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Kirk Alyn
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Kirk Alyn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1910-10-08,Oxford, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

4

Scalps
1983-12-03

6.7

The Trap
1946-11-30

No Time to Be Young

6.1

No Time to Be Young
1957-08-01

The Eddy Duchin Story

6.2

The Eddy Duchin Story
1956-05-02

Atom Man vs. Superman

5.6

Atom Man vs. Superman
1950-07-20

The Three Musketeers

6.8

The Three Musketeers
1948-10-20

Superbman: The Other Movie

0

Superbman: The Other Movie
1981-01-01

6

Superman
1948-07-15

6.1

Gambling House
1950-12-27

4.944

Fast and Loose
1930-11-08

Mystery Broadcast

6.2

Mystery Broadcast
1943-11-23

4.4

Aerial Gunner
1943-03-20

The Girl Who Dared

5.7

The Girl Who Dared
1944-08-05

Private Lessons

5

Private Lessons
1934-05-04

5.2

Blackhawk
1952-07-24

4.3

Time Warp
1981-01-01

Pistol Packin' Mama

5

Pistol Packin' Mama
1943-12-15

Call of the Rockies

6

Call of the Rockies
1944-07-14

3

Forty Thieves
1944-06-23

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

5

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949-11-23

The Story of Superman

10

The Story of Superman
1989-06-01

You Were Never Lovelier

7.1

You Were Never Lovelier
1942-11-19

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

0

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
1949-01-29

The Man from the Rio Grande

0

The Man from the Rio Grande
1943-10-18

Overland Mail Robbery

0

Overland Mail Robbery
1943-11-20

Daughter of Don Q

0

Daughter of Don Q
1946-06-27

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

6.3

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980-01-01

Beginning of the End

3.8

Beginning of the End
1957-06-28

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

8.5

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988-02-29

When Worlds Collide

6.327

When Worlds Collide
1951-09-14

7.14

Superman
1978-12-14

The Halloween Planet

8

The Halloween Planet
1981-01-01

Action in the North Atlantic

7.1

Action in the North Atlantic
1943-06-12

A Guy Named Joe

6.5

A Guy Named Joe
1943-12-24

6

Lucky Jordan
1942-11-16

Little Miss Broadway

0

Little Miss Broadway
1947-06-19

The Time of Their Lives

7

The Time of Their Lives
1946-08-13

Swing Shift Maisie

6.5

Swing Shift Maisie
1943-10-01

6.1

Banning
1967-12-13

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.8

Highway Patrol
1955-10-03

Dennis the Menace

6.5

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

Lux Video Theatre

6

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

The Donna Reed Show

6.1

The Donna Reed Show
1958-09-24

Buffalo Bill Jr.

5

Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955-03-01

The Adventures of Kit Carson

5.3

The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951-08-11

Battlestar Galactica

7.101

Battlestar Galactica
1978-09-17