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John Payne

Screenwriter / Actor | * 05/28/1912 († 77, 12/06/1989) | Roanoke, Virginia (United States of America (USA))
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John Howard Payne (May 23, 1912 – December 6, 1989) was an American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th Street and the NBC Western television series The Restless Gun. ()

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).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that ma ...

Miracle on 34th Street

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1947 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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A former boxer --now taxi driver-- gets mixed up with jewel thieves. ...

99 River Street

NR

1953 | 3.5/5 | 1h 23min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and tortured by the police--he sets out to discov ...

Kansas City Confidential

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1952 | 3.6/5 | 1h 39min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil ...

The Restless Gun

TV-PG

1957 | 2.5/5 | 30min per episode
Western
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Awards & Nominations for John Payne

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with John Payne as Actor(62)

as Bob Martin1968 They Ran for Their Lives
as Iverson1960 Suspect
as Major Paul Peterson1957 Bailout at 43,000
as Mike Brent1957 Hidden Fear
as Capt. Sam McKenzie1956 Hold Back The Night
as John Willoughby1956 Rebel in Town
as John Grace1956 Slightly Scarlet
as Matt Brady1956 The Boss
as Bill Mayhew1955 The Road to Denver
as Tennessee1955 Tennessee's Partner
as Kirby Randolph1955 Santa Fe Passage
as Mike Cormack1955 Hell's Island
as Dan Ballard1954 Silver Lode
as Jefferson Harder1954 Rails Into Laramie
as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson1953 The Vanquished
as Ernie Driscoll1953 99 River Street
as Barbarossa1953 Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Joe Rolfe1952 Kansas City Confidential
as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister1952 Caribbean
as Kelly Hansen1952 The Blazing Forest
as Steve Singleton1951 Crosswinds
as Pete Black1951 Passage West
as Charles S. Chinnough1950 Captain China
as Capt. Todd Croyden1950 The Eagle and the Hawk
as Lt. O'Bannion1950 Tripoli
as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi1949 The Crooked Way
as Clay Fletcher1949 El Paso
as Eric Busch1948 The Saxon Charm
as Rick Mason1948 Larceny
as Fred Gailey1947 Miracle on 34th Street
as Jeff Cairn1946 Wake Up and Dream
as (archive footage)1946 Movieland Magic
as Gray Maturin1946 The Razor's Edge
as William O. Weatherly1946 Sentimental Journey
as Harry Fox1945 The Dolly Sisters
as himself1944 Take It or Leave It
as Lt. Anderson1944 B-29 Flight Engineer
as Johnny Cornell1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Chris Winters1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
as Bill Smith1942 Footlight Serenade
as Capt. James Murfin1942 Iceland
as Dan Christy1942 Springtime in the Rockies
as Rix Martin1941 The Great American Broadcast
as Jay Williams1941 Week-End in Havana
as Ted Scott1941 Sun Valley Serenade
as Dan Hopkins1941 Remember the Day
as Leland "Lee" Danfield1940 Maryland
as Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden1940 Star Dust
as James Abbott1940 King of the Lumberjacks
as Richard Lansing1940 The Great Profile
as Skeets Harrigan1940 Tin Pan Alley
as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey1940 Tear Gas Squad
as Bill Stevens1939 The Royal Rodeo
as Eddie Greer1939 Indianapolis Speedway
as Steve Nelson1939 Kid Nightingale
as Jerry Harrington1939 Wings of the Navy
as Don Vincente1938 Garden of the Moon
as Martin Bates1938 College Swing
as Bill Adams1937 Love on Toast
as Jim Preston1937 Fair Warning
as Jimmy Maxwell1936 Hats Off
as Harry McKee1936 Dodsworth

TV Shows/Series with John Payne as Actor(17)

as Ned Diamond1971 Columbo
as Russ (FBI Agent)1968 The Name of the Game
as James J. Fitts1961 The Dick Powell Show
as Vint Bonner1957 The Restless Gun
as Self - Guest1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Clint Belmet1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as himself1955 Hollywood Preview
as Janie1955 Gunsmoke
as Amos Gentry1955 Gunsmoke
as Jingles1953 GE Theater
as Father Gerringer1953 GE Theater
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Baro1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Britt Ponset1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lt. Alec Austen1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?

TV Shows/Series with John Payne as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1957 The Restless Gun

Full Name: John Payne
Born: Tuesday, 05/28 1912 (May) in Roanoke, Virginia (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 12/06 1989 (December) in Malibu (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Juilliard School, Roanoke College, Columbia University, Mercersburg Academy
Employer: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Gloria DeHaven, Anne Shirley
Children: Julie Payne
Other names for John Payne (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Howard Payne"
"John Payne (Schauspieler)"
John Payne frequently works together with these people:
John Newland (23x, Crew)
Denver Pyle (21x, Actor)
John Dehner (19x, Actor)
Claude Akins (19x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (19x, Actor)
Jack Elam (18x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (18x, Actor)
Victor French (18x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (18x, Actor)
John Pickard (17x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (17x, Actor)
Sergio Sotolongo (15x, Crew)

Other people with this name: John Payne (GB)

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