1900-10-04 Yonkers, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Shayne (October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992), born Robert Shaen Dawe, was an American actor whose career lasted for over 60 years. He was best known for portraying Inspector Bill Henderson in the American television series Adventures of Superman. Shayne became an actor after having worked as a reporter at the Illustrated Daily Tab in Miami, Florida. His initial acting experience came with repertory companies in Alabama, including the Birmingham Players. Shayne's first Broadway appearance came by 1931 in The Rap. His other Broadway shows include Yellow Jack (1934), The Cat and the Canary (1935), Whiteoaks (1938), with Ethel Barrymore, and Without Love (1942), with Katharine Hepburn. Shayne began his film career in 1934, appearing in two features. In 1942, he became a contract actor with Warner Bros.. He played many character roles in movies and television, including a film series of Warner Bros. featurettes called the "Santa Fe Trail" series such as Wagon Wheels West, and as a mad scientist in the 1953 horror film The Neanderthal Man. He appears briefly in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, seated at a booth in a hotel bar, where his character meets Cary Grant's character, just as the latter is about to be kidnapped. He also had a small but pivotal role in the 1953 sci-fi classic Invaders From Mars as a scientist. He also enjoyed a brief rebirth in his career when he was cast as the blind newspaper vendor in The Flash television show. He was by this time actually blind and learned his lines by having his wife read them to him and then rehearse until he memorized them. Shayne portrayed Police Inspector William "Bill" Henderson on the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman. He appeared sporadically in the early episodes of the series, in part because he came under HUAC scrutiny and was briefly blacklisted on unproven and unspecific charges of association with Communism. As the program evolved, especially in the color episodes, he was brought into more and more of them, to the point where he was a regular on the series.
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The Naked Monster | Prof. Bradshaw | 2005-04-22 |
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The Gentleman Tramp | (voice) | 1976-10-10 |
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The Specialist | Chairman Hopkins | 1975-05-01 |
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The Million Dollar Duck | Refinery Executive (uncredited) | 1971-06-30 |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! | Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited) | 1970-01-26 |
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Winning | Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited) | 1969-05-22 |
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Runaway Girl | Walter Quillen | 1965-05-10 |
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A Tiger Walks | Governor's Advisor | 1964-04-12 |
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Son of Flubber | Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited) | 1963-01-16 |
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20,000 Eyes | Police Lieutenant | 1961-06-14 |
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Why Must I Die | Charlie Munro | 1960-06-01 |
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Cage of Evil | Victor Delmar | 1960-07-01 |
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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Husband - Circus Spectator | 1960-01-21 |
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From the Terrace | Partner (uncredited) | 1960-07-15 |
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Valley of the Redwoods | Capt. Sid Walker | 1960-05-08 |
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The Rebel Set | Lt. Cassidy | 1959-06-28 |
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North by Northwest | Larry Wade (uncredited) | 1959-07-08 |
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I, Mobster | Senator | 1959-02-01 |
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War of the Satellites | Cole Hotchkiss | 1958-05-18 |
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Teenage Cave Man | The Fire Maker | 1958-07-01 |
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How to Make a Monster | Gary Droz | 1958-07-01 |
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Footsteps in the Night | Fred Horner | 1957-04-14 |
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Spook Chasers | The Detective | 1957-06-02 |
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Death in Small Doses | 1957-09-15 | |
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Kronos | Air Force General | 1957-03-31 |
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The Giant Claw | Gen. Van Buskirk | 1957-06-01 |
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Dance with Me, Henry | District Attorney Martin Proctor | 1956-12-17 |
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Hot Shots | Pierre M. Morley | 1956-12-23 |
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Rumble on the Docks | Judge | 1956-12-01 |
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Indestructible Man | Dr. Bradshaw | 1956-03-24 |
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King of the Carnival | Jess Carter | 1955-06-27 |
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Murder Is My Beat | Bert Rawley | 1955-02-27 |
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Double Jeopardy | Mr. Ross | 1955-06-23 |
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Superman and Scotland Yard | Inspector Henderson | 1954-08-11 |
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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Conroy | 1954-01-06 |
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Superman in Exile | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Superman and the Jungle Devil | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Superman Flies Again | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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The Desperado | Attorney Wilson | 1954-06-20 |
