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Christopher Reeve
Known for: ActingChristopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and author. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, including his notable motion picture portrayal of the fictional superhero Superman. On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse in an equestrian competition in Virginia. He required a wheelchair and breathing apparatus for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries, and for human embryonic stem cell research afterward. He founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Reeve married Dana Morosini in April 1992, and they had a son, William, born that June. Reeve had two children, Matthew (born 1979) and Alexandra (born 1983), from his previous relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Gae Exton.
Filmography 31
Superman
+3
as Superman / Clark Kent 
Superman II
+3
as Superman / Clark Kent 
Village of the Damned
+1
as Alan Chaffee 
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
+4
as Self (archive footage) 
Superman III
+3
as Clark Kent / Superman 
The Remains of the Day
+3
as Jack Lewis 
Everyone's Hero
Director 
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
+2
as Clark Kent / Superman 
Switching Channels
as Blaine Bingham 
Somewhere in Time
+1
as Richard Collier 
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Clark Kent / Superman 
Deathtrap
as Clifford Anderson 
Noises Off...
+2
as Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent 
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
+4
as John Dodge 
Street Smart
as Jonathan Fisher 
Rear Window
as Jason Kemp 
Gray Lady Down
as Phillips 
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Maj. John Dodge 
The Brooke Ellison Story
Director 
Bump in the Night
as Lawrence Muller 
In the Gloaming
Director 
The Aviator
+1
as Edgar Anscombe 
The Bostonians
as Basil Ransome 
A Step Toward Tomorrow
as Denny Gabriel 
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
as Alan Johnson 
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
as Alan Johnson 
Trump: What's The Deal?
+1
as Self 
Black Fox
as Alan Johnson 
Morning Glory
as Will Parker 
Anna Karenina
as Count Vronsky