Acting · geboren 1910-10-08 · Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Kirk Alyn

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 before obtaining the role of Superman in 1948. During World War II he served in the United States Navy. Alyn also featured in movie serials, including Federal Agents Vs. Underworld Inc., Radar Patrol Vs. Spy King and Blackhawk. Alyn played Superman for the first live-action Superman movie serial, released in 1948. The serial consisted of 15 episodes which recounted Superman’s arrival on Earth, getting a job as a reporter at the Daily Planet newspaper, and meeting Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. After playing Superman, he again suffered casting problems. Apart from featuring in some similar comic book-type serials, he had few roles in television series and movies, some even uncredited, until he retired.

Bekannt aus

• Superman (1978) – Sam Lane (uncredited)
• Kampfstern Galactica (1978) – Old Man
• Der jüngste Tag (1951) – Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
• Die drei Musketiere (1948) – Aramis' Friend (uncredited)
• Du warst nie berückender (1942) – Julia's Groom (uncredited)
• Einsatz im Nordatlantik (1943) – Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited)
• Kampf in den Wolken (1944) – Officer in Heaven (uncredited)
• The Time of Their Lives (1946) – Dandy at Party (uncredited)
• Fluch des blutigen Schatzes (1983) – Prof. Manchen
• Beginning of the End (1957) – Bomber Pilot
• Geliebt in alle Ewigkeit (1956) – Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited)
• Dennis – Der Quälgeist (1959)
• Im Netz der schwarzen Spinne (1948) – Superman, alias Clark Kent
• Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) – Self (archive footage)
• Charlie Chan - Die Falle (1946) – Sgt. Reynolds
• Mutter ist die allerbeste (1958)
• Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) – Superman, alias Clark Kent
• Endstation Mord (1950) – FBI Man (uncredited)
• 25 000 Dollar für einen Mann (1967) – Bidder (uncredited)
• Gnadenlose Stadt (1958) – Sgt. Muller
• Fast and Loose (1930) – Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy
• Highway Patrol (1955) – Coordinating Officer at Headquarters
• No Time to Be Young (1957) – Mike
• Superman-Der Film - Making of (1982) – Self
• Mystery Broadcast (1943) – Young Policeman (uncredited)
• Lux Video Theatre (1950) – Bill Waterman
• Aerial Gunner (1943) – Officer in Canteen (uncredited)
• The Girl Who Dared (1944) – Josh Carroll
• Blackhawk (1952) – Blackhawk
• Time Warp (1981)
• Gangsterfalle (1942) – Pearl's Boyfriend
• Swing Shift Maisie (1943) – Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
• The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
• Private Lessons (1934) – John Humphries
• Call of the Rockies (1944) – Ned Crane
• Forty Thieves (1944) – Jerry Doyle
• Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988) – Self
• Pistol Packin' Mama (1943) – J. Leslie Burton III
• Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) – Chris Calvert
• Overland Mail Robbery (1943) – Tom Hartley