Robert Shayne (1900–1992)


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Born in turn-of-the-century Yonkers, New York, Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe) worked at a variety of jobs before his interests ultimately turned toward acting. He appeared in a succession of legit theater productions throughout the 1930s and even appeared in a few films, making a comedy short in New York in 1929, two features in 1934 and a... See full bio »

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Known For

Naisreportteri rakastuu Dudley Beecham
(1945)
The Giant Claw Gen. Van Buskirk
(1957)
Naisen valta MacMahon
(1944)
War of the Satellites Cole Hotchkiss
(1958)

Filmography

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 1990-1991 The Flash (TV Series)
Reggie
- Sight Unseen (1991) ... Reggie
- Sins of the Father (1990) ... Reggie
 1977 Never Con a Killer (TV Movie)
Club member
 1977 Emergency! (TV Series)
Raymond Foster
- Insanity Epidemic (1977) ... Raymond Foster
 1975 The Four Deuces
Vince
 1975 The Specialist
Chairman Hopkins
 1975 S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
Dr. Gordon
- A Coven of Killers (1975) ... Dr. Gordon (uncredited)
 1975 The Rookies (TV Series)
Man on Stretcher
- The Shield (1975) ... Man on Stretcher
 1972 Waltonin perhe (TV Series)
Clerk
- The Typewriter (1972) ... Clerk
 1972 Cool Breeze
Dr. Fields, Gynocologist (uncredited)
 1971 The Smith Family (TV Series)
Security Officer
- Christmas Rush (1971) ... Security Officer
 1971 Columbo (TV Series)
Rudy Matthews
- Taiteen varjossa (1971) ... Rudy Matthews (uncredited)
 1971 Etsivä Ironside (TV Series)
Father Adam Wendell
- The Priest Killer (1971) ... Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)
 1971 Miljoonan dollarin ankka
Refinery Executive (uncredited)
 1970-1971 Doris Day (TV Series)
Mr. Gilroy / Andrew McIntyre
- Skiing Anyone? (1971) ... Mr. Gilroy
- The Feminist (1970) ... Andrew McIntyre
 1969-1970 Bracken's World (TV Series)
Sound Mixer / Sound Man / Set Sound Mixer
- Nude Scene (1970) ... Sound Mixer
- Together Again, for the Last Time (1970) ... Sound Man (as Bob Shayne)
- Diffusion (1970) ... Sound Mixer
- Papa Never Spanked Me (1970) ... Sound Mixer
 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cmdr. William H. Buracker - Halsey's Operations Officer (uncredited)
 1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)
Committee member
- Neither Punch nor Judy (1969) ... Committee member (uncredited)
 1969 Tilinteko
Board Member (uncredited)
 1969 Land of the Giants (TV Series)
Mr. Clinton
- Every Dog Needs a Boy (1969) ... Mr. Clinton
 1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series)
Appellate Judge
- If I Should Wake Before I Die (1969) ... Appellate Judge (uncredited)
 1969 Kilparatojen voittaja
Well-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
 1968 Blondie (TV Series)
 1965 Runaway Girl
Walter Quillen
 1965 Petticoat Junction (TV Series)
Mr. Fillmore
- A Tale of Two Dogs (1965) ... Mr. Fillmore
 1958-1965 Disneyland (TV Series)
Mr. Wyatt / Highway Engineer
- The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 1 (1965) ... Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)
- Magic Highway U.S.A. (1958) ... Highway Engineer
 1964 Kolme poikaani (TV Series)
Mr. Marfield
- Divorce, Bryant Park Style (1964) ... Mr. Marfield
 1964 Vispilävaltikka (TV Series)
Police Lieutenant
- Never Trouble Trouble (1964) ... Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
 1964 A Tiger Walks
Governor's Adviser (uncredited)
 1963 Harry Lime - kolmas mies (TV Series)
Mr. Morgan
- A Diamond in the Rough (1963) ... Mr. Morgan (as Bob Shayne)
 1963 The Fisher Family (TV Series)
Cliff
- Side by Side (1963) ... Cliff
 1963 Ystävämme Higgins (TV Series)
Charley
- Black Thursday (1963) ... Charley
 1963 Professorin ihmeelliset keksinnöt
Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)
 1961-1962 Donna Reed (TV Series)
Joe / Dr. Flanigan
- Free Flight (1962) ... Joe
- Donna's Helping Hand (1961) ... Dr. Flanigan
 1961 20,000 Eyes
Police Lieutenant
 1961 Surfside 6 (TV Series)
Dowell
- Double Image (1961) ... Dowell
 1960-1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV Series)
Eldon Howard / Allan Thornton
- The Target (1961) ... Eldon Howard
