Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1912-05-28
- Day of Death1989-12-06 (77 years)
- Place of BirthRoanoke, Virginia, USA
- Also Known AsJohn Howard Payne
John Payne
Biography
John Payne was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered as a singer in 20th Century Fox musical films and for his roles in Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and the television series The Restless Gun (1957-1959).
Acting Career
- 1971
Columbo
As: Ned Diamond
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Russ (FBI Agent)
- 1968
They Ran for Their Lives
As: Bob Martin
- 1961
The Dick Powell Show
As: James J. Fitts
- 1960
Suspect
As: Iverson
- 1957
The Restless Gun
As: Vint Bonner
- 1957
Hidden Fear
As: Mike Brent
- 1957
Bailout at 43,000
As: Major Paul Peterson
1956The Boss
As: Matt Brady
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Clint Belmet
1956Rebel in Town
As: John Willoughby
1956Hold Back The Night
As: Capt. Sam McKenzie
1956Slightly Scarlet
As: John Grace
1955Tennessee's Partner
As: Tennessee
1955Gunsmoke
As: Amos Gentry
1955The Road to Denver
As: Bill Mayhew
1955Santa Fe Passage
As: Kirby Randolph
1955Hell's Island
As: Mike Cormack
1954Studio 57
As: Mike Conner
1954Silver Lode
As: Dan Ballard
1954Rails Into Laramie
As: Jefferson Harder
- 1953
99 River Street
As: Ernie Driscoll
1953The Vanquished
As: Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson
1953Raiders of the Seven Seas
As: Barbarossa
1953General Electric Theater
As: Jingles
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Father Gerringer
1952The Blazing Forest
As: Kelly Hansen
- 1952
Kansas City Confidential
As: Joe Rolfe
1952Caribbean
As: Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Baro
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Britt Ponset
1951Crosswinds
As: Steve Singleton
1951Passage West
As: Pete Black
1950Tripoli
As: Lt. O'Bannion
1950The Eagle and the Hawk
As: Capt. Todd Croyden
1950Captain China
As: Charles S. Chinnough
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Lt. Alec Austen
1949The Crooked Way
As: Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
1949El Paso
As: Clay Fletcher
1948The Saxon Charm
As: Eric Busch
1948Larceny
As: Rick Mason
- 1947
Miracle on 34th Street
As: Fred Gailey
1946Wake Up and Dream
As: Jeff Cairn
- 1946
The Razor's Edge
As: Gray Maturin
1946Sentimental Journey
As: William O. Weatherly
1945The Dolly Sisters
As: Harry Fox
1943Hello, Frisco, Hello
As: Johnny Cornell
1942To the Shores of Tripoli
As: Chris Winters
1942Springtime in the Rockies
As: Dan Christy
1942Iceland
As: Capt. James Murfin
1942Footlight Serenade
As: Bill Smith
1941Remember the Day
As: Dan Hopkins
1941Week-End in Havana
As: Jay Williams
1941Sun Valley Serenade
As: Ted Scott
1941The Great American Broadcast
As: Rix Martin
1940Tin Pan Alley
As: Skeets Harrigan
1940The Great Profile
As: Richard Lansing
1940Maryland
As: Leland "Lee" Danfield
1940Tear Gas Squad
As: [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey
1940King of the Lumberjacks
As: James Abbott
1940Star Dust
As: Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden
1939The Royal Rodeo
As: Bill Stevens
1939Kid Nightingale
As: Steve Nelson
1939Indianapolis Speedway
As: Eddie Greer
1939Wings of the Navy
As: Jerry Harrington
1938Garden of the Moon
As: Don Vincente
1938College Swing
As: Martin Bates
1937Love on Toast
As: Bill Adams
1937Fair Warning
As: Jim Preston
1936Hats Off
As: Jimmy Maxwell
- 1936
Dodsworth
As: Harry McKee