George Reeves
Department: Acting
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
Gone with the Wind
1939
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Blue Gardenia
1953
Rancho Notorious
1952
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
Blood and Sand
1941
Dead Men Tell
1941
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956
Border Patrol
1943
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Colt Comrades
1943
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
Bar 20
1943
Variety Girl
1947
Lydia
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
Torrid Zone
1940
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952
The Good Humor Man
1950
Jungle Jim
1948
So Proudly We Hail
1943
The Monroe Doctrine
1939
Special Agent
1949
Buckskin Frontier
1943
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Forever Female
1953
Father Is A Prince
1940
Jungle Goddess
1948
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949
Stamp Day for Superman
1954
Winged Victory
1944
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
Champagne for Two
1947
Tear Gas Squad
1940
Ladies Must Live
1940
The Sainted Sisters
1948
Argentine Nights
1940
From Here to Eternity
1953
Always a Bride
1940
Sex Hygiene
1942
The Fighting 69th
1940
Meet the Fleet
1940
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Calling All Husbands
1940
Four Wives
1939
Espionage Agent
1939
From Here to Eternity
1953
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Calling Philo Vance
1940
Man at Large
1941
Virginia City
1940
Leather Burners
1943
Pony Express Days
1940
Knute Rockne All American
1940
Superman Flies Again
1954
Superman's Peril
1954
Superman in Exile
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954
The Story of Superman
1989
Thunder in the Pines
1948
The Kansan
1943
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939
The Mad Martindales
1942
The Mutineers
1949
Samson and Delilah
1949
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
On Dress Parade
1939
Time to Kill
1945
The Lady and the Lug
1941
The Great Lover
1949
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes
1989
Death In Hollywood
1990
I Love Lucy
1951
Adventures of Superman
1952
Suspense
1949
Lights Out
1949
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023