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Kirk Alyn (born John Feggo Jr.; October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as fellow DC Comics characters Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in ...
Kirk Alyn. Actor: Daughter of Don Q. Starting his show business career as a chorus boy on Broadway and an entertainer in vaudeville, Kirk Alyn played bit parts and minor supporting roles in several low-budget films before getting his big break playing the title role in the serial Superman (1948).
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- Oxford, New Jersey, USA
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- The Woodlands, Texas, USA
Kirk Alyn, as the first actor to play Superman in a live-action film, is forever assured a footnote in histories of popular culture, but from a serial buff’s perspective he is notable for more than his Superman association.
Superman is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed on-screen only by his character's name, Superman; but credited as Kirk Alyn on the promotional posters) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.
Mar 20, 1999 · Kirk Alyn, a dancer and B-movie actor whose muscular physique won him the first film role of Superman in the 1940's, died on Sunday in a hospital near his home in the Woodlands, Tex., just...
Oct 8, 2022 · Kirk Alyn (real name: John Feggo) was born 112 years ago on Oct. 8, 1910 (he died at age 88 in 1999). Superman, of course, was his most famous movie serial portrayal – twice without actual billing as Superman and Clark Kent! – but he appeared in others before and after.
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Mar 17, 1999 · Kirk Alyn, the first movie Superman, died Sunday at a hospital near Houston after a long illness. He was 88. Alyn portrayed the Man of Steel in two 15-part movie serials in 1948 and 1950.
