George Reeves

However, some friends and associates disputed this explanation, and fans have speculated in the years since as to whether his death was actually a murder, and if so, at whose hand, or whether he faked his own death and disappeared. He worked in a Bollywood adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth, titled Maqbool. An official inquiry concluded that the death was suicide. He also played Captain Nemo in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Shortly thereafter, a shot rang out, and he was found dead in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head. Shah was recently seen in Teen Diwarein and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. In the early morning hours of June 16, 1959, three days before a planned wedding to Lenore Lemmon, he went to bed after a long night with guests. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

During World War II, Reeves enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and appeared in war training films. With his wife Ratna Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah continues to act regularly in plays, often at Shashi Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre. Besides playing Superman on TV, he also had minor roles in a number of movies, including Gone With the Wind, and From Here to Eternity. Naseeruddin Shah has also played and directed English and Hindi plays. George Bessolo Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer) (January 6, 1914–June 16, 1959) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Superman on television in the 1950s. However, directors also utilize his great acting talent when a character role has to be played. He has also not shied away from accepting roles in mainstream Hindi movies where he has played a variety of characters, though his slight frame has ensured that he is most often cast in a comic role.

His roles in Ketan Mehta's films and also in films like Mandi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1983), have endeared him to the Indian public. Besides these serious roles, he has a penchant for comedy. Naseeruddin Shah has also acted for other New Indian Cinema directors including Mrinal Sen (Khandan, 1983) and Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh, 1979). The film is set in a Catholic setting, primarily because Mirza did not have the courage to tackle Muslim issues.

In the movie, he plays a garage mechanic from Goa who dreams of the expensive cars that he repairs but that are far beyond his reach. One of his most intense performances was given in Saeed Mirza's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (What makes Albert Pinto angry?, 1980). He acted in Benegal's Nishant (1975), Manthan and Bhumika (1976). Like many of the other actors of his genre, Naseeruddin Shah was first noticed by Shyam Benegal.

Shah was born in Delhi and educated at the National School of Drama in Delhi. Naseeruddin Shah (born July 20, 1950) is one of the icons of New Indian Cinema along with Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 1988. The Moving Image.

Kishore, Valicha. London: British Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul.

New Delhi: Macmillan, 1986. The New Indian Cinema. Vasudev, Aruna. Ijazaat.

The Great New Wonderful. Maqbool. Gaja Gamini. Yeh woh manzil to nahin.

Aghaat. Trikal. Bhavni Bhavai. Aakrosh.

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai. Chakra. Bhumika. Manthan.

Nishant. Holi. Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.

Ardh Satya. Mandi. Junoon. Bhopal Express.

Pestonjee. Katha. Electric Moon. Mane.

Ahmed. Mr. Bombay Boys. Genesis (1988).