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Lee Payant

Actor / Film Director | * 01/01/1924 († 52, 12/14/1976) | Seattle, Washington (United States of America (USA))
Lee Payant (born 1924 in Seattle, Washington – died 14 December 1976 in Paris, France), was an actor and film director also known for voicing the title role of the 1960s TV serial The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe in English. From 1949 until his death in 1976, he and his musical associate and lover (actor and theatrical director) Gordon Heath ran a cafe and nightclub named L'Abbaye on the Rive Gauche in Paris. Here they both regularly played American and French folk, gospel and blues songs - being the only performers at the Abbaye. L'Abbaye was the namesake of their duet albums titled Songs Of The Abbaye (1954), Encores From The Abbaye (1955), and An Evening at L'Abbaye (1957) on the Elektra label. Payant died of cancer in Paris in 1976. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: War | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Movies with Lee Payant as Actor(2)

as Fiorello, 2nd lt.1952 Emergency Landing

Born: Tuesday, 01/01 1924 (January) in Seattle, Washington (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 12/14 1976 (December) in Paris (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Lee Payant frequently works together with these people:
Arne Skouen (2x, Crew)
Henki Kolstad (1x, Actor)
John Robbins (1x, Cast)
Jacques Bar (1x, Crew)
Monique Isnardon (1x, Crew)
Marcel Weiss (1x, Crew)
Samuel Matlowsky (1x, Cast)
Anne Kaarød (1x, Crew)
Charles Kaufman (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:269402, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024