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Bud Collyer

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Biography

From a show business family, Bud decided to pursue his father's field, law, and attended Fordham University. However, with radio becoming such a lucrative…more

Born

6/18/1908, New York,NY

Died

9/8/1969

Birth Name

Clayton Johnson Heermance

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Break the Bank
  Co-Host (1948-1953)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Pilot
- The New Adventures of Superman
  Clark Kent / Superman
  - S 1: Ep 36 The Bird-Men From Lost Valley
    1/7/67
  - S 1: Ep 35 The Malevolent Mummy
    1/7/67
  - S 1: Ep 34 Seeds of Disaster
    12/31/66
  - S 1: Ep 33 Superman Meets Brainiac
    12/31/66
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Imp-Practical Joker
    12/24/66
  - + 47 More Credits
- The New Adventures of Superman
  voice of Clark Kent / Superman
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Fire Phantom
    11/5/66
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Ape Army of the Amazon
    10/29/66
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Iron Eater
    10/29/66
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Toys of Doom
    10/22/66
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Magnetic Monster
    10/22/66
  - + 11 More Credits
- To Tell the Truth (1956)
  Moderator (1956-1968)
  - S 2: Ep 21 January 14, 1958
    1/14/58
  - S 2: Ep 20 January 7, 1958
    1/7/58
  - S 2: Ep 19 December 31, 1957
    12/31/57
  - S 2: Ep 18 December 24, 1957
    12/24/57
  - S 2: Ep 17 December 17, 1957
    12/17/57
  - + 54 More Credits
- Superman (1941)
  Clark Kent/Superman (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 8 Volcano
    7/10/42
  - S 1: Ep 7 Electric Earthquake
    5/15/42
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Magnetic Telescope
    4/24/42
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Bulleteers
    3/27/42
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Arctic Giant
    2/27/42
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (9)

Role
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 162 April 15, 1969
    4/15/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 58 November 27, 1968
    11/27/68
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Team
  - S 18: Ep 46 EPISODE #869
    7/16/67
- The Polly Bergen Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 21, 1957
    9/21/57
- The Honeymooners
  Bud Collyer
  - S 4: Ep 7 Teamwork Beat The Clock
    11/20/54
- Superman (1941)
  Mad Scientist (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Magnetic Telescope
    4/24/42
- Superman (1941)
  Bulleteer (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Bulleteers
    3/27/42
- Superman (1941)
  Gangster (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 3 Billion Dollar Limited
    1/9/42
- Superman (1941)
  Scientist (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Mechanical Monsters
    11/28/41

Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Collyer has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Before becoming a game show host, Collyer worked as a law clerk.
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- Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite grew out of Bud Collyer's desire for vacation time while doing the Superman radio show. The writers needed to dream up a way for Superman to be incapacitated for several shows when Collyer would be out, so kryptonite and its debilitating effects on the Man of Steel were introduced into the Superman mythos.
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- Bud Collyer: (describing his years of voicing Superman on radio and TV) Of course, it grew into a magnificent career-within-a-career. It was great fun and a great way to get out all your inhibitions real fast. I love Superman, the guy who can fly through the air. It's the ultimate. So many people get the least bit embarrassed by fantasy when they're directing it or performing it and it loses all the great charm it should have, but if played honestly and whole-hog all the way, it's great.
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- Bud Collyer: I played Clark Kent just a little bit higher to give myself somewhere to go with the "UP, UP AND AWAY!"
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