Kirk Alyn
Born in Oxford, New Jersey, USA — Oct 08 1910• Died Mar 14 1999
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Biography
Kirk Alyn (1910–1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play Superman in live-action in Superman serial and Atom Man vs. Superman as well as Blackhawk in the Blackhawk serial, and Sam Lane in Superman: The Movie. Alyn started as a chorus boy for Broadway plays, appearing in notable musicals such as Girl Crazy, Of Thee I Sing, and Hellzapoppin' during the 1930s. He also worked as a singer and dancer in vaudeville before relocating to Hollywood during the early 1940s to act for feature movies, but he was successful only in ga…
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Kirk Alyn's Credits
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Naked City
Sgt. Muller
The Donna Reed Show
Dennis the Menace
Battlestar Galactica
Old Man
Highway Patrol
Coordinating Officer at Headquarters
Lux Video Theatre
Bill Waterman
Superman
Sam Lane (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
Buffalo Bill Jr.
The Three Musketeers
Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Superman
Superman, alias Clark Kent
Gambling House
FBI Man (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide
Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Banning
Bidder (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
Beginning of the End
Bomber Pilot
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Blackhawk
Blackhawk
Call of the Rockies
Ned Crane
The Trap
Sgt. Reynolds
The Eddy Duchin Story
Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
Josh Carroll
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
Lucky Jordan
Pearl's Boyfriend
Scalps
Prof. Manchen
Time Warp
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
Forty Thieves
Jerry Doyle
Fast and Loose
Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
The Man from the Rio Grande
Editor Tom Traynor
You Were Never Lovelier
Julia's Groom (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman
Superman, alias Clark Kent
Daughter of Don Q
Cliff Roberts
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Chris Calvert
Mystery Broadcast
Young Policeman (uncredited)
Overland Mail Robbery
Tom Hartley
Aerial Gunner
Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
No Time to Be Young
Mike
Little Miss Broadway
Mel O'Brien
Pistol Packin' Mama
J. Leslie Burton III
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Inspector David Worth
Superbman: The Other Movie
Pa Cant
Private Lessons
John Humphries
The Halloween Planet
The Watcher
The Story of Superman
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)