Robert Shayne: Robert Shayne. Actor: Christmas in Connecticut. 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 comedy short shot in New...
Known For: Christmas in Connecticut (Dudley Beecham), The Giant Claw (Gen. Van Buskirk), Mr. Skeffington (MacMahon), The Neanderthal Man (Prof. Clifford Groves(as Robert Shane))