George Reeves

from Woolstock, Iowa, USA

Artwork for Gone with the WindImage of George Reeves

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.

Timeline

2010Aged 96

  • Poster for Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

1999Aged 85

1990Aged 76

  • Poster for Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    (archive footage)

  • Poster for Death In Hollywood

    (Unknown)

1989Aged 75

  • Poster for The Story of Superman

    Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)

  • Poster for Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes

    (Unknown)

1988Aged 74

  • Poster for Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982Aged 68

  • Poster for Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Self (archive footage)

1968Aged 54

  • Poster for The Movie Orgy

    Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

1956Aged 42

  • Poster for Westward Ho, The Wagons!

    James Stephen

1954Aged 40

  • Poster for Stamp Day for Superman

    Superman / Clark Kent

  • Poster for Superman and Scotland Yard

    Superman

  • Poster for Superman in Exile

    Superman

  • Poster for Superman and the Jungle Devil

    Superman

  • Poster for Superman's Peril

    Superman

  • Poster for Superman Flies Again

    Superman

1953Aged 39

  • Poster for The Blue Gardenia

    Sam Haynes

  • Poster for From Here to Eternity

    Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  • Poster for Forever Female

    George Courtland

1952Aged 38

  • Poster for Bugles in the Afternoon

    Lt. Smith

  • Poster for Rancho Notorious

    Wilson

1951Aged 37

  • Poster for Superman and the Mole Men

    Superman / Clark Kent

1950Aged 36

  • Poster for The Good Humor Man

    Stuart Nagle

1949Aged 35

  • Poster for The Mutineers

    Thomas Nagle

  • Poster for Special Agent

    Paul Devereaux

  • Poster for The Great Lover

    Williams

  • Poster for Samson and Delilah

    Wounded Messenger

  • Poster for The Adventures of Sir Galahad

    Sir Galahad

1948Aged 34

  • Poster for The Sainted Sisters

    Sam Stoaks

  • Poster for Jungle Goddess

    Mike Patton

  • Poster for Thunder in the Pines

    Jeff Collins

  • Poster for Jungle Jim

    Bruce Edwards

1947Aged 33

  • Poster for Champagne for Two

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Variety Girl

    George Reeves (uncredited)

1945Aged 31

1944Aged 30

  • Poster for Winged Victory

    Lieutenant Thompson

1943Aged 29

  • Poster for Hoppy Serves a Writ

    Steve Jordan

  • Poster for Border Patrol

    Don Enrique Perez

  • Poster for Buckskin Frontier

    Jeff Collins

  • Poster for Leather Burners

    Harrison Brooke

  • Poster for Colt Comrades

    Lin Whitlock

  • Poster for The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

    Tom Smith

  • Poster for So Proudly We Hail

    Lt. John Summers

  • Poster for The Kansan

    Jesse James

  • Poster for Bar 20

    Lin Bradley

1942Aged 28

  • Poster for Blue, White and Perfect

    Juan Arturo O'Hara

  • Poster for Sex Hygiene

    Pool player

  • Poster for The Mad Martindales

    Julio Rigo

1941Aged 27

  • Poster for The Strawberry Blonde

    Harold

  • Poster for The Lady and the Lug

    Doug Abbott

  • Poster for Dead Men Tell

    Bill Lydig

  • Poster for Blood and Sand

    Capt. Pierre Lauren

  • Poster for Lydia

    Bob Willard

  • Poster for Man at Large

    Bob Grayson

  • Poster for Breakdowns of 1941

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940Aged 26

  • Poster for The Fighting 69th

    Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)

  • Poster for Calling Philo Vance

    Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Virginia City

    Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

  • Poster for 'Til We Meet Again

    Jimmy Coburn

  • Poster for Tear Gas Squad

    Joe McCabe

  • Poster for Torrid Zone

    Sancho

  • Poster for Gambling on the High Seas

    Excited Reporter

  • Poster for Pony Express Days

    William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

  • Poster for Ladies Must Live

    George Halliday

  • Poster for Argentine Nights

    Eduardo Estaban

  • Poster for Calling All Husbands

    Dan Williams

  • Poster for Knute Rockne All American

    Distraught Player (uncredited)

  • Poster for Always a Bride

    Michael Stevens

  • Poster for Father Is A Prince

    Gary Lee

  • Poster for Meet the Fleet

    Benson

1939Aged 25

  • Poster for Ride, Cowboy, Ride

    Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner

  • Poster for Espionage Agent

    Warrington's Secretary

  • Poster for The Monroe Doctrine

    John Sturgis

  • Poster for Smashing the Money Ring

    Trial Spectator (uncredited)

  • Poster for On Dress Parade

    Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

  • Poster for Gone with the Wind

    Brent Tarleton

  • Poster for Four Wives

    Laboratory Man (uncredited)

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