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