Kirk Alyn

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Kirk Alyn, famous for being the first actor to play the role of Superman on screen.

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Actor Credits (21) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1983 Scalps Professor Machen
1979 Battlestar Galactica (1)
1978 Superman General Samuel 'Sam' Lane
1962 Dennis the Menace (1)
1959 Naked City (1)
1957 Beginning of the End B-52 Pilot
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story Young Man at Wadsworths' Party
1955 The Adventures of Champion (1)
1951 When Worlds Collide Rioter Bringing Guns
1950 Atom Man vs. Superman Superman
1948 The Three Musketeers Aramis' Friend
1948 Superman Superman
1947 The Beginning or the End Scientist
1944 Forty Thieves Jerry Doyle
1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
1944 Broadway Rhythm Escort
1943 Swing Shift Maisie Victory Aircraft Official
1943 A Guy Named Joe Officer in Heaven
1943 Action in the North Atlantic Brazilian Gun Captain
1942 You Were Never Lovelier Julia's Groom
1937 Rooftop Frolics Master of Ceremonies
General Information Edit
Credited Name Kirk Alyn
Gender Male
Birthday Oct. 8, 1910
Death March 14, 1999
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Oxford, New Jersey
Country USA
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Jeffrey Sayre
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Stanley Blystone
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Pierre Watkin
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Nelson Leigh
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Arno Frey
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Noel Neill
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William Bishop
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Jack Chefe
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Fred Coby
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George Sidney
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Spencer Gordon Bennet
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Raoul Walsh
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Thomas Carr
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Norman Taurog Norman Taurog
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John English
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Rudolph Maté
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Byron Haskin
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Ben K. Blake
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Sam Katzman Sam Katzman
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Jerry Wald
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Harry Sherman
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Everett Riskin
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Charles F. Greenlaw
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George Haight
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Gary Winter
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David G. Phinney
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    Career $300.2MM
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