George Reeves

Acting

George Reeves

Born January 5, 1914Woolstock, Iowa, USA84 credits

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

Superpowered: The DC Story
7.4

Superpowered: The DC Story

TV

2023

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
8.1

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

TV

2016

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
7.0

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Movie

2010

Television: The First Fifty Years

Movie

1999

Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

Movie

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Movie

1990

Filmography

Superpowered: The DC Story
2023Superpowered: The DC Storyas Self (archive footage)TV
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crimeas Self (archive footage)TV
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comicsas Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)Movie
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1999Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Superman (archive footage)Movie
Death In Hollywood
1990Death In HollywoodMovie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deathsas (archive footage)Movie
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989Batman and Robin and Other Super HeroesMovie
The Story of Superman
1989The Story of Supermanas Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Movie Orgy
1968The Movie Orgyas Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)Movie
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956Westward Ho, The Wagons!as James StephenMovie
Superman Flies Again
1954Superman Flies Againas SupermanMovie
Superman's Peril
1954Superman's Perilas SupermanMovie
Superman in Exile
1954Superman in Exileas SupermanMovie
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954Superman and the Jungle Devilas SupermanMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas James Stephen (archive footage)TV
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954Superman and Scotland Yardas SupermanMovie
Stamp Day for Superman
1954Stamp Day for Supermanas Superman / Clark KentMovie
Forever Female
1953Forever Femaleas George CourtlandMovie
From Here to Eternity
1953From Here to Eternityas Undetermined Role (uncredited)Movie
The Blue Gardenia
1953The Blue Gardeniaas Sam HaynesMovie
Adventures of Superman
1952Adventures of Supermanas SupermanTV
Rancho Notorious
1952Rancho Notoriousas WilsonMovie
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952Bugles in the Afternoonas Lt. SmithMovie
Superman and the Mole Men
1951Superman and the Mole Menas Superman / Clark KentMovie
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucyas Superman (uncredited)TV
The Good Humor Man
1950The Good Humor Manas Stuart NagleMovie
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949The Adventures of Sir Galahadas Sir GalahadMovie
Samson and Delilah
1949Samson and Delilahas Wounded MessengerMovie
The Great Lover
1949The Great Loveras WilliamsMovie
Special Agent
1949Special Agentas Paul DevereauxMovie
Lights Out
1949Lights OutTV
The Mutineers
1949The Mutineersas Thomas NagleMovie
Suspense
1949SuspenseTV
Jungle Jim
1948Jungle Jimas Bruce EdwardsMovie
Thunder in the Pines
1948Thunder in the Pinesas Jeff CollinsMovie
Jungle Goddess
1948Jungle Goddessas Mike PattonMovie
The Sainted Sisters
1948The Sainted Sistersas Sam StoaksMovie
Variety Girl
1947Variety Girlas George Reeves (uncredited)Movie
Champagne for Two
1947Champagne for TwoMovie
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1945Time to Killas FrankMovie
Winged Victory
1944Winged Victoryas Lieutenant ThompsonMovie
Bar 20
1943Bar 20as Lin BradleyMovie
The Kansan
1943The Kansanas Jesse JamesMovie
So Proudly We Hail
1943So Proudly We Hailas Lt. John SummersMovie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smithas Tom SmithMovie
Colt Comrades
1943Colt Comradesas Lin WhitlockMovie
Leather Burners
1943Leather Burnersas Harrison BrookeMovie
Buckskin Frontier
1943Buckskin Frontieras Jeff CollinsMovie
Border Patrol
1943Border Patrolas Don Enrique PerezMovie
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943Hoppy Serves a Writas Steve JordanMovie
The Mad Martindales
1942The Mad Martindalesas Julio RigoMovie
Sex Hygiene
1942Sex Hygieneas Pool playerMovie
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942Blue, White, and Perfectas Juan Arturo O'HaraMovie
Breakdowns of 1941
1941Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Man at Large
1941Man at Largeas Bob GraysonMovie
Lydia
1941Lydiaas Bob WillardMovie
Blood and Sand
1941Blood and Sandas Capt. Pierre LaurenMovie
Dead Men Tell
1941Dead Men Tellas Bill LydigMovie
The Lady and the Lug
1941The Lady and the Lugas Doug AbbottMovie
The Strawberry Blonde
1941The Strawberry Blondeas HaroldMovie
Meet the Fleet
1940Meet the Fleetas BensonMovie
Father Is A Prince
1940Father Is A Princeas Gary LeeMovie
Always a Bride
1940Always a Brideas Michael StevensMovie
Knute Rockne All American
1940Knute Rockne All Americanas Distraught Player (uncredited)Movie
Calling All Husbands
1940Calling All Husbandsas Dan WilliamsMovie
Argentine Nights
1940Argentine Nightsas Eduardo EstabanMovie
Ladies Must Live
1940Ladies Must Liveas George HallidayMovie
Pony Express Days
1940Pony Express Daysas William F. 'Buffalo Bill' CodyMovie
Gambling on the High Seas
1940Gambling on the High Seasas Excited ReporterMovie
Torrid Zone
1940Torrid Zoneas SanchoMovie
Tear Gas Squad
1940Tear Gas Squadas Joe McCabeMovie
'Til We Meet Again
1940'Til We Meet Againas Jimmy CoburnMovie
Virginia City
1940Virginia Cityas Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)Movie
Calling Philo Vance
1940Calling Philo Vanceas Steamship Clerk (uncredited)Movie
The Fighting 69th
1940The Fighting 69thas Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)Movie
Four Wives
1939Four Wivesas Laboratory Man (uncredited)Movie
Gone with the Wind
1939Gone with the Windas Brent TarletonMovie
On Dress Parade
1939On Dress Paradeas Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)Movie
Smashing the Money Ring
1939Smashing the Money Ringas Trial Spectator (uncredited)Movie
The Monroe Doctrine
1939The Monroe Doctrineas John SturgisMovie
Espionage Agent
1939Espionage Agentas Warrington's SecretaryMovie
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939Ride, Cowboy, Rideas Pancho Daminguez/ Sam BrennerMovie