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George Reeves
Acting
05 Jan 1914
† 16 Jun 1959
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
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.
Also Known As
George Keefer Brewer, George Bessolo
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George Reeves's Movies
79%
Gone with the Wind
15 Dec 1939
73%
From Here to Eternity
28 Aug 1953
73%
From Here to Eternity
28 Aug 1953
66%
Samson and Delilah
21 Dec 1949
65%
Rancho Notorious
10 Apr 1952
65%
The Blue Gardenia
20 Mar 1953
53%
Superman and the Mole Men
23 Nov 1951
69%
The Strawberry Blonde
21 Feb 1941
65%
Blood and Sand
30 May 1941
70%
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
09 Nov 2010
62%
Virginia City
23 Mar 1940
57%
The Fighting 69th
27 Jan 1940
61%
Knute Rockne All American
05 Oct 1940
57%
So Proudly We Hail
09 Sept 1943
53%
Stamp Day for Superman
08 Mar 1954
63%
Dead Men Tell
28 Mar 1941
69%
Forever Female
28 Nov 1953
26%
Jungle Goddess
13 Aug 1948
63%
The Movie Orgy
01 Jan 1968
52%
Bugles in the Afternoon
04 Mar 1952
George Reeves's TV Shows
79%
I Love Lucy
15 Oct 1951
66%
Adventures of Superman
19 Sept 1952
78%
The Wonderful World of Disney
27 Oct 1954
81%
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
04 Feb 2016
74%
Superpowered: The DC Story
20 Jul 2023
49%
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
49%
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
49%
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
49%
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
58%
Lights Out
19 Jul 1949