Christopher Reeve
Birthday: 1952-09-25 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USAChristopher 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor
as Self (archive footage)
as Superman (archive footage, uncredited)
as Clark Kent / Superman
as Himself (archive footage)
as Self
as Jason Kemp
as Denny Gabriel
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Alan Johnson
as Alan Johnson
as Alan Johnson
as Alan Johnson
as Dempsey Cain
as Dr. Alan Chaffee
as Bob 'Bagdad' Freed
as Humphrey Van Weyden
as Jack Lewis
as Will Parker
as Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
as Sean
