
Konstantin Shayne
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1888-11-29
- Died
- 1974-11-15
- Place of birth
- Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
- Also known as
- Константин Вениаминович Олькеницкий · Konstantin Veniaminovich Olkenitski
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Konstantin Shayne (November 29, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an actor from the Russian Empire who emigrated to the United States.
Born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, to the family of a Jewish actor Veniamin Olkenitsky-Nikulin, he was the brother of actress Tamara Shayne and Russian writers Lev Nikulin and Yuriy Nikulin.[1] The First World War intervened before he could join the Moscow Arts Theatre, and during the conflict he fought with General Wrangel and the White Armies. Shayne was married two times and he also had children.
As an actor, Konstantin Shayne performed in movies such as None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Stranger (1946), starring (and directed by) Orson Welles. He performed in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) which featured Danny Kaye in the lead role. His performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) was cut from the final release. In his last film appearance Shayne dominates two minutes of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo, playing the old bookseller Pop Leibel.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (31)

Vertigo
1958
as Pop Leibel

The Stranger
1946
as Konrad Meinike

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Karkov

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Peter van Hoorn

Night Wind
1948
as Dr. Ulding

Christmas Eve
1947
as Gustav Reichman

5 Fingers
1952

Dangerous Millions
1946
as Professor Jan Schuyler

Five Graves to Cairo
1943
as Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

Passage to Marseille
1944

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Mr. Nikolai Bukharin (uncredited)

None But the Lonely Heart
1944
as Ike Weber

Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as Yanos Van Lankovitz

The Unknown Man
1951
as Peter Hulderman

The Red Danube
1949
as Professor Serge Bruloff

The Seventh Cross
1944
as Fuellgrabe

Cry of the City
1948
as Dr. Veroff

Song of Love
1947
as Reinecke

The Man in Half Moon Street
1945
as Dr. B.A. Vishanoff

The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Alec Hoffman

Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as Father Benoit

King of Alcatraz
1938
as Murok

To the Victor
1948
as Pablo

The Price of Fear
1956
as Bolasny

Till We Meet Again
1944
as Major Krupp

I Was a Communist for the FBI
1951
as Gerhardt Eisler

Escape in the Fog
1945
as Schiller

Angel on the Amazon
1948
as Dr. Jungmeyer

On Your Toes
1939
as First Assassin

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Plane Saboteur

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
as Headwaiter
About Konstantin Shayne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Konstantin Shayne (November 29, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an actor from the Russian Empire who emigrated to the United States. Born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, to the family of a Jewish actor Veniamin Olkenitsky-Nikulin, he was the brother of actress Tamara Shayne and Russian writers Lev Nikulin and Yuriy Nikulin.[1] The First World War intervened before he could join the Moscow Arts Theatre, and during the conflict he fought with General Wrangel and the White Armies. Shayne was married two times and h… With 34 credits spanning from 1938 to 1964, Konstantin Shayne has appeared in 31 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Konstantin Shayne Movies
- Vertigo (1958) — as Pop Leibel
- The Stranger (1946) — as Konrad Meinike
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — as Karkov
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) — as Peter van Hoorn
- Night Wind (1948) — as Dr. Ulding
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