Robert Shayne
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.
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Christmas in Connecticut
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Invaders from Mars
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The Million Dollar Duck
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The Blue Gardenia
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The Giant Claw
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Son of Flubber
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The Rebel Set
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Three Strangers
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The Desperado
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The Swordsman
as Ronald MacArdenYoung lovers brings two fighting clans together.
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Spook Chasers
as The DetectiveSach and the gang (Bowery Boys) find stashed cash in an old farmhouse apparently haunted.
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I, Mobster
as SenatorThe rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A...
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Mr. GordonA nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
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King of the Carnival
as Jess CarterTreasury agents go after a ring of counterfeiters operating out of a traveling carnival.
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The Naked Monster
as Prof. BradshawUsing soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's...
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A Tiger Walks
as Governor's AdvisorA tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the...
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I Won't Play
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Loaded Pistols
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Double Jeopardy
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Cage of Evil
as Victor DelmarWhile investigating a diamond heist, disgruntled cop Harper falls for Holly, the top suspect's...
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Death in Small Doses
as uncreditedA government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
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Rumble on the Docks
as JudgeA Brooklyn-born 17-year-old's loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a...
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as Charlie MunroA night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.
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Runaway Girl
as Walter QuillenVineyard owner Randy Minola becomes captivated by the worldly Edella, much to the chagrin of his...
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Big Timber
as DixonA young man goes to work in a logging camp to fulfill a boyhood ambition and a jealous loggers...
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Without Warning!
as Dr. Werner, Police PsychiatristLos Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair...
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Missing Women
as CincottaA woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their...
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Federal Man
as Chief Agent Charles StuartA government agent travels from the United States to Mexico to nab drug dealers.
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Law of the Badlands
as Bob TateA cavalry officer is framed for the murder of a fellow officer and cashiered out of the army....
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The Neanderthal Man
as Prof. Clifford GrovesA scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their...
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Wednesday's Child
as Howard BensonA 10-year-old's happy life is shattered when his parents are divorced.
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The Inside Story
as T.W. "Tom" O'ConnorA collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the...
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The Face of Marble
as Dr. David CochranThe story of Dr. Charles Randolph, a scientist dedicated to deciphering the secrets of life and...
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Welcome Stranger
as Roy ChesleyCrusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he...
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Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Paul Jackson / Fake John HarperBanker Mason is after the ranchers land so he can resell it to the railroad for a profit. He has...
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Valley of the Redwoods
as Capt. Sid WalkerWayne, Jan, and Dino try pulling off a heist of a lumber company's payroll, and everything seems...
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The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Floyd DurantHoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the...
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The Spirit of West Point
as Col. Earl 'Red' BlaikThe story of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, two All-American football players at the U.S. Army...
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Oklahoma Outlaws
as Ned KincaidIn this short western, a gang of outlaws plots to gain control of the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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When You're Smiling
as Jack LaceyWhen You're Smiling is distinguished by the presence of several top recording artists of 1950....
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Customs Agent
as West Coast Chief Agent J.G. GoffAn undercover agent tracks a medicine black market from China to California.
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Experiment Alcatraz
as Barry MorganA doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
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Trader Tom of the China Seas
as ConroyIn this 12 Chapter serial the UN enlists trader Tom Rogers and Vivian Wells, to lead the effort...
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Frontier Days
as Marshal Jim BlakeU.S. Marshal Clay Stacy brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by an old Nemesis.
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Wagon Wheels West
as U.S. Marshal Frankie WilsonIn this short western, a U.S. marshal seeks vengeance against the man who killed his father.
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Hot Shots
as Pierre M. MorleySach and the gang baby-sit a bratty TV star.
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20,000 Eyes
as Police LieutenantAn investment counselor turns jewel thief when the gangster he embezzled funds from demands to...
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as Prime Minister TreegIn a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret...
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I Ring Doorbells
as Dick MeadowsSet at a major newspaper, this crime drama centers on a fellow who returns to newspaper...
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Wife Wanted
as Bill TylerCareer-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell....
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Let's Live a Little
as Dr. Richard FieldA harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients,...
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The Dakota Kid
as Ace CrandallDakota Kid is a young outlaw who joins a gang headed by Ace Crandall. Crandall's aim is to...
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The Specialist
as Chairman HopkinsJerry Bounds, an upright lawyer, must stand up against Pike Smith and his the water company's...
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Behind Southern Lines
as uncreditedTwo episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
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Forgotten Women
as Richard MarshallA tale of three women who hang out in a bar and bend the ear of Harry the bartender. Kate...
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Gun to Gun
as Steve RandallDon Diego is a large ranch owner, the uncle of Dolores and the guardian of a young American,...
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The Ring
as Jimmy - Aragon's ManagerA young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
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The Gentleman Tramp
as (voice)A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.
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Roaring Guns
as Jared WhitneyFarmers take up arms against miners whose high water pressure mining operations are destroying...
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Keep 'Em Rolling
as Maj. James ParkerWorld War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.
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I Cover Big Town
as Chief Tom BlakeOne of the four films in the Pine-Thomas series based on radio's long-running "Big Town." This...
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Columbo
as Rudy Matthews (uncredited)Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...
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Ironside
as Father Adam Wendell (uncredited)When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...
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Emergency!
as uncreditedThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and...
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Petticoat Junction
as Mr. FillmoreThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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The Donna Reed Show
as Dr. FlaniganRevolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...
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Land of the Giants
as Mr. ClintonSet fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and...
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Hazel
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)Hazel is an American sitcom about a fictional live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers,...
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The Flash
as ReggieWhen a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged...
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Surfside 6
as DowellSurfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Stephen AllenStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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The Doris Day Show
as Andrew McIntyreThe Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from...
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The Doris Day Show
as Mr. GilroyThe Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from...
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The Millionaire
as Jack Stewart (uncredited)An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as Dave O'BryanPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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Adventures of Superman
as Inspector HendersonAnnouncer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as uncreditedThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight...
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26 Men
as uncredited26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite...
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Stories of the Century
as Colonel MarshStories of the Century is a 39-episode Western television series starring Jim Davis that ran in...
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Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
as LoganThe adventures of a woman who grew up in the jungle as she protects the beasts and the natives...
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The Living Christ
as PriestThe first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as Assistant to Defense Secretary (archive footage) (uncredited)Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Wyatt (uncredited)Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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