Robert Shayne

Actor

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Also Known As

Robert Shaen Dawe

Birth Place

Yonkers, New York, USA

Born

October 04, 1900

Died

November 29, 1992

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Biography

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Prolific supporting player of the Broadway stage, screen and TV, whose career lasted for over 60 years. Best known as Inspector Henderson on the popular syndicated series "The Adventures of Superman" (1952-57), Shayne's last role was the recurring part of Reggie, the blind news vendor, on another superhero series, "The Flash" (1990-91). On Broadway, he worked with Katherine Hepburn and E...

Filmography

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Gentleman Tramp (1975)

Cool Breeze (1972)

The Barefoot Executive (1971)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

1st refinery clerk

The Priest Killer (1971)

Runaway Girl (1966)

Photos & Videos

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Threat, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Kluger's Out

Threat, The (1949) -- (Original Trailer)

Family & Companions

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Mary Crouch

Wife

Married and divorced in the late 1920s.

Mary Sheffield

Wife

Married c. 1931; divorced after ten years of marriage.

Ayn Rand

Companion

Author. Had relationship around 1935.

Elizabeth Shayne

Wife

Worked in stills department at Warner Bros.; married c. 1943 until his death.

Notes

He is a member of the Boston stock exchange.

Biography

Prolific supporting player of the Broadway stage, screen and TV, whose career lasted for over 60 years. Best known as Inspector Henderson on the popular syndicated series "The Adventures of Superman" (1952-57), Shayne's last role was the recurring part of Reggie, the blind news vendor, on another superhero series, "The Flash" (1990-91). On Broadway, he worked with Katherine Hepburn and Ethel Barrymore. Shayne appeared in nearly 100 films, sometimes as a lead, but usually a supporting player, often in B movies. His feature credits include "Hollywood Canteen" (1944), "Mr. Skeffington," "Rhapsody in Blue" (both 1945), "Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman" (1947), "Let's Live a Little" (1948) and "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Gentleman Tramp (1975)

Cool Breeze (1972)

The Barefoot Executive (1971)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

1st refinery clerk

The Priest Killer (1971)

Runaway Girl (1966)

Son of Flubber (1963)

Assistant to defense secretary

20,000 Eyes (1961)

Police lieutenant

From the Terrace (1960)

Valley of the Redwoods (1960)

Capt. Sid Walker

Cage of Evil (1960)

Why Must I Die? (1960)

I, Mobster (1959)

Battle Flame (1959)

North by Northwest (1959)

The Rebel Set (1959)

How to Make a Monster (1958)

Teenage Cave Man (1958)

The Book of Israel (1958)

Revolt in the Big House (1958)

War of the Satellites (1958)

The Giant Claw (1957)

Gen. Van Buskirk

Death in Small Doses (1957)

Spook Chasers (1957)

Footsteps in the Night (1957)

Hot Shots (1956)

Indestructible Man (1956)

Dance with Me, Henry (1956)

[Martin] Proctor

Accused of Murder (1956)

Murder Is My Beat (1955)

Det. Bert Rawley

The Eternal Sea (1955)

Double Jeopardy (1955)

King of the Carnival (1955)

Flight Nurse (1954)

Sea of Lost Ships (1954)

Executive officer

The Desperado (1954)

Tobor the Great (1954)

The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Dr. William Wilson

Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)

Prince of Pirates (1953)

The Neanderthal Man (1953)

Prof. Clifford Groves

Eyes of the Jungle (1953)

Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

Indian Uprising (1952)

Maj. Nathan Stark

The Ring (1952)

Without Warning! (1952)

Behind Southern Lines (1952)

The Dakota Kid (1951)

Criminal Lawyer (1951)

Missing Women (1951)

When You're Smiling (1950)

Customs Agent (1950)

Big Timber (1950)

Federal Man (1950)

[Charles] Stuart

State Penitentiary (1950)

Dynamite Pass (1950)

Rider from Tucson (1950)

Experiment Alcatraz (1950)

Loaded Pistols (1949)

The Threat (1949)

Forgotten Women (1949)

Richard Marshall

Law of the Barbary Coast (1949)

The Inside Story (1948)

The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)

Best Man Wins (1948)

Judge Leonidas K. Carter

Let's Live a Little (1948)

Dr. Richard Fields

Smash Up--The Story of a Woman (1947)

The Swordsman (1947)

Ronald MacArden

Backlash (1947)

The Spirit of West Point (1947)

Col. Earl [Red] Blaik

I Cover Big Town (1947)

Chief Tom Blake

Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

Behind the Mask (1946)

I Ring Doorbells (1946)

The Face of Marble (1946)

Wife Wanted (1946)

Three Strangers (1946)

San Antonio (1945)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)

Make Your Own Bed (1944)

The Meadville Patriot (1944)

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)

Major [James] Parker

Wednesday's Child (1934)

Cast (Special)

Mystery and Mrs (1950)

Villain (Guest)

Cast (Short)

