Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Shayne's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the musical comedy "Paris Honeymoon" (1939) with Bing Crosby, "Five Graves to Cairo" (1943) and the drama "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1943) with Gary Cooper. He also appeared in the Walter Huston biopic "Mission to Moscow" (1943), the Cary Grant drama "None But the Lonely Heart" (1944) and the Humphrey Bogart drama "Passage to Marseille" (1944). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the mystery "The Falcon in Hollywood" (1944) with Tom Conway, the Nils Asther horror film "The Man in Half Moon Street" (1944) and "Escape in the Fog" (1945). He also appeared in "The Stranger" (1946) with Edward G Robinson, "Christmas Eve" (1947) and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947). Nearing the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Angel on the Amazon" (1948), "Cry of the City" (1948) and the drama "The Red Danube" (1949) with Walter Pidgeon. He also appeared in the spy picture "I Was a Communist For the FBI" (1951) with Frank Lovejoy and "Treasure of the Golden Condor" (1953) with Cornel Wilde. Shayne more recently acted in the James Stewart dramatic adaptation "Vertigo" (1958). Shayne passed away in November 1974 at the age of 86.