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Superman
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)