Bud Collyer

Bud Collyer

actor, producer, director

Bud Collyer was born on Jun 18, 1908 in USA. Bud Collyer's big-screen debut came with Superman directed by Dave Fleischer in 1941, strarring Clark Kent / Superman (voice, uncredited). Bud Collyer is known for The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure directed by Norm McCabe, Paul Frees stars as Evil Star and Vic Perrin as Hawkman. The upcoming new tvshow Bud Collyer plays is The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 09, 1967.

Most of Clayton's family was in show biz, but he initially decided to go into his father's field, law. He worked his way through Fordham University as a radio actor and singer, then took a job as a law clerk. Two years later, realizing that radio was very much more lucrative a career, he changed his last name to Collyer and became a full-time actor. He was performing on every major network by the age of 32. Collyer assumed his most famous radio role in 1940, the title character in "The Adventures of Superman." Collyer used different voices for Superman and Clark Kent, while making good use of the well-known lines "This is a job for Superman!" and "Up, up, and away!" He would continue as Superman until 1949, one year before the series ended, also playing the character in animated shorts by

  • Birthday

    Jun 18, 1908
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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