Konstantin Shayne
Actor
- Born
- November 29, 1888 · Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
- Died
- November 15, 1974 (age 85)
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Konstantin Shayne (November 29, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an actor from the Russian Empire who emigrated to the United States.
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Born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, to the family of a Jewish actor Veniamin Olkenitsky-Nikulin, he was the brother of actress Tamara Shayne and Russian writers Lev Nikulin and Yuriy Nikulin.[1] The First World War intervened before he could join the Moscow Arts Theatre, and during the conflict he fought with General Wrangel and the White Armies. Shayne was married two times and he also had children.
As an actor, Konstantin Shayne performed in movies such as None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Stranger (1946), starring (and directed by) Orson Welles. He performed in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) which featured Danny Kaye in the lead role. His performance in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) was cut from the final release. In his last film appearance Shayne dominates two minutes of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo, playing the old bookseller Pop Leibel.
Known for
Vertigo
May 28, 1958
The Stranger
June 2, 1946
For Whom the Bell Tolls
July 12, 1943
Five Graves to Cairo
May 26, 1943
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
September 1, 1947
5 Fingers
February 22, 1952
Cry of the City
September 29, 1948
Passage to Marseille
February 16, 1944
None But the Lonely Heart
October 17, 1944
The Seventh Cross
July 24, 1944
Escape in the Fog
April 5, 1945
The Price of Fear
March 13, 1956
Acting31
- 1958Vertigo as Pop Leibel
- 1956The Price of Fear as Bolasny
- 1953Treasure of the Golden Condor as Father Benoit
- 19525 Fingers
- 1951The Unknown Man as Peter Hulderman
- 1951I Was a Communist for the FBI as Gerhardt Eisler
- 1949The Red Danube as Professor Serge Bruloff
- 1948Angel on the Amazon as Dr. Jungmeyer
- 1948To the Victor as Pablo
- 1948Cry of the City as Dr. Veroff