Robert Shayne
Born
October 4, 1900
Died
November 29, 1992 (92 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Yonkers, New York, USA
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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.
The Naked Monster
Prof. Bradshaw
2005
The Flash
Reggie · (2 episodes)
1990
The Gentleman Tramp
(voice)
1976
The Specialist
Chairman Hopkins
1975
Emergency!
(1 episode)
1972
Columbo
Rudy Matthews (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Refinery Executive (uncredited)
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
1970
Winning
Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
1969
The Doris Day Show
Andrew McIntyre · (1 episode)
1968
The Doris Day Show
Mr. Gilroy · (1 episode)
1968
Land of the Giants
Mr. Clinton · (1 episode)
1968
Ironside
Father Adam Wendell (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1967
Runaway Girl
Walter Quillen
1965
A Tiger Walks
Governor's Advisor
1964
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Fillmore · (1 episode)
1963
Son of Flubber
Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
1963
Hazel
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1961
20,000 Eyes
Police Lieutenant
1961
Surfside 6
Dowell · (1 episode)
1960
From the Terrace
Partner (uncredited)
1960
Cage of Evil
Victor Delmar
1960
Why Must I Die
Charlie Munro
1960
Valley of the Redwoods
Capt. Sid Walker
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Husband - Circus Spectator
1960
The Third Man
Mr. Morgan · (1 episode)
1959
North by Northwest
Larry Wade (uncredited)
1959
The Rebel Set
Lt. Cassidy
1959
I, Mobster
Senator
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Stephen Allen · (1 episode)
1958
The Donna Reed Show
Dr. Flanigan · (1 episode)
1958
Teenage Cave Man
The Fire Maker
1958
How to Make a Monster
Gary Droz
1958
War of the Satellites
Cole Hotchkiss
1958
26 Men
(2 episodes)
1957
Death in Small Doses
1957
Spook Chasers
The Detective
1957
The Giant Claw
Gen. Van Buskirk
1957
Footsteps in the Night
Fred Horner
1957
Kronos
Air Force General
1957
Hot Shots
Pierre M. Morley
1956
Dance with Me, Henry
District Attorney Martin Proctor
1956
Rumble on the Docks
Judge
1956
Indestructible Man
Dr. Bradshaw
1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
Dave O'Bryan · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(4 episodes)
1955
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Logan · (1 episode)
1955
King of the Carnival
Jess Carter
1955
Double Jeopardy
Mr. Ross
1955
Murder Is My Beat
Bert Rawley
1955
The Millionaire
Jack Stewart (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955
Superman Flies Again
Inspector Henderson
1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Inspector Henderson
1954
Superman in Exile
Inspector Henderson
1954
Superman's Peril
Inspector Henderson
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Wyatt (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
Inspector Henderson
1954
The Desperado
Attorney Wilson
1954
Stories of the Century
Colonel Marsh · (1 episode)
1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Conroy
1954
Flight Nurse
Surgeon
1953
Eyes of the Jungle
Watson
1953
The Neanderthal Man
Prof. Clifford Groves
1953
Invaders from Mars
Dr. William Wilson
1953
The Blue Gardenia
Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Prince of Pirates
Prime Minister Treeg
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
1953
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Capt. Burke
1952
Behind Southern Lines
1952
The Ring
Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
1952
Adventures of Superman
Inspector Henderson · (92 episodes)
1952
Without Warning!
Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
1952
Indian Uprising
Maj. Nathan Stark
1952
Criminal Lawyer
Clark Sommers
1951
The Dakota Kid
Ace Crandall
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(2 episodes)
1951
Missing Women
Cincotta
1951
The Living Christ
Priest · (1 episode)
1951
Experiment Alcatraz
Barry Morgan
1950
Big Timber
Dixon
1950
When You're Smiling
Jack Lacey
1950
Federal Man
Chief Agent Charles Stuart
1950
State Penitentiary
Stanley Brown
1950
Rider from Tucson
John Avery
1950
Customs Agent
West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
1950
Dynamite Pass
Jay Wingate
1950
The Threat
Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
1949
Forgotten Women
Richard Marshall
1949
Loaded Pistols
Don Mason
1948
Let's Live a Little
Dr. Richard Field
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Floyd Durant
1948
Best Man Wins
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
1948
The Inside Story
T.W. "Tom" O'Connor
1948
The Swordsman
Ronald MacArden
1948
The Spirit of West Point
Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
1947
Welcome Stranger
Roy Chesley
1947
Backlash
James O'Neil
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Mr. Gordon
1947
I Cover Big Town
Chief Tom Blake
1947
Wife Wanted
Bill Tyler
1946
Nobody Lives Forever
Chet King
1946
Behind the Mask
Brad Thomas
1946
I Ring Doorbells
Dick Meadows
1946
Three Strangers
Bertram Fallon
1946
The Face of Marble
Dr. David Cochran
1946
San Antonio
Captain Morgan
1945
Frontier Days
Marshal Jim Blake
1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Dudley Beecham
1945
Law of the Badlands
Bob Tate
1945
Hollywood Canteen
Busboy (uncredited)
1944
I Won't Play
Chaplain aka 'Padre'
1944
Make Your Own Bed
Lester Knight
1944
Trial by Trigger
Bill Cardigan
1944
Mr. Skeffington
MacMahon
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
Dan Costello
1944
Roaring Guns
Jared Whitney
1944
Gun to Gun
Steve Randall
1944
Wagon Wheels West
U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
1943
Oklahoma Outlaws
Ned Kincaid
1943
Mission to Moscow
Engineer (uncredited)
1943
Wednesday's Child
Howard Benson
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling
Maj. James Parker
1934