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Robert Shayne

4th October 1900 Yonkers, New York, USA Acting

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.

104 Movies 27 TV Shows 132 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Cool Breeze 29th March 1972 as Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
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Winning 22nd May 1969 as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
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Son of Flubber 16th January 1963 as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
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Kronos 31st March 1957 as Air Force General
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Hot Shots 23rd December 1956 as Pierre M. Morley
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The Ring 26th September 1952 as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
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Shaggy 11th June 1948 as Bob Calvin
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Columbo 15th September 1971 as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
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Ironside 28th March 1967 as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
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Hazel 28th September 1961 as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)