Jack Larson

Jack Larson

Born: February 8, 1928
Died: September 20, 2015
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Jack Edward Larson (February 8, 1928 – September 20, 2015) was an American actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the television series Adventures of Superman.

Movies for Jack Larson...

Making Montgomery Clift
Title: Making Montgomery Clift
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2018
Type: Movie
Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift’s legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
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The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Title: The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2014
Type: Movie
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.
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Superman Returns
Title: Superman Returns
Character: Bo the Bartender
Released: June 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Title: Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Character: Self
Released: June 12, 2006
Type: Movie
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.
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The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
Title: The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
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The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
Title: The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
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Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Title: Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Dewey Butler
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Released: September 12, 1993
Type: TV
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
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Title: Superboy
Character: Lou Lamont
Released: October 8, 1988
Type: TV
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Title: Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Character: Self
Released: February 29, 1988
Type: Movie
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
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Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Title: Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 1987
Type: Movie
One of Hollywood's brightest stars is eclipsed by drink, drugs and self-doubt.
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Montgomery Clift
Title: Montgomery Clift
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
Title: James Dean: The First American Teenager
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 1975
Type: Movie
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.
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The Movie Orgy
Title: The Movie Orgy
Character: Jimmy Olsen (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
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Title: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Released: September 25, 1964
Type: TV
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
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The Young Swingers
Title: The Young Swingers
Character: Pete Mundy
Released: September 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Singing teenagers rally to keep open their local nightclub.
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Title: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character: Kenneth Dexter
Released: October 3, 1961
Type: TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.
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Johnny Trouble
Title: Johnny Trouble
Character: Eddie Landis
Released: September 24, 1957
Type: Movie
An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's never met.
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Title: Navy Log
Released: September 20, 1955
Type: TV
Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program aired for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.
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Title: The Millionaire
Character: Buzz
Released: January 19, 1955
Type: TV
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
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Stamp Day for Superman
Title: Stamp Day for Superman
Character: Jimmy Olsen
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Superman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.
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Three Sailors and a Girl
Title: Three Sailors and a Girl
Character: Sailor (uncredited)
Released: November 23, 1953
Type: Movie
A group of sailors invest in a musical revue.
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Star of Texas
Title: Star of Texas
Character: Henchman John Jenkins
Released: January 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a group of supposed respectable businessmen.
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Battle Zone
Title: Battle Zone
Character: James O'Doole
Released: October 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean War. During a secret mission behind the North Korean lines their rivalry reaches a boiling point.
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Title: Adventures of Superman
Character: Jimmy Olsen
Released: September 19, 1952
Type: TV
Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
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Belles on Their Toes
Title: Belles on Their Toes
Character: Packy Talbot (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 1952
Type: Movie
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
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Kid Monk Baroni
Title: Kid Monk Baroni
Character: Angelo
Released: May 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
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Starlift
Title: Starlift
Character: Will (uncredited)
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
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Fighting Coast Guard
Title: Fighting Coast Guard
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Released: May 31, 1951
Type: Movie
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
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Redwood Forest Trail
Title: Redwood Forest Trail
Character: Dusty
Released: September 18, 1950
Type: Movie
Forest Ranger and singing cowboy, Rex Allen, attempts to save a camp for underprivileged boys with the help of "Alfalfa " Switzer who plays one of the boys.
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A Wonderful Life
Title: A Wonderful Life
Released: August 10, 1950
Type: Movie
Sponsored by The Protestant Film Commission, this religiously-affiliated tale centers around citizen Henry Wood (played by Oscar winner James Dunn from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"), who loved family and church, gave to the needy, and donated most of his money to charity. Now deceased, his somewhat neglected daughter reflects on his past and ponders that age-old question, did he indeed have such "a wonderful life"?
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Trial Without Jury
Title: Trial Without Jury
Character: Tommy (uncredited)
Released: July 8, 1950
Type: Movie
A homicide detective suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder.
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Flame of Youth
Title: Flame of Youth
Character: Boy (uncredited)
Released: September 22, 1949
Type: Movie
Outside the Wolf Club, wayward high school student Geraldine “Jerry” Briggs waits in the parking lot, while her partner in crime, Al, steals hubcaps from parked cars. When a patron named Steve Miller notices his hubcaps missing, he phones the police, and Jerry is apprehended.
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Fighter Squadron
Title: Fighter Squadron
Character: Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk
Released: November 27, 1948
Type: Movie
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.