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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Naked Monster
Character:Prof. Bradshaw
Release Date:22/04/2005
The Gentleman Tramp
Character:(voice)
Release Date:10/10/1976
The Specialist
Character:Chairman Hopkins
Release Date:01/05/1975
The Priest Killer
Character:Father Adam Wendell
Release Date:14/09/1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Character:Refinery Executive (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1971
The Barefoot Executive
Character:Sponsor
Release Date:17/03/1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character:Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1970
Winning
Character:Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1969
Runaway Girl
Character:Walter Quillen
Release Date:10/05/1965
A Tiger Walks
Character:Governor's Advisor
Release Date:12/04/1964
Son of Flubber
Character:Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1963
20,000 Eyes
Character:Police Lieutenant
Release Date:14/06/1961
From the Terrace
Character:Partner (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1960
Cage of Evil
Character:Victor Delmar
Release Date:01/07/1960
Why Must I Die
Character:Charlie Munro
Release Date:01/06/1960
Valley of the Redwoods
Character:Capt. Sid Walker
Release Date:08/05/1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Character:Husband - Circus Spectator
Release Date:21/01/1960
North by Northwest
Character:Larry Wade (uncredited)
Release Date:06/08/1959
The Rebel Set
Character:Lt. Cassidy
Release Date:28/06/1959
I, Mobster
Character:Senator
Release Date:01/02/1959
Teenage Cave Man
Character:The Fire Maker
Release Date:01/07/1958
How to Make a Monster
Character:Gary Droz
Release Date:01/07/1958
War of the Satellites
Character:Cole Hotchkiss
Release Date:18/05/1958
Death in Small Doses
Character:Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1957
Spook Chasers
Character:The Detective
Release Date:02/06/1957
The Giant Claw
Character:Gen. Van Buskirk
Release Date:01/06/1957
Footsteps in the Night
Character:Fred Horner
Release Date:14/04/1957
Kronos
Character:Air Force General
Release Date:31/03/1957
Hot Shots
Character:Pierre M. Morley
Release Date:23/12/1956
Dance with Me, Henry
Character:District Attorney Martin Proctor
Release Date:17/12/1956
Rumble on the Docks
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/12/1956
Indestructible Man
Character:Dr. Bradshaw
Release Date:24/03/1956
King of the Carnival
Character:Jess Carter
Release Date:27/06/1955
Double Jeopardy
Character:Mr. Ross
Release Date:23/06/1955
Murder Is My Beat
Character:Bert Rawley
Release Date:27/02/1955
Superman Flies Again
Character:Inspector Henderson
Release Date:01/11/1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Character:Inspector Henderson
Release Date:01/11/1954
Superman in Exile
Character:Inspector Henderson
Release Date:01/11/1954
Superman's Peril
Character:Inspector Henderson
Release Date:01/11/1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
Character:Inspector Henderson
Release Date:11/08/1954
The Desperado
Character:Attorney Wilson
Release Date:20/06/1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Character:Conroy
Release Date:06/01/1954
Flight Nurse
Character:Surgeon
Release Date:15/11/1953
Eyes of the Jungle
Character:Watson
Release Date:01/07/1953
The Neanderthal Man
Character:Prof. Clifford Groves
Release Date:19/06/1953
Invaders from Mars
Character:Dr. William Wilson
Release Date:09/04/1953
The Blue Gardenia
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1953
Prince of Pirates
Character:Prime Minister Treeg
Release Date:07/03/1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Character:Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
Release Date:01/02/1953
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Character:Capt. Burke
Release Date:28/11/1952
Behind Southern Lines
Character:
Release Date:02/11/1952
The Ring
Character:Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
Release Date:26/09/1952
Without Warning!
