Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1888-11-29
Day of Death
1974-11-15
Place of Birth
Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Konstantin Shayne
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Konstantin Shayne (November 29, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an actor from the Russian Empire who emigrated to the United States. 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.
Filmography (31)
Vertigo
1958
The Price of Fear
1956
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
5 Fingers
1952
The Unknown Man
1951
I Was a Communist for the FBI
1951
The Red Danube
1949
Angel on the Amazon
1948
To the Victor
1948
Cry of the City
1948
Night Wind
1948
Christmas Eve
1947
Song of Love
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
