Christopher Reeve
Birthday: Born in 1952-09-25 in New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: 2004-10-10
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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Inside the Actors Studio
Character: Self
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews....
Tales from the Crypt
Character: Fred
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?...
Frasier
Character: Leonard (voice)
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty....
The Practice
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A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”...
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales....
The Muppet Show
Character: Self - Special Guest Star
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show....
Wogan
Character: Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities....
The Oscars
Character: Self
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar....
Tony Awards
Character: Self - Performer
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre....
Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest....
Tony Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre....
Black Fox
Character: Alan Johnson
A former slave affects peace between Indian tribes and homesteaders in 1860s West Texas....
Smallville
Character: Dr. Virgil Swann
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel....
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time....
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character: John Dodge
A former POW leads a special task force to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out the orders to murder 50 of the 76 escapees from Stalag Luft III....
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The Remains of the Day
Character: Jack Lewis
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude....
The Kennedy Who Changed The World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities....
Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion
Character: Self (archive footage)
A detailed portrait of Christopher and Dana Reeve in the aftermath of his paralyzing 1995 fall from a horse....
Superman
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world....
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space....
Rear Window
Character: Jason Kemp
Jason Kemp is a quadriplegic who passes the time spying on his neighbors from his window. By chance he catches one of them, Julian Thorpe, beating his wife and reports it to the police. He becomes certain that Julian has killed her, but fails to convince his nurse or his friends of any foul play....
Above Suspicion
Character: Dempsey Cain
Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for life and Dempsey's world is shattered. Suddenly, his wife and brother seem to care less about him than for each other, and a million-dollar insurance....
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Character: Self (archive footage)
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations....
Superman II
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet....
Village of the Damned
Character: Dr. Alan Chaffee
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane....
Superman III
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects in the third installment of the 1980s Superman franchise. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer....
Noises Off...
Character: Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere....
Switching Channels
Character: Blaine Bingham
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story....
The Bostonians
Character: Basil Ransome
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter....
I Love Liberty
Character: Self
An all-star variety special saluting America....
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Character: Self
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero....
Speechless
Character: Bob 'Bagdad' Freed
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides....
Street Smart
Character: Jonathan Fisher
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder....
Somewhere in Time
Character: Richard Collier
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her....
Deathtrap
Character: Clifford Anderson
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script....
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character: Superman / Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus....
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care....
The Aviator
Character: Edgar Anscombe
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves....
Death Dreams
Character: George Westfield
Despite her husband's doubts, a woman reaches out to her dead daughter with a psychiatrist's help....
Monsignor
Character: Father John Flaherty
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun....
Morning Glory
Character: Will Parker
An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works....
Black Fox
Character: Alan Johnson
A former slave affects peace between Indian tribes and homesteaders in 1860s West Texas....
Dinosaur!
Character: Narrator (voice)
An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading paleontologists of the time, and an on camera as well as voice-over narrative by Christopher Reeve. Shot on location in Los Angeles and New York at the American Museum of Natural History...
Anna Karenina
Character: Count Vronsky
Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia....
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character: Maj. John Dodge
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis....
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
Character: Alan Johnson
After blaming Britt for his wife's decision to stay with the Native Americans who captured her, an abusive husband organizes a party of vigilantes to accompany him into Indian territory....
Nightmare in the Daylight
Character: Sean
A married Wisconsin teacher fears a Los Angeles lawyer who has mistaken her for his long-lost wife....
The Rose and the Jackal
Character: Allan Pinkerton
Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a spy for the Confederacy....
The Norming of Jack 243
Character: Max 67
In a society of the future, a conformist falls in love with a fugitive who forces him to rethink his attitudes about the society he lives in....
The Sea Wolf
Character: Humphrey Van Weyden
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost....
Night of 100 Stars III
Character: Self
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy....
Mortal Sins
Character: Father Thomas Cusack
A thriller directed by Bradford May focusing on a catholic priest dealing with a serial killer's confession and a murder investigation....
Bump in the Night
Character: Lawrence Muller
Martha "Red" Tierney used to be a hot-shot reporter, but that was before alcohol took over her life. One morning Martha's son, Jonathan, leaves for school, stopping first to meet his father for breakfast. But Jonathan never meets his dad. Instead, he is picked up by Lawrence, a pedophile who has been watching him. Now Martha must overcome her alcoholism and her bitterness towards her ex-husband and use her old investigative skills to find her son before it's too late....
The Making of 'Superman III'
Character: Self
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes on a supercomputer and its bumbling programmer. Included are interviews with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as disscuss the efforts that went into it....
Night of 100 Stars II
Character: Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities....
Gray Lady Down
Character: Phillips
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew....
America’s Cup - Yank It Back
Character: Narrator
This 48 minute VHS documentary narrated by Christoper Reeve explores the history of the America's Cup race. Color, Produced & Written by: Nicholas Granby and Deborah Dennison, Directed by Nicholas Granby....
Sleeping Beauty
Character: Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack....
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Character: Self
The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution....
A Step Toward Tomorrow
Character: Denny Gabriel
A divorcee moves her family cross-country to take her paralyzed son to a pioneer neurosurgeon....
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Character: Self
Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978)....
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Character: Self
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew....
The Making of 'Superman II'
Character: Self
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman....
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Character: Self
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'...
The Wandering Company
Character: Self
Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared in their films....
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Character: Superman (archive footage)
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals....
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
Character: Alan Johnson
A man seeks revenge on the bigot who shot his wife to death in 1880s Texas....
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth....
Earth and the American Dream
Character: Reader (voice)
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have bee...
Earthday Birthday
Character: It Zwibble (voice)
After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness....
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
Character: Self (archive footage)
In Chile, during the mid 80s, a wave of young enthusiasts from different parts of the country decided to rebel against the regime and liberate themselves through rock. It was a new Chile, committed to fight for its ideals, and to have fun at any cost....
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character: Self
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy....
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Character: Self
Historical context for The Remains of the Day....
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Character: Self
A documentary about making The Remains of the Day....
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Character: Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman....
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Character: Self (archive footage)
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014....
Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and cost...
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Character: Self (archive footage)
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace...
Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever
Character: Self - Actor
A French documentary on Superman actor Christopher Reeve as told by his French voice dubbing actor, Pierre Arditi....
Supermään
Character: Superman (archive footage, uncredited)
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Music by John Williams
Character: Self - Actor (archive footage)
His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro John Williams' own story, with insights from filmmakers, musicians, and others he has inspired, complete with rare behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movie history....