Kirk Alyn

Actor

Born: October 8, 1910
Died: March 14, 1999 (age 88)
From: 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…

Filmography (39)

The Story of Superman (1989)
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
Self
Scalps (1983)
Prof. Manchen
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)
Self
Superbman: The Other Movie (1981)
Pa Cant
Time Warp (1981)
The Halloween Planet (1981)
The Watcher
Superman (1978)
Sam Lane (uncredited)
Banning (1967)
Bidder (uncredited)
No Time to Be Young (1957)
Mike
Beginning of the End (1957)
Bomber Pilot
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
Blackhawk (1952)
Blackhawk
When Worlds Collide (1951)
Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Gambling House (1950)
FBI Man (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Superman, alias Clark Kent
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
Chris Calvert
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
Inspector David Worth
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Superman (1948)
Superman, alias Clark Kent
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Mel O'Brien
The Trap (1946)
Sgt. Reynolds
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Cliff Roberts
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
Josh Carroll
Call of the Rockies (1944)
Ned Crane
Forty Thieves (1944)
Jerry Doyle
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)
J. Leslie Burton III
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
Young Policeman (uncredited)