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Superman's Peril | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Flight Nurse | Surgeon | 1953-11-15 |
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Eyes of the Jungle | Watson | 1953-07-01 |
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Marshal of Cedar Rock | Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper | 1953-02-01 |
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The Neanderthal Man | Prof. Clifford Groves | 1953-06-19 |
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The Blue Gardenia | Doctor (uncredited) | 1953-03-20 |
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Prince of Pirates | Prime Minister Treeg | 1953-03-07 |
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Invaders from Mars | Dr. William Wilson | 1953-04-22 |
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Without Warning! | Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist | 1952-05-08 |
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Mr. Walkie Talkie | Capt. Burke | 1952-11-28 |
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Behind Southern Lines | 1952-11-02 | |
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The Ring | Jimmy - Aragon's Manager | 1952-09-26 |
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Indian Uprising | Maj. Nathan Stark | 1952-01-02 |
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The Dakota Kid | Ace Crandall | 1951-07-01 |
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Criminal Lawyer | Clark Sommers | 1951-08-23 |
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Missing Women | Cincotta | 1951-02-23 |
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Federal Man | Chief Agent Charles Stuart | 1950-06-21 |
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Experiment Alcatraz | Barry Morgan | 1950-11-21 |
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When You're Smiling | Jack Lacey | 1950-08-30 |
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Rider from Tucson | John Avery | 1950-06-07 |
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Big Timber | Dixon | 1950-09-10 |
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State Penitentiary | Stanley Brown | 1950-06-08 |
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Customs Agent | West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff | 1950-05-18 |
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Dynamite Pass | Jay Wingate | 1950-03-23 |
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Forgotten Women | Richard Marshall | 1949-07-17 |
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The Threat | Insp. 'Murph' Murphy | 1949-12-01 |
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Loaded Pistols | Don Mason | 1948-12-15 |
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Let's Live a Little | Dr. Richard Field | 1948-12-09 |
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Best Man Wins | Judge Leonidas K. Carter | 1948-05-06 |
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The Inside Story | T.W. "Tom" O'Connor | 1948-03-14 |
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The Swordsman | Ronald MacArden | 1948-01-02 |
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The Strange Mrs. Crane | Floyd Durant | 1948-10-07 |
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Mr. Gordon | 1947-03-01 |
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I Cover Big Town | Chief Tom Blake | 1947-02-27 |
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The Spirit of West Point | Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik | 1947-10-03 |
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Welcome Stranger | Roy Chesley | 1947-06-13 |
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Backlash | James O'Neil | 1947-03-01 |
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Behind the Mask | Brad Thomas | 1946-05-25 |
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Nobody Lives Forever | Chet King | 1946-11-01 |
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The Face of Marble | Dr. David Cochran | 1946-01-19 |
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Three Strangers | Bertram Fallon | 1946-01-28 |
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Wife Wanted | Bill Tyler | 1946-11-02 |
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I Ring Doorbells | Dick Meadows | 1946-02-28 |
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San Antonio | Captain Morgan | 1945-12-29 |
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Frontier Days | Marshal Jim Blake | 1945-12-08 |
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Law of the Badlands | Bob Tate | 1945-04-14 |
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Christmas in Connecticut | Dudley Beecham | 1945-07-27 |
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Trial by Trigger | Bill Cardigan | 1944-05-27 |
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Shine on Harvest Moon | Dan Costello | 1944-03-10 |
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Gun to Gun | Steve Randall | 1944-01-08 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Busboy (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
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Make Your Own Bed | Lester Knight | 1944-06-10 |
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Mr. Skeffington | MacMahon | 1944-05-25 |
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Roaring Guns | Jared Whitney | 1944-02-19 |
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I Won't Play | Chaplain aka 'Padre' | 1944-11-11 |
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Wagon Wheels West | U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson | 1943-10-30 |
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Mission to Moscow | Engineer (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
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Oklahoma Outlaws | Ned Kincaid | 1943-09-14 |
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Keep 'Em Rolling | Maj. James Parker | 1934-03-02 |
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Wednesday's Child | Howard Benson | 1934-10-26 |
