Most Recent Role: Old Man on Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Alias Name(s): Kirk Allen, Kirk Allyn, Jack Fago
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Oxford, New Jersey USA
Birthday: 10-8-1910
Birth Name: John Feggo, Jr.
Date of Death: 3-14-1999
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Alias Name(s): Kirk Allen, Kirk Allyn, Jack Fago
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Oxford, New Jersey USA
Birthday: 10-8-1910
Birth Name: John Feggo, Jr.
Date of Death: 3-14-1999
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Kirk Alyn started his career as a dancer and performer in vaudeville, before moving to Broadway as chorusboy for musicals throughout the 1930s, including "Girl Crazy" and "Of Thee I Sing," as well as starring in two-reel shorts for Warner Borthers Vitaphone film process. He received his break as the lead role for the 1941 play "Pie In The Sky" rather unexpectedly, having auditioned for what he...
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War of the Gods (1)
Sunday 14 January 1979 on ABC
While the fleet is plagued by glowing lights that constantly fly past them too fast to be followed, Apollo, Starbuck, and Sheba find the remains of a spaceship, with a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful being named Count Iblis, who helps them capture Baltar.
Kirk starred with another actor that also played a comic character, Adam West, who played Batman in the 1966 TV series, in the 1981 TV movie, Time Warp.
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Kirk's Superman (1948) footage was later reused in another comic-related movie, Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951).
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Kirk thought it would be a good gag to audition for a Broadway musical, but was totally shocked when he was offered the part.
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In order to audition for Superman, Kirk had to strip down to his underwear. He wasn't musclebound but the producers liked what they saw.
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Kirk wrote a book 1971 on his experiences as the first screen Superman, in "A Job For Superman".
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