Person Details

Birthday: 1912-05-28 19:24:45

Death: 1989-12-06 19:24:45

Aliases: John Howard Payne

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 46

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Ned Diamond
What's My Line?
Average
7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Panelist
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Amos Gentry
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Average
5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(1956) Clint Belmet
Robert Montgomery Presents
Average
5

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1950) Lt. Alec Austen
Dodsworth
Average
7

Dodsworth

(1936) Harry McKee
Kansas City Confidential
Average
7

Kansas City Confidential

(1952) Joe Rolfe
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Russ (FBI Agent)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1971 Ned Diamond
1968 Russ (FBI Agent)
Bob Martin
1961 James J. Fitts
1960 Iverson
1957 Vint Bonner
Mike Brent
Major Paul Peterson
1956 Matt Brady
Clint Belmet
John Willoughby
Capt. Sam McKenzie
Self - Guest
John Grace
1955 Tennessee
Self
Amos Gentry
Janie
Bill Mayhew
Kirby Randolph
Mike Cormack
1954 N/A
Dan Ballard
Jefferson Harder
1953 Ernie Driscoll
Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson
Barbarossa
Jingles
Father Gerringer
1952 Kelly Hansen
Joe Rolfe
Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister
1951 N/A
Britt Ponset
Baro
Steve Singleton
Pete Black
1950 Lt. O'Bannion
Capt. Todd Croyden
Charles S. Chinnough
Self - Mystery Guest
Self - Panelist
Lt. Alec Austen
1949 Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
Clay Fletcher
1948 Eric Busch
Rick Mason
1947 Fred Gailey
1946 Jeff Cairn
Gray Maturin
(archive footage)
William O. Weatherly
1945 Harry Fox
1944 Himself
Lt. Anderson
1943 Johnny Cornell
1942 Chris Winters
Dan Christy
Capt. James Murfin
Bill Smith
1941 Dan Hopkins
Jay Williams
Ted Scott
Rix Martin
1940 Skeets Harrigan
Richard Lansing
Leland "Lee" Danfield
[Sergeant] Bill Morrissey
James Abbott
Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden
1939 Bill Stevens
Steve Nelson
Eddie Greer
Jerry Harrington
1938 Don Vincente
Martin Bates
1937 Bill Adams
Jim Preston
1936 Jimmy Maxwell
Harry McKee
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1957 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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