- Dead-Log Pickup (1960) ... Allan Thornton
 1960 Kuolleet eivät puhu
Victor Delmar
 1960 Hävinnyt voittaja
Partner (uncredited)
 1960 Paatunut ja häikäilemätön
Charlie Munro
 1960 Valley of the Redwoods
Capt. Sid Walker
 1960 Bronco (TV Series)
Sheriff Henry Logan
- Tangled Trail (1960) ... Sheriff Henry Logan
 1960 Topi ja Tumppi
Husband - Circus Spectator (uncredited)
 1960 Oikeuden mies (TV Series)
Lieutenant Frome
- Broken Rope (1960) ... Lieutenant Frome
 1959 Helvetinmarssi
Lt. Norris
 1959 Vaarallinen romanssi
Larry Wade (uncredited)
 1959 Kuoleman kanssa ei leikitä
Lt. Cassidy
 1959 Frontier Doctor (TV Series)
Warden Peter Crown
- Gringo Pete (1959) ... Warden Peter Crown
 1959 Tombstone Territory (TV Series)
Capt. Cass Emerson
- Payroll to Tombstone (1959) ... Capt. Cass Emerson
 1956-1959 The Millionaire (TV Series)
US Immigration Official / Jack Stewart
- Millionaire Alicia Osante (1959) ... US Immigration Official (uncredited)
- The Rip Matson Story (1956) ... Jack Stewart (uncredited)
 1959 26 miestä (TV Series)
Judge
- The Hellion (1959) ... Judge
 1959 I Mobster
Senator
 1957-1959 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Col. Scott / Newscaster
- Sailor on a Horse (1959) ... Col. Scott
- Fifty Years a Mystery (1957) ... Newscaster
 1958 Revolt in the Big House
Mickey - Guard (uncredited)
 1958 The Lost Missile
Air Force General (uncredited)
 1958 Yksityisetsivät (TV Series)
Stephen Allen
- All Our Yesterdays (1958) ... Stephen Allen
 1958 Teenage Cave Man
The Fire Maker
 1958 How to Make a Monster
Gary Droz
 1958 War of the Satellites
Cole Hotchkiss
 1952-1958 Adventures of Superman (TV Series)
Inspector Henderson / Inspector Bill Henderson / Inspector William (Bill) Henderson / ...
- All That Glitters (1958) ... Inspector Henderson (credit only)
- The Perils of Superman (1958) ... Inspector Henderson
- The Brainy Burro (1958) ... Inspector Henderson (credit only)
- Three in One (1958) ... Inspector Henderson
- Superman's Wife (1958) ... Inspector Henderson
 1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)
Mike Coleman
- The Dark Horse (1958) ... Mike Coleman
 1957 Official Detective (TV Series)
Lt. Fowler
- The Hostages (1957) ... Lt. Fowler
 1957 The Gray Ghost (TV Series)
Torbert
- The Rescue (1957) ... Torbert
 1957 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series)
Sam Thatcher
- The Mark of Crime (1957) ... Sam Thatcher
 1957 Kuolema annoksittain
Frank Ainsley (uncredited)
 1957 The Giant Claw
Gen. Van Buskirk
 1955-1957 Navy Log (TV Series)
Norris / Navy Captain / Commander / ...
- The Marines Have Landed (1957) ... Norris
- The Death of Dillinger-San (1956) ... Navy Captain
- Get Back Somehow (1956) ... Commander
- Navy Corpsman (1955) ... Marine General
 1957 Spook Chasers
Police Lt. Harris
 1957 Kronos - tuntematon
Air Force General
 1957 Footsteps in the Night
Fred Horner
 1956 Rumble on the Docks
Judge (uncredited)
 1956 Hot Shots
P.L. Morley
 1956 Keskiyön murhaaja
Doctor (uncredited)
 1956 Indestructible Man
Prof. Bradshaw
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Dave O'Bryan
- One Against Many (1956) ... Dave O'Bryan
 1956 Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (TV Series)
Logan
- The Renegades (1956) ... Logan
 1955 King of the Carnival
Jess Carter
 1955 Pettävät varjot
Mr. Ross (uncredited)
 1955 Meri on kohtaloni
Cmdr. Dean (uncredited)
 1955 Murder Is My Beat
Police Captain Bert Rawley
 1954 The Joe Palooka Story (TV Series)
Fight Announcer
- The Clyde-Nappers (1954) ... Fight Announcer
 1953-1954 Yksinäinen ratsastaja (TV Series)
Luther Gage / Leland Spinner
- Colorado Gold (1954) ... Luther Gage
- Black Gold (1953) ... Leland Spinner
 1954 The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series)
Clyde Sanders
- The Seance (1954) ... Clyde Sanders
 1954 Tobor the Great
General (uncredited)
 1954 The Desperado
Prosecutor Wilson (uncredited)
 1954 Space Patrol (TV Series)
Groata
- Marooned in the Past (1954) ... Groata
- Baccarratti's 'Z' Ray (1954) ... Groata
 1954 Stories of the Century (TV Series)
Colonel Marsh
- Geronimo (1954) ... Colonel Marsh
 1953 Flight Nurse
Surgeon (uncredited)
 1953 Sea of Lost Ships
Executive Officer (uncredited)
 1953 Ramar of the Jungle (TV Series)
Joe
- Jungle Treasure (1953) ... Joe
