Jack Larson (b. February 8, 1928 – d.September 20, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed Jimmy Olsen in Adventures of Superman (1952-1958). 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 the Adventures of Superman episode "Blackmail"
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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