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Home/People/John Payne
John Payne profile photo
Born
May 28, 1912Died: Dec 6, 1989
Lived 77 years
Place of Birth
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

62
Movies
20
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Howard Payne
IMDb Profile

John Payne

Acting

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).
They Ran for Their Lives poster

They Ran for Their Lives

as Bob Martin
1968
Suspect poster

Suspect

as Iverson
1960
Hidden Fear poster

Hidden Fear

as Mike Brent
1957
Bailout at 43,000 poster

Bailout at 43,000

as Major Paul Peterson
1957
The Boss poster

The Boss

as Matt Brady
1956
Rebel in Town poster

Rebel in Town

as John Willoughby
1956
Hold Back The Night poster

Hold Back The Night

as Capt. Sam McKenzie
1956
Slightly Scarlet poster

Slightly Scarlet

as John Grace
1956
Tennessee's Partner poster

Tennessee's Partner

as Tennessee
1955
The Road to Denver poster

The Road to Denver

as Bill Mayhew
1955
Santa Fe Passage poster

Santa Fe Passage

as Kirby Randolph
1955
Hell's Island poster

Hell's Island

as Mike Cormack
1955
Silver Lode poster

Silver Lode

as Dan Ballard
1954
Rails Into Laramie poster

Rails Into Laramie

as Jefferson Harder
1954
99 River Street poster

99 River Street

as Ernie Driscoll
1953
The Vanquished poster

The Vanquished

as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson
1953
Raiders of the Seven Seas poster

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as Barbarossa
1953
The Blazing Forest poster

The Blazing Forest

as Kelly Hansen
1952
Kansas City Confidential poster

Kansas City Confidential

as Joe Rolfe
1952
Caribbean poster

Caribbean

as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister
1952