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Jack Larson was raised in Pasadena, California, and attended Pasadena Junior College (by coincidence, exactly like his Adventures of Superman co-star George Reeves). He was a contract player at Warner Bros. Typecast as Jimmy Olsen, Larson found it virtually impossible to get other acting roles after the series went off the air and retired from acting a few years later... See full bio »

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Jack Edward Larson
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideActor (28 titles)
2011 Bob's New Suit
Edward McIntyre
 
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Dewey Butler
– Quickie (2010) … Dewey Butler
 
2006 Superman Returns
Bo the Bartender
 
1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Old Jimmy Olsen
– Brutal Youth (1996) … Old Jimmy Olsen
 
1991 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Lou Lamont
– Paranoia (1991) … Lou Lamont
 
1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Tommy
– PFC Gomer Pyle (1965) … Tommy
 
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
Buzz
– Millionaire Julie Sherman (1960) … Buzz
 
1959 Tales of the Vikings (TV series)
– Journey to Bretland (1959)
 
1952-1958 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Jimmy Olsen / Collins
– The Magic Secret (1958) … Jimmy Olsen
– All That Glitters (1958) … Jimmy Olsen
– The Perils of Superman (1958) … Jimmy Olsen
– The Brainy Burro (1958) … Jimmy Olsen
– Superman's Wife (1958) … Jimmy Olsen
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1955-1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Freddie / Gordon / John Crawford
– Human Bomb (1957) … Gordon
– The Big A (1956) … Freddie
– The Plebe (1956) … John Crawford
– Operation Three-In-One (1955)
 
1957 Johnny Trouble
Eddie Landis
 
1954 About Mrs. Leslie
Buddy Boyd
 
1954 Stamp Day for Superman (short)
Jimmy Olsen
 
1953 Man Crazy
Bob
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1953 Star of Texas
Henchman John Jenkins
 
1952 Flat Top
Sailor with Scuttlebutt (uncredited)
 
1952 Battle Zone
Cpl. James O'Doole
 
1952 Belles on Their Toes
Packy Talbot (uncredited)
 
1952 Kid Monk Baroni
Angelo
 
1951 Starlift
Will (uncredited)
 
1951 On the Loose
Charleston Bit (uncredited)
 
1951 Fighting Coast Guard
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1950 Redwood Forest Trail
Dusty
 
1950 A Wonderful Life (short)
Richard Wood (age 16)
 
1950 Trial Without Jury
Tommy (uncredited)
 
1949 Flame of Youth
Boy (uncredited)
 
1948 Fighter Squadron
Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1988 Bright Lights, Big City (producer)
 
1985 Perfect (co-producer)
 
1984 Mike's Murder (associate producer)
 
1970 The Baby Maker (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2010 Equestrian Sexual Response (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Late Summer (short) (acknowledgment: funded generously by)
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2008 Jimmy on Jimmy (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Chris & Don. A Love Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 MovieReal: Hollywoodland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 In a Single Bound (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Writing, Rehearsing & Recording (2005) … Himself
 
1999-2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Ritter (2005) … Himself
– Rock Hudson (1999) … Himself
 
2004 The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor, Friend of Montgomery Clift
 
2000-2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Ritter: In Good Company (2002) … Himself
– George Reeves: The Perils of a Superhero (2000) … Himself
 
2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Himself
– George Reeves (1998) … Himself
 
1995 Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.7 (1995) … Himself
 
1993 King B: A Life in the Movies
Himself
 
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Montgomery Clift (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1976 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 Heroic Ambition (documentary)
Himself/Jimmy Olson
 
2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 Superman
Jimmy Olsen
 
1954 Superman's Peril
Jimmy Olsen
 
1954 Superman in Scotland Yard
Jimmy Olsen
 
1954 Superman in Exile
Jimmy Olsen
 
1954 Superman and the Jungle Devil
Jimmy Olsen
 
1954 Superman Flies Again
Jimmy Olsen
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2000) CD: Released "More Than a Day", a spoken-word CD of poems to his partner, the late director James Bridges, set to music by composer Ned Rorem. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in Adventures of Superman] I feel completely at peace with that. You are blessed in life if you can give people pleasure and happiness. That's all I've ever tried to do with my work. If I've learned anything from my career, it's that you don't really know the value of what you're doing... See more »

Trivia:

Longtime friend of Allene Roberts. See more »

Nickname:

Junior See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius