Jack Kirby
Writing Born Aug 28, 1917 Died Feb 6, 1994 New York City, New York, USA 173 credits
Biography
Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist. He was born on August 28, 1917, in New York City, New York, USA. Kirby grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. He entered the comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, before settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. Kirby is widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.
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Career overview
Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist. He entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, before settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and a writer-editor created the superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics.
During his career, Kirby regularly worked in the comics industry, creating various comics features. He is widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. Kirby's work in the comics industry spanned several decades, with his contributions significantly impacting the medium.
Kirby's career in the comics industry lasted for many years, with him creating numerous comics features. He is known for his work in the medium, and his contributions are still recognized today.
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Frequent co-stars
Frank C. Turner
2 shared titles
Jim Belushi
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Courtney Thorne-Smith
1 shared title
Larry Joe Campbell
1 shared title
Taylor Atelian
1 shared title
Billi Bruno
1 shared title
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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Conner Rayburn
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Connor Sullivan
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Tony Braunagel
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Career timeline
Black Panther 3 · Characters
Avengers: Secret Wars · Characters
Avengers: Doomsday · CharactersWonder Man · Characters
The Fantastic 4: First Steps · CharactersThe Fantastic 4: First Steps · Comic BookDaredevil: Born Again · ThanksCaptain America: Brave New World · CharactersThunderbolts* · Characters
X-Men '97 · CharactersAgatha All Along · CharactersKite Man: Hell Yeah! · CharactersJustice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three · CharactersLEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition · Characters
My Adventures with Superman · CharactersGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · CharactersMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur · CharactersAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · CharactersBlue Beetle · Thanks
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · ThanksThor: Love and Thunder · CharactersBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever · CharactersBlack Adam · CharactersMs. Marvel · Thanks
Loki · CharactersSuperman & Lois · ThanksWhat If...? · CharactersWhat If...? · ThanksWandaVision · Characters
DC's Stargirl · ThanksJustice League Dark: Apokolips War · CharactersLEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum · Characters
Avengers: Endgame · CharactersAvengers: Endgame · Comic BookSpider-Man: Far From Home · Comic BookCaptain Marvel · ThanksCaptain Marvel · Characters
Avengers: Infinity War · CharactersAvengers: Infinity War · Comic BookBlack Panther · Comic BookAnt-Man and the Wasp · Comic Book
Spider-Man: Homecoming · CharactersSpider-Man: Homecoming · ThanksThor: Ragnarok · Comic BookGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · CharactersThe Gifted · Characters
Captain America: Civil War · CharactersMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot · Comic BookTeam Thor · CharactersHulk: Where Monsters Dwell · Characters
Supergirl · ThanksAvengers: Age of Ultron · Comic BookAvengers: Age of Ultron · CharactersAnt-Man · Comic BookMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy · Characters
Guardians of the Galaxy · ThanksCaptain America: The Winter Soldier · Comic BookMarvel Knights: Eternals · Characters
Teen Titans Go! · CharactersMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Comic BookThor: The Dark World · Comic BookThor: The Dark World · ThanksIron Man 3 · Comic Book
The Avengers · CharactersThe Avengers · Comic BookAnimal Man · Characters
Thor · DraughtsmanThor · Original Series DesignThor · Character DesignerThor · Comic BookThor · Thanks
Young Justice · CharactersIron Man 2 · Comic BookThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes · CharactersBlack Panther · CharactersPlanet Hulk · Characters
Iron Man · Comic BookThe Incredible Hulk · Comic Book
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · CharactersThe Invincible Iron Man · CharactersJack Kirby: Story Teller
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes · WriterUltimate Avengers 2 · Characters
Fantastic Four · Comic Book
Justice League Unlimited · Characters
Hulk · Characters
Justice League · CharactersOnce Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
X-Men · Thanks
Batman Beyond · Characters
Silver Surfer · CharactersNick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Characters
The New Batman Adventures · Characters
Full Filmography
173 titles- Black Panther 3 (2028) Characters
- Avengers: Secret Wars (2027) Characters
- Avengers: Doomsday (2026) Characters
- Wonder Man (2026) Characters
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) Characters
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) Comic Book
- Daredevil: Born Again (2025) Thanks
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Characters
- Thunderbolts* (2025) Characters
- Marvel Zombies (2025) Characters
- Ironheart (2025) Thanks
- Eyes of Wakanda (2025) Characters
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails (2025) Characters
- X-Men '97 (2024) Characters
- Agatha All Along (2024) Characters
- Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024) Characters
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three (2024) Characters
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024) Characters
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two (2024) Characters
- My Adventures with Superman (2023) Characters
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Characters
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) Characters
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Characters
- Blue Beetle (2023) Thanks
- Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (2023) Comic Book
- Stan Lee (2023) as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Thanks
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Characters
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Characters
- Black Adam (2022) Characters
- Ms. Marvel (2022) Thanks
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) Characters
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) Thanks
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) Characters
- I Am Groot (2022) Characters
- DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery (2022) Characters
- Magnum Opus (2022) Characters
- Groot Takes a Bath (2022) Characters
- Groot's Pursuit (2022) Characters
- The Little Guy (2022) Characters
- Groot's First Steps (2022) Characters
- Loki (2021) Characters
- Superman & Lois (2021) Thanks
- What If...? (2021) Characters
- What If...? (2021) Thanks
- WandaVision (2021) Characters
- WandaVision (2021) Thanks
- Hawkeye (2021) Characters
- Hawkeye (2021) Thanks
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Thanks
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) Characters
- Black Widow (2021) Thanks
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Characters
- Eternals (2021) Comic Book
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (2021) Comic Book
- DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021) Characters
- DC's Stargirl (2020) Thanks
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) Characters
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum (2020) Characters
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) Characters
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) Comic Book
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Comic Book
- Captain Marvel (2019) Thanks
- Captain Marvel (2019) Characters
- Dark Phoenix (2019) Thanks
- Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019) Characters
- Reign of the Supermen (2019) Characters
- The Death and Return of Superman (2019) Characters
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Characters
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Comic Book
- Black Panther (2018) Comic Book
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Comic Book
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Characters
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Thanks
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Comic Book
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Characters
- The Gifted (2017) Characters
- Justice League (2017) Characters
- Marvel's Inhumans (2017) Comic Book
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Thanks
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Justice League Dark (2017) Characters
- Team Thor: Part 2 (2017) Characters
- Inhumans: The First Chapter (2017) Characters
- Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Jack Kirby: A Personal Journey (2017) as Himself
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) Characters
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (2016) Comic Book
- Team Thor (2016) Characters
- Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016) Characters
- Supergirl (2015) Thanks
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Comic Book
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Characters
- Ant-Man (2015) Comic Book
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) Characters
- Fantastic Four (2015) Characters
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) Characters
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Thanks
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Comic Book
- Marvel Knights: Eternals (2014) Characters
- Teen Titans Go! (2013) Characters
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) Comic Book
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) Comic Book
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) Thanks
- Iron Man 3 (2013) Comic Book
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013) Characters
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) Characters
- The Avengers (2012) Characters
- The Avengers (2012) Comic Book
- Animal Man (2012) Characters
- Thor (2011) Draughtsman
- Thor (2011) Original Series Design
- Thor (2011) Character Designer
- Thor (2011) Comic Book
- Thor (2011) Thanks
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Comic Book
- Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011) Characters
- Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) Characters
- Young Justice (2010) Characters
- Iron Man 2 (2010) Comic Book
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) Characters
- Black Panther (2010) Characters
- Planet Hulk (2010) Characters
- Iron Man (2008) Comic Book
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) Comic Book
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Characters
- The Invincible Iron Man (2007) Characters
- Jack Kirby: Story Teller (2007) as Self
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006) Writer
- Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006) Characters
- Fantastic Four (2005) Comic Book
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) Characters
- Hulk (2003) Characters
- Justice League (2001) Characters
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- X-Men (2000) Thanks
- Batman Beyond (1999) Characters
- Silver Surfer (1998) Characters
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998) Characters
- The New Batman Adventures (1997) Characters
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) Characters
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) Thanks
- The Fantastic Four (1994) Comic Book
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books (1993) as Self
- Bob (1992) as Jack Kirby
- Captain America (1990) Characters
- Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (1989) Characters
- Comic Book Confidential (1989) as Self
- The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) Characters
- The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987) as Self
- The Centurions (1986) Creative Consultant
- Captain America: The Origin of Captain America (1985) Writer
- The Incredible Hulk (1982) Creator
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk (1980) Characters
- Fred and Barney Meet The Thing (1979) Creator
- Captain America (1979) Characters
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) Characters
- The Fantastic Four (1978) Creator
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) Writer
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) Characters
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977) Characters
- Starsky & Hutch (1975)
- S.W.A.T. (1975)
- Super Friends (1973) Characters
- The Fantastic Four (1967) Creator
- The Marvel Super Heroes (1966) Writer
- Hulk (1966) Creator
- Captain America (1944) Characters
- Untitled X-Men Film Characters
- Mister Miracle Characters
- Kirbyvision as Self (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jack Kirby best known for?
Jack Kirby is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Black Panther 3 (2028), Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Wonder Man (2026).
When and where was Jack Kirby born?
Jack Kirby was born on August 28, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on February 6, 1994.
How many credits does Jack Kirby have?
Jack Kirby has accumulated over 173 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2028.
What is Jack Kirby's background in cinema and television?
Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist. He was born on August 28, 1917, in New York City, New York, USA. Kirby grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. He entered the comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features u...
Jack Kirby by the numbers
173credits
110films
63TV series
1944–2028active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Bob (1992) as Jack Kirby — aged about 74
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) — aged about 57
- S.W.A.T. (1975) — aged about 57
- Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self — aged about 71
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