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George Reeves

George Reeves

Actor · Died June 16, 1959, aged 45 · Woolstock, Iowa, USA

George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program titled 'Adventures of Superman'. His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing issue. The official finding was suicide, but some believe he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1914
Died
June 16, 1959 (aged 45)
From
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are George Reeves' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

Grounded 15 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual 16 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Hero
3 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
9
Melancholic
6
Romantic
7
Contemplative
5
Other
17

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch George Reeves' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Subscription and free streaming for George Reeves' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics(2010)

    as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Television: The First Fifty Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Superman (archive footage)

  • Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Movie Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Superman/Clark Kent (archive footage)

  • Westward Ho, the Wagons!(1956)

    as James Stephen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Superman and the Jungle Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman

  • Superman Flies Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman

  • Superman in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman

  • Superman's Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as James Stephen (archive footage)

  • Superman and Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman

  • Stamp Day for Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Superman / Clark Kent

  • Forever Female(1953)

    as George Courtland

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • From Here to Eternity(1953)

    as Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited) · as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Gardenia(1953)

    as Sam Haynes

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 104 episodes · Director · as Superman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Rancho Notorious(1952)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Bugles in the Afternoon(1952)

    as Lt. Smith

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Superman and the Mole-Men(1951)

    as Superman / Clark Kent

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Superman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Good Humor Man(1950)

    as Stuart Nagle

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Sir Galahad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sir Galahad

  • Samson and Delilah(1949)

    as Wounded Messenger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Williams

  • Special Agent(1949)

    as Paul Devereaux

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Mutineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Thomas Nagle

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill Reed · as D.P. Bradford · as Roger Sherman

  • Jungle Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Bruce Edwards

  • Thunder in the Pines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jeff Collins

  • Jungle Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mike Patton

  • The Sainted Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sam Stoaks

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as George Reeves (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Champagne for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Time to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Frank

  • Winged Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lieutenant Thompson

  • Bar 20(1943)

    as Lin Bradley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Kansan(1943)

    as Jesse James

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Lt. John Summers

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tom Smith

  • Colt Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lin Whitlock

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    as Harrison Brooke

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Buckskin Frontier(1943)

    as Jeff Collins

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Border Patrol(1943)

    as Don Enrique Perez

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Hoppy Serves a Writ(1943)

    as Steve Jordan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Mad Martindales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Julio Rigo

  • Sex Hygiene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Pool player

  • Blue, White and Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Juan Arturo O'Hara

  • Man at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bob Grayson

  • Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bob Willard

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    as Capt. Pierre Lauren

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Dead Men Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bill Lydig

  • The Lady and the Lug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Doug Abbott

  • The Strawberry Blonde(1941)

    as Harold

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Meet the Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Benson

  • Father Is a Prince(1940)

    as Gary Lee

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Always a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Michael Stevens

  • Knute Rockne All American(1940)

    as Distraught Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Calling All Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dan Williams

  • Argentine Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Eduardo Estaban

  • Ladies Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as George Halliday

  • Pony Express Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

  • Gambling on the High Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Excited Reporter

  • Torrid Zone(1940)

    as Sancho

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Tear Gas Squad(1940)

    as Joe McCabe

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • 'Til We Meet Again(1940)

    as Jimmy Coburn

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Virginia City(1940)

    as Maj. Drewery's Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Calling Philo Vance(1939)

    as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Fighting 69th(1940)

    as Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Four Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Laboratory Man (uncredited)

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    as Brent Tarleton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • On Dress Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Monroe Doctrine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as John Sturgis

  • Espionage Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Warrington's Secretary

  • Ride, Cowboy, Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Pancho Daminguez/ Sam Brenner

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles from 1939 to 2014.

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 78: 77 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting1 of 78: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s48 · acting1950s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew1960s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles
3949

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do George Reeves' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 34 titles divides audiences: 18 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed4

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does George Reeves work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Reeves' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clarence E. Mulford shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers