Acting
George Reeves
Also Known As: George Keefer Brewer, George Bessolo
Birth Date
January 5, 1914
Death Date
June 16, 1959
(passed away at 45)
Place of Birth
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
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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.
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I Love Lucy
Superman (uncredited)
1951 • 1 episode
Lights Out
1949 • 2 episodes
Adventures of Superman
Superman
1952 • 104 episodes
Suspense
1949 • 2 episodes
Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
1939
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
2023 • 1 episode
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
2016 • 1 episode
The Wonderful World of Disney
James Stephen (archive footage)
1954 • 1 episode
From Here to Eternity
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1953
The Fighting 69th
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
1940
Samson and Delilah
Wounded Messenger
1949
Dead Men Tell
Bill Lydig
1941
Blood and Sand
Capt. Pierre Lauren
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
Harold
1941
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
1940
Rancho Notorious
Wilson
1952
The Blue Gardenia
Sam Haynes
1953
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / Clark Kent
1951
Special Agent
Paul Devereaux
1949
The Movie Orgy
Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
1968