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