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.
Acted in 127
2000s
- 2005
The Naked Monster
Prof. Bradshaw
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
1970s
- 1976
The Gentleman Tramp
(voice)
- 1975
The Specialist
Chairman Hopkins
- 1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
- 1972
Cool Breeze
Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
- 1971
The Priest Killer
Father Adam Wendell
The Barefoot Executive
Sponsor
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Winning
Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
Runaway Girl
Walter Quillen
- 1964
A Tiger Walks
Governor's Advisor
- 1963
Son of Flubber
Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1961
20,000 Eyes
Police Lieutenant
- 1960
From the Terrace
Partner (uncredited)
Cage of Evil
Victor Delmar
Why Must I Die
Charlie Munro
Valley of the Redwoods
Capt. Sid Walker
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Husband - Circus Spectator
1950s
- 1959
The Rebel Set
Lt. Cassidy
I, Mobster
Senator
- 1958
Teenage Cave Man
The Fire Maker
- 1957
Death in Small Doses
Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
Spook Chasers
The Detective
Footsteps in the Night
Fred Horner
Kronos
Air Force General
- 1956
Hot Shots
Pierre M. Morley
Rumble on the Docks
Judge
- 1955
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Logan · 1 episode
King of the Carnival
Jess Carter
Double Jeopardy
Mr. Ross
Murder Is My Beat
Bert Rawley
- 1954
Superman Flies Again
Inspector Henderson
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Inspector Henderson
Superman in Exile
Inspector Henderson
Superman's Peril
Inspector Henderson
Superman and Scotland Yard
Inspector Henderson
The Desperado
Attorney Wilson
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Conroy
- 1953
Flight Nurse
Surgeon
Prince of Pirates
Prime Minister Treeg
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
- 1952
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Capt. Burke
Behind Southern Lines
Movie
The Ring
Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
Without Warning!
Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Indian Uprising
Maj. Nathan Stark
- 1951
Criminal Lawyer
Clark Sommers
The Dakota Kid
Ace Crandall
Missing Women
Cincotta
- 1950
Experiment Alcatraz
Barry Morgan
Big Timber
Dixon
When You're Smiling
Jack Lacey
Federal Man
Chief Agent Charles Stuart
State Penitentiary
Stanley Brown
Rider from Tucson
John Avery
Customs Agent
West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Dynamite Pass
Jay Wingate
1940s
- 1949
The Threat
Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Forgotten Women
Richard Marshall
- 1948
Let's Live a Little
Dr. Richard Field
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Floyd Durant
Shaggy
Bob Calvin
Best Man Wins
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
The Inside Story
T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
The Swordsman
Ronald MacArden
- 1947
The Spirit of West Point
Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
Welcome Stranger
Roy Chesley
Backlash
James O'Neil
I Cover Big Town
Chief Tom Blake
- 1946
Wife Wanted
Bill Tyler
Behind the Mask
Brad Thomas
I Ring Doorbells
Dick Meadows
The Face of Marble
Dr. David Cochran
- 1945
Frontier Days
Marshal Jim Blake
Law of the Badlands
Bob Tate
- 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Busboy (uncredited)
I Won't Play
Chaplain aka 'Padre'
Make Your Own Bed
Lester Knight
Trial by Trigger
Bill Cardigan
Shine on Harvest Moon
Dan Costello
Roaring Guns
Jared Whitney
Gun to Gun
Steve Randall
- 1943
Wagon Wheels West
U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
Oklahoma Outlaws
Ned Kincaid
Mission to Moscow
Engineer (uncredited)
1930s
- 1934
Wednesday's Child
Howard Benson
Keep 'Em Rolling
Maj. James Parker