Robert Shayne

Personal Info

Birthday

October 4, 1900

Day of Death

1992-11-29

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Yonkers, New York, USA

Also Known As

Robert Shaen Dawe

Robert Shane

Bob Shayne

Robert Shayne

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.

Known For

Columbo

Ironside

Surfside 6

The Donna Reed Show

Petticoat Junction

Hazel

The Flash

77 Sunset Strip

Filmography

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