SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Unlike modern depictions of the
Kryptonian hero, Jimmy Olsen was more than a small side character. The series
clicked. Over six seasons, Larson's Olsen would become a major character of the
series, often taking the lead in episodes. Larson was so linked with the cub
reporter from 1952 to 1958, he became typecast. While that may have hindered
his career outside of the DC Comics universe, the actor did continue to appear
in Superman tales throughout his life. In the 1990s, he has cameos in both the
Superboy and Lois and Clark television shows. Jerry Seinfeld, a devout Superman
fan, had Larson in a Superman-centric American Express commercial. InSuperman
Returns, the 2006 big screen reboot, Larson popped up as a bartender.
At the age of 14, he became the
state bowling champion of California, and in college delevoped a passion for
playwriting. Yesterday, Larson passed away in his home in Los Angeles, the city
of his birth.