Acting
George Reeves
EN cinema · 78 credits
Born
5 January 1914
Died
16 June 1959 (aged 45)
Birthplace
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
Also known as George Keefer Brewer · George Bessolo
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Superman (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Superman
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as James Stephen
Stamp Day for Superman
as Superman / Clark Kent
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Superman
Superman's Peril
as Superman
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Superman
Superman in Exile
as Superman
Superman Flies Again
as Superman
The Blue Gardenia
as Sam Haynes
Forever Female
as George Courtland
From Here to Eternity
as Undetermined Role (uncredited), as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
as Wilson
Bugles in the Afternoon
as Lt. Smith
Superman and the Mole Men
as Superman / Clark Kent
The Good Humor Man
as Stuart Nagle
Special Agent
as Paul Devereaux
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as Sir Galahad
The Mutineers
as Thomas Nagle
Samson and Delilah
as Wounded Messenger
The Great Lover
as Williams
Jungle Jim
as Bruce Edwards
Jungle Goddess
as Mike Patton
The Sainted Sisters
as Sam Stoaks
Thunder in the Pines
as Jeff Collins
Variety Girl
as George Reeves (uncredited)
Winged Victory
as Lieutenant Thompson
Border Patrol
as Don Enrique Perez
Colt Comrades
as Lin Whitlock
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Steve Jordan
Bar 20
as Lin Bradley
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. John Summers
Buckskin Frontier
as Jeff Collins
Leather Burners
as Harrison Brooke
The Kansan
as Jesse James
Blue, White and Perfect
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
Sex Hygiene
as Pool player
The Mad Martindales
as Julio Rigo
Blood and Sand
as Capt. Pierre Lauren
Dead Men Tell
as Bill Lydig
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lydia
as Bob Willard
The Strawberry Blonde
as Harold
Man at Large
as Bob Grayson
The Lady and the Lug
as Doug Abbott
Torrid Zone
as Sancho
'Til We Meet Again
as Jimmy Coburn
Father Is A Prince
as Gary Lee
Gambling on the High Seas
as Excited Reporter
Tear Gas Squad
as Joe McCabe
Ladies Must Live
as George Halliday
Argentine Nights
as Eduardo Estaban
Always a Bride
as Michael Stevens
The Fighting 69th
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Meet the Fleet
as Benson
Calling All Husbands
as Dan Williams
Calling Philo Vance
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Pony Express Days
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Knute Rockne All American
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Brent Tarleton
The Monroe Doctrine
as John Sturgis
Smashing the Money Ring
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Four Wives
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Warrington's Secretary
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
On Dress Parade
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)