George Reeves

Known for: Acting

Born: 1914-01-05 – 1959-06-16 (aged 45)

From: Woolstock, 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)

TV★ 7.4
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.2
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
MOVIE
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Superman (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Death In Hollywood
1990
MOVIE★ 5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Story of Superman
1989
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
MOVIE
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956
as James Stephen
MOVIE
Superman's Peril
1954
as Superman
MOVIE★ 8.7
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954
as Superman
MOVIE★ 8.3
Superman in Exile
1954
as Superman
MOVIE★ 7.7
Superman Flies Again
1954
as Superman
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as James Stephen (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954
as Superman
MOVIE★ 5.5
Stamp Day for Superman
1954
as Superman / Clark Kent
MOVIE★ 6.9
Forever Female
1953
as George Courtland
MOVIE★ 7.3
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Sam Haynes
TV★ 6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Superman
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Wilson
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952
as Lt. Smith
MOVIE★ 5.4
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Superman / Clark Kent
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Superman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Stuart Nagle
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949
as Sir Galahad
MOVIE★ 6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Wounded Messenger
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Great Lover
1949
as Williams
MOVIE★ 9.0
Special Agent
1949
as Paul Devereaux
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Mutineers
1949
as Thomas Nagle
TV★ 5.1
Suspense
1949
MOVIE★ 5.8
Jungle Jim
1948
as Bruce Edwards
MOVIE★ 5.2
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Jeff Collins
MOVIE★ 2.9
Jungle Goddess
1948
as Mike Patton
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Sam Stoaks
MOVIE★ 6.5
Variety Girl
1947
as George Reeves (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Champagne for Two
1947
MOVIE★ 7.0
Time to Kill
1945
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.3
Winged Victory
1944
as Lieutenant Thompson
MOVIE★ 4.9
Bar 20
1943
as Lin Bradley
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Kansan
1943
as Jesse James
MOVIE★ 5.9
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Lt. John Summers
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
as Tom Smith
MOVIE★ 5.9
Colt Comrades
1943
as Lin Whitlock
MOVIE★ 6.1
Leather Burners
1943
as Harrison Brooke
MOVIE★ 7.0
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Jeff Collins
MOVIE★ 6.2
Border Patrol
1943
as Don Enrique Perez
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Steve Jordan
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Julio Rigo
MOVIE★ 5.1
Sex Hygiene
1942
as Pool player
MOVIE★ 6.5
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
MOVIE★ 7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Man at Large
1941
as Bob Grayson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Lydia
1941
as Bob Willard
MOVIE★ 6.5
Blood and Sand
1941
as Capt. Pierre Lauren
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Bill Lydig
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Lady and the Lug
1941
as Doug Abbott
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Harold
MOVIE★ 6.4
Meet the Fleet
1940
as Benson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Gary Lee
MOVIE★ 5.4
Always a Bride
1940
as Michael Stevens
MOVIE★ 6.2
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Calling All Husbands
1940
as Dan Williams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Argentine Nights
1940
as Eduardo Estaban
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ladies Must Live
1940
as George Halliday
MOVIE★ 6.3
Pony Express Days
1940
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
MOVIE★ 5.7
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as Excited Reporter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Torrid Zone
1940
as Sancho
MOVIE★ 5.3
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Joe McCabe
MOVIE★ 6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Jimmy Coburn
MOVIE★ 6.2
Virginia City
1940
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Four Wives
1939
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Brent Tarleton
MOVIE★ 6.6
On Dress Parade
1939
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Monroe Doctrine
1939
as John Sturgis
MOVIE★ 6.3
Espionage Agent
1939
as Warrington's Secretary
MOVIE★ 6.0
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner