But the first task at hand was to cast an actor in the dual role of Superman and Clark Kent. After several auditions, George Reeves, a film veteran who had appeared in various motion picture ...

The first Superman was voiced by veteran actor Bud Collyer on the Adventures ... Superman (1950). George Reeves followed in Superman & the Mole Men (1951) and then was the man of steel in The ...

When it comes to playing Superman, there’s something about the role that seems larger than life—strength, honor, charm and that ever-present sense of responsibility. But behind the capes and iconic ...

It’s been 85 years to the day since Superman’s pal, Jimmy Olsen, debuted in an episode of The Adventures of Superman radio serial. Aired on April 15, 1940, the six-part “Donelli’s Protection Racket” ...

Narrator: Back then, many of Superman's earliest flying stunts were low-tech. To take off from the ground, actor George Reeves would jump off a springboard that was either just off camera or ...

But in Hollywoodland, he played the actor George Reeves, TV’s Superman during the 1950s, who was found dead in... Snyder’s film is a riff on The Dark Knight Returns – Frank Miller’s DC ...

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 ...