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Kirk Alyn(1910-1999)

  • Actor
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Kirk Alyn
Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
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Starting his show business career as a chorus boy on Broadway and an entertainer in vaudeville, Kirk Alyn played bit parts and minor supporting roles in several low-budget films before getting his big break playing the title role in the serial Superman (1948). He wasn't able to sustain a film career after the serial ended, however, and after small parts in a few movies, retired to Arizona.
BornOctober 8, 1910
DiedMarch 14, 1999(88)
BornOctober 8, 1910
DiedMarch 14, 1999(88)
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Known for

Kirk Alyn, Virginia Carroll, Ed Cassidy, and Carol Forman in Superman (1948)
Superman
6.7
  • Superman
  • Clark Kent
  • 1948
Kirk Alyn and Lorna Gray in Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Daughter of Don Q
6.7
  • Cliff Roberts
  • 1946
Kirk Alyn in Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
5.2
  • Chris Calvert
  • 1949
Kirk Alyn and Carol Forman in Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)
Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom
6.2
  • Blackhawk
  • 1952

Credits

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  • Scalps (1983)
    Scalps
    4.0
    • Professor Machen
    • 1983
  • The Halloween Planet
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • The Watcher
    • 1981
  • Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
    Superbman: The Other Movie
    7.3
    Short
    • Pa Cant
    • 1981
  • Time Warp (1981)
    Time Warp
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • General Sam Lane (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)
    The Great White Hope
    6.9
    • Man in German Nightclub (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • George Peppard, Raymond Burr, and Gayle Hunnicutt in P.J. (1967)
    P.J.
    6.5
    • Supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Jill St. John, Robert Wagner, Susan Clark, and Anjanette Comer in Banning (1967)
    Banning
    5.7
    • Bidder (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Journalist
    • Studio Guard (uncredited)
    • 1965–1966
  • Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Steve Slocum
    • Man
    • Mr. Crawford
    • 1961–1966
  • Sally Field in Gidget (1965)
    Gidget
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Hotel guest (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Repairman
    • Bidder (uncredited)
    • 1965–1966
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Bill Lund
    • 1962
  • Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Dennis the Menace
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Martin
    • 1962

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kirk Allen
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • October 8, 1910
    • Oxford, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • March 14, 1999
    • The Woodlands, Texas, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia O'BrienOctober 11, 1942 - June 24, 1955 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Autobiography: "A Job for Superman."
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was the first actor to play Clark Kent / Superman in live-action, which he did in Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).
  • Quotes
    [1972] Playing Superman ruined my acting career and I've been bitter for many years about the whole thing. But now, it's finally starting to pay off.
  • Salary
    • The Halloween Planet
      (1981)
      1,000

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