Robert Shayne
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
Credits
- 2005 · The Naked Monster as Prof. Bradshaw
- 1990 · The Flash as Reggie
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Prof. Bradshaw in 'Indestructible Man'
- 1976 · The Gentleman Tramp as (voice)
- 1975 · The Specialist as Chairman Hopkins
- 1972 · Emergency! as
- 1971 · Columbo as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
- 1971 · The Million Dollar Duck as Refinery Executive (uncredited)
- 1970 · Tora! Tora! Tora! as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
- 1969 · Winning as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Doris Day Show as Andrew McIntyre
- 1968 · The Doris Day Show as Mr. Gilroy
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Mr. Clinton
- 1967 · Ironside as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
- 1965 · Runaway Girl as Walter Quillen
- 1964 · A Tiger Walks as Governor's Advisor
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Mr. Fillmore
- 1961 · Hazel as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1961 · 20,000 Eyes as Police Lieutenant
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as Dowell
- 1960 · From the Terrace as Partner (uncredited)
- 1960 · Cage of Evil as Victor Delmar
- 1960 · Why Must I Die as Charlie Munro
- 1960 · Valley of the Redwoods as Capt. Sid Walker
- 1960 · Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus as Husband - Circus Spectator
- 1959 · The Third Man as Mr. Morgan
- 1959 · North by Northwest as Larry Wade (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Rebel Set as Lt. Cassidy
- 1959 · I, Mobster as Senator
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Stephen Allen
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as Dr. Flanigan
- 1958 · How to Make a Monster as Gary Droz
- 1958 · Teenage Cave Man as The Fire Maker
- 1958 · War of the Satellites as Cole Hotchkiss
- 1957 · 26 Men as
- 1957 · Death in Small Doses as
- 1957 · Spook Chasers as The Detective
- 1957 · The Giant Claw as Gen. Van Buskirk
- 1957 · Footsteps in the Night as Fred Horner
- 1957 · Kronos as Air Force General
- 1956 · Hot Shots as Pierre M. Morley
- 1956 · Dance with Me, Henry as District Attorney Martin Proctor
- 1956 · Rumble on the Docks as Judge
- 1956 · Indestructible Man as Dr. Bradshaw
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Dave O'Bryan
- 1955 · Navy Log as
- 1955 · Sheena, Queen of the Jungle as Logan
- 1955 · King of the Carnival as Jess Carter
- 1955 · Double Jeopardy as Mr. Ross
- 1955 · Murder Is My Beat as Bert Rawley
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Jack Stewart (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Desperado as Attorney Wilson
- 1954 · Stories of the Century as Colonel Marsh
- 1954 · Trader Tom of the China Seas as Conroy
- 1953 · Flight Nurse as Surgeon
- 1953 · Eyes of the Jungle as Watson
- 1953 · The Neanderthal Man as Prof. Clifford Groves
- 1953 · Invaders from Mars as Dr. William Wilson
- 1953 · The Blue Gardenia as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1953 · Prince of Pirates as Prime Minister Treeg
- 1953 · Marshal of Cedar Rock as Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
- 1952 · Mr. Walkie Talkie as Capt. Burke
- 1952 · Behind Southern Lines as
- 1952 · The Ring as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as Inspector Henderson
- 1952 · Without Warning! as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
- 1952 · Indian Uprising as Maj. Nathan Stark
- 1951 · Criminal Lawyer as Clark Sommers
- 1951 · The Dakota Kid as Ace Crandall
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as
- 1951 · Missing Women as Cincotta
- 1951 · The Living Christ as Priest
- 1950 · Experiment Alcatraz as Barry Morgan
- 1950 · Big Timber as Dixon
- 1950 · When You're Smiling as Jack Lacey
- 1950 · Federal Man as Chief Agent Charles Stuart
- 1950 · State Penitentiary as Stanley Brown
- 1950 · Rider from Tucson as John Avery
- 1950 · Customs Agent as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
- 1950 · Dynamite Pass as Jay Wingate
- 1949 · The Threat as Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
- 1949 · Forgotten Women as Richard Marshall
- 1948 · Loaded Pistols as Don Mason
- 1948 · Let's Live a Little as Dr. Richard Field
- 1948 · The Strange Mrs. Crane as Floyd Durant
- 1948 · Best Man Wins as Judge Leonidas K. Carter
- 1948 · The Inside Story as T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
- 1948 · The Swordsman as Ronald MacArden
- 1947 · The Spirit of West Point as Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Roy Chesley
- 1947 · Backlash as James O'Neil
- 1947 · Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Mr. Gordon
- 1947 · I Cover Big Town as Chief Tom Blake
- 1946 · Wife Wanted as Bill Tyler
- 1946 · Nobody Lives Forever as Chet King
- 1946 · Behind the Mask as Brad Thomas
- 1946 · I Ring Doorbells as Dick Meadows
- 1946 · Three Strangers as Bertram Fallon
- 1946 · The Face of Marble as Dr. David Cochran
- 1945 · San Antonio as Captain Morgan
- 1945 · Frontier Days as Marshal Jim Blake
- 1945 · Christmas in Connecticut as Dudley Beecham
- 1945 · Law of the Badlands as Bob Tate
- 1944 · Hollywood Canteen as Busboy (uncredited)
- 1944 · I Won't Play as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
- 1944 · Make Your Own Bed as Lester Knight
- 1944 · Trial by Trigger as Bill Cardigan
- 1944 · Mr. Skeffington as MacMahon
- 1944 · Shine on Harvest Moon as Dan Costello
- 1944 · Roaring Guns as Jared Whitney
- 1944 · Gun to Gun as Steve Randall
- 1943 · Wagon Wheels West as U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
- 1943 · Oklahoma Outlaws as Ned Kincaid
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Engineer (uncredited)
- 1934 · Wednesday's Child as Howard Benson
- 1934 · Keep 'Em Rolling as Maj. James Parker