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Also known as Raymond Earl Middleton

American actor (1907-1984)

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Raymond Earl Middleton, Jr. (February 8, 1907 – April 10, 1984) , known and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American character actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Middleton was the first actor to play Superman in public, which he did at the 1939 World's Fair. During the early 1940s, he appeared in the movies Gangs of Chicago, the original Hurricane Smith (playing the title role), and Lady for a Night, which starred Joan Blondell and John Wayne. He served in the U. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Instance of
human
Family name
Middleton
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Panorama City
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
Western
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Ray Middleton in I Dream of Jeanie (cropped).jpg
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Ray Middleton
birth name
Raymond Earl Middleton
date of death
1984-04-10
date of birth
1907-02-08
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