Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1900-10-04
Deathday: 1992-11-29 (92 years old)

Biography

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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.

Filmography

all 129

Movies 106

TV Shows 23

Voice 1

Prof. Bradshaw in 'Indestructible Man'
Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror (1986)

Movie
Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Refinery Executive (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

Movie
6
Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Movie
6
Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Winning

Winning (1969)

Movie
Andrew McIntyre / Mr. Gilroy
The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show (1968)

TV
Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Governor's Advisor
A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks (1964)

Movie
Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber (1963)

Movie
6
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Hazel

Hazel (1961)

TV
Police Lieutenant
20,000 Eyes

20,000 Eyes (1961)

Movie
Partner (uncredited)
From the Terrace

From the Terrace (1960)

Movie
Larry Wade (uncredited)
North by Northwest

North by Northwest (1959)

Movie
6.11
Air Force General
Kronos

Kronos (1957)

Movie
6
District Attorney Martin Proctor
Dance with Me, Henry

Dance with Me, Henry (1956)

Movie
Police Captain Bert Rawley
Murder Is My Beat

Murder Is My Beat (1955)

Movie
Jack Stewart (uncredited)
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
Inspector Henderson
Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril (1954)

Movie
Mr. Wyatt (uncredited) / Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)

TV
5.98
Prime Minister Treeg
Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates (1953)

Movie
Paul Jackson - fake John Harper
Marshal of Cedar Rock

Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)

Movie
Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
The Ring

The Ring (1952)

Movie
Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Without Warning!

Without Warning! (1952)

Movie
Chief Agent Charles Stuart
Federal Man

Federal Man (1950)

Movie
West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Customs Agent

Customs Agent (1950)

Movie
Police Insp. Murphy
The Threat

The Threat (1949)

Movie
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Best Man Wins

Best Man Wins (1948)

Movie
T.W. 'Tom' O'Connor
The Inside Story

The Inside Story (1948)

Movie
Marshal Jim Blake
Frontier Days

Frontier Days (1945)

Movie
Chaplain aka 'Padre'
I Won't Play

I Won't Play (1944)

Movie
U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
Wagon Wheels West

Wagon Wheels West (1943)

Movie
Engineer (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1900-10-04

Deathday
1992-11-29 (92 years old)

Birth Place
Yonkers, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Robert Shaen Dawe, Robert Shane, Bob Shayne

Awards
Inkpot Award

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