Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play Superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial Superman, and its 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman.
Born John Feggo, Jr. in Oxford, New Jersey to Hungarian immigrant parents, Kirk Alyn was educated at Columbia University.
In 1942, he married actress Virginia O'Brien, with whom he had two daughters and a son before they divorced in 1955.
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Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play Superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial Superman, and its 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman.
Born John Feggo, Jr. in Oxford, New Jersey to Hungarian immigrant parents, Kirk Alyn was educated at Columbia University.
In 1942, he married actress Virginia O'Brien, with whom he had two daughters and a son before they divorced in 1955.
Kirk Alyn started out as a chorus boy on Broadway, appearing in notable musicals such as Girl Crazy, Of Thee I Sing, and Hellzapoppin' in the 1930s.
He also worked as a singer and dancer in vaudeville before moving to Hollywood in the early 1940s to make feature films, where he was successful only in gaining bit parts in low-budget films before landing the role of Superman in 1948.
Kirk Alyn also starred in the following movie serials:
After playing Superman, he again had casting problems. Apart from starring in some similar comic book-type...
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