Jack Larson (b. February 8, 1928 – d.September 20, 2015) portrayed Jimmy Olsen in Adventures of Superman. In 1991 he portrayed Lou Lamont in the episode "Paranoia" of the series Superboy. In the episode "Brutal Youth" of the series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman he portrayed an older Jimmy Olsen. He later made a brief cameo appearance in the first American Express Seinfeld commercial. In 2006 he portrayed a bartender named Bo as a cameo in the motion picture Superman Returns.
- Pictured: Larson as Jimmy Olsen from a promotional still for Adventures of Superman
Work History
Acting Credits
| Adventures of Superman | 1952-1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
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| "Superman on Earth" | September 19, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Haunted Lighthouse" | September 26, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Case of the Talkative Dummy" | October 3, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Monkey Mystery" | October 17, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Night of Terror" | October 24, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Secret of Superman" | November 21, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "No Holds Barred" | November 28, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Treasure of the Incas" | December 26, 1952 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Double Trouble" | January 2, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Runaway Robot" | January 9, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Drums of Death" | January 16, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Evil Three" | January 23, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Human Bomb" | February 6, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Czar of the Underworld" | February 13, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Ghost Wolf" | February 20, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Crime Wave" | February 27, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Five Minutes to Doom" | September 18, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Big Squeeze" | September 25, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Man Who Could Read Minds" | October 3, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Jet Ace" | October 10, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Shot in the Dark" | October 17, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Defeat of Superman" | October 24, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Superman in Exile" | October 31, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "A Ghost for Scotland Yard" | November 7, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Dog Who Knew Superman" | November 14, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Face and the Voice" | November 21, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Man in the Lead Mask" | November 28, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Panic in the Sky" | December 5, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Machine That Could Plot Crimes" | December 12, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Jungle Devil" | December 19, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "My Friend Superman" | December 26, 1953 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Clown Who Cried" | January 2, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Boy Who Hated Superman" | January 9, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Semi-Private Eye" | January 16, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Perry White's Scoop" | January 23, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Beware the Wrecker" | January 30, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Golden Vulture" | February 6, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor" | February 13, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Lady in Black" | February 20, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Star of Fate" | February 27, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Whistling Bird" | March 6, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Around the World with Superman" | March 13, 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Stamp Day for Superman" | 1954 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Through the Time Barrier" | April 23, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Talking Clue" | April 30, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Lucky Cat" | May 7, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Superman Week" | May 14, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Great Caesar's Ghost" | May 21, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Test of a Warrior" | May 28, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Olsen's Millions" | June 4, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Clark Kent, Outlaw" | September 10, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Magic Necklace" | September 17, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Bully of Dry Gulch" | September 24, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Seven Souvenirs" | October 8, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "King for a Day" | October 15, 1955 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Joey" | February 18, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Big Freeze" | March 3, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Peril by Sea" | March 10, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Topsy Turvy" | April 21, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Jimmy the Kid" | April 28, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen Collins |
| "The Girl Who Hired Superman" | May 5, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Wedding of Superman" | May 12, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Dagger Island" | May 19, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Blackmail" | May 26, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Deadly Rock" | June 2, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Phantom Ring" | June 9, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Jolly Roger" | June 16, 1956 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Peril in Paris" | March 8, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Tin Hero" | March 15, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Town That Wasn't" | March 22, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Tomb of Zaharan" | March 29, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Man Who Made Dreams Come True" | April 5, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Disappearing Lois" | April 12, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Money to Burn" | April 19, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Close Shave" | April 26, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Phony Alibi" | May 3, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Prince Albert Coat" | May 10, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Stolen Elephant" | May 17, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Mr. Zero" | May 24, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Whatever Goes Up" | May 31, 1957 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Last Knight" | February 3, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Magic Secret" | February 10, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Divide and Conquer" | February 17, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Mysterious Cube" | February 24, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Atomic Captive" | March 3, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Superman Silver Mine" | March 10, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Big Forget" | March 17, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Gentle Monster" | March 24, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Superman's Wife" | March 31, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "Three in One" | April 7, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Brainy Burro" | April 14, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "The Perils of Superman" | April 21, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| "All That Glitters" | April 28, 1958 | Jimmy Olsen |
| Superboy | 1988-1992 | Lou Lamont |
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| "Paranoia" | November 10, 1991 | Lou Lamont |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993-1997 | Jimmy Olsen |
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| "Brutal Youth" | October 20, 1996 | Jimmy Olsen |
| Superman Returns | June 28, 2006 | Bo |
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