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 bef...
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Scalps
As Prof. Manchen
The Trap
As Sgt. Reynolds
Horrible Horror
As Superman in 'Superman'
No Time to Be Young
As Mike
The Eddy Duchin Story
As Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
Atom Man vs. Superman
As Superman, alias Clark Kent
The Three Musketeers
As Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
Superbman: The Other Movie
As Pa Cant
Superman
As Superman, alias Clark Kent
Gambling House
As FBI Man (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
As Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
Mystery Broadcast
As Young Policeman (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
As Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
As Josh Carroll
Private Lessons
As John Humphries
Blackhawk
As Blackhawk
Time Warp
Pistol Packin' Mama
As J. Leslie Burton III
Call of the Rockies
As Ned Crane
Forty Thieves
As Jerry Doyle
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
As Chris Calvert
The Story of Superman
As Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)
You Were Never Lovelier
As Julia's Groom (uncredited)
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
As Inspector David Worth
The Man from the Rio Grande
As Editor Tom Traynor
Overland Mail Robbery
As Tom Hartley
Daughter of Don Q
As Cliff Roberts
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
As Self
Beginning of the End
As Bomber Pilot
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
As Self
When Worlds Collide
As Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Superman
As Sam Lane (uncredited)
The Halloween Planet
As The Watcher
Action in the North Atlantic
As Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
As Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
As Pearl's Boyfriend
Little Miss Broadway
As Mel O'Brien
The Time of Their Lives
As Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
As Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Naked City
As Sgt. Muller
Highway Patrol
As Coordinating Officer at Headquarters
Dennis the Menace
Lux Video Theatre
As Bill Waterman
The Donna Reed Show
Buffalo Bill Jr.
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Battlestar Galactica
As Old Man