Robert Shayne
Acting
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. 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.
Born: October 4, 1900
Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Prof. Bradshaw
as Reggie
as The Minister
as (voice)
as Chairman Hopkins
as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
as Father Adam Wendell
as Refinery Executive (uncredited)
as Sponsor
as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
as Andrew McIntyre
as Mr. Gilroy
as Mr. Clinton
as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
as Walter Quillen
as Governor's Advisor
as Mr. Fillmore
as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Police Lieutenant
as Dowell
as Partner (uncredited)
as Victor Delmar
as Charlie Munro
as Capt. Sid Walker
as Husband - Circus Spectator
as Mr. Morgan
as Larry Wade (uncredited)
as Lt. Cassidy
as Senator
as Stephen Allen
as Dr. Flanigan
as Gary Droz
as The Fire Maker
as Cole Hotchkiss
as Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
as The Detective
as Gen. Van Buskirk
as Fred Horner
as Air Force General
as Pierre M. Morley
as District Attorney Martin Proctor
as Judge
as Dr. Bradshaw
as Dave O'Bryan
as Logan
as Jess Carter
as Mr. Ross
as Bert Rawley
as Jack Stewart (uncredited)
as Inspector Henderson
as Inspector Henderson
as Inspector Henderson
as Inspector Henderson
as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)
as Inspector Henderson
as Attorney Wilson
as Colonel Marsh
as Conroy
as Surgeon
as Prof. Clifford Groves
as Dr. William Wilson
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Prime Minister Treeg
as Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
as Capt. Burke
as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
as Inspector Henderson
as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
as Maj. Nathan Stark
as Clark Sommers
as Ace Crandall
as Cincotta
as Priest
as Barry Morgan
as Dixon
as Jack Lacey
as Chief Agent Charles Stuart
as Stanley Brown
as John Avery
as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
as Jay Wingate
as Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
as Richard Marshall
as Don Mason
as Dr. Richard Field
as Floyd Durant
as Judge Leonidas K. Carter
as T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
as Ronald MacArden
as Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
as Roy Chesley
as Mr. Gordon
as James O'Neil
as Chief Tom Blake
as Bill Tyler
as Chet King
as Brad Thomas
as Dick Meadows
as Bertram Fallon
as Dr. David Cochran
as Captain Morgan
as Marshal Jim Blake
as Dudley Beecham
as Bob Tate
as Busboy (uncredited)
as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
as Lester Knight
as Bill Cardigan
as MacMahon
as Dan Costello
as Jared Whitney
as Steve Randall
as U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
as Ned Kincaid
as Engineer (uncredited)
as Howard Benson
as Maj. James Parker