CLAYTON "BUD" COLLYER
Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr.
Born: June 18th, 1908
Manhattan, New York U.S.A.
Died: September 8th, 1969
Greenwich, Connecticut U.S.A. (Circulatory Ailment)
CLAYTON
"BUD" COLLYER
Clayton Johnson
Heermance Jr.
Born: June 18th, 1908
Manhattan, New York U.S.A.
Died: September 8th, 1969
Greenwich, Connecticut U.S.A. (Circulatory Ailment)
Clayton's sister was
actress June Collyer and his brother, mother, and
grandfather were also involved in show business. However, Clayton
chose to practice law, paying his way through school by
performing on the radio as an actor and singer. He earned a
degree in 1933 from Fordham, and worked for two years as a
law clerk. But Clayton realized he could earn as much
money as an actor in a month, than he could as a clerk in a year!
Collyer took his mother's maiden name and was earning over
$50,000 a year by the age of 32.
Collyer first appeared as the Man Of Steel in 1940
on the radio program: "SUPERMAN."
SUPERMAN/The Adventures Of SUPERMAN
(1940-1949)
In February of 1940, the first
episode of "SUPERMAN" was aired. But it
was not till the second chapter that a reluctant Clayton
"Bud" Collyer brought Superman to life.
Collyer voiced the Man Of Steel until 1949, when he
was replaced by Michael Fitzmaurice. The show ended a year later.
SUPERMAN Fleisher Cartoons (1941-1943)
During the years Collyer
voiced Superman on the radio, he also voice the character
in a series of animated shorts created by Max Fleisher.
The New Adventures Of SUPERMAN (1966-1969)
After George Reeves' death, Filmation aired
"The New Adventures Of SUPERMAN." Collyer
returned to voice Superman.
"Bud Collyer
was a brilliant guy and I'm convinced that he was damn near a
genius."
-Jackson Beck (Narrator of The Adventures Of
SUPERMAN)
Back To: