George Reeves

George Reeves

1/5/1914 – 6/16/1959Woolstock, Iowa, USA

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 (84 titles)

Superpowered: The DC Story7.4Show

Superpowered: The DC Story

Self (archive footage) · 2023

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime8.2Show

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Self (archive footage) · 2016

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics7.0Movie

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage) · 2010

Movie

Television: The First Fifty Years

Superman (archive footage) · 1999

Death In Hollywood6.8Movie

Death In Hollywood

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths5.7Movie

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage) · 1990

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes8.0Movie

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989

The Story of Superman10.0Movie

The Story of Superman

Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage) · 1989

Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!6.0Movie

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) · 1982

The Movie Orgy6.7Movie

The Movie Orgy

Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage) · 1968

Westward Ho, The Wagons!5.8Movie

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

James Stephen · 1956

Superman Flies Again7.7Movie

Superman Flies Again

Superman · 1954

Superman's PerilMovie

Superman's Peril

Superman · 1954

Superman in Exile8.3Movie

Superman in Exile

Superman · 1954

Superman and the Jungle Devil8.7Movie

Superman and the Jungle Devil

Superman · 1954

The Wonderful World of Disney7.9Show

The Wonderful World of Disney

James Stephen (archive footage) · 1954

Superman and Scotland Yard7.3Movie

Superman and Scotland Yard

Superman · 1954

Stamp Day for Superman5.5Movie

Stamp Day for Superman

Superman / Clark Kent · 1954

Forever Female6.9Movie

Forever Female

George Courtland · 1953

From Here to Eternity7.3Movie

From Here to Eternity

Undetermined Role (uncredited) · 1953

The Blue Gardenia6.5Movie

The Blue Gardenia

Sam Haynes · 1953

Adventures of Superman6.7Show

Adventures of Superman

Superman · 1952

Rancho Notorious6.5Movie

Rancho Notorious

Wilson · 1952

Bugles in the Afternoon5.4Movie

Bugles in the Afternoon

Lt. Smith · 1952

Superman and the Mole Men5.4Movie

Superman and the Mole Men

Superman / Clark Kent · 1951

I Love Lucy7.9Show

I Love Lucy

Superman (uncredited) · 1951

The Good Humor Man6.3Movie

The Good Humor Man

Stuart Nagle · 1950

The Adventures of Sir Galahad6.9Movie

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

Sir Galahad · 1949

Samson and Delilah6.6Movie

Samson and Delilah

Wounded Messenger · 1949