John Payne

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

Columbo

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

Robert Montgomery Presents

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Gunsmoke

All Movies (62)

• They Ran for Their Lives1968 · as Bob Martin
• Suspect1960 · as Iverson
• Hidden Fear1957 · as Mike Brent
• Bailout at 43,0001957 · as Major Paul Peterson
• The Boss1956 · as Matt Brady
• Rebel in Town1956 · as John Willoughby
• Hold Back The Night1956 · as Capt. Sam McKenzie
• Slightly Scarlet1956 · as John Grace
• Tennessee's Partner1955 · as Tennessee
• The Road to Denver1955 · as Bill Mayhew
• Santa Fe Passage1955 · as Kirby Randolph
• Hell's Island1955 · as Mike Cormack
• Silver Lode1954 · as Dan Ballard
• Rails Into Laramie1954 · as Jefferson Harder
• 99 River Street1953 · as Ernie Driscoll
• The Vanquished1953 · as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson
• Raiders of the Seven Seas1953 · as Barbarossa
• The Blazing Forest1952 · as Kelly Hansen
• Kansas City Confidential1952 · as Joe Rolfe
• Caribbean1952 · as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister
• Crosswinds1951 · as Steve Singleton
• Passage West1951 · as Pete Black
• Tripoli1950 · as Lt. O'Bannion
• The Eagle and the Hawk1950 · as Capt. Todd Croyden
• Captain China1950 · as Charles S. Chinnough
• The Crooked Way1949 · as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
• El Paso1949 · as Clay Fletcher
• The Saxon Charm1948 · as Eric Busch
• Larceny1948 · as Rick Mason
• Miracle on 34th Street1947 · as Fred Gailey
• Wake Up and Dream1946 · as Jeff Cairn
• The Razor's Edge1946 · as Gray Maturin
• Movieland Magic1946 · as (archive footage)
• Sentimental Journey1946 · as William O. Weatherly
• The Dolly Sisters1945 · as Harry Fox
• Take It or Leave It1944 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• B-29 Flight Engineer1944 · as Lt. Anderson
• Hello, Frisco, Hello1943 · as Johnny Cornell
• To the Shores of Tripoli1942 · as Chris Winters
• Springtime in the Rockies1942 · as Dan Christy
• Iceland1942 · as Capt. James Murfin
• Footlight Serenade1942 · as Bill Smith
• Remember the Day1941 · as Dan Hopkins
• Week-End in Havana1941 · as Jay Williams
• Sun Valley Serenade1941 · as Ted Scott
• The Great American Broadcast1941 · as Rix Martin
• Tin Pan Alley1940 · as Skeets Harrigan
• The Great Profile1940 · as Richard Lansing
• Maryland1940 · as Leland "Lee" Danfield
• Tear Gas Squad1940 · as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey
• King of the Lumberjacks1940 · as James Abbott
• Star Dust1940 · as Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden
• The Royal Rodeo1939 · as Bill Stevens
• Kid Nightingale1939 · as Steve Nelson
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Eddie Greer
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Jerry Harrington
• Garden of the Moon1938 · as Don Vincente
• College Swing1938 · as Martin Bates
• Love on Toast1937 · as Bill Adams
• Fair Warning1937 · as Jim Preston
• Hats Off1936 · as Jimmy Maxwell
• Dodsworth1936 · as Harry McKee

All TV Shows (21)

• Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes2006 · as Hank Pym/Ant-Man (voice)
• Columbo1971 · as Ned Diamond
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Russ (FBI Agent)
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Dick Powell Show1961 · as James J. Fitts
• The Restless Gun1957 · as Vint Bonner
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Clint Belmet
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Guest
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Hollywood Preview1955 · as Self
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Amos Gentry
• Studio 571954
• Studio 571954 · as Mike Conner
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Jingles
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Father Gerringer
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Baro
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Britt Ponset
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Lt. Alec Austen