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Tommy Bond, as Jimmy Olsen, with Kirk Alyn in the 1948 SUPERMAN serial. Tommy previously played the Our Gang / Little Rascals bully Butch Bond.
JAMES BARTHOLOMEW OLSEN
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Golly, Mr. Kent, Jack Larson made a great Jimmy Olsen on THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN TV series, beginning in 1953.
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A crew cutted Jimmy, in the comics, in 1955.
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Jack Larson, as he appeared in the final seasons of the ADV OF SUPERMAN TV series.
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My favorite Jimmy Olsen comic book stories were always when he drank the special serum, invented by Professor Potter, which turned him into Elastic Lad. Here's a frame from the very first Elastic Lad story in 1958.
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Even Jimmy has bad days at the office. Case in point, this comic from 1959.
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Elastic Lad returns in 1959. Another fantastic story.
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Elastic Lad decides to wrestle the Ugly Superman in 1961.
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Elastic Lad decides to wrestle the Ugly Superman in 1961.
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Another appearance of Jimmy Olsen as The Elastic Lad of Metropolis.
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Always the freckle-faced Cub Reporter. Here he is in 1962.
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1966 marked the first time Jimmy appeared in a cartoon series on Filmation's THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. The likeness stuck pretty close to the comics, except his freckles were lost. Jack Grimes voiced the Cub Reporter.
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Marc McClure in 1978's SUPERMAN THE MOVIE as Jimmy Olsen, newspaper photographer wannabe.
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Marc McClure returned as Jimmy Olsen in SUPERMAN II (1981). He is the only actor from the films to play their character five times, after appearing in 1984's SUPERGIRL also.
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A little bit older, but still a photographer. Marc McClure in SUPERMAN III (1983).
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Marc McClure, still employed at The Planet, in SUPERMAN IV (1987).
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Michael Landes played Jimmy Olsen in 1993 on LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. Unfortunately, his tenure as the Cub Reporter would only last one season. Here he's pictured with Teri Hatcher.
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Justin Whalen took over the role of Jimmy Olsen for the final three seasons of LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN from 1994-1997.
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On Episode 70 of LOIS AND CLARK, entitled "Brutal Youth", Jimmy ages into his sixties and is played by 50's Jimmy Jack Larson. Here in a rare shot with young Jimmy Justin Whalen. The Episode originally aired October 20, 1996.
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Jimmy Olsen as he appeared on the SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES cartoon and in it's comicbook namesake from 1997-1999. His voice was provided by David Haufman on the cartoon.
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Perhaps my favorite Jimmy portrayal. Sam Huntington in 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS.
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Perhaps my favorite Jimmy portrayal. Sam Huntington in 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS.
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Aaron Ashmore became Jimmy on SMALLVILLE in 2007