Frontier Days (1945)

Law of the Badlands (1945)

Trial by Trigger (1944)

I Won't Play (1944)

Roaring Guns (1944)

Gun to Gun (1944)

Wagon Wheels West (1943)

Oklahoma Outlaws (1943)

Life Events

1934

Feature acting debut, "Keep `Em Rolling"

1953

Played Inspector Henderson on the syndicated superhero series, "The Adventures of Superman"

1971

Final film role in Disney's "The Million Dollar Duck"

Videos

Threat, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Kluger's Out Straight to business, no attempt to disguise the locale (L-A) or the state prison (Folsom), but only Robert Shayne as cop Murphy is properly introduced, though the danger (in the person of un-seen Charles McGraw) is made clear, in The Threat, 1949, directed by Felix Feist, with Michael O’Shea and Virginia Grey.

Face Of Marble, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) We Have Conquered Joining first scene for Dr. Randolph (John Carradine) and Cochran (Robert Shayne), who’ve found a body (Clark Kuney) near their coastal lab, revealing their well-intended mission, though the doc’s wife (Claudia Drake) seems worried, in the Monogram programmer The Face Of Marble, 1946.

Face Of Marble, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Severe Brain Injury Happy cop Norton (Thomas E. Jackson) provides exposition on Elaine (Claudia Drake), wife of the scientist (not-seen John Carradine) he’s come to visit, as we learn that maid Maria (Rosa Rey) was behind the voodoo item delivered to assistant Cochran (Robert Shayne), in Face Of Marble, 1946.

Murder Is My Beat (1955) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Clean Opening grim and getting worse, director Edgar G. Ulmer introduces characters Bert Rawley (Robert Shayne) then Ray Patrick (Paul Langton) who, we soon learn, are both cops, expressing disgust and regret leading to the initial flashback, in Murder Is My Beat, 1955, also starring Barbara Payton.

Federal Man -- (Movie Clip) Tony Solano Narration describes law enforcement plans setting up the big elevator scene featuring Carlo Schipa as the crook "Tony Solano," who meets his end in the Eagle-Lion programmer Federal Man, 1950.

Federal Man -- (Movie Clip) Pretty Little Head The chief agent (Robert Shayne) checks in with Special Agent Sherrin (William Henry) who heads to Mexico to meet Lolita (Movita Castaneda) who knew the deceased, in Federal Man, 1950.

Federal Man -- (Movie Clip) Open, Taxpayers Opening credits and it's worth noting, the hero (William Edwards) does not die, after cuddling with his worried wife (Pamela Blake) in the Eagle-Lion production Federal Man, 1950.

Threat, The (1949) -- (Original Trailer) RKO’s relatively compelling, plot-driven trailer for the 1949 Noir programmer The Threat, with Michael O’Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw and Julie Bishop.

Criminal Lawyer - (Original Trailer) An alcoholic lawyer (Pat O'Brien) sobers up to defend his friend in a murder case in Criminal Lawyer (1951).

San Antonio -- (Original Trailer) An ex-rustler tracks down a band of cattle thieves and tries to reform a crooked dance-hall girl in the Warner Bros. Technicolor Western San Antonio (1945) starring Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith.

Mr. Skeffington - (Original Trailer) A flighty beauty (Bette Davis) marries a stockbroker (Claude Rains) for convenience and almost ruins both their lives in Mr. Skeffington (1944).

Three Strangers - (Original Trailer) Three people who share a sweepstakes ticket travel a tangled road to collect their winnings in Three Strangers (1946) starring Peter Lorre.

Shine On Harvest Moon - (Original Trailer) Shine On Harvest Moon is a song-filled look behind the scenes of vaudeville, based on the lives of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It stars Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson.

Nobody Lives Forever - (Original Trailer) A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece in the film noir Nobody Lives Forever (1946) starring John Garfield.

Hot Shots - (Original Trailer) The Bowery Boys get jobs as sitters for a temperamental child star in Hot Shots (1956).

Spook Chasers - (Original Trailer) The Bowery Boys go after crooks hiding in a haunted house in Spook Chasers (1957).

Christmas in Connecticut - (Original Trailer) A magazine editor who specializes in articles on domestic matters can't even boil water but is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero in Christmas in Connecticut (1945) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan.

Family

Dorothy Dawe

Daughter

Mother, Mary Crouch.

Roberta Dawe

Daughter

Mother, Mary Sheffield.

Robert Dawe Jr

Son

Born in 1947; died of cancer at age 36 in August 1983.

Stephanie Dawe

Daughter

Actor. Born in 1950.

Companions

Mary Crouch

Wife

Married and divorced in the late 1920s.

Mary Sheffield

Wife

Married c. 1931; divorced after ten years of marriage.

Ayn Rand

Companion

Author. Had relationship around 1935.

Elizabeth Shayne

Wife

Worked in stills department at Warner Bros.; married c. 1943 until his death.

Bibliography

Notes

He is a member of the Boston stock exchange.

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