
John Payne
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1912-05-28
- Died
- 1989-12-06
- Place of birth
- Roanoke, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- John Howard 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
TV Shows (16)

Columbo
1971
as Ned Diamond

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Lt. Alec Austen

What's My Line?
1950
as Self / Self - Panelist

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Clint Belmet

The Name of the Game
1968
as Russ (FBI Agent)

Gunsmoke
1955
as Amos Gentry

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest

Studio 57
1954
as Mike Conner

The Dick Powell Show
1961
as James J. Fitts

The Restless Gun
1957
as Vint Bonner

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
2006
as Hank Pym/Ant-Man (voice)

General Electric Theater
1953
as Jingles / Father Gerringer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Baro / Britt Ponset
Hollywood Preview
1955
as Self
Movies (62)

Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Fred Gailey

Iceland
1942
as Capt. James Murfin

Hidden Fear
1957
as Mike Brent

The Razor's Edge
1946
as Gray Maturin

Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Barbarossa

Larceny
1948
as Rick Mason

Dodsworth
1936
as Harry McKee

Maryland
1940
as Leland "Lee" Danfield

Remember the Day
1941
as Dan Hopkins

Kansas City Confidential
1952
as Joe Rolfe

The Vanquished
1953
as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

Tear Gas Squad
1940
as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey

El Paso
1949
as Clay Fletcher

Captain China
1950
as Charles S. Chinnough

Springtime in the Rockies
1942
as Dan Christy

Caribbean
1952
as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister

The Crooked Way
1949
as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

Silver Lode
1954
as Dan Ballard

Tripoli
1950
as Lt. O'Bannion

They Ran for Their Lives
1968
as Bob Martin

Tennessee's Partner
1955
as Tennessee

Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
as Johnny Cornell

99 River Street
1953
as Ernie Driscoll

To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Chris Winters

Santa Fe Passage
1955
as Kirby Randolph

Wings of the Navy
1939
as Jerry Harrington

Suspect
1960
as Iverson

Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Ted Scott

The Road to Denver
1955
as Bill Mayhew

Slightly Scarlet
1956
as John Grace

Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Jefferson Harder

Footlight Serenade
1942
as Bill Smith

Week-End in Havana
1941
as Jay Williams

College Swing
1938
as Martin Bates

Garden of the Moon
1938
as Don Vincente

Crosswinds
1951
as Steve Singleton

Passage West
1951
as Pete Black

Kid Nightingale
1939
as Steve Nelson

Fair Warning
1937
as Jim Preston

Star Dust
1940
as Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden

The Boss
1956
as Matt Brady

Rebel in Town
1956
as John Willoughby

Hell's Island
1955
as Mike Cormack

Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Eddie Greer

Hold Back The Night
1956
as Capt. Sam McKenzie

The Great Profile
1940
as Richard Lansing

Bailout at 43,000
1957
as Major Paul Peterson

The Blazing Forest
1952
as Kelly Hansen

The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
as Capt. Todd Croyden

Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Skeets Harrigan

Sentimental Journey
1946
as William O. Weatherly

The Saxon Charm
1948
as Eric Busch

The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Harry Fox

King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as James Abbott

Hats Off
1936
as Jimmy Maxwell

Love on Toast
1937
as Bill Adams
B-29 Flight Engineer
1944
as Lt. Anderson

The Great American Broadcast
1941
as Rix Martin

Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Jeff Cairn

Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)

The Royal Rodeo
1939
as Bill Stevens
About John Payne
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). With 78 credits spanning from 1936 to 2006, John Payne has appeared in 62 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Payne Movies
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — as Fred Gailey
- Iceland (1942) — as Capt. James Murfin
- Hidden Fear (1957) — as Mike Brent
- The Razor's Edge (1946) — as Gray Maturin
- Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) — as Barbarossa
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