George Reeves

1914-01-05 – 1959-06-16 (age 45) Woolstock, Iowa, USA

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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

George Reeves

George Reeves

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Brent Tarleton

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Wounded Messenger

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)

Superman and the Mole Men

Superman and the Mole Men

1951

as Superman / Clark Kent

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

1941

as Capt. Pierre Lauren

Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Wilson

The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953

as Sam Haynes

The Strawberry Blonde

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

as Harold

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

as (archive footage)

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as George Reeves (uncredited)

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939

as Warrington's Secretary

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

1940

as Joe McCabe

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

as Lieutenant Thompson

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

as Superman (archive footage)

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

as Jesse James

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Distraught Player (uncredited)