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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 1952, and Lois Lane's father Sam Lane in 1978's ...
Mar 17, 1999 · March 17, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. 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 ...
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Mar 20, 1999 · Mr. Alyn, who was born in Oxford, N.J., on Oct. 8, 1910 and whose name was originally John Feggo Jr., began his show business career in New York, first in vaudeville acts and later in chorus lines ...
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.
Kirk Alyn. Actor: Superman. 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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Kirk Alyn. Actor: Superman. 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). He wasn't able to sustain a film career after the serial ended, however, and after small parts in a few ...
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The speaker is Kirk Alyn and if he seems a bit prejudiced in favor of the new Superman–The Movie release, he has good reason. Back in the 1940s, Kirk Alyn was Superman. In 1948 he became the first actor ever to portray The Man of Steel on the silver screen.
