Kirk Alyn
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Supermoce: Historia DC
Serial • 2023
jako Self (archive footage)
The Story of Superman
Film • 1989
jako Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Film • 1988
jako Self
Scalps
Film • 1983
jako Prof. Manchen
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Film • 1982
jako Self
Superbman: The Other Movie
Film • 1981
jako Pa Cant
Time Warp
Film • 1981
The Halloween Planet
Film • 1981
jako The Watcher
Superman
Film • 1978
jako Sam Lane (uncredited)
Battlestar Galactica 1978
Serial • 1978
jako Old Man
Banning
Film • 1967
jako Bidder (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
Serial • 1959
Naked City
Serial • 1958
jako Sgt. Muller
The Donna Reed Show
Serial • 1958
No Time to Be Young
Film • 1957
jako Mike
Beginning of the End
Film • 1957
jako Bomber Pilot
The Eddy Duchin Story
Film • 1956
jako Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
Serial • 1955
jako Coordinating Officer at Headquarters
Buffalo Bill, Jr.
Serial • 1955
Blackhawk
Film • 1952
jako Blackhawk
When Worlds Collide
Film • 1951
jako Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Serial • 1951
Gambling House
Film • 1950
jako FBI Man (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
Serial • 1950
jako Bill Waterman
Atom Man vs. Superman
Film • 1950
jako Superman, alias Clark Kent
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Film • 1949
jako Chris Calvert
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Film • 1949
jako Inspector David Worth
The Three Musketeers
Film • 1948
jako Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Superman
Film • 1948
jako Superman, alias Clark Kent
Little Miss Broadway
Film • 1947
jako Mel O'Brien
The Trap
Film • 1946
jako Sgt. Reynolds
Abbott i Costello Ich Długie Życie
Film • 1946
jako Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Daughter of Don Q
Film • 1946
jako Cliff Roberts
The Girl Who Dared
Film • 1944
jako Josh Carroll
Call of the Rockies
Film • 1944
jako Ned Crane
Forty Thieves
Film • 1944
jako Jerry Doyle
A Guy Named Joe
Film • 1944
jako Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Pistol Packin' Mama
Film • 1943
jako J. Leslie Burton III
Mystery Broadcast
Film • 1943
jako Young Policeman (uncredited)
Overland Mail Robbery
Film • 1943
jako Tom Hartley
The Man from the Rio Grande
Film • 1943
jako Editor Tom Traynor
Swing Shift Maisie
Film • 1943
jako Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Konwój
Film • 1943
jako Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
Film • 1943
jako Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
Film • 1942
jako Julia's Groom (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
Film • 1942
jako Pearl's Boyfriend
Private Lessons
Film • 1934
jako John Humphries
Zepsuci i lekkomyślni
Film • 1930
jako Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy