Christopher Reeve

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-09-25 (52 years old)

Deathday

2004-10-10

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Christopher Reeve

Biography

Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and author. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, including his notable motion picture portrayal of the fictional superhero Superman. On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse in an equestrian competition in Virginia. He required a wheelchair and breathing apparatus for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries, and for human embryonic stem cell research afterward. He founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Reeve married Dan...

Acting

1993

2019

The Kennedy Who Changed The World

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion

as Self (archive footage)

1978

Superman

as Clark Kent / Superman

1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Clark Kent / Superman

1998

Rear Window

as Jason Kemp

1995

Above Suspicion

as Dempsey Cain

1980

Superman II

as Superman / Clark Kent

1995

Village of the Damned

as Dr. Alan Chaffee

1983

Superman III

as Clark Kent / Superman

1992

Noises Off...

as Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent

1988

Switching Channels

as Blaine Bingham

1984

The Bostonians

as Basil Ransome

1982

1994

Speechless

as Bob 'Bagdad' Freed

1987

Street Smart

as Jonathan Fisher

1980

Somewhere in Time

as Richard Collier

1982

Deathtrap

as Clifford Anderson

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Superman / Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024

1985

The Aviator

as Edgar Anscombe

1991

Death Dreams

as George Westfield

1982

Monsignor

as Father John Flaherty

1993

Morning Glory

as Will Parker

1995

Black Fox

as Alan Johnson

1985

Dinosaur!

as Narrator (voice)

1985

Anna Karenina

as Count Vronsky

1990

The Rose and the Jackal

as Allan Pinkerton

1994

The Sea Wolf

as Humphrey Van Weyden

1992

Mortal Sins

as Father Thomas Cusack

1991

Bump in the Night

as Lawrence Muller

1978

Gray Lady Down

as Phillips

1983

Sleeping Beauty

as Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'

1996

A Step Toward Tomorrow

as Denny Gabriel

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Superman (archive footage)

1995

2006

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

as Clark Kent / Superman

1992

1990

Earthday Birthday

as It Zwibble (voice)

2006

80s: El soundtrack de una generación

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

as Self (archive footage)

2010

My Superhero

as Superman (archive footage, uncredited)

2024

Music by John Williams

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Production

1998

Rear Window

as Executive Producer

2006

Everyone's Hero

as Director

1997

In the Gloaming

as Director

2006

Everyone's Hero

as Executive Producer

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