Robert Shayne

Acting

Born October 4, 1900 — Died November 29, 1992 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.

Movies(105)

The Naked Monster

Prof. Bradshaw

2005

The Gentleman Tramp

(voice)

1976

The Four Deuces

Vince

1975

The Specialist

Chairman Hopkins

1975

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

U.S. Senator (uncredited)

1974

Cool Breeze

Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)

1972

The Priest Killer

Father Adam Wendell

1971

The Million Dollar Duck

Refinery Executive (uncredited)

1971

The Barefoot Executive

Sponsor

1971

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)

1970

Winning

Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)

1969

Runaway Girl

Walter Quillen

1965

A Tiger Walks

Governor's Advisor

1964

Son of Flubber

Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)

1963

20,000 Eyes

Police Lieutenant

1961

From the Terrace

Partner (uncredited)

1960

Cage of Evil

Victor Delmar

1960

Why Must I Die

Charlie Munro

1960

Valley of the Redwoods

Capt. Sid Walker

1960

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Husband - Circus Spectator

1960

North by Northwest

Larry Wade (uncredited)

1959

The Rebel Set

Lt. Cassidy

1959

I, Mobster

Senator

1959

Teenage Cave Man

The Fire Maker

1958

How to Make a Monster

Gary Droz

1958

War of the Satellites

Cole Hotchkiss

1958

Death in Small Doses

Frank Ainsley (uncredited)

1957

Spook Chasers

The Detective

1957

The Giant Claw

Gen. Van Buskirk

1957

Footsteps in the Night

Fred Horner

1957

Kronos

Air Force General

1957

Hot Shots

Pierre M. Morley

1956

Dance with Me, Henry

District Attorney Martin Proctor

1956

Rumble on the Docks

Judge

1956

Indestructible Man

Dr. Bradshaw

1956

King of the Carnival

Jess Carter

1955

Double Jeopardy

Mr. Ross

1955

Murder Is My Beat

Bert Rawley

1955

Superman Flies Again

Inspector Henderson

1954

Superman and the Jungle Devil

Inspector Henderson

1954

Superman in Exile

Inspector Henderson

1954

Superman's Peril

Inspector Henderson

1954

Superman and Scotland Yard

Inspector Henderson

1954

The Desperado

Attorney Wilson

1954

Trader Tom of the China Seas

Conroy

1954

Flight Nurse

Surgeon

1953

Eyes of the Jungle

Watson

1953

The Neanderthal Man

Prof. Clifford Groves

1953

Invaders from Mars

Dr. William Wilson

1953

The Blue Gardenia

Doctor (uncredited)

1953

Prince of Pirates

Prime Minister Treeg

1953

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper

1953

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Capt. Burke

1952

Behind Southern Lines

1952

The Ring

Jimmy - Aragon's Manager

1952

Without Warning!

Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist

1952

Indian Uprising

Maj. Nathan Stark

1952

Criminal Lawyer

Clark Sommers

1951

The Dakota Kid

Ace Crandall

1951

Missing Women

Cincotta

1951

Experiment Alcatraz

Barry Morgan

1950

Big Timber

Dixon

1950

When You're Smiling

Jack Lacey

1950

Federal Man

Chief Agent Charles Stuart

1950

State Penitentiary

Stanley Brown

1950

Rider from Tucson

John Avery

1950

Customs Agent

West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff

1950

Dynamite Pass

Jay Wingate

1950

The Threat

Insp. 'Murph' Murphy

1949

Forgotten Women

Richard Marshall

1949

Loaded Pistols

Don Mason

1948

Let's Live a Little

Dr. Richard Field

1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane

Floyd Durant

1948

Shaggy

Bob Calvin

1948

Best Man Wins

Judge Leonidas K. Carter

1948

The Inside Story

T.W. "Tom" O'Connor

1948

The Swordsman

Ronald MacArden

1948

The Spirit of West Point

Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik

1947

Welcome Stranger

Roy Chesley

1947

Backlash

James O'Neil

1947

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Mr. Gordon

1947

I Cover Big Town

Chief Tom Blake

1947

Wife Wanted

Bill Tyler

1946

Nobody Lives Forever

Chet King

1946

Behind the Mask

Brad Thomas

1946

I Ring Doorbells

Dick Meadows

1946

Three Strangers

Bertram Fallon

1946

The Face of Marble

Dr. David Cochran

1946

San Antonio

Captain Morgan

1945

Frontier Days

Marshal Jim Blake

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

Dudley Beecham

1945

Law of the Badlands

Bob Tate

1945

Hollywood Canteen

Busboy (uncredited)

1944

I Won't Play

Chaplain aka 'Padre'

1944

Make Your Own Bed

Lester Knight

1944

Trial by Trigger

Bill Cardigan

1944

Mr. Skeffington

MacMahon

1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

Dan Costello

1944

Roaring Guns

Jared Whitney

1944

Gun to Gun

Steve Randall

1944

Wagon Wheels West

U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson

1943

Oklahoma Outlaws

Ned Kincaid

1943

Mission to Moscow

Engineer (uncredited)

1943

Wednesday's Child

Howard Benson

1934

Keep 'Em Rolling

Maj. James Parker

1934

Robert Shayne

TV Shows(24)

Movies(105)