Kirk Alyn
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. Alyn also featured in movie serials, including Federal Agents Vs. Underworld Inc., Radar Patrol Vs. Spy King and Blackhawk. Alyn played Superman for the first live-action Superman movie serial, released in 1948. The serial consisted of 15 episodes which recounted Superman’s arrival on Earth, getting a job as a reporter at the Daily Planet newspaper, and meeting Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. After playing Superman, he again suffered casting problems. Apart from featuring in some similar comic book-type serials, he had few roles in television series and movies, some even uncredited, until he retired.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane....
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The Three Musketeers
as Aramis' Friend (uncredited)Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their...
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A Guy Named Joe
as Officer in Heaven (uncredited)A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female...
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The Eddy Duchin Story
as Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
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When Worlds Collide
as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days...
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Action in the North Atlantic
as Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are...
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You Were Never Lovelier
as Julia's Groom (uncredited)An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
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Lucky Jordan
as Pearl's BoyfriendLucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries...
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The Time of Their Lives
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th...
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Horrible Horror
as Superman in 'Superman'A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
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Superman
as Superman, alias Clark KentSuperman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first...
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Blackhawk
as BlackhawkBased on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded...
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Gambling House
as FBI Man (uncredited)A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
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Aerial Gunner
as Officer in Canteen (uncredited)Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.
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Beginning of the End
as Bomber PilotAn attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles...
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Scalps
as Prof. ManchenSilly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for...
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Little Miss Broadway
as Mel O'BrienUpon leaving finishing school, Judy Gibson goes to meet her presumed wealthy and socially...
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The Trap
as Sgt. ReynoldsWhen a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach...
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Swing Shift Maisie
as Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and...
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Time Warp
as uncreditedAfter a long space journey, an astronaut returns home to his family only to discover that he has...
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as SelfA humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
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The Girl Who Dared
as Josh CarrollA group of people are invited to a party at a creepy mansion where legend has it a ghost appears...
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Mystery Broadcast
as Young Policeman (uncredited)A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and...
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No Time to Be Young
as MikeA melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as SelfErnie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film....
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Daughter of Don Q
as Cliff RobertsWhen the unscrupulous Carlos Manning discovers that an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed...
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Atom Man vs. Superman
as Superman, alias Clark KentSuperman battles Lex Luthor, who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man...
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Pistol Packin' Mama
as J. Leslie Burton IIITwo tuneful gamblers gambol across the country in a struggle for the money they need to run...
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Fast and Loose
as Man Seated at Table in SpeakeasyA wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the...
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Call of the Rockies
as Ned CraneCowboy Sunset Carson teams up with Frog Millhouse on a routine supply trip to Placer City....
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Forty Thieves
as Jerry DoyleWhen he runs for sheriff, Hoppy is beaten by Jerry Doyle, the gutless wonder voted for by every...
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Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
as Inspector David WorthThe female leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can give her...
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Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
as Chris CalvertThe war lords of a potential enemy of the US has the spy ring, led by John Baroda, the Spy King...
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Overland Mail Robbery
as Tom HartleyThe Hartley--Goodrich stage line suffers a double blow when its founders, Frank Hartley and...
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The Man from the Rio Grande
as Editor Tom TraynorThe suspicious death of Henry King during a hunting trip with his brother John leaves the...
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The Halloween Planet
as The WatcherWhen the boy genius, Zebulon, decides to run away from home in his hand-made spaceship he fails...
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Superbman: The Other Movie
as Pa CantFacing impending doom on the planet Krapton, Kid-O, infant son of Jel-O, is sent to earth where...
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Private Lessons
as John HumphriesHal LeRoy is hired as a tap teacher at Dawn O'Day's dancing school to give private lessons to...
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Battlestar Galactica
as Old ManWhen the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander...
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The Donna Reed Show
as uncreditedRevolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...
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Dennis the Menace
as uncreditedThis 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family,...
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Lux Video Theatre
as Bill WatermanLux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...
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The Adventures of Kit Carson
as uncreditedThe Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western series that aired in syndication from August...
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Naked City
as Sgt. MullerNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Buffalo Bill Jr.
as uncreditedBuffalo Bill, Jr. is an American Western television series starring Dickie Jones that aired in...
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Highway Patrol
as Coordinating Officer at HeadquartersHighway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959,...
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