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Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Acting·1910–1999·39 films

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.

Filmography

Superman
Superman (1978)Sam Lane (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide (1951)Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1948)Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)Julia's Groom (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe (1944)Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives (1946)Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Scalps
Scalps (1983)Prof. Manchen
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End (1957)Bomber Pilot
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
Superman
Superman (1948)Superman, alias Clark Kent
The Trap
The Trap (1946)Sgt. Reynolds
Atom Man vs. Superman
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)Superman, alias Clark Kent
Gambling House
Gambling House (1950)FBI Man (uncredited)
Banning
Banning (1967)Bidder (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1930)Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
No Time to Be Young
No Time to Be Young (1957)Mike
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)Self
Time Warp
Time Warp (1981)
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner (1943)Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
Blackhawk
Blackhawk (1952)Blackhawk
The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared (1944)Josh Carroll
Mystery Broadcast
Mystery Broadcast (1943)Young Policeman (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan (1942)Pearl's Boyfriend
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)Self
Forty Thieves
Forty Thieves (1944)Jerry Doyle
Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies (1944)Ned Crane
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)Chris Calvert
The Halloween Planet
The Halloween Planet (1981)The Watcher
Overland Mail Robbery
Overland Mail Robbery (1943)Tom Hartley
Pistol Packin' Mama
Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)J. Leslie Burton III
Private Lessons
Private Lessons (1934)John Humphries
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway (1947)Mel O'Brien
Daughter of Don Q
Daughter of Don Q (1946)Cliff Roberts
The Man from the Rio Grande
The Man from the Rio Grande (1943)Editor Tom Traynor
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)Inspector David Worth
The Story of Superman
The Story of Superman (1989)Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Superbman: The Other Movie
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)Pa Cant