Christopher Reeve
Birthday: 1952-09-25
Died: 2004-10-10
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Character: Dr. Alan Chaffee
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Character: Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent
Character: Blaine Bingham
Character: Jonathan Fisher
Character: Bob 'Bagdad' Freed
Character: Richard Collier
Character: Clifford Anderson
Character: Edgar Anscombe
Character: George Westfield
Character: Allan Pinkerton
Character: Father John Flaherty
Character: Humphrey Van Weyden
Character: Maj. John Dodge
Character: Father Thomas Cusack
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Lawrence Muller
Character: Prince Charming / 'My Son, the Prince'
Character: Superman (archive footage)
Character: Clark Kent / Superman
Character: Reader (voice)
Character: It Zwibble (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Superman / Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Superman (archive footage)