George, who was born in Iowa but raised in California, dreamed of becoming a movie star, but the handsome 6-foot-2 actor spent ... shot was heard. The Superman star was dead from a single gunshot ...

The actor went on to appear in a number of other films including "Superman II," "Witness," "Hellbound: Hellraiser II," "Atlantic City" "Judge Dredd," "Hellboy," "Eyes Wide Shut," "The Black Dahlia" ...