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Also known as Raymond Christopher Middleton, Raymond Middleton

British male racewalker

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Raymond Earl Middleton, Jr. (February 8, 1907 – April 10, 1984) , known and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American character actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Middleton was the first actor to play Superman in public, which he did at the 1939 World's Fair. During the early 1940s, he appeared in the movies Gangs of Chicago, the original Hurricane Smith (playing the title role), and Lady for a Night, which starred Joan Blondell and John Wayne. He served in the U. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Instance of
human
Given name
Christopher
Family name
Middleton
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Marylebone
Languages spoken
English language
Country for sport
United Kingdom
Mass
87
Height
190
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birth name
Raymond Christopher Middleton
sports discipline competed in
50 kilometres race walk
date of birth
1936-08-09
date of death
2023-01-08
name in native language
Ray Middleton
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
respiratory failure
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