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Christopher Reeve filmography

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This is a complete filmography for American actor and director Christopher Reeve.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1978 Gray Lady Down Lieutenant JG Phillips
Superman Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor
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1980 Somewhere in Time Richard Collier Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor [2]
Superman II Clark Kent / Superman Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor [3][4]
1982 Deathtrap Clifford Anderson Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor [5]
Monsignor Father John Flaherty [6]
1983 Superman III Clark Kent / Superman / Evil Superman Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor [7]
1984 The Bostonians Basil Ransome [8][9]
1985 The Aviator Edgar Anscombe [10]
1987 Street Smart Jonathan Fisher [11]
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Clark Kent / Superman Also writer [12]
1988 Switching Channels Blaine Bingham [13]
1992 Noises Off Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent [14]
1993 Morning Glory Will Parker [15]
The Remains of the Day Congressman Jack Lewis [16]
1994 Speechless Bob Freed [17]
1995 Village of the Damned Dr. Alan Chaffee [18]
2006 Everyone's Hero Director and executive producer; posthumous release [19]
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman Archive footage; posthumous release
2007 Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion Himself Posthumous release

Television

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Television films

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1985 Anna Karenina Alexei Vronsky CBS [20]
Dinosaur! Himself / Host Documentary
1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament Himself BBC1 Television special
1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Major John Dodge NBC
1990 The Rose and the Jackal Allan Pinkerton TNT [21]
1991 Bump in the Night Lawrence Muller CBS [22]
Death Dreams George Westfield Lifetime
1992 Nightmare in the Daylight Sean Farrell CBS
Mortal Sins Father Tom Cusack USA Network [23]
1993 The Sea Wolf Humphrey Van Weyden TNT [24]
1995 Above Suspicion Dempsey Cain HBO
1996 Without Pity: A Film About Abilities Narrator (voice) HBO Documentary [25]
A Step Toward Tomorrow Denny Gabriel CBS [26]
1997 In the Gloaming HBO Director [27]
1998 Rear Window Jason Kemp ABC [28]
2004 The Brooke Ellison Story A&E Director [29]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974–1976 Love of Life Ben Harper Series regular
1974 Great Performances Officer Episode: "Enemies"
1975 ABC Wide World of Mystery Max 67 Episode: "The Norming of Jack 243"
1980 The Muppet Show Himself / Guest Star Episode: "Christopher Reeve"
1981 Saturday Night Live Himself / Host Episode: "Jr. Walker & the All-Stars"
1982 I Love Liberty Himself TV special [30]
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre Prince Charming Episode: "Sleeping Beauty"
1991 Carol & Company Rex / Bob Episode: "Overnight Male"
1992 Road to Avonlea Robert Rutherford Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night"
Tales from the Crypt Fred Episode: "What's Cookin'" [31]
1993 Frasier Leonard (voice) Episode: "Space Quest" [32]
1994 The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller Himself Episode: "Episode #1.6"
1995 Black Fox Alan Johnson Miniseries [33]
2000 Sesame Street Himself Episode: "3906" [34]
2003 The Practice Kevin Healy Episode: "Burnout"
2003–2004 Smallville Dr. Virgil Swann Episodes: "Rosetta" & "Legacy" [35]

Theatre

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Broadway

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West End

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Off-Broadway

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Regional

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  • The Guardsman
  • Death Takes a Holiday
  • Love Letters (Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
  • Richard Cory
  • The Greeks
  • Summer and Smoke
  • The Cherry Orchard
  • The Front Page
  • Camino Real
  • Holiday
  • The Royal Family
  • John Brown's Body
  • Troilus and Cressida
  • The Way of the World
  • The Firebugs
  • The Plow and the Stars
  • The Devil's Disciple
  • As You Like It
  • Richard III
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Love's Labour's Lost
  • South Pacific
  • Finian's Rainbow
  • The Music Man
  • Galileo

Video games

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References

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  1. ^ Martin, Douglas (12 October 2004). "Christopher Reeve, 52, Symbol of Courage, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Somewhere in Time movie review (1980) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (19 June 1981). "'SUPERMAN II' IS FULL OF TRICKS". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1981). "Superman II movie review & film summary (1981) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1982). "Deathtrap movie review & film summary (1982) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ Maslin, Janet (22 October 1982). "'MONSIGNOR,' DISHONEST PRIEST". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (17 June 1983). "'SUPERMAN III'; REEVE JOINED BY PRYOR". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ Ebert, Roger (1 January 1984). "The Bostonians movie review & film summary (1984) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ Canby, Vincent (5 August 1984). "FILM; 'BOSTONIANS': A PROPER JAMESIAN ADAPTATION". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (21 February 2023). "Remembering George T Miller: The Man from Snowy River alone is a huge contribution to Australian film". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ^ Maslin, Janet (27 March 1987). "FILM: CHRISTOPHER REEVE STARS IN 'STREET SMART'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ^ Maslin, Janet (25 July 1987). "Movie: 'Superman IV: Quest for Peace'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. ^ Canby, Vincent (4 March 1988). "Film: Turner in 'Switching Channels'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  14. ^ Canby, Vincent (20 March 1992). "Review/Film; Americanizing an English Farce. Hmmm. Quite So". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  15. ^ Maslin, Janet (17 September 1993). "Review/Film; Some Folks Just Can't Look Bad". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  16. ^ Hunter, David (5 November 2019). "'The Remains of the Day': THR's 1993 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  17. ^ Ebert, Roger (16 December 1994). "Speechless movie review & film summary (1994) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  18. ^ Maslin, Janet (28 April 1995). "FILM REVIEW; Demons' Eye Problems Compound Creepiness". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  19. ^ "'Everyone's Hero': final project from Reeve". TODAY.com. The Associated Press. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  20. ^ Rooney, David (22 January 2024). "'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Review: An Emotional Tribute to a Big-Screen Hero Who Became a Real-Life Inspiration". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  21. ^ Buck, Jerry (16 April 1990). "Love conquers all in "Rose and Jackal'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  22. ^ "'BUMP IN THE NIGHT' IS STRICTLY FOR ADULTS". Sun Sentinel. 5 January 1991. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  23. ^ Scott, Tony (4 November 1992). "Usa World Premiere Movie Mortal Sins". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  24. ^ Loynd, Ray (17 April 1993). "TV REVIEW : 'Sea Wolf' Captures Spirit of the Novel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  25. ^ Moore, Frazier. "Christopher Reeve Narrates HBO's 'Without Pity,' Which Seeks None". New Bedford Standard-Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  26. ^ Variety Staff (11 November 1996). "A Step Toward Tomorrow". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  27. ^ Richmond, Ray (17 April 1997). "In the Gloaming". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  28. ^ Shales, Tom (20 November 1998). "'REAR WINDOW': A CLEAR VIEW OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  29. ^ Roberts, Sam (9 February 2024). "Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  30. ^ "I Love Liberty". TCM. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  31. ^ Pierce-Bohen, Kayleena (1 October 2019). "10 Big Stars You Didn't Know Appeared In Tales From The Crypt". ScreenRant.
  32. ^ Shaw, Jessica (22 October 1993). "'Frasier': Identifying the show's guest voices". EW.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  33. ^ Petty, Michael John (28 November 2023). "After Superman, Christopher Reeve Starred in an Epic Western Trilogy". Collider. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  34. ^ Fried, Ina (10 November 2019). "50 years of "Sesame Street" diversity". Axios. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  35. ^ Raymond, Charles Nicholas (2 February 2020). "Every Superman Movie Actor That Appeared In Smallville". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  36. ^ a b c "Obituary: Christopher Reeve, 52, Actor and Activist". Backstage. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  37. ^ Grundhauser, Eric (9 December 2016). "Exploring The Last Resort, Robert De Niro's Forgotten '90s Adventure Game". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 4 March 2024.