Konstantin Shayne

Acting

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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.

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.

Fullname:

Konstantin Shayne

Date of Birth:

1888-11-29

Country:

Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Media of

Konstantin Shayne

Photos (21)

Filmography of

Konstantin Shayne

Found 31 movies in total

Vertigo

Pop Leibel

... 1958

... 1956

... 1953

... 1952

The Unknown Man

Peter Hulderman

... 1951

... 1951

The Red Danube

Professor Serge Bruloff

... 1949

Angel on the Amazon

Dr. Jungmeyer

... 1948

... 1948

Cry of the City

Dr. Veroff

... 1948

Night Wind

Dr. Ulding

... 1948

Christmas Eve

Gustav Reichman

... 1947

Song of Love

Reinecke

... 1947

... 1947

Dangerous Millions

Professor Jan Schuyler

... 1946

The Stranger

Konrad Meinike

... 1946

Her Highness and the Bellboy

Yanos Van Lankovitz

... 1945

... 1945

The Man in Half Moon Street

Dr. B.A. Vishanoff

... 1945

... 1944

... 1944

Till We Meet Again

Major Krupp

... 1944

The Seventh Cross

Fuellgrabe

... 1944

... 1943

Five Graves to Cairo

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

... 1943

Mission to Moscow

Mr. Nikolai Bukharin (uncredited)

... 1943

... 1939

On Your Toes

First Assassin

... 1939

... 1938

... 1938