, ▁Lex ' s ▁father ▁appears ▁in ▁season ▁four ' s ▁" K now ▁Th ine ▁En emy " ▁( Part ▁ 1 ), ▁in ▁which ▁Super boy ▁becomes ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ▁in ▁a ▁virtual ▁reality ▁and ▁watch es ▁Lex ▁grow ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁father ; ▁Lex ' s ▁father ▁is ▁un named . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Richard ▁Don ner ' s ▁Super man : ▁The ▁Movie ▁and ▁Bry an ▁S inger ' s ▁Super man ▁Returns , ▁Lex ▁briefly ▁mentions ▁his ▁father — but ▁not ▁his ▁father ' s ▁name — as ▁the ▁insp iration ▁of ▁Lex ' s ▁real ▁estate ▁schemes . ▁Lex ▁also ▁says ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁har sh ▁man ▁who ▁e ject ed ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁home . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Z ack ▁S ny der ' s ▁Bat man ▁v ▁Super man : ▁Da wn ▁of ▁Justice , ▁Lex ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁Alexander ▁L ut hor , ▁Sr ., ▁ ▁an ▁oil ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁ty co on ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁When ▁confront ing ▁Super man , ▁Lex ▁mentions ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ab us ive ▁behavior ▁in ▁his ▁child hood . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁flash back ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Super g irl , ▁episode ▁" L uth ors ", ▁Lion el ▁( port rayed ▁by ▁Ian ▁But cher ) ▁is ▁dep icted ▁to ▁be ▁good - n ature d ▁and ▁car ing ▁father ; ▁however , ▁his ▁family ▁become ▁d ys function