Christopher Reeve was an actor and activist. He was best known as the star of the Superman films. Reeve died of heart failure in 2004, nine years after a 1995 horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
Insofar as the public is concerned, there are two sides to actor Christopher Reeve, the one that first brought the Man of Steel to life in 1978's Superman: The Movie, and established his portrayal ...