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context: George Reeves George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program "Adventures of Superman". His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer on January 5, 1914, in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Donald Carl Brewer and Helen Lescher. Reeves was born five months into their marriage and the couple separated soon after Reeves's </s> "Superman II" with Richard Lester, who had worked with the Salkinds on "The Three Musketeers" and "The Four Musketeers" and as an uncredited producer on "Superman". Following Donner's dismissal, Marlon Brando's scenes were removed from "Superman II" and much of the film was re-shot under Lester's direction. Gene Hackman refused to return for re-shoots; consequently, all the Lex Luthor scenes that appear in "Superman II" were filmed by Donner, although Donner received no onscreen credit for directing, because Donner refused to be on the credits. Rotten Tomatoes' summary states that ""Superman II" meets, if not exceeds, the standard set by </s> (episodes 1–52, 26 titles per season) were filmed in black and white; seasons three through six (episodes 53–104, 13 titles per season) were filmed in color but originally telecast in black and white. "Adventures of Superman" was not shown in color until 1965, when the series was syndicated to local stations. George Reeves played Clark Kent/Superman, with Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, John Hamilton as Perry White, and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season, with Noel Neill stepping into the role in the second (1953) and later seasons. Superman battles crooks, gangsters,
question: who played lex luthor in the original superman movie