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John Payne

John Payne

Department: 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).

Known For

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

1952

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1956

Larceny

Larceny

1948

Silver Lode

Silver Lode

1954

99 River Street

99 River Street

1953

Tennessee's Partner

Tennessee's Partner

1955

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953

The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way

1949

Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

The Boss

The Boss

1956

Crosswinds

Crosswinds

1951

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

1955

Week-End in Havana

Week-End in Havana

1941

Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

1941

Hidden Fear

Hidden Fear

1957

Santa Fe Passage

Santa Fe Passage

1955

To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

Rebel in Town

Rebel in Town

1956

The Dolly Sisters

The Dolly Sisters

1945

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

1939

Hold Back The Night

Hold Back The Night

1956

They Ran for Their Lives

They Ran for Their Lives

1968

College Swing

College Swing

1938

The Great Profile

The Great Profile

1940

The Saxon Charm

The Saxon Charm

1948

Raiders of the Seven Seas

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

Caribbean

Caribbean

1952

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938

Passage West

Passage West

1951

Hats Off

Hats Off

1936

El Paso

El Paso

1949

Rails Into Laramie

Rails Into Laramie

1954

Maryland

Maryland

1940

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1946

Tripoli

Tripoli

1950

Suspect

Suspect

1960

The Blazing Forest

The Blazing Forest

1952

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

1941

The Royal Rodeo

The Royal Rodeo

1939

Captain China

Captain China

1950

Kid Nightingale

Kid Nightingale

1939

King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks

1940

Bailout at 43,000

Bailout at 43,000

1957

Love on Toast

Love on Toast

1937

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

Fair Warning

Fair Warning

1937

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

Iceland

Iceland

1942

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

1944

Movieland Magic

Movieland Magic

1946

B-29 Flight Engineer

B-29 Flight Engineer

1944

Columbo

Columbo

1971

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Hollywood Preview

Hollywood Preview

1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

1957

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

2006

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956