Acting · Yonkers, New York, USA · Born October 4, 1900
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.
MovieThe Naked Monster
2005
as Prof. Bradshaw
TVThe Flash
1990
as Reggie
TVFreddy's Nightmares
1988
as The Minister
MovieThe Gentleman Tramp
1976
as (voice)
MovieThe Four Deuces
1975
as Vince
MovieThe Specialist
1975
as Chairman Hopkins
MovieThe Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as U.S. Senator (uncredited)
MovieCool Breeze
1972
as Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
TVEmergency!
1972
TVColumbo
1971
as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
MovieThe Priest Killer
1971
as Father Adam Wendell
MovieThe Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Refinery Executive (uncredited)
MovieThe Barefoot Executive
1971
as Sponsor
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
MovieWinning
1969
as Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
TVBlondie
1968
TVThe Doris Day Show
1968
as Andrew McIntyre
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Mr. Clinton
TVIronside
1967
as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
MovieRunaway Girl
1965
as Walter Quillen
MovieA Tiger Walks
1964
as Governor's Advisor
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Mr. Fillmore
MovieSon of Flubber
1963
as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
TVHazel
1961
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Movie20,000 Eyes
1961
as Police Lieutenant
TVSurfside 6
1960
as Dowell
MovieFrom the Terrace
1960
as Partner (uncredited)
MovieCage of Evil
1960
as Victor Delmar
MovieWhy Must I Die
1960
as Charlie Munro
MovieValley of the Redwoods
1960
as Capt. Sid Walker
MovieToby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Husband - Circus Spectator
TVThe Third Man
1959
as Mr. Morgan
MovieNorth by Northwest
1959
as Larry Wade (uncredited)
MovieThe Rebel Set
1959
as Lt. Cassidy
MovieI, Mobster
1959
as Senator
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Stephen Allen
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
as Dr. Flanigan
MovieTeenage Cave Man
1958
as The Fire Maker
MovieHow to Make a Monster
1958
as Gary Droz
MovieWar of the Satellites
1958
as Cole Hotchkiss
TV26 Men
1957
MovieDeath in Small Doses
1957
as Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
MovieSpook Chasers
1957
as The Detective
MovieThe Giant Claw
1957
as Gen. Van Buskirk
MovieFootsteps in the Night
1957
as Fred Horner
MovieKronos
1957
as Air Force General
MovieHot Shots
1956
as Pierre M. Morley
MovieDance with Me, Henry
1956
as District Attorney Martin Proctor
MovieRumble on the Docks
1956
as Judge
MovieIndestructible Man
1956
as Dr. Bradshaw
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dave O'Bryan
TVNavy Log
1955
TVSheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955
as Logan
MovieKing of the Carnival
1955
as Jess Carter
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1955
as Mr. Ross
MovieMurder Is My Beat
1955
as Bert Rawley
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Jack Stewart (uncredited)
MovieSuperman Flies Again
1954
as Inspector Henderson
MovieSuperman and the Jungle Devil
1954
as Inspector Henderson
MovieSuperman in Exile
1954
as Inspector Henderson
MovieSuperman's Peril
1954
as Inspector Henderson
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSuperman and Scotland Yard
1954
as Inspector Henderson
MovieThe Desperado
1954
as Attorney Wilson
TVStories of the Century
1954
as Colonel Marsh
MovieTrader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Conroy
MovieFlight Nurse
1953
as Surgeon
Eyes of the Jungle
1953
as Watson
MovieThe Neanderthal Man
1953
as Prof. Clifford Groves
MovieInvaders from Mars
1953
as Dr. William Wilson
MovieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
as Doctor (uncredited)
MoviePrince of Pirates
1953
as Prime Minister Treeg
MovieMarshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
MovieMr. Walkie Talkie
1952
as Capt. Burke
MovieBehind Southern Lines
1952
MovieThe Ring
1952
as Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Inspector Henderson
MovieWithout Warning!
1952
as Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
MovieIndian Uprising
1952
as Maj. Nathan Stark
MovieCriminal Lawyer
1951
as Clark Sommers
MovieThe Dakota Kid
1951
as Ace Crandall
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieMissing Women
1951
as Cincotta
TVThe Living Christ
1951
as Priest
MovieExperiment Alcatraz
1950
as Barry Morgan
MovieBig Timber
1950
as Dixon
MovieWhen You're Smiling
1950
as Jack Lacey
MovieFederal Man
1950
as Chief Agent Charles Stuart
MovieState Penitentiary
1950
as Stanley Brown
MovieRider from Tucson
1950
as John Avery
MovieCustoms Agent
1950
as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
MovieDynamite Pass
1950
as Jay Wingate
MovieThe Threat
1949
as Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
MovieForgotten Women
1949
as Richard Marshall
MovieLoaded Pistols
1948
as Don Mason
MovieLet's Live a Little
1948
as Dr. Richard Field
MovieThe Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Floyd Durant
MovieShaggy
1948
as Bob Calvin
MovieBest Man Wins
1948
as Judge Leonidas K. Carter
MovieThe Inside Story
1948
as T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
MovieThe Swordsman
1948
as Ronald MacArden
MovieThe Spirit of West Point
1947
as Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
MovieWelcome Stranger
1947
as Roy Chesley
MovieBacklash
1947
as James O'Neil
MovieSmash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Mr. Gordon
MovieI Cover Big Town
1947
as Chief Tom Blake
MovieWife Wanted
1946
as Bill Tyler
MovieNobody Lives Forever
1946
as Chet King
MovieBehind the Mask
1946
as Brad Thomas
MovieI Ring Doorbells
1946
as Dick Meadows
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Bertram Fallon
MovieThe Face of Marble
1946
as Dr. David Cochran
MovieSan Antonio
1945
as Captain Morgan
MovieFrontier Days
1945
as Marshal Jim Blake
MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
as Dudley Beecham
MovieLaw of the Badlands
1945
as Bob Tate
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Busboy (uncredited)
MovieI Won't Play
1944
as Chaplain aka 'Padre'
MovieMake Your Own Bed
1944
as Lester Knight
MovieTrial by Trigger
1944
as Bill Cardigan
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as MacMahon
MovieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Dan Costello
MovieRoaring Guns
1944
as Jared Whitney
MovieGun to Gun
1944
as Steve Randall
MovieWagon Wheels West
1943
as U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
MovieOklahoma Outlaws
1943
as Ned Kincaid
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as Engineer (uncredited)
MovieWednesday's Child
1934
as Howard Benson
MovieKeep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Maj. James Parker
