Acting
George Reeves
Also Known As: George Keefer Brewer, George Bessolo
Birth Date
January 5, 1914
Death Date
June 16, 1959
(passed away at 45)
Place of Birth
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
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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.
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I Love Lucy
Superman (uncredited)
1951 • 1 episode
Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
1939
Suspense
1949 • 2 episodes
Adventures of Superman
Superman
1952 • 104 episodes
Lights Out
1949 • 2 episodes
The Wonderful World of Disney
James Stephen (archive footage)
1954 • 1 episode
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
2023 • 1 episode
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
2016 • 1 episode
From Here to Eternity
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1953
Samson and Delilah
Wounded Messenger
1949
Rancho Notorious
Wilson
1952
Blood and Sand
Capt. Pierre Lauren
1941
The Blue Gardenia
Sam Haynes
1953
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
2010
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. John Summers
1943
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / Clark Kent
1951
Bugles in the Afternoon
Lt. Smith
1952
The Movie Orgy
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
1968
Death In Hollywood
1990
Knute Rockne All American
Distraught Player (uncredited)
1940