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Kirk Alyn‌

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Birthday

calendar1910-10-08

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Kirk Alyn

Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Kirk Alyn

Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1910-10-08

Popularity

star3.2

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.

Movie Credits

Scalps

Scalps‌
star4.0
calendar 1983

The Trap

The Trap‌
star6.7
calendar 1946

Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

No Time to Be Young

No Time to Be Young‌
star6.1
calendar 1957

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story‌
star6.2
calendar 1956

Atom Man vs. Superman

Atom Man vs. Superman‌
star5.6
calendar 1950

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

Superbman: The Other Movie

Superbman: The Other Movie‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Superman

Superman‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Gambling House

Gambling House‌
star6.1
calendar 1950

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose‌
star4.9
calendar 1930

Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner‌
star4.4
calendar 1943

The Girl Who Dared

The Girl Who Dared‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Private Lessons

Private Lessons‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Blackhawk

Blackhawk‌
star5.2
calendar 1952

Time Warp

Time Warp‌
star4.0
calendar 1981

Pistol Packin' Mama

Pistol Packin' Mama‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

Forty Thieves

Forty Thieves‌
star3.0
calendar 1944

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King‌
star5.0
calendar 1949

The Story of Superman

The Story of Superman‌
star10.0
calendar 1989

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier‌
star7.1
calendar 1942

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Man from the Rio Grande

The Man from the Rio Grande‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Overland Mail Robbery

Overland Mail Robbery‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Daughter of Don Q

Daughter of Don Q‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'‌
star6.3
calendar 1980

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End‌
star3.7
calendar 1957

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

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel‌
star8.5
calendar 1988

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide‌
star6.3
calendar 1951

Superman

Superman‌
star7.1
calendar 1978

The Halloween Planet

The Halloween Planet‌
star8.0
calendar 1981

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic‌
star7.0
calendar 1943

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe‌
star6.5
calendar 1943

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives‌
star6.9
calendar 1946

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie‌
star6.5
calendar 1943

Tv Credits

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
star6.1
calendar 1958

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Buffalo Bill Jr.‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson‌
star5.3
calendar 1951

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica‌
star7.1
calendar 1978