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 Priest Killer | Father Adam Wendell | 1971-09-14 |
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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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Valley of the Redwoods | Capt. Sid Walker | 1960-05-08 |
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Cage of Evil | Victor Delmar | 1960-07-01 |
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From the Terrace | Partner (uncredited) | 1960-07-15 |
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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Husband - Circus Spectator | 1960-01-21 |
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Why Must I Die | Charlie Munro | 1960-06-01 |
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North by Northwest | Larry Wade (uncredited) | 1959-08-06 |
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I, Mobster | Senator | 1959-02-01 |
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The Rebel Set | Lt. Cassidy | 1959-06-28 |
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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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Death in Small Doses | Frank Ainsley (uncredited) | 1957-09-15 |
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Kronos | Air Force General | 1957-03-31 |
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Spook Chasers | The Detective | 1957-06-02 |
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Footsteps in the Night | Fred Horner | 1957-04-14 |
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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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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Conroy | 1954-01-06 |
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Superman's Peril | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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The Desperado | Attorney Wilson | 1954-06-20 |
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Superman and Scotland Yard | Inspector Henderson | 1954-08-11 |
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Superman Flies Again | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Superman and the Jungle Devil | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Superman in Exile | Inspector Henderson | 1954-11-01 |
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Prince of Pirates | Prime Minister Treeg | 1953-03-07 |
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The Neanderthal Man | Prof. Clifford Groves | 1953-06-19 |
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Marshal of Cedar Rock | Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper | 1953-02-01 |
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The Blue Gardenia | Doctor (uncredited) | 1953-03-20 |
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Flight Nurse | Surgeon | 1953-11-15 |
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Invaders from Mars | Dr. William Wilson | 1953-04-22 |
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Eyes of the Jungle | Watson | 1953-07-01 |
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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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Indian Uprising | Maj. Nathan Stark | 1952-01-02 |
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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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The Dakota Kid | Ace Crandall | 1951-07-01 |
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Missing Women | Cincotta | 1951-02-23 |
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Criminal Lawyer | Clark Sommers | 1951-08-23 |
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When You're Smiling | Jack Lacey | 1950-08-30 |
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Experiment Alcatraz | Barry Morgan | 1950-11-21 |
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Rider from Tucson | John Avery | 1950-06-07 |
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Customs Agent | West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff | 1950-05-18 |
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Federal Man | Chief Agent Charles Stuart | 1950-06-21 |
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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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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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The Swordsman | Ronald MacArden | 1948-01-02 |
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The Strange Mrs. Crane | Floyd Durant | 1948-10-07 |
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The Inside Story | T.W. "Tom" O'Connor | 1948-03-14 |
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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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I Cover Big Town | Chief Tom Blake | 1947-02-27 |
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Welcome Stranger | Roy Chesley | 1947-06-13 |
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The Spirit of West Point | Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik | 1947-10-03 |
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Mr. Gordon | 1947-03-01 |
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Backlash | James O'Neil | 1947-03-01 |
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Three Strangers | Bertram Fallon | 1946-01-28 |
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Nobody Lives Forever | Chet King | 1946-11-01 |
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I Ring Doorbells | Dick Meadows | 1946-02-28 |
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The Face of Marble | Dr. David Cochran | 1946-01-19 |
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Wife Wanted | Bill Tyler | 1946-11-02 |
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Behind the Mask | Brad Thomas | 1946-05-25 |
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Frontier Days | Marshal Jim Blake | 1945-12-08 |
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San Antonio | Captain Morgan | 1945-12-29 |
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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 |
