John Payne

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-05-28

Deathday 1989-12-06 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Also Known As John 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).

Known For

Actor

1977
1971
Columbo

as Ned Diamond

1968
1968
The Name of the Game

as Russ (FBI Agent)

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as James J. Fitts

1960
Suspect

as Iverson

1957
Hidden Fear

as Mike Brent

1957
Bailout at 43,000

as Major Paul Peterson

1957
The Restless Gun

as Vint Bonner

1956
The Boss

as Matt Brady

1956
Rebel in Town

as John Willoughby

1956
Hold Back The Night

as Capt. Sam McKenzie

1956
Slightly Scarlet

as John Grace

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

1955
Tennessee's Partner

as Tennessee

1955
The Road to Denver

as Bill Mayhew

1955
Santa Fe Passage

as Kirby Randolph

1955
Hell's Island

as Mike Cormack

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Amos Gentry

1954
Silver Lode

as Dan Ballard

1954
Rails Into Laramie

as Jefferson Harder

1954
Studio 57

as Mike Conner

1953
99 River Street

as Ernie Driscoll

1953
The Vanquished

as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

1953
1953
General Electric Theater

as Father Gerringer

1952
The Blazing Forest

as Kelly Hansen

1952
1952
Caribbean

as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister

1951
Crosswinds

as Steve Singleton

1951
Passage West

as Pete Black

1951
1950
Tripoli

as Lt. O'Bannion

1950
The Eagle and the Hawk

as Capt. Todd Croyden

1950
Captain China

as Charles S. Chinnough

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Lt. Alec Austen

1949
The Crooked Way

as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

1949
El Paso

as Clay Fletcher

1948
The Saxon Charm

as Eric Busch

1948
Larceny

as Rick Mason

1947
Miracle on 34th Street

as Fred Gailey

1946
Wake Up and Dream

as Jeff Cairn

1946
The Razor's Edge

as Gray Maturin

1946
Movieland Magic

as (archive footage)

1946
Sentimental Journey

as William O. Weatherly

1945
The Dolly Sisters

as Harry Fox

1944
Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
B-29 Flight Engineer

as Lt. Anderson

1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello

as Johnny Cornell

1942
To the Shores of Tripoli

as Chris Winters

1942
1942
Iceland

as Capt. James Murfin

1942
Footlight Serenade

as Bill Smith

1941
Remember the Day

as Dan Hopkins

1941
Week-End in Havana

as Jay Williams

1941
Sun Valley Serenade

as Ted Scott

1940
Tin Pan Alley

as Skeets Harrigan

1940
The Great Profile

as Richard Lansing

1940
Maryland

as Leland "Lee" Danfield

1940
Tear Gas Squad

as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey

1940
King of the Lumberjacks

as James Abbott

1940
Star Dust

as Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden

1939
The Royal Rodeo

as Bill Stevens

1939
Kid Nightingale

as Steve Nelson

1939
Indianapolis Speedway

as Eddie Greer

1939
Wings of the Navy

as Jerry Harrington

1938
Garden of the Moon

as Don Vincente

1938
College Swing

as Martin Bates

1937
Love on Toast

as Bill Adams

1937
Fair Warning

as Jim Preston

1936
Hats Off

as Jimmy Maxwell

1936
Dodsworth

as Harry McKee

Producer

1957
The Restless Gun

as Producer

Writer

1957
The Restless Gun

as Teleplay