jeff east played young clark kent in 1978 superman.
jeff east played young clark kent in 1978 superman.
who played young clark kent in 1978 superman?
jeff east
in 1978, the first of four superman films was made in which clark kent and superman were portrayed by christopher reeve (with teenage kent played by jeff east in the first film). this was followed nearly two decades later by a fifth film called "superman returns" with brandon routh giving a performance very similar to reeve's. in contrast to george reeves' intellectual clark kent, reeve's version is much more of an awkward fumbler and bungler, although reeve is also an especially athletic, dashing and debonair superman. clark kent's hair is always absolutely flat, while superman's hair has a slight wave and is parted on the opposite side as kent's. these films leave the impression that clark kent is really a "secret" identity that is used to enable superman to serve humanity better, rather than just a role to help him assimilate into the human community.
clark kent
in october 2000, producers al gough and miles millar began their search for the three lead roles, and had casting directors in ten different cities looking at actors. after months of scouting, tom welling was cast as clark kent. jensen ackles, the runner up for the role of clark kent, would go on to play jason teague as a season four regular. besides welling, four other actors have portrayed clark as young boy/teenager: malkolm alburquenque portrayed a three-year-old clark in the pilot, and season two episode "lineage"; brandon fonseca played young clark in the season five episode "vengeance"; and in the season eight episode "abyss", jackson warris would fill the role. in addition, in an alternate reality in the seventh season episode "apocalypse", a teenaged clark kent was portrayed by brett dier.
clark kent (smallville)