Superman II (1981)

06/17/1981 2h 7m

The Man of Steel meets his match!

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Overview

Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.

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Cast Ages at Release

Christopher Reeve

as Clark Kent / Superman

Born 09/25/1952

Died 10/10/2004, age

Gene Hackman

as Lex Luthor

Born 01/30/1930, age

Margot Kidder

as Lois Lane

Born 10/17/1948

Died 05/13/2018, age

Ned Beatty

as Otis

Born 07/06/1937

Died 06/13/2021, age

Jackie Cooper

as Perry White

Born 09/15/1922

Died 05/03/2011, age

Sarah Douglas

as Ursa

Born 12/12/1952, age

Valerie Perrine

as Eve Teschmacher

Born 09/03/1943, age

Susannah York

as Lara

Born 01/09/1939

Died 01/15/2011, age

Clifton James

as Sheriff

Born 05/29/1920

Died 04/15/2017, age

E.G. Marshall

as The President

Born 06/18/1914

Died 08/24/1998, age

Marc McClure

as Jimmy Olsen

Born 03/31/1957, age

Terence Stamp

as General Zod

Born 07/22/1938, age

Richard Griffiths

as Terrorist

Born 07/31/1947

Died 03/28/2013, age

John Ratzenberger

as Controller

Born 04/06/1947, age

Antony Sher

as Bell Boy

Born 06/14/1949

Died 12/03/2021, age

Hadley Kay

as Jason

Born 02/22/1973, age

Don Fellows

as General

Born 12/22/1922

Died 10/21/2007, age

Michael Shannon

as President's Aide

Born 01/24/1943, age

Jean-Pierre Cassel

as French Officer at the White House (uncredited)

Born 10/27/1932

Died 04/19/2007, age

Jeff East

as Teenage Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Born 10/27/1957, age

Glenn Ford

as Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited)

Born 05/01/1916

Died 08/30/2006, age

Trevor Howard

as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)

Born 09/29/1913

Died 01/07/1988, age