George Reeves

Person

George Reeves

Born 5 January 1914 Died 16 June 1959, aged 45 Woolstock, Iowa, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1939)
71years on screen and counting
15credits in 1940, their busiest year
81dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics poster Age: 96

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
No poster
Age: 84

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999
as Superman (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood poster Age: 76

Death In Hollywood

1990
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes poster Age: 75

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989
The Movie Orgy poster Age: 53

The Movie Orgy

1968
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Westward Ho, The Wagons! poster Age: 42

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956
as James Stephen
Superman Flies Again poster Age: 40

Superman Flies Again

1954
as Superman
Superman's Peril poster Age: 40

Superman's Peril

1954
as Superman
Superman in Exile poster Age: 40

Superman in Exile

1954
as Superman
Superman and the Jungle Devil poster Age: 40

Superman and the Jungle Devil

1954
as Superman
Superman and Scotland Yard poster Age: 40

Superman and Scotland Yard

1954
as Superman
Stamp Day for Superman poster Age: 40

Stamp Day for Superman

1954
as Superman / Clark Kent
Forever Female poster Age: 39

Forever Female

1953
as George Courtland
From Here to Eternity poster Age: 39

From Here to Eternity

1953
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity poster Age: 39

From Here to Eternity

1953
as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia poster Age: 39

The Blue Gardenia

1953
as Sam Haynes
Rancho Notorious poster Age: 38

Rancho Notorious

1952
as Wilson
Bugles in the Afternoon poster Age: 38

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952
as Lt. Smith
Superman and the Mole Men poster Age: 37

Superman and the Mole Men

1951
as Superman / Clark Kent
The Good Humor Man poster Age: 36

The Good Humor Man

1950
as Stuart Nagle
The Adventures of Sir Galahad poster Age: 35

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

1949
as Sir Galahad
Samson and Delilah poster Age: 35

Samson and Delilah

1949
as Wounded Messenger
The Great Lover poster Age: 35

The Great Lover

1949
as Williams
Special Agent poster Age: 35

Special Agent

1949
as Paul Devereaux
The Mutineers poster Age: 35

The Mutineers

1949
as Thomas Nagle
Jungle Jim poster Age: 34

Jungle Jim

1948
as Bruce Edwards
Thunder in the Pines poster Age: 34

Thunder in the Pines

1948
as Jeff Collins
Jungle Goddess poster Age: 34

Jungle Goddess

1948
as Mike Patton
The Sainted Sisters poster Age: 34

The Sainted Sisters

1948
as Sam Stoaks
Variety Girl poster Age: 33

Variety Girl

1947
as George Reeves (uncredited)
Champagne for Two poster Age: 33

Champagne for Two

1947
No poster
Age: 31

Time to Kill

1945
as Frank
Winged Victory poster Age: 30

Winged Victory

1944
as Lieutenant Thompson
Bar 20 poster Age: 29

Bar 20

1943
as Lin Bradley
The Kansan poster Age: 29

The Kansan

1943
as Jesse James
So Proudly We Hail poster Age: 29

So Proudly We Hail

1943
as Lt. John Summers
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith poster Age: 29

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943
as Tom Smith
Colt Comrades poster Age: 29

Colt Comrades

1943
as Lin Whitlock
Leather Burners poster Age: 29

Leather Burners

1943
as Harrison Brooke
Buckskin Frontier poster Age: 29

Buckskin Frontier

1943
as Jeff Collins
Border Patrol poster Age: 29

Border Patrol

1943
as Don Enrique Perez
Hoppy Serves a Writ poster Age: 29

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943
as Steve Jordan
The Mad Martindales poster Age: 28

The Mad Martindales

1942
as Julio Rigo
Sex Hygiene poster Age: 28

Sex Hygiene

1942
as Pool player
Blue, White and Perfect poster Age: 28

Blue, White and Perfect

1942
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
Man at Large poster Age: 27

Man at Large

1941
as Bob Grayson
Lydia poster Age: 27

Lydia

1941
as Bob Willard
Blood and Sand poster Age: 27

Blood and Sand

1941
as Capt. Pierre Lauren
Dead Men Tell poster Age: 27

Dead Men Tell

1941
as Bill Lydig
The Lady and the Lug poster Age: 27

The Lady and the Lug

1941
as Doug Abbott
The Strawberry Blonde poster Age: 27

The Strawberry Blonde

1941
as Harold
Meet the Fleet poster Age: 26

Meet the Fleet

1940
as Benson
Father Is A Prince poster Age: 26

Father Is A Prince

1940
as Gary Lee
Always a Bride poster Age: 26

Always a Bride

1940
as Michael Stevens
Knute Rockne All American poster Age: 26

Knute Rockne All American

1940
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
Calling All Husbands poster Age: 26

Calling All Husbands

1940
as Dan Williams
Argentine Nights poster Age: 26

Argentine Nights

1940
as Eduardo Estaban
Ladies Must Live poster Age: 26

Ladies Must Live

1940
as George Halliday
Pony Express Days poster Age: 26

Pony Express Days

1940
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Gambling on the High Seas poster Age: 26

Gambling on the High Seas

1940
as Excited Reporter
Torrid Zone poster Age: 26

Torrid Zone

1940
as Sancho
Tear Gas Squad poster Age: 26

Tear Gas Squad

1940
as Joe McCabe
'Til We Meet Again poster Age: 26

'Til We Meet Again

1940
as Jimmy Coburn
Virginia City poster Age: 26

Virginia City

1940
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance poster Age: 26

Calling Philo Vance

1940
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th poster Age: 26

The Fighting 69th

1940
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Four Wives poster Age: 25

Four Wives

1939
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind poster Age: 25

Gone with the Wind

1939
as Brent Tarleton
On Dress Parade poster Age: 25

On Dress Parade

1939
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring poster Age: 25

Smashing the Money Ring

1939
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Monroe Doctrine poster Age: 25

The Monroe Doctrine

1939
as John Sturgis
Espionage Agent poster Age: 25

Espionage Agent

1939
as Warrington's Secretary
Ride, Cowboy, Ride poster Age: 25

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
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TV credits

Newest first
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 40

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as James Stephen (archive footage)
Adventures of Superman poster Age: 38

Adventures of Superman

1952
as Superman
I Love Lucy poster Age: 37

I Love Lucy

1951
as Superman (uncredited)
Lights Out poster Age: 35

Lights Out

1949
Suspense poster Age: 35

Suspense

1949
Suspense poster Age: 35

Suspense

1949
as D.P. Bradford
Suspense poster Age: 35

Suspense

1949
as Bill Reed
Suspense poster Age: 35

Suspense

1949
as Roger Sherman
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