ACTOR

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 is best known for portraying Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains controversial. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Reeves has received more than 5,553,656 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). George Reeves is the 1,609th most popular actor (down from 1,384th in 2019), the 2,676th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,428th in 2019) and the 754th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Reeves by language

Over the past year George Reeves has had the most page views in the with 975,256 views, followed by Spanish (62,762), and French (35,063). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (478.22%), Korean (207.70%), and Chinese (198.47%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Reeves ranks 1,609 out of 13,578. Before him are Victor Mature, Lucélia Santos, Tracy Morgan, Robert Davi, Sridevi, and John Hillerman. After him are Carolyn Jones, Juliette Mayniel, Krister Henriksson, Maria Montez, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, and Marcel Dalio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, George Reeves ranks 107. Before him are Álvaro del Portillo, Alberto Lattuada, Go Seigen, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Patrick O'Brian, and Juan Carlos Onganía. After him are Sonny Boy Williamson I, Kirill Kondrashin, Vladimir Chelomey, Ilmari Juutilainen, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., and Erich Topp. Among people deceased in 1959, George Reeves ranks 64. Before him are Enrique Guaita, Hitoshi Ashida, Werner Krauss, Dmitry Manuilsky, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, and Karl Mauss. After him are Albert Ketèlbey, Irakli Tsereteli, Maxie Long, Johan Bojer, Ki Hajar Dewantara, and Štefan Tiso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Reeves ranks 2,676 out of 20,380. Before him are Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), John Warnock (1940), Dan Gurney (1931), and John Hillerman (1932). After him are Carolyn Jones (1930), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Eric Schmidt (1955), William J. Burns (1956), Flannery O'Connor (1925), and Suzanne Vega (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Reeves ranks 754. Before him are Eddie Fisher (1928), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), and John Hillerman (1932). After him are Carolyn Jones (1930), Laura Linney (1964), Anna May Wong (1905), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Peter Boyle (1935), and Sylvia Sidney (1910).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gone with the Wind
Brent Tarleton
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Dec 15o 19397.961 / 10
Superman and the Mole-Men
Superman / Clark Kent
Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around. The fact that they glow in the dark scares the townfolk, who form a mob, led by the vicious Luke Benson, intent on killing the strange people. Only Superman has a chance to prevent this tragedy.
Nov 23o 19515.3 / 10
Adventures of Superman
Superman
Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
6.6 / 10