George Reeves

George Reeves

Known for
Acting
Born
January 5, 1914
Died
June 16, 1959 (aged 45)
Birthplace
Woolstock, Iowa, USA

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2023
Superpowered: The DC Story poster

Superpowered: The DC Story

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2016
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime poster

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2014
The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour poster

The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour

Movie · as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)

2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics poster

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Movie · as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

1999
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

Movie · as Superman (archive footage)

1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths poster

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Death In Hollywood poster

Death In Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1989
The Story of Superman poster

The Story of Superman

Movie · as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)

1989
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes poster

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

Movie

1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! poster

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy

Movie · as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons! poster

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Movie · as James Stephen

1954
Stamp Day for Superman poster

Stamp Day for Superman

Movie · as Superman / Clark Kent

1954
Superman and Scotland Yard poster

Superman and Scotland Yard

Movie · as Superman

1954
Superman's Peril poster

Superman's Peril

Movie · as Superman

1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil poster

Superman and the Jungle Devil

Movie · as Superman

1954
Superman in Exile poster

Superman in Exile

Movie · as Superman

1954
Superman Flies Again poster

Superman Flies Again

Movie · as Superman

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as James Stephen (archive footage) · 1 ep

1953
The Blue Gardenia poster

The Blue Gardenia

Movie · as Sam Haynes

1953
Forever Female poster

Forever Female

Movie · as George Courtland

1953
From Here to Eternity poster

From Here to Eternity

Movie · as Undetermined Role (uncredited), Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)

1952
Rancho Notorious poster

Rancho Notorious

Movie · as Wilson

1952
Bugles in the Afternoon poster

Bugles in the Afternoon

Movie · as Lt. Smith

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · as Superman · 104 eps

1951
Superman and the Mole Men poster

Superman and the Mole Men

Movie · as Superman / Clark Kent

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Superman (uncredited) · 1 ep

1950
The Good Humor Man poster

The Good Humor Man

Movie · as Stuart Nagle

1949
Special Agent poster

Special Agent

Movie · as Paul Devereaux

1949
The Adventures of Sir Galahad poster

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

Movie · as Sir Galahad

1949
The Mutineers poster

The Mutineers

Movie · as Thomas Nagle

1949
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

Movie · as Wounded Messenger

1949
The Great Lover poster

The Great Lover

Movie · as Williams

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as D.P. Bradford, Bill Reed, Roger Sherman · 2 eps

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 2 eps

1948
Jungle Jim poster

Jungle Jim

Movie · as Bruce Edwards

1948
Jungle Goddess poster

Jungle Goddess

Movie · as Mike Patton

1948
The Sainted Sisters poster

The Sainted Sisters

Movie · as Sam Stoaks

1948
Thunder in the Pines poster

Thunder in the Pines

Movie · as Jeff Collins

1947
Variety Girl poster

Variety Girl

Movie · as George Reeves (uncredited)

1947
Champagne for Two poster

Champagne for Two

Movie

1945
Time to Kill

Time to Kill

Movie · as Frank

1944
Winged Victory poster

Winged Victory

Movie · as Lieutenant Thompson

1943
Border Patrol poster

Border Patrol

Movie · as Don Enrique Perez

1943
Colt Comrades poster

Colt Comrades

Movie · as Lin Whitlock

1943
Hoppy Serves a Writ poster

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Movie · as Steve Jordan

1943
Bar 20 poster

Bar 20

Movie · as Lin Bradley

1943
So Proudly We Hail poster

So Proudly We Hail

Movie · as Lt. John Summers

1943
Buckskin Frontier poster

Buckskin Frontier

Movie · as Jeff Collins

1943
Leather Burners poster

Leather Burners

Movie · as Harrison Brooke

1943
The Kansan poster

The Kansan

Movie · as Jesse James

1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith poster

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

Movie · as Tom Smith

1942
Blue, White and Perfect poster

Blue, White and Perfect

Movie · as Juan Arturo O'Hara

1942
Sex Hygiene poster

Sex Hygiene

Movie · as Pool player

1942
The Mad Martindales poster

The Mad Martindales

Movie · as Julio Rigo

1941
Blood and Sand poster

Blood and Sand

Movie · as Capt. Pierre Lauren

1941
Dead Men Tell poster

Dead Men Tell

Movie · as Bill Lydig

1941
Breakdowns of 1941 poster

Breakdowns of 1941

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Lydia poster

Lydia

Movie · as Bob Willard

1941
The Strawberry Blonde poster

The Strawberry Blonde

Movie · as Harold

1941
Man at Large poster

Man at Large

Movie · as Bob Grayson

1941
The Lady and the Lug poster

The Lady and the Lug

Movie · as Doug Abbott

1940
Torrid Zone poster

Torrid Zone

Movie · as Sancho

1940
'Til We Meet Again poster

'Til We Meet Again

Movie · as Jimmy Coburn

1940
Father Is A Prince poster

Father Is A Prince

Movie · as Gary Lee

1940
Gambling on the High Seas poster

Gambling on the High Seas

Movie · as Excited Reporter

1940
Tear Gas Squad poster

Tear Gas Squad

Movie · as Joe McCabe

1940
Ladies Must Live poster

Ladies Must Live

Movie · as George Halliday

1940
Argentine Nights poster

Argentine Nights

Movie · as Eduardo Estaban

1940
Always a Bride poster

Always a Bride

Movie · as Michael Stevens

1940
The Fighting 69th poster

The Fighting 69th

Movie · as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)

1940
Meet the Fleet poster

Meet the Fleet

Movie · as Benson

1940
Calling All Husbands poster

Calling All Husbands

Movie · as Dan Williams

1940
Calling Philo Vance poster

Calling Philo Vance

Movie · as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

1940
Virginia City poster

Virginia City

Movie · as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

1940
Pony Express Days poster

Pony Express Days

Movie · as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

1940
Knute Rockne All American poster

Knute Rockne All American

Movie · as Distraught Player (uncredited)

1939
Gone with the Wind poster

Gone with the Wind

Movie · as Brent Tarleton

1939
The Monroe Doctrine poster

The Monroe Doctrine

Movie · as John Sturgis

1939
Smashing the Money Ring poster

Smashing the Money Ring

Movie · as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1939
Four Wives poster

Four Wives

Movie · as Laboratory Man (uncredited)

1939
Espionage Agent poster

Espionage Agent

Movie · as Warrington's Secretary

1939
Ride, Cowboy, Ride poster

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

Movie · as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner

1939
On Dress Parade poster

On Dress Parade

Movie · as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)