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Kirk Alyn

Cast

Kirk Alyn

Acting

Cast

Kirk Alyn

Known for

Acting

Born

1910-10-08

From

Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Died

1999-03-14

Biography

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.

Superman
★7.2
MOVIE1978

Superman

as Sam Lane (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
★6.8
MOVIE1948

The Three Musketeers

as Aramis' Friend (uncredited)

When Worlds Collide
★6.4
MOVIE1951

When Worlds Collide

as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
★7.1
MOVIE1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)

The Trap
★6.8
MOVIE1946

The Trap

as Sgt. Reynolds

The Time of Their Lives
★7.2
MOVIE1946

The Time of Their Lives

as Dandy at Party (uncredited)

You Were Never Lovelier
★7.1
MOVIE1942

You Were Never Lovelier

as Julia's Groom (uncredited)

Banning
★5.8
MOVIE1967

Banning

as Bidder (uncredited)

Atom Man vs. Superman
★5.5
MOVIE1950

Atom Man vs. Superman

as Superman, alias Clark Kent

The Eddy Duchin Story
★6.3
MOVIE1956

The Eddy Duchin Story

as Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)

Superman
★6.2
MOVIE1948

Superman

as Superman, alias Clark Kent

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
★7.5
MOVIE1949

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

as Chris Calvert

A Guy Named Joe
★6.7
MOVIE1944

A Guy Named Joe

as Officer in Heaven (uncredited)

Gambling House
★6.2
MOVIE1950

Gambling House

as FBI Man (uncredited)

Beginning of the End
★4.0
MOVIE1957

Beginning of the End

as Bomber Pilot

Overland Mail Robbery
★9.0
MOVIE1943

Overland Mail Robbery

as Tom Hartley

The Girl Who Dared
★6.1
MOVIE1944

The Girl Who Dared

as Josh Carroll

Aerial Gunner
★5.0
MOVIE1943

Aerial Gunner

as Officer in Canteen (uncredited)

Superbman: The Other Movie
MOVIE1981

Superbman: The Other Movie

as Pa Cant

Swing Shift Maisie
★6.8
MOVIE1943

Swing Shift Maisie

as Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
★6.8
MOVIE1982

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

Forty Thieves
★5.0
MOVIE1944

Forty Thieves

as Jerry Doyle

The Halloween Planet
★4.5
MOVIE1981

The Halloween Planet

as The Watcher

Mystery Broadcast
★6.7
MOVIE1943

Mystery Broadcast

as Young Policeman (uncredited)

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
★8.0
MOVIE1988

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

as Self

Time Warp
★4.2
MOVIE1981

Time Warp

No Time to Be Young
★6.4
MOVIE1957

No Time to Be Young

as Mike

Lucky Jordan
★7.4
MOVIE1942

Lucky Jordan

as Pearl's Boyfriend

Daughter of Don Q
★9.0
MOVIE1946

Daughter of Don Q

as Cliff Roberts

Call of the Rockies
★6.3
MOVIE1944

Call of the Rockies

as Ned Crane

Scalps
★3.9
MOVIE1983

Scalps

as Prof. Manchen

Fast and Loose
★5.3
MOVIE1930

Fast and Loose

as Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy

The Story of Superman
★10.0
MOVIE1989

The Story of Superman

as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)

Private Lessons
★6.0
MOVIE1934

Private Lessons

as John Humphries

Blackhawk
★6.2
MOVIE1952

Blackhawk

as Blackhawk

The Man from the Rio Grande
★8.0
MOVIE1943

The Man from the Rio Grande

as Editor Tom Traynor

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
★7.0
MOVIE1949

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

as Inspector David Worth

Little Miss Broadway
★8.0
MOVIE1947

Little Miss Broadway

as Mel O'Brien

Pistol Packin' Mama
★7.0
MOVIE1943

Pistol Packin' Mama

as J. Leslie Burton III