Job Actor
Years active 1933-1959
Top Roles Harold, Lt. John Summers, Jack O'Keefe, Wilson, Lt. Thompson
Top GenresDrama, Action, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Western
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Drama), Femme Fatale
Top Collaborators (Producer), (Producer), ,
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So Proudly We Hail!

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George Reeves Overview:

Actor, George Reeves, was born George Keefer Brewer on Jan 5, 1914 in Woolstock, IA. Reeves died at the age of 45 on Jun 16, 1959 in Beverly Hills, CA and was laid to rest in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Los Angeles County, CA.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

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George Reeves Quotes:

Superman: You're not going to shoot those little creatures. In the first place, they haven't done you any harm. In the second place, they may be radioactive.

[last lines]
Nevada Jim: [to Johnny] I'm goin' back to huntin' buffalo where a man can use his brains. My young friend Buffalo Bill is comin' along with me.
[to Bill]
Nevada Jim: Ain't yuh, hunh?
Johnny Frey: [to Bill] So, you've been believin' ol' Nevady's lies all along?
Nevada Jim: Hunh?
Bill 'Billy' Cody: Buffalo Bill Cody? It's got kinda a nice sound, doesn't it, Johnny?

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George Reeves on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

6709 Hollywood Blvd.


Ceremony Date: Feb 8, 1960
Category: Television
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George Reeves Facts
His birth date is often given as April 5, 1914, but that was due to his actual birth date, January 5, being considerably less than nine months after his parents' wedding. His mother lied even to him about his birth date and it was not until adulthood that he learned the truth. To further confuse matters, his mother made a mistake when having the urn containing his ashes inscribed, and thus his burial urn reads January 6 instead of January 5.
A skilled musician, he appeared briefly with his "Adventures of Superman" (1952) co-star Noel Neill in a touring county-fair act in which she sang and he played guitar and upright bass, following his performance of a wrestling/judo act as Superman (versus "Mr. Kryptonite," "Gene LeBell").
Another false story has Reeves appearing as a bespectacled TV news reporter in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). In reality, the actor playing the role bears no resemblance to Reeves, and in a 1995 interview with Reeves biographer Jim Beaver, director Robert Wise stated unequivocally that it is not Reeves in the role. It appears that someone jumped to conclusions based on the image of a reporter wearing glasses and thus resembling roughly the image of Superman alter-ego Clark Kent. Reeves had nothing to do with the film in any capacity.
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