Robert Shayne

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Robert Shayne

Born Robert Shaen Dawe
October 4, 1900(1900-10-04)
Yonkers, New York
Died November 29, 1992 (aged 92)
Woodland Hills, California
Occupation Film, Television actor
Spouse(s) Elizabeth (Bette) McDonald, Mary Sheffield, Mary Crouch
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Robert Shayne (October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992) was an American actor. He was born Robert Shaen Dawe.

He played many character roles in movies and television, 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. 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.

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NAME Shayne, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dawe, Robert Shaen
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film, Television actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1900-10-4
PLACE OF BIRTH Yonkers, New York
DATE OF DEATH 1992-11-29
PLACE OF DEATH Woodland Hills, California
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