Recurring Characters
| Character | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superman | Superman II | Superman III | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Superman Returns | Man of Steel | |
| Clark Kent/ Superman |
Christopher Reeve Jeff East Lee Quigley Aaron Smolinski Elizabeth Sweetman |
Christopher Reeve | Brandon Routh | Henry Cavill Dylan Sprayberry Cooper Timberline |
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| Lois Lane | Margot Kidder | Kate Bosworth | Amy Adams | |||
| Lex Luthor | Gene Hackman | Gene Hackman | Kevin Spacey | |||
| Jor-El | Marlon Brando | Marlon Brando | Marlon Brando | Russell Crowe | ||
| Jonathan Kent | Glenn Ford | Kevin Costner | ||||
| Martha Kent | Phyllis Thaxter | Eva Marie Saint | Diane Lane | |||
| Perry White | Jackie Cooper | Frank Langella | Laurence Fishburne | |||
| Jimmy Olsen | Marc McClure | Sam Huntington | ||||
| General Zod | Terence Stamp | Michael Shannon | ||||
| Lara | Susannah York | Ayelet Zurer | ||||
| Lana Lang | Diane Sherry | Annette O'Toole | Jadin Gould | |||
| Brad | Brad Flock | Gavan O'Herlihy | ||||
| Non | Jack O'Halloran | |||||
| Ursa | Sarah Douglas | |||||
| Eve Teschmacher | Valerie Perrine | |||||
| Otis | Ned Beatty | |||||
Marlon Brando filmed scenes for Superman II, but they were cut from the theatrical release. These scenes were restored in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, released in 2006.
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