From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRobert 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.Shaynes 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 Hitchcocks North by Northwest, seated at a booth in a hotel bar, where his character meets Cary Grants 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.
Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
Film 1952
Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
Film 1952
Bertram Fallon
Film 1946
Prof. Clifford Groves
Film 1953
Gen. Van Buskirk
Film 1957
Prof. Bradshaw
Film 2005
Mr. Ross
Film 1955
Barry Morgan
Film 1950
Bert Rawley
Film 1955
Cole Hotchkiss
Film 1958
MacMahon
Film 1944
Partner (uncredited)
Film 1960
James O'Neil
Film 1947
Clark Sommers
Film 1951
Cincotta
Film 1951
Fred Horner
Film 1957
Dr. Bradshaw
Film 1956
Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Film 1970
Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Film 1949
Victor Delmar
Film 1960
Senator
Film 1959
Dr. David Cochran
Film 1946
Watson
Film 1953
Chief Agent Charles Stuart
Film 1950
(voice)
Film 1976
Roy Chesley
Film 1947
West Coast Chief Agent J.G. Goff
Film 1950
Chaplain aka 'Padre'
Film 1944
Brad Thomas
Film 1946
Doctor (uncredited)
Film 1953
Chief Tom Blake
Film 1947
Police Lieutenant
Film 1961
Pierre M. Morley
Film 1956
Howard Benson
Film 1934
Jess Carter
Film 1955
Prime Minister Treeg
Film 1953
Capt. Burke
Film 1952
Jay Wingate
Film 1950
Capt. Sid Walker
Film 1960
Judge
Film 1956
Dr. Richard Field
Film 1948
Lt. Cassidy
Film 1959
Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
Film 1947
Maj. James Parker
Film 1934
Surgeon
Film 1953
Dan Costello
Film 1944
Ronald MacArden
Film 1948
Dick Meadows
Film 1946
U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
Film 1943
Film 1957
Marshal Jim Blake
Film 1945
Film 1952
Stanley Brown
Film 1950
Larry Wade (uncredited)
Film 1959
Air Force General
Film 1957
Attorney Wilson
Film 1954
Captain Morgan
Film 1945
John Avery
Film 1950
Governor's Advisor
Film 1964
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Film 1948
Floyd Durant
Film 1948
Steve Randall
Film 1944
The Detective
Film 1957
Ace Crandall
Film 1951
Jack Lacey
Film 1950
Walter Quillen
Film 1965
Maj. Nathan Stark
Film 1952
Don Mason
Film 1948
Paul Jackson / Fake John Harper
Film 1953
Charlie Munro
Film 1960
The Fire Maker
Film 1958
Mr. Gordon
Film 1947
Refinery Executive (uncredited)
Film 1971
Ned Kincaid
Film 1943
Bob Tate
Film 1945
Engineer (uncredited)
Film 1943
Jared Whitney
Film 1944
Dixon
Film 1950
Busboy (uncredited)
Film 1944
Gary Droz
Film 1958
Conroy
Film 1954
Husband - Circus Spectator
Film 1960
Bill Cardigan
Film 1944
Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Film 1969
Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
Film 1963
Tv 1972
Jack Stewart (uncredited)
Tv 1955
Tv 1951
Tv 1955
Tv 1957
Dr. Flanigan
Tv 1958
Logan
Tv 1955
Stephen Allen
Tv 1958
Reggie
Tv 1990
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Tv 1961
Mr. Clinton
Tv 1968
Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tv 1954
Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
Tv 1967
Dave O'Bryan
Tv 1955
Andrew McIntyre
Tv 1968
Mr. Gilroy
Tv 1968
Colonel Marsh
Tv 1954
Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
Tv 1971
Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)
Tv 1954