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 (72)
Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
Samson and Delilah
Wounded Messenger
From Here to Eternity
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
Capt. Pierre Lauren
Rancho Notorious
Wilson
The Blue Gardenia
Sam Haynes
Bugles in the Afternoon
Lt. Smith
The Fighting 69th
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Forever Female
George Courtland
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
James Stephen
Variety Girl
George Reeves (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. John Summers
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / Clark Kent
Special Agent
Paul Devereaux
The Kansan
Jesse James
Knute Rockne All American
Distraught Player (uncredited)
Jungle Goddess
Mike Patton
Buckskin Frontier
Jeff Collins
Winged Victory
Lieutenant Thompson
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
Lydia
Bob Willard
Leather Burners
Harrison Brooke
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
Sancho
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Steve Jordan
'Til We Meet Again
Jimmy Coburn
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
Sam Stoaks
Smashing the Money Ring
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Superman and Scotland Yard
Superman
Father Is A Prince
Gary Lee
Thunder in the Pines
Jeff Collins
Calling All Husbands
Dan Williams
Superman's Peril
Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
Superman / Clark Kent
Tear Gas Squad
Joe McCabe
Espionage Agent
Warrington's Secretary
The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
(in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)
The Strawberry Blonde
Harold
Four Wives
Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Colt Comrades
Lin Whitlock
Ladies Must Live
George Halliday
The Lady and the Lug
Doug Abbott
Sex Hygiene
Pool player
Gambling on the High Seas
Excited Reporter
Calling Philo Vance
Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Stuart Nagle
The Monroe Doctrine
John Sturgis
Pony Express Days
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Sir Galahad
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Tom Smith
Always a Bride
Michael Stevens
The Mutineers
Thomas Nagle
Jungle Jim
Bruce Edwards
Dead Men Tell
Bill Lydig
The Mad Martindales
Julio Rigo
Border Patrol
Don Enrique Perez
The Great Lover
Williams
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
Blue, White and Perfect
Juan Arturo O'Hara
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Superman
Man at Large
Bob Grayson
On Dress Parade
Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Bar 20
Lin Bradley
Superman in Exile
Superman
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
Meet the Fleet
Benson
Champagne for Two
1947
Superman Flies Again
Superman
Argentine Nights
Eduardo Estaban
TV Shows (8)
I Love Lucy
Superman (uncredited) · 1 eps
Suspense
2 eps
Suspense
D.P. Bradford · 1 eps
Suspense
Bill Reed · 1 eps
Suspense
Roger Sherman · 1 eps
Lights Out
2 eps
Adventures of Superman
Superman · 104 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
James Stephen (archive footage) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Story of Superman
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)