TV's "Jimmy Olsen" Jack Larson Passes Away At 87

TV's "Jimmy Olsen" Jack Larson Passes Away At 87

Actor Jack Larson, who portrayed the character of Jimmy Olsen on the T.V Series "Adventures of Superman" died at the age of 87 years old.

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By SebsCso54 - Sep 21, 2015 02:09 AM EST
Filed Under: DC
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

Jack Larson, an actor best known for portraying Jimmy Olsen on the 1951 television series "The Adventures Of Superman", has passed away at the age of 87 years old, he died last Sunday at his home in Brentwood, Calif.

There are not much details about his death, but it was confirmed by his longtime friend Alan Howard.

He also appeared on TV series "Superboy", "Lois and Clark : The New Adventures Of Superman", "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit". He also had an appearance on the 2006 movie "Superman Returns".

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SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 9/21/2015, 3:11 AM
RIP. Always a sad day when a CBM actor dies.
CaptainPresley
CaptainPresley - 9/21/2015, 3:12 AM
Sad to hear. RIP Superman' Pal.
DEVWoulf
DEVWoulf - 9/21/2015, 3:50 AM
I thought Jimmy Olsen was a a buff black guy named James? Even back in the 50s they didn't stick to the source materiel, for shame! RIP.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/21/2015, 5:28 AM
RIP JacK Larsen. He lived in he city next to me.
Desr0w
Desr0w - 9/21/2015, 6:38 AM
May Rest in peace.
Element36
Element36 - 9/21/2015, 6:55 AM
Good bye ol' pal!
superotherside
superotherside - 9/21/2015, 9:55 AM
Used to watch this old series with my mom.

RIP Jack.
McGee
McGee - 9/21/2015, 12:03 PM
God damn. I just saw him two years ago at Comic-Con during the Superman 75th Anniversary panel. He had to speak up but was all smiles.

R.I.P.
Darktower
Darktower - 9/21/2015, 2:23 PM
Good Bye Jimmy.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 9/21/2015, 3:22 PM
Wow, 2015 continues to be rough. Rest in peace, Mr. Larson. You have been immortalised by your work, as have the other film makers and actors that have passed.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/21/2015, 6:00 PM
I remember he was at the Superman 75th SDCC panel. RIP.
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