Kirk Alyn
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Kirk Alyn was an American actor best known for being the first to portray Superman in a live-action film series in the late 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirk Alyn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk Alyn Context triple: [Jonathan Kent, portrayedBy, Kirk Alyn]
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A.
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton was an American character actor best known for playing the stubborn Mayor Larry Vaughn in the classic thriller film "Jaws."
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B.
Luke Ford
Luke Ford is an Australian actor best known for his roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the crime drama "Animal Kingdom."
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C.
Val Edward Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor known for his versatile roles in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors," "Heat," and "Batman Forever."
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D.
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman was an American actor known for his rugged leading-man roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in "The Mark."
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E.
Trajan Weaver
Trajan Weaver is the son of American television executive Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, who was a pioneering figure in the early days of network TV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk Alyn Target entity description: Kirk Alyn was an American actor best known for being the first to portray Superman in a live-action film series in the late 1940s.
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A.
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton was an American character actor best known for playing the stubborn Mayor Larry Vaughn in the classic thriller film "Jaws."
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B.
Luke Ford
Luke Ford is an Australian actor best known for his roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the crime drama "Animal Kingdom."
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C.
Val Edward Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor known for his versatile roles in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors," "Heat," and "Batman Forever."
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D.
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman was an American actor known for his rugged leading-man roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in "The Mark."
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E.
Trajan Weaver
Trajan Weaver is the son of American television executive Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, who was a pioneering figure in the early days of network TV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
A Fever in the Blood (1961 film)
ⓘ
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950 film serial) ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
Blackhawk (1952 film serial) ⓘ I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958 film) ⓘ
linked to:
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Superman (1948 film serial) ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
Superman: The Movie (1978 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Superman: The Movie
The Man from Colorado (1948 film) ⓘ Valley of the Sun (1942 film) ⓘ |
| birthName | John Feggo Jr. ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Houston National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-03-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Feggo ⓘ |
| genre | superhero film ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| knownFor | first actor to portray Superman in a live-action film series ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Kirk Alyn ⓘ |
| notableFact | often uncredited in some later film appearances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950 film serial)
ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
Superman (1948 film serial) ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
|
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oxford, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford Township, New Jersey
|
| placeOfDeath |
The Woodlands, Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
The Woodlands
|
| portrayed |
Clark Kent
ⓘ
linked to:
Superman
Superman ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Kirk Alyn ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| roleInWork |
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950 film serial): Superman / Clark Kent
ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
Blackhawk (1952 film serial): Blackhawk ⓘ Superman (1948 film serial): Superman / Clark Kent ⓘ
linked to:
Superman serials
Superman: The Movie (1978 film): Lois Lane's father (uncredited cameo) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lucille Yvonne
ⓘ
Virginia O'Brien ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirk Alyn Description of subject: Kirk Alyn was an American actor best known for being the first to portray Superman in a live-action film series in the late 1940s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.