Many series actors and guest stars have had roles in previous film and television versions of the Superman comic:
Christopher Reeve (Dr. Virgil Swann) played Superman in Superman and its three sequels;
Terence Stamp (Jor-El) played the Phantom Zone villain General Zod in Superman II; '
Annette OToole (Martha Kent) played Lana Lang in Superman III;
Dean Cain (Dr. Curtis Knox) played Clark Kent in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman;
Helen Slater (Lara, Clark's mother) played Kara/Supergirl in Supergirl.
Marc McClure (Dax-Ur) played Jimmy Olsen in Superman, its three sequels, and Supergirl.
Lynda Carter (Moira Sullivan, Chloe's mother) played Wonder Woman/Diana Prince in "Wonder Woman" (1975) ("Wonder Woman" is, like Superman, a DC Comics superhero).
Jeannot Szwarc, who has directed 13 episodes (as of October 2010) also directed Supergirl.
Margot Kidder (Bridgette Crosby) played Lois Lane in Superman and its three sequels.
Teri Hatcher (Lois's mother) played Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Now that is a cool post Lois!! Do you know if they purposely cast these people with superman links?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely - they are big on recognising the history of the man of steel.
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