Character:Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Release Date:08/05/1952
Indian Uprising
Character:Maj. Nathan Stark
Release Date:02/01/1952
Criminal Lawyer
Character:Clark Sommers
Release Date:23/08/1951
The Dakota Kid
Character:Ace Crandall
Release Date:01/07/1951
Missing Women
Character:Cincotta
Release Date:23/02/1951
Experiment Alcatraz
Character:Barry Morgan
Release Date:21/11/1950
Big Timber
Character:Dixon
Release Date:10/09/1950
When You're Smiling
Character:Jack Lacey
Release Date:30/08/1950
Federal Man
Character:Chief Agent Charles Stuart
Release Date:21/06/1950
State Penitentiary
Character:Stanley Brown
Release Date:08/06/1950
Rider from Tucson
Character:John Avery
Release Date:07/06/1950
Customs Agent
Character:West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Release Date:18/05/1950
Dynamite Pass
Character:Jay Wingate
Release Date:23/03/1950
The Threat
Character:Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Release Date:01/12/1949
Forgotten Women
Character:Richard Marshall
Release Date:17/07/1949
Loaded Pistols
Character:Don Mason
Release Date:15/12/1948
Let's Live a Little
Character:Dr. Richard Field
Release Date:09/12/1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Character:Floyd Durant
Release Date:07/10/1948
Best Man Wins
Character:Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Release Date:06/05/1948
The Inside Story
Character:T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
Release Date:14/03/1948
The Swordsman
Character:Ronald MacArden
Release Date:02/01/1948
The Spirit of West Point
Character:Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
Release Date:03/10/1947
Welcome Stranger
Character:Roy Chesley
Release Date:13/06/1947
Backlash
Character:James O'Neil
Release Date:01/03/1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Character:Mr. Gordon
Release Date:01/03/1947
I Cover Big Town
Character:Chief Tom Blake
Release Date:27/02/1947
Wife Wanted
Character:Bill Tyler
Release Date:02/11/1946
Nobody Lives Forever
Character:Chet King
Release Date:01/11/1946
Behind the Mask
Character:Brad Thomas
Release Date:25/05/1946
I Ring Doorbells
Character:Dick Meadows
Release Date:28/02/1946
Three Strangers
Character:Bertram Fallon
Release Date:28/01/1946
The Face of Marble
Character:Dr. David Cochran
Release Date:19/01/1946
San Antonio
Character:Captain Morgan
Release Date:29/12/1945
Frontier Days
Character:Marshal Jim Blake
Release Date:08/12/1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Character:Dudley Beecham
Release Date:27/07/1945
Law of the Badlands
Character:Bob Tate
Release Date:14/04/1945
Hollywood Canteen
Character:Busboy (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1944
I Won't Play
Character:Chaplain aka 'Padre'
Release Date:11/11/1944
Make Your Own Bed
Character:Lester Knight
Release Date:10/06/1944
Trial by Trigger
Character:Bill Cardigan
Release Date:27/05/1944
Mr. Skeffington
Character:MacMahon
Release Date:25/05/1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
Character:Dan Costello
Release Date:10/03/1944
Roaring Guns
Character:Jared Whitney
Release Date:19/02/1944
Gun to Gun
Character:Steve Randall
Release Date:08/01/1944
Wagon Wheels West
Character:U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
Release Date:30/10/1943
Oklahoma Outlaws
Character:Ned Kincaid
Release Date:14/09/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Engineer (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
Wednesday's Child
Character:Howard Benson
Release Date:26/10/1934
Keep 'Em Rolling
Character:Maj. James Parker
Release Date:02/03/1934
Television Appearances
The Flash
Character:Reggie
Freddy's Nightmares
Character:The Minister
Emergency!
Character:
Columbo
Character:Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
Blondie
Character:
The Doris Day Show
Character:Andrew McIntyre
The Doris Day Show
Character:Mr. Gilroy
Land of the Giants
Character:Mr. Clinton
Ironside
Character:Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
Character:Mr. Fillmore
Hazel
Character:Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Surfside 6
Character:Dowell
The Third Man
Character:Mr. Morgan
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Stephen Allen
The Donna Reed Show
Character:Dr. Flanigan
26 Men
Character:
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Dave O'Bryan
Navy Log
Character:
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Character:Logan
The Millionaire
Character:Jack Stewart (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)
Stories of the Century
Character:Colonel Marsh
Adventures of Superman
Character:Inspector Henderson
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:
The Living Christ
Character:Priest
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