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This is a complete filmography for American actor and director Christopher Reeve.
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This is a complete filmography for American actor and director Christopher Reeve.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Lieutenant JG Phillips | ||
| Superman | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | [1] | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Richard Collier | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | [2] |
| Superman II | Clark Kent / Superman | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | [3] [4] | |
| 1982 | Deathtrap | Clifford Anderson | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | [5] |
| Monsignor | Father John Flaherty | [6] | ||
| 1983 | Superman III | Clark Kent / Superman / Evil Superman | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | [7] |
| 1984 | The Bostonians | Basil Ransome | [8] [9] | |
| 1985 | The Aviator | Edgar Anscombe | [10] | |
| 1987 | Street Smart | Jonathan Fisher | [11] | |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Clark Kent / Superman | Also writer | [12] | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Blaine Bingham | [13] | |
| 1992 | Noises Off | Frederick Dallas / Philip Brent | [14] | |
| 1993 | Morning Glory | Will Parker | [15] | |
| The Remains of the Day | Congressman Jack Lewis | [16] | ||
| 1994 | Speechless | Bob 'Baghdad' Freed | [17] | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Dr. Alan Chaffee | [18] | |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | — | Director and executive producer; posthumous release | [19] |
| Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | Archive footage; posthumous release | ||
| 2007 | Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion | Himself | Posthumous release | |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Anna Karenina | Alexei Vronsky | CBS | [20] | |
| Dinosaur! | Himself / Host | Documentary | |||
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Himself | BBC1 | Television special | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Major John Dodge | NBC | ||
| 1990 | The Rose and the Jackal | Allan Pinkerton | TNT | [21] | |
| 1991 | Bump in the Night | Lawrence Muller | CBS | [22] | |
| Death Dreams | George Westfield | Lifetime | |||
| 1992 | Nightmare in the Daylight | Sean Farrell | CBS | ||
| Mortal Sins | Father Tom Cusack | USA Network | [23] | ||
| 1993 | The Sea Wolf | Humphrey Van Weyden | TNT | [24] | |
| 1995 | Above Suspicion | Dempsey Cain | HBO | ||
| 1996 | Without Pity: A Film About Abilities | Narrator (voice) | HBO | Documentary | [25] |
| A Step Toward Tomorrow | Denny Gabriel | CBS | [26] | ||
| 1997 | In the Gloaming | — | HBO | Director | [27] |
| 1998 | Rear Window | Jason Kemp | ABC | [28] | |
| 2004 | The Brooke Ellison Story | — | A&E | Director | [29] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–1976 | Love of Life | Ben Harper | Series regular | |
| 1974 | Great Performances | Officer | Episode: "Enemies" | |
| 1975 | ABC Wide World of Mystery | Max 67 | Episode: "The Norming of Jack 243" | |
| 1980 | The Muppet Show | Himself / Guest Star | Episode: "Christopher Reeve" | |
| 1981 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Host | Episode: "Jr. Walker & the All-Stars" | |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Prince Charming | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" | |
| 1991 | Carol & Company | Rex / Bob | Episode: "Overnight Male" | |
| 1992 | Road to Avonlea | Robert Rutherford | Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Fred | Episode: "What's Cookin'" | [30] | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Leonard (voice) | Episode: "Space Quest" | [31] |
| 1994 | The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
| 1995 | Black Fox | Alan Johnson | Miniseries | [32] |
| 2000 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: "3906" | [33] |
| 2003 | The Practice | Kevin Healy | Episode: "Burnout" | |
| 2003–2004 | Smallville | Dr. Virgil Swann | Episodes: "Rosetta" & "Legacy" | [34] |
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