 1953 The Neanderthal Man
Prof. Clifford Groves (as Robert Shane)
 1953 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Father
- The Pemberton Boy (1953) ... Father
- Cocoon (1953)
 1953 Avaruuden pirut
Dr. Bill Wilson (uncredited)
 1953 Sininen gardenia
Doctor (uncredited)
 1953 Prinssi Rohkea
Prime Minister Treeg
 1953 Marshal of Cedar Rock
Paul Jackson - fake John Harper
 1952 Mr. Walkie Talkie
Capt. Burke
 1952 Rautahansikas
Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
 1952 The Unexpected (TV Series)
Gilford
- False Colors (1952) ... Gilford
 1952 Sky King (TV Series)
John Waythron
- Designing Woman (1952) ... John Waythron
 1952 And Now Tomorrow (as Bob Shayne)
 1952 Without Warning!
Dr. Werner, Police Psychiatrist
 1952 Apashit hyökkäävät
Maj. Nathan Stark
 1951 Mark Saber (TV Series)
- The Case of Carrie's Coffin (1951) ... (as Robert Shane)
 1951 Racket Squad (TV Series)
Wallace
- Kite High (1951) ... Wallace
 1951 Criminal Lawyer
Clark P. Sommers
 1951 The Dakota Kid
Ace Crandall
 1951 Missing Women
Cincotta
 1951 Hollywood Theatre Time (TV Series)
Lawyer
- The Amiable Mr. Heath (1951) ... Lawyer
 1951 The Living Christ Series (TV Mini Series)
Priest
- Escape to Egypt (1951) ... Priest
 1950 The Du Pont Story
Executive (uncredited)
 1950 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
 1949 The Threat
Police Insp. Murphy
 1949 Forgotten Women
Richard Marshall
 1949 Rosvorannikon laki
Michael Lodge
 1948 Loaded Pistols
Don Mason
 1948 Ihminen älä hermostu
Dr. Richard Field
 1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane
Floyd Durant
 1948 Shaggy pulassa
Bob Calvin
 1948 Best Man Wins
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
 1948 The Inside Story
T.W. 'Tom' O'Connor
 1948 Miekka kädessä
Ronald MacArden
 1947 The Spirit of West Point
Col. Earl 'Red' Blaik
 1947 Tervetuloa muukalainen
Roy Chesley
 1947 Virran viemä
Mr. Gordon
 1947 Backlash
James O'Neil
 1947 I Cover Big Town
Chief Tom Blake
 1946 Wife Wanted
Bill Tyler
 1946 Kunnia vaakalaudalla
Chet King
 1946 Behind the Mask
Brad Thomas
 1946 I Ring Doorbells
Dick Meadows
 1946 Kolme muukalaista
Bertram Fallon
 1946 The Face of Marble
Dr. David Cochran
 1945 San Antonio
Capt. Morgan
 1945 Frontier Days (Short)
Marshal Jim Blake
 1945 Naisreportteri rakastuu
Dudley Beecham
 1945 Sininen rapsodia
Christine's Escort (uncredited)
 1945 Pako erämaahan
Radio Newscaster (voice, uncredited)
 1945 Law of the Badlands (Short)
Bob Tate
 1945 Navy Nurse (Short)
 1944 Hollywood-kanttiini
Busboy (uncredited)
 1944 I Won't Play (Short)
Chaplain aka 'Padre'
 1944 Trial by Trigger (Short)
Bill Cardigan
 1944 Make Your Own Bed
Mike Knight
 1944 Naisen valta
MacMahon
 1944 Elokuun taivaan alla
Dan Costello
 1944 Roaring Guns (Short)
Jared Whitney
 1944 Gun to Gun (Short)
Steve Randall
 1943 Wagon Wheels West (Short)
U.S. Marshal Frankie Wilson
 1943 Oklahoma Outlaws (Short)
Ned Kincaid
 1943 Tehtäväni Moskovassa
Engineer (uncredited)
 1939 The Glass Case (Short)
District Attorney
 1938 Air Parade (Short) (uncredited)
 1937 Broker's Follies (Short)
Broker (uncredited)
 1937 Off the Horses (Short)
Jack
 1937 Man to Man (Short)
Steve
 1937 The Big Courtship (Short)
District Attorney
 1937 See Uncle Sol (Short)
 1935 People's Enemy
First Department of Justice Representative (uncredited)
 1934 Wednesday's Child
Howard Benson
 1934 Keep 'Em Rolling
Major James Parker
 1929 Faint Heart (Short) (unconfirmed, uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in a production of "Never Too Late", Palm Springs, CA. Also in cast: Phyllis Coates, Stephanie Shayne (as "Kate").

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Shane | Bob Shayne

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

Spouse:

Elizabeth (Bette) McDonald  (his death)  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Stephanie Shayne
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Trivia:

His career consisted of supporting roles and bit parts (sometimes uncredited) in well over 100 feature films. It was his regular role as Insp. Bill Henderson on the classic TV series Adventures of Superman (1952) that finally made his face and name familiar to the public. See more »

Nickname:

Bob

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