George Reeves

Personal Info

Birthday

January 5, 1914

Day of Death

1959-06-16

(45 years old)

Place of Birth

Woolstock, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

George Keefer Brewer

George Bessolo

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.

Known For

I Love Lucy

Suspense

Gone with the Wind

Adventures of Superman

The Wonderful World of Disney

Samson and Delilah

From Here to Eternity

Rancho Notorious

Filmography

2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Superman (archive footage)
1990
Death In Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1989
The Story of Superman
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
1987
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as (archive footage)
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)
1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as James Stephen
1954
Superman in Exile
as Superman
Superman's Peril
as Superman
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Superman
Superman Flies Again
as Superman
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
as Superman / Clark Kent
1953
Forever Female
as George Courtland
From Here to Eternity
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
as Sam Haynes
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Wilson
Bugles in the Afternoon
as Lt. Smith
1951
Superman and the Mole Men
as Superman / Clark Kent
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Stuart Nagle
1949
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as Sir Galahad
Samson and Delilah
as Wounded Messenger
The Great Lover
as Williams
Special Agent
as Paul Devereaux
The Mutineers
as Thomas Nagle
1948
Jungle Jim
as Bruce Edwards
Thunder in the Pines
as Jeff Collins
Jungle Goddess
as Mike Patton
The Sainted Sisters
as Sam Stoaks
1947
Variety Girl
as George Reeves (uncredited)
1945
Time to Kill
as Frank
1944
Winged Victory
as Lieutenant Thompson
1943
Bar 20
as Lin Bradley
The Kansan
as Jesse James
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. John Summers
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Tom Smith
Colt Comrades
as Lin Whitlock
Leather Burners
as Harrison Brooke
Buckskin Frontier
as Jeff Collins
Border Patrol
as Don Enrique Perez
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Steve Jordan
1942
The Mad Martindales
as Julio Rigo
Sex Hygiene
as Pool player
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Juan Arturo O'Hara
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Man at Large
as Bob Grayson
Lydia
as Bob Willard
Blood and Sand
as Capt. Pierre Lauren
Dead Men Tell
as Bill Lydig
The Lady and the Lug
as Doug Abbott
The Strawberry Blonde
as Harold
1940
Meet the Fleet
as Benson
Father Is A Prince
as Gary Lee
Always a Bride
as Michael Stevens
Knute Rockne All American
as Distraught Player (uncredited)
Calling All Husbands
as Dan Williams
Argentine Nights
as Eduardo Estaban
Ladies Must Live
as George Halliday
Pony Express Days
as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Gambling on the High Seas
as Excited Reporter
Torrid Zone
as Sancho
Tear Gas Squad
as Joe McCabe
'Til We Meet Again
as Jimmy Coburn
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
1939
Four Wives
as Laboratory Man (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Brent Tarleton
On Dress Parade
as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Monroe Doctrine
as John Sturgis
Espionage Agent
as Warrington's Secretary
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner