Christopher Reeve on stage and screen
List of films featuring Christopher Reeve
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The following are stage and screen credits for American actor and director Christopher Reeve (1952–2004).
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Lieutenant JG Phillips | [1] | |
| Superman | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | [2] | ||
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Richard Collier | [3] | |
| Superman II | Clark Kent / Superman | [4][5] | ||
| 1982 | Deathtrap | Clifford Anderson | [6] | |
| Monsignor | Father John Flaherty | [7] | ||
| 1983 | Superman III | Clark Kent / Superman / Evil Superman | [8] | |
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Basil Ransom | [9][10] | |
| 1985 | The Aviator | Edgar Anscombe | [11] | |
| Vincent: A Dutchman | Narrator (voice) | Documentary; direct-to-video | [12] | |
| 1986 | America's Cup – Yank It Back | [13] | ||
| 1987 | Street Smart | Jonathan Fisher | [14] | |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Clark Kent / Superman | Also writer (story), 2d unit director, flying/2d unit | [15] | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Blaine Bingham | [16] | |
| 1991 | Trump: What's the Deal? | Himself | Documentary; direct-to-video | [17][18] |
| 1992 | Noises Off | Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent | [19] | |
| The American Constitution: The Road from Runnymede | Narrator (voice) | Documentary; direct-to-video | [20] | |
| A Tigers Tale – The Tiger Moth Story | Himself | [21] | ||
| 1993 | Morning Glory | Will Parker | [22] | |
| The Remains of the Day | Congressman Jack Lewis | [23] | ||
| 1994 | Speechless | Bob Freed | [24] | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Dr. Alan Chaffee | [25] | |
| 1997 | The Toughest Break: Martin's Story | Host / Narrator | Documentary; direct-to-video | [26] |
| 2005 | The Last Wild Place | Narrator (voice) | Posthumous release; documentary short; direct-to-video | [27] |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | N/a | Posthumous release; co-director and executive producer | [28] |
| Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | Posthumous release | [29] | |
| 2007 | Christopher Reeve: Choosing Hope | Himself | Posthumous release; archive footage; follow-up to Hope in Motion; documentary; direct-to-video | [30][31] |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Posthumous release; archive footage; documentary | [32] |
Television
Television films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Himself | Television special | [33] |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | [34] | ||
| Night of 100 Stars | [35] | |||
| 1985 | Anna Karenina | Alexei Vronsky | [36] | |
| Dinosaur! | Himself / Host | Documentary | [37] | |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Himself | Television special | [38] | |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | [39] | ||
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Major John Dodge | [40] | |
| The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen | Himself / Host | Television special | [41] | |
| 1990 | The Rose and the Jackal | Allan Pinkerton | [42] | |
| Black Tide | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | [43] | |
| Night of 100 Stars III | Himself | Television special | [44] | |
| 1991 | Bump in the Night | Lawrence Muller | [45] | |
| Death Dreams | George Westfield | [46] | ||
| Fear and the Muse: The Story of Anna Akhmatova | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | [47] | |
| Mending Hearts | Narrator | [48] | ||
| 1992 | Nightmare in the Daylight | Sean Farrell | [49] | |
| Mortal Sins | Father Thomas Cusack | [50] | ||
| Last Ferry Home | Bill Turner | [51] | ||
| Earth and the American Dream | Stuart Chase (voice) | Documentary | [52] | |
| 1993 | The Sea Wolf | Humphrey Van Weyden | [53] | |
| 1995 | Above Suspicion | Dempsey Cain | [54] | |
| 1996 | Without Pity: A Film About Abilities | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | [55] |
| A Step Toward Tomorrow | Denny Gabriel | [56] | ||
| 1997 | In the Gloaming | N/a | Director | [57] |
| 1998 | Rear Window | Jason Kemp | Also executive producer | [58] |
| Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope | N/a | Television special; executive producer | [59] | |
| 2002 | Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion | Himself | Also known as Courageous Steps; documentary | [60] |
| 2004 | The Brooke Ellison Story | N/a | Posthumous release; director | [61] |
| 2025 | Will Reeve: Finding My Father | Himself | Posthumous release; archive footage; television special | [62][63] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–1976 | Love of Life | Ben Harper | Series regular | [64] |
| 1974 | Great Performances | Officer | Episode: "Enemies" | [65] |
| 1975 | ABC Wide World of Mystery | Max 67 | Episode: "The Norming of Jack 243" | |
| 1980 | The Muppet Show | Himself / Guest Star | Episode: "Christopher Reeve" | [66] |
| 1981–1985 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Host | 3 episodes | [67] |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Prince Charming / 'My son, the Prince' | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" | [68] |
| 1990 | HBO Storybook Musicals | It Zwibble (voice) | Episode: "Earthday Birthday" | [69] |
| 1991 | Carol & Company | Rex / Bob | Episode: "Overnight Male" | [70] |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Himself | Episode #12.4 | [71] | |
| 1992 | Road to Avonlea | Robert Rutherford | Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" | [72] |
| Tales from the Crypt | Fred | Episode: "What's Cookin'" | [73] | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Leonard (voice) | Episode: "Space Quest" | [74] |
| 1994 | The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller | Himself | Episode #1.6 | [75] |
| The Lion and the Lamb | Storyteller (voice) | [76] | ||
| 1995 | Black Fox | Alan Johnson | Miniseries | [77] |
| In the Wild | Himself | Episode: "Grey Whales with Christopher Reeve" | [78] | |
| 2000 | Sesame Street | Episodes: "The Porridge Lovers Visit Sesame Street" & "A Day with Big Bird and the Birdketters" | [79] | |
| 2003 | The Practice | Kevin Healy | Episode: "Burnout"; also writer (story) | [80] |
| A History of US | N/a | Creative consultant | [81] | |
| 2003–2004 | Smallville | Dr. Virgil Swann | Episodes: "Rosetta" & "Legacy" | [82] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Iphigenia in Aulis | Soldier | Williamstown Theatre Festival[a] | [83] |
| Camino Real | Guard / Medical Student | [84] | ||
| Galileo | Gentleman / Monk | [85] | ||
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Office Boy / Henchman | [86] | ||
| 1969 | The Hostage | Russian sailor | Loeb Drama Center | [87] |
| Death of a Salesman | Stanley | |||
| A Month in the Country | Beliaev | |||
| The Music Man | Traveling Salesman | McCarter Theatre | [88] | |
| 1970 | Private Lives | Victor Prynne | Boothbay Playhouse | [89] |
| Another Language | Jerry | |||
| Roar Like a Dove | Bernard | |||
| Ethan Frome | ||||
| 1971 | Forty Carats | Peter Latham | US tour | [90] |
| 1972 | Richard III | Edward IV | Old Globe Theatre | [91] |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Fenton | [92] | ||
| Love's Labour's Lost | Dumaine | [93] | ||
| 1973 | The Irregular Verb To Love | Michael Vickers | US tour | [94] |
| 1974 | The Threepenny Opera | Macheath | Loeb Drama Center | [95] |
| 1975 | Berchtesgaden | Young officer | Theater for the New City | [96] |
| Berkeley Square | Peter Standish | Manhattan Theatre Club | [97] | |
| 1975–1976 | A Matter of Gravity | Nicky | Broadhurst Theatre[b] | [65] |
| 1977 | My Life | Grandfather | Circle Repertory Company | [98] |
| 1980 | The Front Page | Hildy Johnson | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [99] |
| The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | [100] | ||
| Fifth of July | Kenneth Talley, Jr. | New Apollo Theatre | [101] | |
| 1981 | The Greeks | Achilles | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [102] |
| 1983 | Holiday | Ned Seton | [103] | |
| 1984 | The Aspern Papers | Henry Jarvis | Theatre Royal Haymarket | [104] |
| Richard Cory | Richard Corey | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [105] | |
| 1985 | The Royal Family | Tony Cavendish | [106] | |
| The Marriage of Figaro | Count Almaviva | Circle in the Square Theatre | [107] | |
| 1986 | Summer and Smoke | John Buchanan Jr. | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [108] |
| 1987 | The Rover | Willmore | [109] | |
| Mesmer | Dr. Anton Mesmer | Roundabout Theatre Company | [110] | |
| 1988 | Summer and Smoke | John Buchanan Jr. | Ahmanson Theatre | [111] |
| Mesmer | Dr. Anton Mesmer | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [112] | |
| 1989 | The Winter's Tale | Polixenes | The Public Theater | [113] |
| Company of Poets: A William Alfred Anthology | Sanders Theater | [114] | ||
| John Brown's Body | Jack Ellyat / Clay Wingate | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [115] | |
| Love Letters | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III | Promenade Theatre | [116] | |
| Theatre on the Square | [117] | |||
| 1990 | Canon Theatre | [118] | ||
| Wilbur Theatre | [119] | |||
| Death Takes a Holiday | Death / Prince Nikolai Sirki | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [120] | |
| 1992 | The Guardsman | Nandor | [121] | |
| 1993 | The Shadow Box | Brian | Temple of Music and Art | [122] |
| 1994 | Love Letters | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [123] |
| Allegro | Narrator | New York City Center | [124] |
Unknown years
- As You Like It
- The Devil's Disciple
- Finian's Rainbow (McCarter Theatre)
- The Firebugs (McCarter Theatre)
- The Marriage of Figaro (McCarter Theatre)
- Much Ado About Nothing (McCarter Theatre)
- The Plough and the Stars (McCarter Theatre)
- South Pacific (McCarter Theatre)
- Troilus and Cressida (McCarter Theatre)
- The Way of the World (New York)
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9: The Last Resort | Thurston Last | [125] |
Music videos
| Year | Track | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "On Our Own" | Bobby Brown | The Cyclist | [126] |
| 1992 | "Heroína solitaria" | Pimpinela | Businessman | [127] |
Audiobooks
- Fatal Vision (Abridged) (1983) ISBN 0-399-12816-6 ASIN B001G6SR2K
- The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Medal (Abridged) (1986) ISBN 0-688-04948-6 ASIN B0BRDFMF95
- Private Screening: A Novel (Abridged) (1995) ISBN 0-345-31139-6 ASIN B007BF4Z1M
- Still Me (Abridged) (1998) ISBN 0-375-40281-0
- Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life (Unabridged) (2002) ISBN 0-375-50778-7 ASIN B00006SL48
Notes
- Reeve was an apprentice at Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1968.
- Tryouts in Philadelphia, Washington, New Haven, Boston, and Toronto.