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Christopher Reeve
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Biography
Christopher 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.
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Superman
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Superman II
As Superman / Clark Kent
Village of the Damned
As Alan Chaffee
The Remains of the Day
As Jack Lewis
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
As Clark Kent / Superman
Somewhere in Time
As Richard Collier
Deathtrap
As Clifford Anderson
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
As Self (archive footage)
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Pure-Hearted Heroes
Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...
7 films
The DVDs That Changed Everything
In the late 1990s, home video underwent a seismic shift driven by a double revolution: an unprecedented jump in technical quality, and an unprecedented access t...
10 films
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Village of the Damned
1995 · Alan Chaffee
The Remains of the Day
1993 · Jack Lewis
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · Clark Kent / Superman
Deathtrap
1982 · Clifford Anderson
Superman II
1980 · Superman / Clark Kent
Somewhere in Time
1980 · Richard Collier
Superman
1978 · Superman / Clark Kent