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