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Bud Collyer (1908–1969)

Actor | Director | Producer

Most of Clayton's family was in show biz, but he initially decided to go into his father's field, law. He worked his way through Fordham University as a radio actor and singer, then took a job as a law clerk. Two years later, realizing that radio was very much more lucrative a career, he changed his last name to Collyer and became a full-time actor... See full bio »

Born:

Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr.
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 61) in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Still of Bud Collyer and Regina Dombek in Number Please
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1968 The Batman/Superman Hour (TV series)
Superman (Clark Kent)
 
1968 Aquaman (TV series)
Superman (voice)
 
1967 The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (TV series)
Superman
– Justice League of America: Between Two Armies (1967) … Superman (voice)
 
1966 The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Clark Kent / Superman
– The Robot of Riga/The Deep Sea Dragon/The Invisible Raiders (1966) … Clark Kent (voice) / Superman (voice)
 
1961 Number Please (TV series)
Host
 
1954 Feather Your Nest (TV series)
Host
 
1953 Talent Patrol (TV series)
Emcee (1953)
 
1953 On Your Way (TV series)
Host (DuMont version)
 
1949 Talent Jackpot (TV series)
Assistant
 
1943 Secret Agent (short)
Nazi Saboteurs (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 The Underground World (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Jungle Drums (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 The Mummy Strikes (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Destruction Inc. (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942/I Eleventh Hour (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Showdown (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Japoteurs (short)
Superman (voice) (uncredited) / Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Japanese Hijacker (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Terror on the Midway (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Volcano (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Electric Earthquake (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 The Magnetic Telescope (short)
Superman (voice) (uncredited) / Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Mad Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 The Bulleteers (short)
Superman (voice) (uncredited) / Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 The Arctic Giant (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Billion Dollar Limited (short)
Superman (voice) (uncredited) / Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Gangster (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 The Mechanical Monsters (short)
Superman (voice) (uncredited) / Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 Superman (short)
Clark Kent (voice) (uncredited) / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1959 The 13th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1950 Beat the Clock (TV series) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Superman: Episodios Clásicos (2013) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2001 Black and White Overnight (TV series)
Host ('Beat the Clock' and 'To Tell the Truth')
 
1956-1968 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 6 September 1968 (1968) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 22 May 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 23 January 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 9 January 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 2 January 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
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1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 16 July 1967 (1967) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1956-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 December 1966 (1966) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 11 January 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1959 The 13th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1958 The 12th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1957 The Polly Bergen Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The 11th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1954 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Honeymooners: Teamwork Beat the Clock (1954) … Himself
 
1954 Look Up and Live (TV series)
Emcee / Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 1954 (1954) … Himself/Emcee
 
1953 Quick as a Flash (TV series)
Host (May 1953-February 1954)
 
1952 Masquerade Party (TV series)
Himself / Host
 
1950-1961 Beat the Clock (TV series)
Host
 
1949 Say It with Acting (TV series)
Team Captain
 
1948-1953 Break the $250,000 Bank (TV series)
Co-Host
 
1948 Winner Take All (TV series)
Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (video documentary)
Clark Kent/Superman
 
2006 Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 Our World (TV series)
 
1969 Sesame Street (TV series)
 
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Supplied the 1940s radio voice of "Superman." See more »
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He was the superintendent of a Sunday School. See more »

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