George Reeves
Actor
- Born
- January 5, 1914 · Woolstock, Iowa, USA
- Died
- June 16, 1959 (age 45)
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
Gone with the Wind
December 15, 1939
From Here to Eternity
August 28, 1953
Samson and Delilah
December 21, 1949
Rancho Notorious
April 10, 1952
The Blue Gardenia
March 20, 1953
Superman and the Mole Men
November 23, 1951
The Strawberry Blonde
February 21, 1941
Blood and Sand
May 30, 1941
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
November 9, 2010
Virginia City
March 23, 1940
The Fighting 69th
January 27, 1940
So Proudly We Hail
September 9, 1943
Acting78
- 2014The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)
- 2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Superman (archive footage)
- 1990Death In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as Self (archive footage)
- 1989Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
- 1989The Story of Superman as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)