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John Payne

John Payne

Actor · 1912–1989 · Roanoke, Virginia, USA

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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).

Acted in 72

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Name of the Game

    Russ (FBI Agent) · 1 episode

    75

  2. They Ran for Their Lives

    Bob Martin

  3. 1961

    The Dick Powell Show

    James J. Fitts · 1 episode

  4. 1960

    Suspect

    Iverson

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Restless Gun

    Vint Bonner · 76 episodes

  2. Hidden Fear

    Mike Brent

  3. Bailout at 43,000

    Major Paul Peterson

  4. 1956

    The Boss

    Matt Brady

  5. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Clint Belmet · 1 episode

    71

  6. Rebel in Town

    John Willoughby

  7. Hold Back the Night

    Capt. Sam McKenzie

  8. Slightly Scarlet

    John Grace

    64
  9. 1955

    Tennessee's Partner

    Tennessee

    64

  10. Gunsmoke

    Amos Gentry · 1 episode

    77

  11. The Road to Denver

    Bill Mayhew

  12. Santa Fe Passage

    Kirby Randolph

  13. Hell's Island

    Mike Cormack

  14. 1954

    Studio 57

    Mike Conner · 1 episode

  15. Silver Lode

    Dan Ballard

    66

  16. Rails Into Laramie

    Jefferson Harder

  17. 1953

    99 River Street

    Ernie Driscoll

  18. The Vanquished

    Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

  19. Raiders of the Seven Seas

    Barbarossa

  20. General Electric Theater

    Jingles, Father Gerringer · 1 episode

  21. 1952

    The Blazing Forest

    Kelly Hansen

  22. Kansas City Confidential

    Joe Rolfe

    74

  23. Caribbean

    Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister

  24. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Baro, Britt Ponset · 1 episode

  25. Crosswinds

    Steve Singleton

  26. Passage West

    Pete Black

  27. 1950

    Tripoli

    Lt. O'Bannion

  28. The Eagle and the Hawk

    Capt. Todd Croyden

  29. Captain China

    Charles S. Chinnough

  30. Robert Montgomery Presents

    Lt. Alec Austen · 1 episode

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Crooked Way

    Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

    65

  2. El Paso

    Clay Fletcher

    59
  3. 1948

    The Saxon Charm

    Eric Busch

  4. Larceny

    Rick Mason

  5. 1947

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Fred Gailey

    84
  6. 1946

    Wake Up and Dream

    Jeff Cairn

  7. The Razor's Edge

    Gray Maturin

    68

  8. Movieland Magic

    (archive footage)

  9. Sentimental Journey

    William O. Weatherly

  10. 1945

    The Dolly Sisters

    Harry Fox

  11. 1944

    Take It or Leave It

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

  12. 1943

    Hello, Frisco, Hello

    Johnny Cornell

  13. 1942

    Springtime in the Rockies

    Dan Christy

  14. Iceland

    Capt. James Murfin

  15. Footlight Serenade

    Bill Smith

  16. To the Shores of Tripoli

    Chris Winters

  17. 1941

    Remember the Day

    Dan Hopkins

  18. Week-End in Havana

    Jay Williams

  19. Sun Valley Serenade

    Ted Scott

  20. The Great American Broadcast

    Rix Martin

  21. 1940

    Tin Pan Alley

    Skeets Harrigan

  22. The Great Profile

    Richard Lansing

  23. Maryland

    Leland "Lee" Danfield

  24. Tear Gas Squad

    [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey

  25. King of the Lumberjacks

    James Abbott

  26. Star Dust

    Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Royal Rodeo

    Bill Stevens

  2. Kid Nightingale

    Steve Nelson

  3. Indianapolis Speedway

    Eddie Greer

  4. Wings of the Navy

    Jerry Harrington

  5. 1938

    Garden of the Moon

    Don Vincente

  6. College Swing

    Martin Bates

  7. 1937

    Love on Toast

    Bill Adams

  8. Fair Warning

    Jim Preston

  9. 1936

    Hats Off

    Jimmy Maxwell

  10. Dodsworth

    Harry McKee

    79

Produced 1

Wrote 1

Appearances4