Kirk Alyn

Personal Info

Birthday

October 8, 1910

Day of Death

1999-03-14

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Kirk Alyn

Biography

Kirk Alyn (1910–1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play Superman in live-action in Superman serial and Atom Man vs. Superman as well as Blackhawk in the Blackhawk serial, and Sam Lane in Superman: The Movie.

Alyn started as a chorus boy for Broadway plays, appearing in notable musicals such as Girl Crazy, Of Thee I Sing, and Hellzapoppin' during the 1930s. He also worked as a singer and dancer in vaudeville before relocating to Hollywood during the early 1940s to act for feature movies, but he was successful only in gaining bit parts for low-budget movies before obtaining the role of Superman in 1948. During World War II he served in the United States Navy.

Known For

Battlestar Galactica

Highway Patrol

Naked City

Superman

Lux Video Theatre

The Three Musketeers

Lucky Jordan

Action in the North Atlantic

Filmography

1989
The Story of Superman
as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as Self
1983
Scalps
as Prof. Manchen
1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
1981
The Halloween Planet
as The Watcher
Superbman: The Other Movie
as Pa Cant
1978
Superman
as Sam Lane (uncredited)
1967
Banning
as Bidder (uncredited)
1957
No Time to Be Young
as Mike
Beginning of the End
as Bomber Pilot
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
1952
Blackhawk
as Blackhawk
1951
When Worlds Collide
as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
1950
Gambling House
as FBI Man (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman
as Superman, alias Clark Kent
1949
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
as Chris Calvert
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
as Inspector David Worth
1948
The Three Musketeers
as Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
1947
Little Miss Broadway
as Mel O'Brien
1946
The Trap
as Sgt. Reynolds
The Time of Their Lives
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Daughter of Don Q
as Cliff Roberts
1944
The Girl Who Dared
as Josh Carroll
Call of the Rockies
as Ned Crane
Forty Thieves
as Jerry Doyle
1943
A Guy Named Joe
as Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Pistol Packin' Mama
as J. Leslie Burton III
Mystery Broadcast
as Young Policeman (uncredited)
Overland Mail Robbery
as Tom Hartley
The Man from the Rio Grande
as Editor Tom Traynor
Swing Shift Maisie
as Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
as Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
1942
You Were Never Lovelier
as Julia's Groom (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
as Pearl's Boyfriend
1934
Private Lessons
as John Humphries
1930
Fast and Loose
as Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy