Christopher Reeve
Acting
🎂 1952-09-25
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 Dana Morosini in April 1992, and they had a son, William, born that June. Reeve had two children, Matthew (born 1979) and Alexandra (born 1983), from his previous relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Gae Exton.
Cast credits(93)
Dr. Virgil Swann
2001
Leonard (voice)
1993
Self
1962
Self - Host
1975
Self - Performer
1956
Self - Presenter
1956
Self
1982
Kevin Healy
1997
Clark Kent / Superman
1978
Fred
1989
Self
1998
Superman / Clark Kent
1980
Self
1953
Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'
1982
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Self (archive footage)
2003
Clark Kent / Superman
1983
Maj. John Dodge
1988
Clark Kent / Superman
1987
Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'
1983
Clark Kent / Superman
2006
Reader (voice)
1992
Jack Lewis
1993
Self
1971
Dr. Alan Chaffee
1995
Ben Harper
1951
Self
1982
Richard Collier
1980
Superman (archive footage)
2001
Jonathan Fisher
1987
Self
1983
Self (archive footage)
2023
Self (archive footage)
2006
Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
1992
Self
2001
Clifford Anderson
1982
Humphrey Van Weyden
1993
Will Parker
1993
Superman (archive footage, uncredited)
2010
Phillips
1978
Self
1990
Blaine Bingham
1988
Jason Kemp
1998
Bob 'Bagdad' Freed
1994
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024
Self
1982
Self
1987
Superman / Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Alan Johnson
1995
It Zwibble (voice)
1990
Alan Johnson
1995
George Westfield
1991
Alan Johnson
1995
Dempsey Cain
1995
Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
2010
Self
1985
Self
2001
Self
1979
Self
2001
Self
2001
Count Vronsky
1985
John Dodge
1988
Self
1985
Max 67
1975
Father Thomas Cusack
1992
Basil Ransome
1984
Lawrence Muller
1991
Self
1983
Alan Johnson
1995
Father John Flaherty
1982
Self
1991
1991
Self
1994
Self
1988
Self
1984
Edgar Anscombe
1985
Self - Actor
2024
Allan Pinkerton
1990
Self
2001
Narrator (voice)
1985
Self
1982
Sean
1992
Denny Gabriel
1996
Self
2000
Self
1985
Self - Host
1988
Self
1991
Self (archive footage)
2007
Narrator (voice)
1996
Narrator (voice)
1996
Self
1998
Self
2002
Narrator
1986
