 Some reference works state that Superman actor  George Reeves (I) (qv) appeared as a television news reporter with  eyeglasses in one sequence. This is not true. The actor playing the  role bears no resemblance to Reeves, and in a 1995 interview with  Reeves biographer Jim Beaver (qv), director Robert Wise (I) (qv)  stated unequivocally that it is not Reeves in the role. It appears  that someone jumped to conclusions based on the image of a reporter  wearing glasses and thus resembling roughly the image of Superman  alter