Kirk Alyn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1910, Oxford, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- March 14, 1999
- Movies
- 39
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1989 | The Story of Superman | Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage) |
| 1988 | Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Self |
| 1983 | Scalps | Prof. Manchen |
| 1982 | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self |
| 1981 | Superbman: The Other Movie | Pa Cant |
| 1981 | Time Warp | |
| 1981 | The Halloween Planet | The Watcher |
| 1978 | Superman | Sam Lane (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Banning | Bidder (uncredited) |
| 1957 | No Time to Be Young | Mike |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Bomber Pilot |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story | Young Man at Wadsworths' Party (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Blackhawk | Blackhawk |
| 1951 | When Worlds Collide | Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Gambling House | FBI Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Atom Man vs. Superman | Superman, alias Clark Kent |
| 1949 | Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | Chris Calvert |
| 1949 | Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. | Inspector David Worth |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers | Aramis' Friend (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Superman | Superman, alias Clark Kent |
| 1947 | Little Miss Broadway | Mel O'Brien |
| 1946 | The Trap | Sgt. Reynolds |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Dandy at Party (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Daughter of Don Q | Cliff Roberts |
| 1944 | The Girl Who Dared | Josh Carroll |
| 1944 | Call of the Rockies | Ned Crane |
| 1944 | Forty Thieves | Jerry Doyle |
| 1944 | A Guy Named Joe | Officer in Heaven (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Pistol Packin' Mama | J. Leslie Burton III |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast | Young Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Overland Mail Robbery | Tom Hartley |
| 1943 | The Man from the Rio Grande | Editor Tom Traynor |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Brazilian Gun Captain (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Officer in Canteen (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Julia's Groom (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan | Pearl's Boyfriend |
| 1934 | Private Lessons | John Humphries |
| 1930 | Fast and Loose | Man Seated at Table in Speakeasy |
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