Robert Shayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1900
- Died
- November 29, 1992 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Yonkers, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Naked Monster
Movie · as Prof. Bradshaw
The Flash
TV · as Reggie · 2 eps
Freddy's Nightmares
TV · as The Minister · 1 ep
The Gentleman Tramp
Movie · as (voice)
The Specialist
Movie · as Chairman Hopkins
The Four Deuces
Movie · as Vince
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie · as U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Cool Breeze
Movie · as Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
Emergency!
TV · 1 ep
The Million Dollar Duck
Movie · as Refinery Executive (uncredited)
The Priest Killer
Movie · as Father Adam Wendell
The Barefoot Executive
Movie · as Sponsor
Columbo
TV · as Rudy Matthews (uncredited) · 1 ep
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Winning
Movie · as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Land of the Giants
TV · as Mr. Clinton · 1 ep
The Doris Day Show
TV · as Andrew McIntyre, Mr. Gilroy · 1 ep
Blondie
TV · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited) · 1 ep
Runaway Girl
Movie · as Walter Quillen
A Tiger Walks
Movie · as Governor's Advisor
Son of Flubber
Movie · as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Mr. Fillmore · 1 ep
20,000 Eyes
Movie · as Police Lieutenant
Hazel
TV · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) · 1 ep
From the Terrace
Movie · as Partner (uncredited)
Cage of Evil
Movie · as Victor Delmar
Valley of the Redwoods
Movie · as Capt. Sid Walker
Why Must I Die
Movie · as Charlie Munro
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Movie · as Husband - Circus Spectator
Surfside 6
TV · as Dowell · 1 ep
I, Mobster
Movie · as Senator
The Rebel Set
Movie · as Lt. Cassidy
North by Northwest
Movie · as Larry Wade (uncredited)
The Third Man
TV · as Mr. Morgan · 1 ep
War of the Satellites
Movie · as Cole Hotchkiss
Teenage Cave Man
Movie · as The Fire Maker
How to Make a Monster
Movie · as Gary Droz
The Donna Reed Show
TV · as Dr. Flanigan · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Stephen Allen · 1 ep
The Giant Claw
Movie · as Gen. Van Buskirk
Footsteps in the Night
Movie · as Fred Horner
Death in Small Doses
Movie · as Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
Kronos
Movie · as Air Force General
Spook Chasers
Movie · as The Detective
26 Men
TV · 2 eps
Indestructible Man
Movie · as Dr. Bradshaw
Hot Shots
Movie · as Pierre M. Morley
Rumble on the Docks
Movie · as Judge
Dance with Me, Henry
Movie · as District Attorney Martin Proctor
Double Jeopardy
Movie · as Mr. Ross
Murder Is My Beat
Movie · as Bert Rawley
King of the Carnival
Movie · as Jess Carter
The Millionaire
TV · as Jack Stewart (uncredited) · 1 ep
Navy Log
TV · 4 eps
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
TV · as Logan · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Dave O'Bryan · 1 ep
The Desperado
Movie · as Attorney Wilson
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Movie · as Conroy
Superman and Scotland Yard
Movie · as Inspector Henderson
Superman Flies Again
Movie · as Inspector Henderson
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Movie · as Inspector Henderson
Superman in Exile
Movie · as Inspector Henderson
Superman's Peril
Movie · as Inspector Henderson
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited), Mr. Wyatt (uncredited), Husband in Audience (uncredited) · 1 ep
Stories of the Century
TV · as Colonel Marsh · 1 ep
The Neanderthal Man
Movie · as Prof. Clifford Groves
Eyes of the Jungle
Movie · as Watson
The Blue Gardenia
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)
Prince of Pirates
Movie · as Prime Minister Treeg
Flight Nurse
Movie · as Surgeon
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Movie · as Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
Invaders from Mars
Movie · as William Wilson
The Ring
Movie · as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
Without Warning!
Movie · as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Movie · as Capt. Burke
Behind Southern Lines
Movie
Indian Uprising
Movie · as Maj. Nathan Stark
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Inspector Henderson · 92 eps
Criminal Lawyer
Movie · as Clark Sommers
Missing Women
Movie · as Cincotta
The Dakota Kid
Movie · as Ace Crandall
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 2 eps
The Living Christ
TV · as Priest · 1 ep
Experiment Alcatraz
Movie · as Barry Morgan
Federal Man
Movie · as Chief Agent Charles Stuart
Customs Agent
Movie · as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Dynamite Pass
Movie · as Jay Wingate
State Penitentiary
Movie · as Stanley Brown
Rider from Tucson
Movie · as John Avery
When You're Smiling
Movie · as Jack Lacey
Big Timber
Movie · as Dixon
The Threat
Movie · as Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Forgotten Women
Movie · as Richard Marshall
Let's Live a Little
Movie · as Dr. Richard Field
The Swordsman
Movie · as Ronald MacArden
Best Man Wins
Movie · as Judge Leonidas K. Carter
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Movie · as Floyd Durant
Loaded Pistols
Movie · as Don Mason
The Inside Story
Movie · as T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
Shaggy
Movie · as Bob Calvin
Backlash
Movie · as James O'Neil
Welcome Stranger
Movie · as Roy Chesley
I Cover Big Town
Movie · as Chief Tom Blake
The Spirit of West Point
Movie · as Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Movie · as Mr. Gordon
Nobody Lives Forever
Movie · as Chet King
Three Strangers
Movie · as Bertram Fallon
The Face of Marble
Movie · as Dr. David Cochran
Wife Wanted
Movie · as Bill Tyler
Behind the Mask
Movie · as Brad Thomas
I Ring Doorbells
Movie · as Dick Meadows
Christmas in Connecticut
Movie · as Dudley Beecham
Frontier Days
Movie · as Marshal Jim Blake
San Antonio
Movie · as Captain Morgan
Law of the Badlands
Movie · as Bob Tate
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · as MacMahon
Make Your Own Bed
Movie · as Lester Knight
I Won't Play
Movie · as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
Shine on Harvest Moon
Movie · as Dan Costello
Gun to Gun
Movie · as Steve Randall
Roaring Guns
Movie · as Jared Whitney
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · as Busboy (uncredited)
Trial by Trigger
Movie · as Bill Cardigan
Wagon Wheels West
Movie · as U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
Oklahoma Outlaws
Movie · as Ned Kincaid
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Engineer (uncredited)
Wednesday's Child
Movie · as Howard Benson
Keep 'Em Rolling
Movie · as Maj. James Parker