John Payne

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John Payne

Acting May 28, 1912

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

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 (19…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

7.4 1947 Movie
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

7.0 1968 TV Show
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2 1956 TV Show
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

6.2 1956 TV Show
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

7.6 2006 TV Show
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

7.1 1936 Movie

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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).

Filmography

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  1. 2006
    Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

    TV show Hank Pym/Ant-Man (voice)

  2. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show Ned Diamond

  3. 1968
    The Name of the Game

    TV show Russ (FBI Agent)

  4. 1968
    They Ran for Their Lives

    Movie Bob Martin

  5. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self

  6. 1961
    The Dick Powell Show

    TV show James J. Fitts

  7. 1960
    Suspect

    Movie Iverson

  8. 1957
    The Restless Gun

    TV show Vint Bonner

  9. 1957
    Hidden Fear

    Movie Mike Brent

  10. 1957
    Bailout at 43,000

    Movie Major Paul Peterson

  11. 1956
    The Boss

    Movie Matt Brady

  12. 1956
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    TV show Clint Belmet

  13. 1956
    Rebel in Town

    Movie John Willoughby

  14. 1956
    Hold Back the Night

    Movie Capt. Sam McKenzie

  15. 1956
    The Steve Allen Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  16. 1956
    Tony Awards

    TV show Self - Performer

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  1. 1956
    Slightly Scarlet

    Movie John Grace

  2. 1955
    Tennessee's Partner

    Movie Tennessee

  3. 1955
    Hollywood Preview

    TV show Self

  4. 1955
    Gunsmoke

    TV show Amos Gentry

  5. 1955
    The Road to Denver

    Movie Bill Mayhew

  6. 1955
    Santa Fe Passage

    Movie Kirby Randolph

  7. 1955
    Hell's Island

    Movie Mike Cormack

  8. 1954
    Studio 57

    TV show

  9. 1954
    Silver Lode

    Movie Dan Ballard

  10. 1954
    Rails Into Laramie

    Movie Jefferson Harder

  11. 1953
    99 River Street

    Movie Ernie Driscoll

  12. 1953
    The Vanquished

    Movie Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

  13. 1953
    Raiders of the Seven Seas

    Movie Barbarossa

  14. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show Jingles

  15. 1952
    The Blazing Forest

    Movie Kelly Hansen

  16. 1952
    Kansas City Confidential

    Movie Joe Rolfe

  17. 1952
    Caribbean

    Movie Dick Lindsay / Robert McAllister

  18. 1951
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV show

  19. 1951
    Crosswinds

    Movie Steve Singleton

  20. 1951
    Passage West

    Movie Pete Black

  21. 1950
    Tripoli

    Movie Lt. O'Bannion

  22. 1950
    The Eagle and the Hawk

    Movie Capt. Todd Croyden

  23. 1950
    What's My Line?

    TV show Self

  24. 1950
    Captain China

    Movie Charles S. Chinnough