Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-05-28

Day of Death

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

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

Acting

Kansas City Confidential

1952

Kansas City Confidential

as

Joe Rolfe

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Fred Gailey

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Hello, Frisco, Hello

as

Johnny Cornell

Slightly Scarlet

1956

Slightly Scarlet

as

John Grace

Larceny

1948

Larceny

as

Rick Mason

Silver Lode

1954

Silver Lode

as

Dan Ballard

99 River Street

1953

99 River Street

as

Ernie Driscoll

Tennessee's Partner

1955

Tennessee's Partner

as

Tennessee

The Vanquished

1953

The Vanquished

as

Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

The Crooked Way

1949

The Crooked Way

as

Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

Footlight Serenade

1942

Footlight Serenade

as

Bill Smith

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

Springtime in the Rockies

as

Dan Christy

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as

Ted Scott

The Boss

1956

The Boss

as

Matt Brady

Crosswinds

1951

Crosswinds

as

Steve Singleton

Hell's Island

1955

Hell's Island

as

Mike Cormack

Week-End in Havana

1941

Week-End in Havana

as

Jay Williams

1940

Star Dust

as

Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden

The Razor's Edge

1946

The Razor's Edge

as

Gray Maturin

Remember the Day

1941

Remember the Day

as

Dan Hopkins

Hidden Fear

1957

Hidden Fear

as

Mike Brent

Santa Fe Passage

1955

Santa Fe Passage

as

Kirby Randolph

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

To the Shores of Tripoli

as

Chris Winters

Rebel in Town

1956

Rebel in Town

as

John Willoughby

The Dolly Sisters

1945

The Dolly Sisters

as

Harry Fox

Wings of the Navy

1939

Wings of the Navy

as

Jerry Harrington

Hold Back The Night

1956

Hold Back The Night

as

Capt. Sam McKenzie

They Ran for Their Lives

1968

They Ran for Their Lives

as

Bob Martin

College Swing

1938

College Swing

as

Martin Bates

1940

The Great Profile

as

Richard Lansing

The Saxon Charm

1948

The Saxon Charm

as

Eric Busch

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as

Barbarossa

Caribbean

1952

Caribbean

as

Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister

The Road to Denver

1955

The Road to Denver

as

Bill Mayhew

Garden of the Moon

1938

Garden of the Moon

as

Don Vincente

Passage West

1951

Passage West

as

Pete Black

Hats Off

1936

Hats Off

as

Jimmy Maxwell

El Paso

1949

El Paso

as

Clay Fletcher

Rails Into Laramie

1954

Rails Into Laramie

as

Jefferson Harder

Maryland

1940

Maryland

as

Leland "Lee" Danfield

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

The Eagle and the Hawk

as

Capt. Todd Croyden

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Tear Gas Squad

as

[Sergeant] Bill Morrissey

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as

Eddie Greer

Wake Up and Dream

1946

Wake Up and Dream

as

Jeff Cairn

Sentimental Journey

1946

Sentimental Journey

as

William O. Weatherly

Tripoli

1950

Tripoli

as

Lt. O'Bannion

Suspect

1960

Suspect

as

Iverson

The Blazing Forest

1952

The Blazing Forest

as

Kelly Hansen

The Great American Broadcast

1941

The Great American Broadcast

as

Rix Martin

The Royal Rodeo

1939

The Royal Rodeo

as

Bill Stevens

Captain China

1950

Captain China

as

Charles S. Chinnough

Kid Nightingale

1939

Kid Nightingale

as

Steve Nelson

King of the Lumberjacks

1940

King of the Lumberjacks

as

James Abbott

Bailout at 43,000

1957

Bailout at 43,000

as

Major Paul Peterson

Love on Toast

1937

Love on Toast

as

Bill Adams

Tin Pan Alley

1940

Tin Pan Alley

as

Skeets Harrigan

Fair Warning

1937

Fair Warning

as

Jim Preston

Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

as

Harry McKee

Iceland

1942

Iceland

as

Capt. James Murfin

Take It or Leave It

1944

Take It or Leave It

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Movieland Magic

1946

Movieland Magic

as

(archive footage)

B-29 Flight Engineer

1944

B-29 Flight Engineer

as

Lt. Anderson

Columbo

Columbo

as

Ned Diamond

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

James J. Fitts

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Jingles

Hollywood Preview

Hollywood Preview

as

Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Vint Bonner

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Lt. Alec Austen

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Clint Belmet

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Amos Gentry

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Father Gerringer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Baro

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Britt Ponset

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Russ (FBI Agent)

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Performer

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Mike Conner

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

as

Hank Pym/Ant-Man (voice)

Production

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Crew

Directing