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Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Birthday: 1952-09-25 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

as    Himself (archive footage)

1998
Rear Window

as    Jason Kemp

1995
Black Fox: The Price of Peace

as    Alan Johnson

1995
Black Fox

as    Alan Johnson

1995
Above Suspicion

as    Dempsey Cain

1995
Village of the Damned

as    Dr. Alan Chaffee

1994
Speechless

as    Bob 'Bagdad' Freed

1994
The Sea Wolf

as    Humphrey Van Weyden

1993
The Remains of the Day

as    Jack Lewis

1993
Morning Glory

as    Will Parker

1992
Mortal Sins

as    Father Thomas Cusack

1992
Noises Off...

as    Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent

1991
Bump in the Night

as    Lawrence Muller

1990
The Rose and the Jackal

as    Allan Pinkerton

1988
Switching Channels

as    Blaine Bingham

1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as    Maj. John Dodge

1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as    Clark Kent / Superman

1987
Street Smart

as    Jonathan Fisher

1985
Anna Karenina

as    Count Vronsky

1985
The Aviator

as    Edgar Anscombe

1985
Dinosaur!

as    Narrator (voice)

1984
The Bostonians

as    Basil Ransome

1983
Superman III

as    Clark Kent / Superman

1982
Deathtrap

as    Clifford Anderson

1982
Monsignor

as    Father John Flaherty

1981
Superman II

as    Clark Kent / Superman

1980
Somewhere in Time

as    Richard Collier

1978
Superman

as    Clark Kent / Superman