George Reeves

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.

Born

Jan 05, 1914

Woolstock, Iowa, USA

Died

Jun 16, 1959

Known For

Acting

Movies

79 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Brent Tarleton

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Wounded Messenger

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Wilson

The Blue Gardenia

1953

as Sam Haynes

Gone with the Wind

1939 • as Brent Tarleton

★ 7.9

From Here to Eternity

1953 • as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

★ 7.3

From Here to Eternity

1953 • as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)

★ 7.3

Samson and Delilah

1949 • as Wounded Messenger

★ 6.6

Rancho Notorious

1952 • as Wilson

★ 6.5

Blood and Sand

1941 • as Capt. Pierre Lauren

★ 6.5

So Proudly We Hail

1943 • as Lt. John Summers

★ 5.9

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010 • as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

★ 7.0

The Blue Gardenia

1953 • as Sam Haynes

★ 6.5

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952 • as Lt. Smith

★ 5.4

The Movie Orgy

1968 • as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

★ 6.8

Superman and the Mole Men

1951 • as Superman / Clark Kent

★ 5.3

Virginia City

1940 • as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

★ 6.3

Death In Hollywood

1990 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8

Special Agent

1949 • as Paul Devereaux

★ 9.0

Knute Rockne All American

1940 • as Distraught Player (uncredited)

★ 6.2

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956 • as James Stephen

★ 5.8

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.0

Stamp Day for Superman

1954 • as Superman / Clark Kent

★ 5.5

'Til We Meet Again

1940 • as Jimmy Coburn

★ 6.4

Smashing the Money Ring

1939 • as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

★ 5.8

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Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 • as Superman (archive footage)

Jungle Goddess

1948 • as Mike Patton

★ 2.9

Espionage Agent

1939 • as Warrington's Secretary

★ 6.3

Lydia

1941 • as Bob Willard

★ 6.5

The Strawberry Blonde

1941 • as Harold

★ 6.9

The Fighting 69th

1940 • as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)

★ 5.8

Variety Girl

1947 • as George Reeves (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Father Is A Prince

1940 • as Gary Lee

★ 6.5

The Good Humor Man

1950 • as Stuart Nagle

★ 6.3

Forever Female

1953 • as George Courtland

★ 6.9

Gambling on the High Seas

1940 • as Excited Reporter

★ 5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 5.7

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943 • as Steve Jordan

★ 5.6

Blue, White and Perfect

1942 • as Juan Arturo O'Hara

★ 6.5

Superman and Scotland Yard

1954 • as Superman

★ 7.3

Four Wives

1939 • as Laboratory Man (uncredited)

★ 5.5

Calling Philo Vance

1940 • as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.0

The Kansan

1943 • as Jesse James

★ 6.0

Torrid Zone

1940 • as Sancho

★ 7.0

On Dress Parade

1939 • as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

★ 6.6

Thunder in the Pines

1948 • as Jeff Collins

★ 5.2

Winged Victory

1944 • as Lieutenant Thompson

★ 6.3

Dead Men Tell

1941 • as Bill Lydig

★ 6.5

Jungle Jim

1948 • as Bruce Edwards

★ 5.8

Leather Burners

1943 • as Harrison Brooke

★ 6.1

Superman and the Jungle Devil

1954 • as Superman

★ 8.7

Tear Gas Squad

1940 • as Joe McCabe

★ 5.3

The Lady and the Lug

1941 • as Doug Abbott

★ 8.0

Breakdowns of 1941

1941 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

The Sainted Sisters

1948 • as Sam Stoaks

★ 7.3

Border Patrol

1943 • as Don Enrique Perez

★ 6.2

The Great Lover

1949 • as Williams

★ 7.1

Calling All Husbands

1940 • as Dan Williams

★ 8.0

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

1949 • as Sir Galahad

★ 6.9

Buckskin Frontier

1943 • as Jeff Collins

★ 7.0

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989

★ 8.0

Bar 20

1943 • as Lin Bradley

★ 4.9

The Mad Martindales

1942 • as Julio Rigo

★ 7.5

Ladies Must Live

1940 • as George Halliday

★ 7.0

Always a Bride

1940 • as Michael Stevens

★ 5.7

Colt Comrades

1943 • as Lin Whitlock

★ 5.9

The Monroe Doctrine

1939 • as John Sturgis

★ 7.0

Sex Hygiene

1942 • as Pool player

★ 5.1

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939 • as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner

★ 6.0

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943 • as Tom Smith

★ 8.5

The Story of Superman

1989 • as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)

★ 10.0

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Time to Kill

1945 • as Frank

★ 7.0

Pony Express Days

1940 • as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

★ 6.3

Argentine Nights

1940 • as Eduardo Estaban

★ 8.0

Superman in Exile

1954 • as Superman

★ 8.3

The Mutineers

1949 • as Thomas Nagle

★ 7.0

Man at Large

1941 • as Bob Grayson

★ 6.5

Meet the Fleet

1940 • as Benson

★ 6.4

Champagne for Two

1947

★ 6.1

Superman's Peril

1954 • as Superman

Superman Flies Again

1954 • as Superman

★ 7.7

The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour

The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour

2014 • as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)