Robert Shayne
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| Robert Shayne | |
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| Born | Robert Shaen Dawe October 4, 1900 Yonkers, New York |
| Died | November 29, 1992 (aged 92) Woodland Hills, California |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Columbarium of Radiant Dawn, niche G61433 34.15013, -118.32004 |
| Occupation | Film, Television actor |
| Spouse | Elizabeth (Bette) McDonald, Mary Sheffield, Mary Crouch |
| Children | 4 |
Robert Shayne (October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992), born Robert Shaen Dawe, was an American actor.
[edit] Career
Shayne played many character roles in movies and television, such as a 1943 movie entitled Wagon Wheels West, but he is best remembered for his portrayal of the recurring character 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.[citation needed] 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.
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 newspaper vendor in "The Flash" television show. He was by this time blind and learned his lines by having his wife read them to him and then rehearse until he memorized them.[citation needed]
