Kirk Alyn
Acting
Born October 8, 1910 · Oxford, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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 also worked as a singer and dancer in vaudeville before relocating to Hollywood during the early 1940s to act for feature movies, but he was successful only in gaining bit parts for low-budget movies be…
Known For · 40 titles
The Donna Reed Show
Naked City
Highway Patrol
Dennis the Menace
Battlestar Galactica
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Superman
Lux Video Theatre
Superpowered: The DC Story
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Beginning of the End
The Three Musketeers
When Worlds Collide
You Were Never Lovelier
Banning
The Eddy Duchin Story
Action in the North Atlantic
A Guy Named Joe
The Time of Their Lives
The Trap
Superman
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Swing Shift Maisie
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
The Girl Who Dared
The Halloween Planet
Time Warp
Superbman: The Other Movie
Lucky Jordan
Scalps
Gambling House
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Atom Man vs. Superman
No Time to Be Young
Call of the Rockies
Fast and Loose
Aerial Gunner
Overland Mail Robbery
Mystery Broadcast
The Man from the Rio Grande