Robert Shayne
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1900-10-04
- Died
- 1992-11-29
- Place of birth
- Yonkers, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Shaen Dawe · Robert Shane · Bob Shayne
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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
Columbo
1971
as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
Ironside
1967
as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
Emergency!
1972
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Mr. Fillmore
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Dr. Flanigan
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Stephen Allen
Hazel
1961
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Land of the Giants
1968
as Mr. Clinton
Surfside 6
1960
as Dowell
The Millionaire
1955
as Jack Stewart (uncredited)
The Flash
1990
as Reggie
Navy Log
1955
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Inspector Henderson
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Andrew McIntyre / Mr. Gilroy
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as The Minister
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dave O'Bryan
The Third Man
1959
as Mr. Morgan
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
26 Men
1957
Stories of the Century
1954
as Colonel Marsh
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited) / Mr. Wyatt (uncredited) / Husband in Audience (uncredited)
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955
as Logan
The Living Christ
1951
as Priest
Blondie
1968
Movies (105)
North by Northwest
1959
as Larry Wade (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as MacMahon
Indestructible Man
1956
as Dr. Bradshaw
State Penitentiary
1950
as Stanley Brown
I, Mobster
1959
as Senator
The Threat
1949
as Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Invaders from Mars
1953
as Dr. William Wilson
Federal Man
1950
as Chief Agent Charles Stuart
Backlash
1947
as James O'Neil
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Dudley Beecham
Missing Women
1951
as Cincotta
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Busboy (uncredited)
From the Terrace
1960
as Partner (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Refinery Executive (uncredited)
Runaway Girl
1965
as Walter Quillen
Son of Flubber
1963
as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946
as Bill Tyler
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Jay Wingate
The Desperado
1954
as Attorney Wilson
The Barefoot Executive
1971
as Sponsor
Winning
1969
as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Bertram Fallon
The Priest Killer
1971
as Father Adam Wendell
Loaded Pistols
1948
as Don Mason
San Antonio
1945
as Captain Morgan
Death in Small Doses
1957
as Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Engineer (uncredited)
Indian Uprising
1952
as Maj. Nathan Stark
Murder Is My Beat
1955
as Bert Rawley
The Giant Claw
1957
as Gen. Van Buskirk
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Roy Chesley
The Ring
1952
as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
How to Make a Monster
1958
as Gary Droz
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mr. Ross
Teenage Cave Man
1958
as The Fire Maker
Let's Live a Little
1948
as Dr. Richard Field
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
as (voice)
Cool Breeze
1972
as Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Prime Minister Treeg
Superman in Exile
1954
as Inspector Henderson
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Husband - Circus Spectator
The Four Deuces
1975
as Vince
Without Warning!
1952
as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Kronos
1957
as Air Force General
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Clark Sommers
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as District Attorney Martin Proctor
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Dan Costello
The Specialist
1975
as Chairman Hopkins
The Naked Monster
2005
as Prof. Bradshaw
The Swordsman
1948
as Ronald MacArden
Rider from Tucson
1950
as John Avery
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Chet King
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
A Tiger Walks
1964
as Governor's Advisor
The Inside Story
1948
as T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
as Ned Kincaid
Superman's Peril
1954
as Inspector Henderson
Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Fred Horner
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Mr. Gordon
Hot Shots
1956
as Pierre M. Morley
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
The Neanderthal Man
1953
as Prof. Clifford Groves
War of the Satellites
1958
as Cole Hotchkiss
Customs Agent
1950
as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Lester Knight
Behind the Mask
1946
as Brad Thomas
Rumble on the Docks
1956
as Judge
Why Must I Die
1960
as Charlie Munro
Roaring Guns
1944
as Jared Whitney
The Rebel Set
1959
as Lt. Cassidy
Spook Chasers
1957
as The Detective
Trial by Trigger
1944
as Bill Cardigan
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954
as Inspector Henderson
Gun to Gun
1944
as Steve Randall
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
as Capt. Sid Walker
I Won't Play
1944
as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
Forgotten Women
1949
as Richard Marshall
Experiment Alcatraz
1950
as Barry Morgan
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Floyd Durant
The Face of Marble
1946
as Dr. David Cochran
Flight Nurse
1953
as Surgeon
Eyes of the Jungle
1953
as Watson
Frontier Days
1945
as Marshal Jim Blake
The Dakota Kid
1951
as Ace Crandall
Cage of Evil
1960
as Victor Delmar
20,000 Eyes
1961
as Police Lieutenant
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Maj. James Parker
Wednesday's Child
1934
as Howard Benson
Big Timber
1950
as Dixon
Superman Flies Again
1954
as Inspector Henderson
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954
as Inspector Henderson
Best Man Wins
1948
as Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Behind Southern Lines
1952
The Spirit of West Point
1947
as Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
I Cover Big Town
1947
as Chief Tom Blake
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Conroy
Law of the Badlands
1945
as Bob Tate
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952
as Capt. Burke
Shaggy
1948
as Bob Calvin
When You're Smiling
1950
as Jack Lacey
King of the Carnival
1955
as Jess Carter
I Ring Doorbells
1946
as Dick Meadows
About 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 193… With 129 credits spanning from 1934 to 2005, Robert Shayne has appeared in 105 films and 24 TV shows.
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- North by Northwest (1959) — as Larry Wade (uncredited)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as MacMahon
- Indestructible Man (1956) — as Dr. Bradshaw
- State Penitentiary (1950) — as Stanley Brown
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