Kirk Alyn | |
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![]() Kirk Alyn as Superman in the 1948 movie serial | |
Born | John Feggo Jr. October 8, 1910 Oxford, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | March 14, 1999 The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. | (aged 88)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1930–1988 |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
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 Superman.