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
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Brent Tarleton
Samson and Delilah
(1949)
Wounded Messenger
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Wilson
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Capt. Pierre Lauren
The Blue Gardenia
(1953)
Sam Haynes
Virginia City
(1940)
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Brent Tarleton
Smashing the Money Ring
(1939)
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Four Wives
(1939)
Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
(1939)
Warrington's Secretary
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
(1939)
Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
The Monroe Doctrine
(1939)
John Sturgis
Virginia City
(1940)
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Ladies Must Live
(1940)
George Halliday
Knute Rockne All American
(1940)
Distraught Player (uncredited)
Torrid Zone
(1940)
Sancho
Father Is A Prince
(1940)
Gary Lee
Gambling on the High Seas
(1940)
Excited Reporter
Always a Bride
(1940)
Michael Stevens
Argentine Nights
(1940)
Eduardo Estaban
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
(1940)
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
(1940)
Joe McCabe
Calling All Husbands
(1940)
Dan Williams
Meet the Fleet
(1940)
Benson
Pony Express Days
(1940)
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
'Til We Meet Again
(1940)
Jimmy Coburn
The Strawberry Blonde
(1941)
Harold
Lydia
(1941)
Bob Willard
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Bill Lydig
Man at Large
(1941)
Bob Grayson
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Capt. Pierre Lauren
The Lady and the Lug
(1941)
Doug Abbott
The Mad Martindales
(1942)
Julio Rigo
Sex Hygiene
(1942)
Pool player
Blue, White, and Perfect
(1942)
Juan Arturo O'Hara
Buckskin Frontier
(1943)
Jeff Collins
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
(1943)
Tom Smith
So Proudly We Hail
(1943)
Lt. John Summers
Colt Comrades
(1943)
Lin Whitlock
Border Patrol
(1943)
Don Enrique Perez
Hoppy Serves a Writ
(1943)
Steve Jordan
Bar 20
(1943)
Lin Bradley
The Kansan
(1943)
Jesse James
Leather Burners
(1943)
Harrison Brooke
Winged Victory
(1944)
Lieutenant Thompson
Time to Kill
(1945)
Frank
Variety Girl
(1947)
George Reeves (uncredited)
Champagne for Two
(1947)
The Sainted Sisters
(1948)
Sam Stoaks
Jungle Goddess
(1948)
Mike Patton
Jungle Jim
(1948)
Bruce Edwards
Thunder in the Pines
(1948)
Jeff Collins
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
(1949)
Sir Galahad
Special Agent
(1949)
Paul Devereaux
The Great Lover
(1949)
Williams
Samson and Delilah
(1949)
Wounded Messenger
The Mutineers
(1949)
Thomas Nagle
The Good Humor Man
(1950)
Stuart Nagle
Superman and the Mole-Men
(1951)
Superman / Clark Kent
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Wilson
Bugles in the Afternoon
(1952)
Lt. Smith
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)
Forever Female
(1953)
George Courtland
The Blue Gardenia
(1953)
Sam Haynes
Stamp Day for Superman
(1954)
Superman / Clark Kent
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
(1956)
James Stephen
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
(1987)
(archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(1990)
(archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
(1999)
Superman (archive footage)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
(2010)
Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)