Konstantin Shayne
Shayne in The Stranger (1946)
Born
Konstantin Veniaminovich Olkenitski

(1888-11-29)November 29, 1888
DiedNovember 15, 1974(1974-11-15) (aged 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1938–65
Spouses
Olga Valierievna Korbut Dashkevitch
(m. 1934; died 1941)
    Marjorie Pearl Harris
    (m. 1944)
    Children4
    FamilyTamara Shayne (sister)

    Konstantin Shayne (born Konstantin Veniaminovich Olkenitski; Russian: Константин Вениаминович Олькеницкий, November 29, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was a Russian-American actor.

    Biography

    Shayne was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire (now Kharkiv, Ukraine) to the family of Veniamin Olkenitsky-Nikulin, a Jewish actor. His siblings were actress Tamara Shayne and writers Lev and Yuriy Nikulin.[1]

    World War I 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.

    Shayne emigrated to the United States in 1928, travelling as a second-class passenger on board the S/S Berengaria, which arrived at the Port of New York on September 14, 1928. He was listed as Konstantin Schein, an artist residing in Berlin, Germany.

    As an actor, Shayne performed in movies such as None but the Lonely Heart (1944)[2][3] 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.[4]

    In his penultimate film appearance Shayne dominates two minutes of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), playing the old bookseller Pop Leibel.[5]

    Filmography

    Film

    Year Title Role Notes
    1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa Plane Saboteur Uncredited
    King of Alcatraz Murok
    1939 Paris Honeymoon Hotel Porter Uncredited
    On Your Toes First Assassin Uncredited
    Charlie McCarthy, Detective Headwaiter Uncredited
    1943 Mission to Moscow Nokollai Bukharin Uncredited
    Five Graves to Cairo Major von Buelow Uncredited
    For Whom the Bell Tolls Karkov Uncredited (deleted scenes)
    1944 Song of Russia Wounded Soldier
    Passage to Marseille 1st Mate Uncredited
    The Seventh Cross Feullgrabe
    Till We Meet Again Major Krupp
    None but the Lonely Heart Ike Weber
    The Falcon in Hollywood Alec Hoffman
    1945 The Man in Half Moon Street Dr. B.A. Vishanoff Uncredited
    Escape in the Fog Schiller
    Her Highness and the Bellboy Yanos von Lankofitz
    1946 The Stranger Konrad Meinike
    Dangerous Millions Prof. Jan Schuyler
    1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Peter von Hoorn
    Song of Love Reinecke
    Christmas Eve Gustav Reichman
    1948 To the Victor Pablo
    Night Wind Dr. Ulding
    Cry of the City Dr. Veroff Uncredited
    Angel on the Amazon Dr. Jungmeyer
    1950 The Red Danube Professor Serge Bruloff
    1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI Gerhardt Eisler
    The Unknown Man Peter Hulderman
    1952 Diplomatic Courier Austrian Train Conductor Uncredited
    5 Fingers Proprietor Uncredited
    1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor Father Benoit
    1954 Rhapsody Professor Kelber Uncredited
    1956 The Price of Fear Bolasny
    1958 Vertigo Pop Leibel
    1965 Joy in the Morning Mr. Hoffman Uncredited, (final film role)

    Select TV series

    References

    1. mihdan. "Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO". www.unesco.ru.
    2. Krug, Karl (December 7, 1944). "'None but Lonely Heart' One of Year's Finest Photoplays in Stanley". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 20. Retrieved May 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
    3. "Fine Art of Good Acting Upheld in 'Lonely Heart'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, TX. March 7, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
    4. "Movies". The New York Times via NYTimes.com.
    5. Alfred Hitchcock (1958). Vertigo (1958) - Pop Leibel Vs Scottie. Retrieved June 13, 2022 via YouTube.
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