No- he is actually considered one of the best built actors to play him.
"The Adventures of Superman"
"The Adventures of Superman" (1952-1958)
Superman and the Mole Men, starring George Reeves, released in 1951
Superman and the Mole Men, starring George Reeves, in 1951
George Reeves is famous for portraying Superman in the 1950's. Steve Reeves was a famous bodybuilder in the 40's. Despite the same last name, they were not related.
Before TV came into being, there was a Superman radio show. It ran from 1940 to 1951. Bud Collyer was the voice of Superman for the show and portrayed him for more years than any other actor.It looks like Kirk Alyn was the first actor to play Superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial Superman, and its 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman.The first actor to play Superman on TV was George Reeves who played him from 1952 to 1958 for the TV show Adventures of Superman. Note that Reeves had already played the Man of Steel for the 1951 movie Superman and the Mole Men.Joel Nestler played the teenage Clark Kent in the first TV episode, thus he actually appeared on screen before George Reeves in the episode so it might be argued that Mr. Nestler was the first TV Superman, but Reeves probably appeared before the start of the episode during the title sequence so the argument on that technicality would still fail.
George Reeves is famous for portraying Superman in the 1950's. Steve Reeves was a famous bodybuilder in the 40's. Despite the same last name, they were not related.
It is about the mysterious death of Superman actor George Reeves. It is a very good movie.
George Reeves.
George Reeves played Superman in the 1951 film "Superman and the Molemen",Christopher Reeve played Superman in four films made in 1978, 1980, 1983, and 1987. Brandon Routh played Superman in the movie "Superman Returns" in 2006. Henry Cavill will be playing Superman in the upcoming reboot "Man of Steel" set for release in 2012. In addition to this however there are also TV series for the Superman franchise that starred actors Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Dean Cain, and Tom Wellings who all featured as the character of Clark Kent/Superman in their respective versions.
Gone with the Wind
The cast of Kisses - 1976 includes: George Reeves as Superman