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Oxford, New Jersey, USA
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…
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Story of Superman — Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)1989
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel — Self1988
- Scalps — Prof. Manchen1983
- The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' — Self1982
- Superbman: The Other Movie — Pa Cant1981
- Time Warp1981
- The Halloween Planet — The Watcher1981
- Superman — Sam Lane (uncredited)1978
- Battlestar Galactica — Old Man1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kirk
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Place of death
- The Woodlands
- Spouse
- Virginia O'Brien
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Image
- Kirk Alyn as Superman in a publicity still from 1948.jpg
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- name in native language
- Kirk Alyn
- date of birth
- 1910-10-08
- date of death
- 1999-03-14
- Commons category
- Kirk Alyn
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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