George Reeves
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
I Love Lucy
Superman (uncredited)
1951
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
Suspense
Bill Reed
1949
Series
Suspense
D.P. Bradford
1949
Series
Suspense
Roger Sherman
1949
Series
Lights Out
1949
Film
Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
1939
Series
Adventures of Superman
Superman
1952
Series
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
James Stephen (archive footage)
1954
Series
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Samson and Delilah
Wounded Messenger
1949
Film
From Here to Eternity
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1953
Film
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
1953
Film
Blood and Sand
Capt. Pierre Lauren
1941
Film
The Blue Gardenia
Sam Haynes
1953
Film
Rancho Notorious
Wilson
1952
Film
The Movie Orgy
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
1968
Film
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / Clark Kent
1951
Film
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
2010
Film
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
1940
Film
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. John Summers
1943
Film
Knute Rockne All American
Distraught Player (uncredited)
1940
Film
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
James Stephen
1956
Film
Special Agent
Paul Devereaux
1949
Film
Bugles in the Afternoon
Lt. Smith
1952
Film
Jungle Goddess
Mike Patton
1948
Film
'Til We Meet Again
Jimmy Coburn
1940
Film
Smashing the Money Ring
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Strawberry Blonde
Harold
1941
Film
The Fighting 69th
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
1940
Film
Stamp Day for Superman
Superman / Clark Kent
1954
Film
Variety Girl
George Reeves (uncredited)
1947
Film
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Film
Gambling on the High Seas
Excited Reporter
1940
Film
Superman and Scotland Yard
Superman
1954
Film
Dead Men Tell
Bill Lydig
1941
Film
Espionage Agent
Warrington's Secretary
1939
Television: The First Fifty Years
Superman (archive footage)
1999
Film
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Father Is A Prince
Gary Lee
1940
Film
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
The Good Humor Man
Stuart Nagle
1950
Film
The Sainted Sisters
Sam Stoaks
1948
Film
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Superman
1954
Film
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Sir Galahad
1949
Film
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
Film
Winged Victory
Lieutenant Thompson
1944
Film
Blue, White and Perfect
Juan Arturo O'Hara
1942
Film
Torrid Zone
Sancho
1940
Film
Colt Comrades
Lin Whitlock
1943
Film
On Dress Parade
Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
1939
Film
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Film
Calling All Husbands
Dan Williams
1940
Film
Ladies Must Live
George Halliday
1940
Film
Lydia
Bob Willard
1941
Film
The Monroe Doctrine
John Sturgis
1939
Film
Four Wives
Laboratory Man (uncredited)
1939
Film
Jungle Jim
Bruce Edwards
1948
Film
The Lady and the Lug
Doug Abbott
1941
Film
Forever Female
George Courtland
1953
Film
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Steve Jordan
1943
Film
Thunder in the Pines
Jeff Collins
1948
Film
The Kansan
Jesse James
1943
Film
The Mad Martindales
Julio Rigo
1942
Film
Calling Philo Vance
Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Great Lover
Williams
1949
Film
The Story of Superman
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
1989
Film
Tear Gas Squad
Joe McCabe
1940
Film
Buckskin Frontier
Jeff Collins
1943
Film
Always a Bride
Michael Stevens
1940
Film
Leather Burners
Harrison Brooke
1943
Film
Pony Express Days
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
1940
Film
The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
(in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)
2014
Film
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Tom Smith
1943
Time to Kill
Frank
1945
Film
Bar 20
Lin Bradley
1943
Film
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
1939
Film
Border Patrol
Don Enrique Perez
1943
Film
Superman Flies Again
Superman
1954
Film
The Mutineers
Thomas Nagle
1949
Film
Superman's Peril
Superman
1954
Film
Champagne for Two
1947
Film
Superman in Exile
Superman
1954
Film
Meet the Fleet
Benson
1940
Film
Sex Hygiene
Pool player
1942
Film
Man at Large
Bob Grayson
1941
Film
Argentine Nights
Eduardo Estaban
1940