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Kirk Alyn was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in 1952, and General Sam Lane in 1978's Superman: The Movie.
Birth Name
John Feggo Jr.
Born
Saturday, 08 October 1910
Died
Sunday, 14 March 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Superpowered: The DC Story | Self - 1st Live Action Superman | 2023 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | Superman | 1990 |
| Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. | Superman | 1989 |
| Superman 50th Anniversary | Himself / Self | 1988 |
| Horrible Horror | Superman, In clips from 'Superman' / Superman in 'Superman' | 1986 |
| Scalps | Professor Machen / Prof. Manchen | 1983 |
| Time Warp | 1981 | |
| Superbman: The Other Movie | Pa Cant | 1981 |
| The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Himself / Self | 1980 |
| Superman | General Sam Lane | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Superpowered: The DC Story | Self - 1st Live Action Superman | 2023 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | Superman | 1990 |
| Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. | Superman | 1989 |
| Superman 50th Anniversary | Himself / Self | 1988 |
| Horrible Horror | Superman, In clips from 'Superman' / Superman in 'Superman' | 1986 |
| Scalps | Professor Machen / Prof. Manchen | 1983 |
| Time Warp | 1981 | |
| Superbman: The Other Movie | Pa Cant | 1981 |
| The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Himself / Self | 1980 |
| Superman | General Sam Lane | 1978 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Old Man | 1978 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| The Great White Hope | Man in German Nightclub | 1970 |
| P.J. | Supervisor | 1968 |
| Banning | Bidder | 1967 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Studio Guard / Journalist | 1965 |
| Gidget | Hotel guest | 1965 |
| Shannon | Bill Lund | 1961 |
| Hazel | Repairman / Bidder | 1961 |
| Dennis the Menace | Martin | 1959 |
| Naked City | Sgt. Muller | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Steve Slocum / Mr. Crawford / Man | 1958 |
| No Time to Be Young | Mike | 1957 |
| Beginning of the End | Bomber Pilot / B-52 Pilot | 1957 |
| The Eddy Duchin Story | Young Man at Wadsworths' Party | 1956 |
| Highway Patrol | Patrolman / Desk Sergeant | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Champion | James Newton | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | Henchman Retlow / Craig Hollister | 1955 |
| Annie Oakley | Arthur Blodgett / Duke Rodell | 1954 |
| The Savage | Orderly | 1952 |
| Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom | Blackhawk | 1952 |
| When Worlds Collide | Rioter Bringing Guns | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Frank Perry | 1951 |
| Gambling House | FBI Man | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Bill Waterman | 1950 |
| Atom Man vs. Superman | Clark Kent / Superman / Superman, alias Clark Kent | 1950 |
| Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | Chris Calvert | 1949 |
| Bride of Vengeance | Guard | 1949 |
| Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. | Insp. David Worth / Inspector David Worth | 1949 |
| The Three Musketeers | Aramis' Friend | 1948 |
| Superman | Clark Kent / Superman / Superman, alias Clark Kent | 1948 |
| Sweet Genevieve | Dr. Wright | 1947 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Det. Lt. Mel O'Brien / Mel O'Brien | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Scientist | 1947 |
| The Trap | Police Sgt. Reynolds / Sgt. Reynolds | 1946 |
| The Time of Their Lives | Dandy at Party | 1946 |
| Daughter of Don Q | Cliff Roberts | 1946 |
| Storm Over Lisbon | Bandleader | 1944 |
| The Girl Who Dared | Josh Carroll | 1944 |
| Call of the Rockies | Ned Crane | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Attendant | 1944 |
| Forty Thieves | Jerry Doyle | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Reporter | 1944 |
| Cowboy and the Senorita | Lulubelle's Beau | 1944 |
| Broadway Rhythm | Escort | 1944 |
| Four Jills in a Jeep | Pilot | 1944 |
| A Guy Named Joe | Officer in Heaven | 1943 |
| Pistol Packin' Mama | J. Leslie Burton III | 1943 |
| Mystery Broadcast | Young Policeman | 1943 |
| Overland Mail Robbery | Tom Hartley | 1943 |
| The Iron Major | John Cavanaugh | 1943 |
| Is Everybody Happy? | Larry Thew | 1943 |
| The Man from the Rio Grande | Tom Traynor - Editor / Editor Tom Traynor | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Victory Aircraft Official / Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Action in the North Atlantic | Brazilian Gun Captain | 1943 |
| Aerial Gunner | Officer in Canteen | 1943 |
| You Were Never Lovelier | Julia's Groom | 1942 |
| Lucky Jordan | Pearl's Boyfriend | 1942 |
| My Sister Eileen | Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet | 1942 |
| Bashful Ballerina | Dancer | 1937 |
| Private Lessons | John Humphries | 1934 |
| Fast and Loose | Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy | 1930 |
