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George Reeves

1914 - 1959

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George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958). His death by gunshot at age 45 remains controversial. The official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Reeves is the 1,583rd most popular actor (up from 1,607th in 2019), the 2,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,676th in 2019) and the 776th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Reeves ranks 1,583 out of 13,578. Before him are George Hamilton, Jeffrey Jones, Zhou Xuan, Chespirito, Nancy Allen, and Patrick Bauchau. After him are Ryan Gosling, Alan King, Heather Locklear, Adel Emam, Nicole Garcia, and Rosamund Pike.

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Among people born in 1914, George Reeves ranks 110. Before him are Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Martin Ritt, Nicanor Parra, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Álvaro del Portillo, and Annie Fischer. After him are Kirill Kondrashin, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Bernard Malamud, Eugene Nida, Carlos Castillo Armas, and Go Seigen. Among people deceased in 1959, George Reeves ranks 62. Before him are Eugene Meyer, Imre Schlosser, Una O'Connor, Albert Ketèlbey, Bak Jungyang, and Enrique Guaita. After him are Aleksandar Tsankov, Jean Behra, Karl Mauss, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Dmitry Manuilsky, and Victor McLaglen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Reeves ranks 2,940 out of 20,380. Before him are Carol W. Greider (1961), Matt Cameron (1962), Johns Hopkins (1795), C. I. Lewis (1883), Richard Brooks (1912), and Langston Hughes (1902). After him are Alan King (1927), Irvin Kershner (1923), Heather Locklear (1961), Charles M. Rice (1952), Michael P. Anderson (1959), and Nick Holonyak (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Reeves ranks 776. Before him are Ben Foster (1980), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Marcia Gay Harden (1959), George Hamilton (1939), Jeffrey Jones (1946), and Nancy Allen (1950). After him are Alan King (1927), Heather Locklear (1961), Jim Davis (1909), Tony Sirico (1942), Ralph Waite (1928), and Ben Johnson (1918).

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