Christopher Reeve
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 20.163 |
| Birthday | 1952-09-25 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As |
1993
The Remains of the Day
7.365/1237
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with...
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The Remains of the Day
1978
Superman
7.133/3633
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne...
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Superman
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.559/1179
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re...
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1998
Rear Window
5.5/99
Jason Kemp is a quadriplegic who passes the time spying on his neighbors from his window. By chance he catches one of them, Julian Thorpe, beating his...
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Rear Window
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
7.4/24
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
1995
Above Suspicion
6.3/37
Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for...
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Above Suspicion
1980
Superman II
6.738/2161
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House an...
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Superman II
1995
Village of the Damned
6.075/777
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and t...
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Village of the Damned
1983
Superman III
5.511/1611
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yield...
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Superman III
1992
Noises Off...
7.1/171
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star...
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Noises Off...
1988
Switching Channels
6/68
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
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Switching Channels
1984
The Bostonians
5.4/34
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
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The Bostonians
1987
Street Smart
5.8/66
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
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Street Smart
1994
Speechless
5.9/90
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for cand...
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Speechless
1980
Somewhere in Time
7.539/536
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to fi...
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Somewhere in Time
1982
Deathtrap
6.6/233
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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Deathtrap
1985
The Aviator
5.6/30
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.
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The Aviator
1991
Death Dreams
5.9/13
Despite her husband's doubts, a woman reaches out to her dead daughter with a psychiatrist's help.
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Death Dreams
1990
The Rose and the Jackal
2/1
Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a spy for the Confederacy.
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The Rose and the Jackal
1982
Monsignor
4.2/12
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market t...
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Monsignor
1993
Morning Glory
5.2/8
An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.
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Morning Glory
1995
Black Fox
6.4/5
A former slave affects peace between Indian tribes and homesteaders in 1860s West Texas.
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Black Fox
1995
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
5.8/5
After blaming Britt for his wife's decision to stay with the Native Americans who captured her, an abusive husband organizes a party of vigilantes to...
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Black Fox: The Price of Peace
1992
Nightmare in the Daylight
5.3/6
A married Wisconsin teacher fears a Los Angeles lawyer who has mistaken her for his long-lost wife.
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Nightmare in the Daylight
1994
The Sea Wolf
6.2/15
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.
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The Sea Wolf
1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
4.5/10
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1992
Mortal Sins
5.4/7
A thriller directed by Bradford May focusing on a catholic priest dealing with a serial killer's confession and a murder investigation.
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Mortal Sins
1985
Dinosaur!
7.2/10
An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading paleontolo...
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Dinosaur!
1991
Bump in the Night
5.8/10
Martha "Red" Tierney used to be a hot-shot reporter, but that was before alcohol took over her life. One morning Martha's son, Jonathan, leaves for sc...
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Bump in the Night
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
6/1
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with hi...
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1978
Gray Lady Down
6.4/77
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a pote...
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Gray Lady Down
1985
Anna Karenina
5.2/6
Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia.
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Anna Karenina
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
6/2
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on...
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The Grand Knockout Tournament
2001
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
6/1
The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.
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Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
1983
Sleeping Beauty
6.6/7
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.
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Sleeping Beauty
1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow
5/2
A divorcee moves her family cross-country to take her paralyzed son to a pioneer neurosurgeon.
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A Step Toward Tomorrow
1980
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
5.6/5
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film,...
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
6.5/2
Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).
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Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
1982
The Making of 'Superman II'
7/5
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
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The Making of 'Superman II'
2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
6.3/3
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'
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Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
1984
The Wandering Company
0/0
Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared i...
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The Wandering Company
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
7.095/37
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the mode...
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Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
1995
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
4.3/3
A man seeks revenge on the bigot who shot his wife to death in 1880s Texas.
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Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
1996
Rabbit Ears - The Lion and the Lamb
6/1
This is the only story in the Rabbit Ears collection that is fully animated. Christopher Reeve and Amy Grant relate this wondrous fable of an escaped...
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Rabbit Ears - The Lion and the Lamb
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.4/280
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are...
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
1992
Earth and the American Dream
9/2
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness l...
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Earth and the American Dream
1990
Earthday Birthday
0/0
After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.
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Earthday Birthday
2006
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
0/0
In Chile, during the mid 80s, a wave of young enthusiasts from different parts of the country decided to rebel against the regime and liberate themsel...
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80s: El soundtrack de una generación
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.2/18
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movi...
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
2001
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
6/2
Historical context for The Remains of the Day.
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Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
6/1
A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.
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The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
7.9/210
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own...
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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
6.9/40
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6/1
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
4.3/3
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2019
The Kennedy Who Changed The World
0/0
Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with intell...
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The Kennedy Who Changed The World
2007
Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion
6/1
A detailed portrait of Christopher and Dana Reeve in the aftermath of his paralyzing 1995 fall from a horse.
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Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion
1988
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
0/0
A follow-up special to ABC's 1987 "The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson." The program includes clips of great stunts, interviews with cele...
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The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
7/1
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.23/150
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yor...
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
1975
The Norming of Jack 243
2/1
In a society of the future, a conformist falls in love with a fugitive who forces him to rethink his attitudes about the society he lives in.
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The Norming of Jack 243
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
6/1
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Night of 100 Stars III
1996
Without Pity: A Film About Abilities
0/0
Without Pity: A Film About Abilities is an HBO film narrated by Christopher Reeve. This documentary celebrates the efforts of the disabled to live ful...
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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
8/2
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II
1982
I Love Liberty
0/0
An all-star variety special saluting America.
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I Love Liberty
2002
Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps
0/0
Christopher Reeve's life with paralysis is chronicled, along with his attempted recovery and goal to walk again.
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Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps
1998
Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope
6/1
This special program, a tribute to actor Christopher Reeve, features inspirational stories and songs in a fundraising gala for the Christopher Reeve F...
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Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope
2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
9/2
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ult...
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
1985
The Making of 'Superman III'
5/1
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the...
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