John Payne

John Payne

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 28, 1912

died

December 6, 1989

place of birth

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

also known as

John Howard Payne

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

as Fred Gailey

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

as Gray Maturin

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

as Harry McKee

Raiders of the Seven Seas

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as Barbarossa

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

as Joe Rolfe

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947as Fred Gailey
The Razor's Edge
6.9

The Razor's Edge

1946as Gray Maturin
Dodsworth
7.1

Dodsworth

1936as Harry McKee
Raiders of the Seven Seas
6.1

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953as Barbarossa
Kansas City Confidential
7.1

Kansas City Confidential

1952as Joe Rolfe
Tear Gas Squad
5.3

Tear Gas Squad

1940as [Sergeant] Bill Morrissey
99 River Street
6.8

99 River Street

1953as Ernie Driscoll
Larceny
5.9

Larceny

1948as Rick Mason
The Crooked Way
6.2

The Crooked Way

1949as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi
El Paso
6.0

El Paso

1949as Clay Fletcher
Silver Lode
6.2

Silver Lode

1954as Dan Ballard
Rails Into Laramie
6.5

Rails Into Laramie

1954as Jefferson Harder
Sentimental Journey
6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946as William O. Weatherly
The Saxon Charm
4.6

The Saxon Charm

1948as Eric Busch
To the Shores of Tripoli
5.5

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942as Chris Winters
Captain China
5.5

Captain China

1950as Charles S. Chinnough
Springtime in the Rockies
6.9

Springtime in the Rockies

1942as Dan Christy
Suspect
6.9

Suspect

1960as Iverson
Hell's Island
5.5

Hell's Island

1955as Mike Cormack
Wings of the Navy
6.2

Wings of the Navy

1939as Jerry Harrington
Tin Pan Alley
5.4

Tin Pan Alley

1940as Skeets Harrigan
The Road to Denver
7.0

The Road to Denver

1955as Bill Mayhew
Slightly Scarlet
6.3

Slightly Scarlet

1956as John Grace
Caribbean
6.3

Caribbean

1952as Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister
Iceland
6.5

Iceland

1942as Capt. James Murfin
Tripoli
5.8

Tripoli

1950as Lt. O'Bannion
Maryland
6.5

Maryland

1940as Leland "Lee" Danfield
Garden of the Moon
6.8

Garden of the Moon

1938as Don Vincente
Sun Valley Serenade
7.1

Sun Valley Serenade

1941as Ted Scott
Remember the Day
7.3

Remember the Day

1941as Dan Hopkins
Santa Fe Passage
6.1

Santa Fe Passage

1955as Kirby Randolph
College Swing
6.8

College Swing

1938as Martin Bates
Star Dust
5.7

Star Dust

1940as Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden
The Vanquished
4.9

The Vanquished

1953as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson
The Royal Rodeo
5.0

The Royal Rodeo

1939as Bill Stevens
Fair Warning
7.3

Fair Warning

1937as Jim Preston
The Boss
5.9

The Boss

1956as Matt Brady
The Dolly Sisters
5.7

The Dolly Sisters

1945as Harry Fox
Passage West
6.6

Passage West

1951as Pete Black
Hello, Frisco, Hello
6.4

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943as Johnny Cornell
Indianapolis Speedway
5.6

Indianapolis Speedway

1939as Eddie Greer
Kid Nightingale
6.4

Kid Nightingale

1939as Steve Nelson
The Eagle and the Hawk
5.9

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950as Capt. Todd Croyden
Week-End in Havana
7.0

Week-End in Havana

1941as Jay Williams
Tennessee's Partner
6.5

Tennessee's Partner

1955as Tennessee
Take It or Leave It
6.0

Take It or Leave It

1944as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crosswinds
5.9

Crosswinds

1951as Steve Singleton
Bailout at 43,000
5.3

Bailout at 43,000

1957as Major Paul Peterson
Footlight Serenade
6.5

Footlight Serenade

1942as Bill Smith
Rebel in Town
7.1

Rebel in Town

1956as John Willoughby