was an American actor of stage and silent films.

He had leading roles including in The Clemenceau Case (1915), and A Daughter of the Gods (1916).

In 1902, Shay appeared in Martha Morton's The Diplomat at Hoyt's Theatre; and in 1909, he appeared as Baron Sokoli in the stage production of John Luther Long's Kassa at Liberty Theatre on Broadway in New York City.

[1][2] He also starred in the stage productions Zaza and David Belasco's Du Barry.

He attended the first meeting of The Screen Club in 1912, a motion picture group founded in New York City.