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

78 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Brent Tarleton

The Blue Gardenia

1953

as Sam Haynes

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

Gone with the Wind

1939 • as Brent Tarleton

★ 7.9

The Blue Gardenia

1953 • as Sam Haynes

★ 6.5

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

Virginia City

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

★ 6.2

Variety Girl

1947 • as George Reeves (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010 • as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

★ 7.0

Blood and Sand

1941 • as Capt. Pierre Lauren

★ 6.5

The Movie Orgy

1968 • as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

★ 6.6

Tear Gas Squad

1940 • as Joe McCabe

★ 5.3

Four Wives

1939 • as Laboratory Man (uncredited)

★ 5.5

'Til We Meet Again

1940 • as Jimmy Coburn

★ 6.4

So Proudly We Hail

1943 • as Lt. John Summers

★ 5.9

Forever Female

1953 • as George Courtland

★ 6.9

The Kansan

1943 • as Jesse James

★ 6.0

Superman and the Mole Men

1951 • as Superman / Clark Kent

★ 5.4

Bar 20

1943 • as Lin Bradley

★ 4.9

Lydia

1941 • as Bob Willard

★ 6.5

Blue, White and Perfect

1942 • as Juan Arturo O'Hara

★ 6.5

Jungle Goddess

1948 • as Mike Patton

★ 2.9

The Strawberry Blonde

1941 • as Harold

★ 6.9

Special Agent

1949 • as Paul Devereaux

★ 9.0

Espionage Agent

1939 • as Warrington's Secretary

★ 6.3

Winged Victory

1944 • as Lieutenant Thompson

★ 6.3

The Good Humor Man

1950 • as Stuart Nagle

★ 6.5

Border Patrol

1943 • as Don Enrique Perez

★ 6.3

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952 • as Lt. Smith

★ 5.4

Calling Philo Vance

1940 • as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.0

The Sainted Sisters

1948 • as Sam Stoaks

★ 7.3

Smashing the Money Ring

1939 • as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

★ 5.8

movie

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 • as Superman (archive footage)

Man at Large

1941 • as Bob Grayson

★ 6.5

Colt Comrades

1943 • as Lin Whitlock

★ 5.9

Death In Hollywood

1990

★ 6.8

Argentine Nights

1940 • as Eduardo Estaban

★ 8.0

Leather Burners

1943 • as Harrison Brooke

★ 6.1

Torrid Zone

1940 • as Sancho

★ 7.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.0

Knute Rockne All American

1940 • as Distraught Player (uncredited)

★ 6.2

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

1949 • as Sir Galahad

★ 6.8

Stamp Day for Superman

1954 • as Superman / Clark Kent

★ 5.5

The Great Lover

1949 • as Williams

★ 7.1

Gambling on the High Seas

1940 • as Excited Reporter

★ 5.6

Buckskin Frontier

1943 • as Jeff Collins

★ 7.0

The Monroe Doctrine

1939 • as John Sturgis

★ 7.3

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943 • as Steve Jordan

★ 6.0

Jungle Jim

1948 • as Bruce Edwards

★ 5.8

Pony Express Days

1940 • as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

★ 6.5

Thunder in the Pines

1948 • as Jeff Collins

★ 5.3

On Dress Parade

1939 • as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

★ 6.6

Father Is A Prince

1940 • as Gary Lee

★ 6.5

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956 • as James Stephen

★ 5.8

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943 • as Tom Smith

★ 8.5

Sex Hygiene

1942 • as Pool player

★ 5.1

movie

Time to Kill

1945 • as Frank

★ 7.0

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Always a Bride

1940 • as Michael Stevens

★ 5.4

The Mutineers

1949 • as Thomas Nagle

★ 7.0

The Mad Martindales

1942 • as Julio Rigo

★ 7.5

Dead Men Tell

1941 • as Bill Lydig

★ 6.5

Breakdowns of 1941

1941 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

Superman in Exile

1954 • as Superman

★ 8.3

Calling All Husbands

1940 • as Dan Williams

★ 8.0

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990 • as (archive footage)

★ 5.7

Ladies Must Live

1940 • as George Halliday

★ 7.0

The Lady and the Lug

1941 • as Doug Abbott

★ 10.0

Champagne for Two

1947

★ 6.3

Meet the Fleet

1940 • as Benson

★ 6.4

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939 • as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner

★ 6.0

Superman and the Jungle Devil

1954 • as Superman

★ 8.7

The Fighting 69th

1940 • as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)

★ 5.8

Superman's Peril

1954 • as Superman

Superman Flies Again

1954 • as Superman

★ 7.7

Superman and Scotland Yard

1954 • as Superman

★ 7.3

The Story of Superman

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

★ 10.0

Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

1989

★ 8.0