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George Reeves
Actor, Director
Died June 16, 1959 (45 years)
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
| 2010 | Waiting for Superman · as Superman (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years · as Clark Kent |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life · as Superman |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends · as Superman |
| 1956 | Westward Ho, the Wagons! · as James Stephen |
| 1954 | Superman Flies Again · as Clark Kent |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity · as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia · as Sam Haynes |
| 1953 | Forever Female · as George Courtland |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious · as Wilson |
| 1952 | Bugles in the Afternoon · as Lt. Smith |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Superman |
| 1951 | Superman and the Mole-Men · as Superman / Clark Kent |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Wounded Messenger |
| 1948 | Jungle Goddess · as Mike Patton |
| 1948 | The Sainted Sisters · as Sam Stoaks |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1943 | Colt Comrades · as Lin Whitlock |
| 1943 | Hoppy Serves a Writ · as Steve Jordan |
| 1943 | Leather Burners · as Harrison Brooke |
| 1943 | Bar 20 · as Lin Bradley |
| 1943 | Border Patrol · as Don Enrique Perez |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Jesse James |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier · as Jeff Collins |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand · as Capt. Pierre Lauren |
| 1941 | Lydia · as Bob Willard |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Harold |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Distraught Player (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone · as Sancho |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Brent Tarleton |