Bud Collyer

Age: 61 (passed away Sep. 8th, 1969)
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Jun. 18th, 1908

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Bud Collyer's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Aquaman	Superman
The New Adventures of Superman	Superman
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure	Superman
The Batman/Superman Hour	Superman
To Tell The Truth (1956)	Bud Collyer
Beat the Clock	Host
Break the Bank	Co-Host

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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 Max Fleischer. Collyer became involved in radio game shows at about the same time. He was co-host of ABC's "Break the Bank" for five years and host of "Winner Take All." Among the few radio personalities to successfully transition into television, he hosted the TV versions of his two radio shows. In early 1950, Collyer became host of "Beat the Clock" (1950), which ran in prime time and daytime for the next 11 years. In late 1956, he also became the host of his biggest success, "To Tell the Truth" (1956). This lasted for 12 years and made his "Will the real [contestant's name] please stand up?" a part of the American lexicon. One year after his last appearance on "To Tell the Truth" (1956), Collyer died of a circulatory ailment at age 61.

TRIVIA:

Brother of 'Richard V. Heermance' (qv).
Brother of 'June Collyer' (qv).
Wrote two books, "Thou Shalt Not Fear" and "With the Whole Heart."
TV personality.
His desire to take some time off from the Superman radio show led to the creation of part of Superman lore: his vulnerability to kryptonite. For episodes in which Collyer did not appear, Superman was said to be held prisoner under a trap door with a piece of the deadly metal. This later became part of the comics continuity and an important part of all subsequent portrayals of the character.
Portrayed the character of Superman three times, but was never seen by the audience in the role. He voiced the character for the popular radio show, the Fleischer Studios cartoons, and the late 1960s cartoon series _"The New Adventures of Superman" (1966)_ (qv).
With his second wife, he had three children, two girls and a boy (the youngest).
Collyer is his mother's maiden name.

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