
Kirk Alyn
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…
Known For
Superman
Sam Lane (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide
Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
Julia's Groom (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (49)
Movies (39)
The Story of Superman
1989as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988as Self
Scalps
1983as Prof. Manchen
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982as Self
Time Warp
1981
The Halloween Planet
1981as The Watcher
Superbman: The Other Movie
1981as Pa Cant
Superman
1978as Sam Lane (uncredited)
Banning
1967as Bidder (uncredited)
Beginning of the End
1957as Bomber Pilot
No Time to Be Young
1957as Mike
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956as Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
Blackhawk
1952as Blackhawk
When Worlds Collide
1951as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Gambling House
1950as FBI Man (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman
1950as Superman, alias Clark Kent
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949as Chris Calvert
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
1949as Inspector David Worth
The Three Musketeers
1948as Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Superman
1948as Superman, alias Clark Kent
Little Miss Broadway
1947as Mel O'Brien
Daughter of Don Q
1946as Cliff Roberts
The Trap
1946as Sgt. Reynolds
The Time of Their Lives
1946as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944as Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
1944as Ned Crane
The Girl Who Dared
1944as Josh Carroll
Forty Thieves
1944as Jerry Doyle
Overland Mail Robbery
1943as Tom Hartley
Action in the North Atlantic
1943as Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast
1943as Young Policeman (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943as Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
1943as Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
Pistol Packin' Mama
1943as J. Leslie Burton III
The Man from the Rio Grande
1943as Editor Tom Traynor
Lucky Jordan
1942as Pearl's Boyfriend
You Were Never Lovelier
1942as Julia's Groom (uncredited)
Private Lessons
1934as John Humphries
Fast and Loose
1930as Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
Television (10)
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023as Self (archive footage)
Battlestar Galactica
1978as Old Man
Dennis the Menace
1959
Naked City
1958as Sgt. Muller
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Highway Patrol
1955as Coordinating Officer at Headquarters
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951Lux Video Theatre
1950as Bill Waterman
Superman
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