Filmography
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Known For
Miracle on 34th Street Fred Gailey (1947) -
Kansas City Confidential Joe Rolfe (1952) -
Sun Valley Serenade Ted Scott (1941) -
Known For
The Restless Gun Vint Bonner / Britt Ponset / Gene Baroda / Jebediah Bonner (1957-1959) -
Actor
Columbo Ned Diamond (1975) -
Cade's County Clement Stark (1971) -
Gunsmoke Amos Gentry (1970) -
The Name of the Game Russ (FBI Agent) (1968) -
They Ran for Their Lives Bob Martin (1968) -
The Dick Powell Theatre James J. Fitts (1962) -
General Electric Theater Father Gerringer (1955-1962) -
O'Conner's Ocean Tom O'Conner (1960) -
The Restless Gun Vint Bonner (1957-1959)
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Hidden Fear Mike Brent (1957) -
![Bailout at 43,000]( "Bailout at 43,000")
Bailout at 43,000 Major Paul Peterson (1957) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Britt Ponset (1951-1957) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Clint Belmet (1957) -
![The Boss]( "The Boss")
The Boss Matt Brady (1956) -
![Rebel in Town]( "Rebel in Town")
Rebel in Town John Willoughby (1956) -
![Hold Back the Night]( "Hold Back the Night")
Hold Back the Night Capt. Sam McKenzie (1956) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 Mike Conner (1956) -
![Slightly Scarlet]( "Slightly Scarlet")
Slightly Scarlet Ben Grace (1956) -
![Tennessee's Partner]( "Tennessee's Partner")
Tennessee's Partner Tennessee (1955) -
![The Road to Denver]( "The Road to Denver")
The Road to Denver Bill Mayhew (1955) -
![Santa Fe Passage]( "Santa Fe Passage")
Santa Fe Passage Kirby Randolph (1955) -
![Hell's Island]( "Hell's Island")
Hell's Island Mike Cormack (1955) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway C.K. Dexter Haven (1954) -
![Silver Lode]( "Silver Lode")
Silver Lode Dan Ballard (1954) -
![Rails Into Laramie]( "Rails Into Laramie")
Rails Into Laramie Jefferson Harder (1954) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents Lt. Alec Austen (1953) -
![99 River Street]( "99 River Street")
99 River Street Ernie Driscoll (1953) -
![The Vanquished]( "The Vanquished")
The Vanquished Rockwell Grayson (1953) -
![Raiders of the Seven Seas]( "Raiders of the Seven Seas")
Raiders of the Seven Seas Barbarossa (1953) -
![The Blazing Forest]( "The Blazing Forest")
The Blazing Forest Kelly Hansen (1952) -
![Kansas City Confidential]( "Kansas City Confidential")
Kansas City Confidential Joe Rolfe (1952) -
![Caribbean]( "Caribbean")
Caribbean Dick Lindsay / Robert MacAllister (1952) -
![Crosswinds]( "Crosswinds")
Crosswinds Steve Singleton (1951) -
![Passage West]( "Passage West")
Passage West Pete Black (1951) -
![Tripoli]( "Tripoli")
Tripoli Lt. O'Bannion (1950) -
Nash Airflyte Theatre Thacker (1950)
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![The Eagle and the Hawk]( "The Eagle and the Hawk")
The Eagle and the Hawk Capt. Todd Croyden (1950) -
![Captain China]( "Captain China")
Captain China Charles S. Chinnough aka Captain China (1950) -
![D.O.A.]( "D.O.A.")
D.O.A. (Carter?) (1949) -
![The Silver Theatre]( "The Silver Theatre")
The Silver Theatre (1949) -
![The Crooked Way]( "The Crooked Way")
The Crooked Way Eddie Rice aka Eddie Riccardi (1949) -
![El Paso]( "El Paso")
El Paso Clay Fletcher (1949) -
![The Saxon Charm]( "The Saxon Charm")
The Saxon Charm Eric Busch (1948) -
![Larceny]( "Larceny")
Larceny Rick Maxon (1948) -
![Miracle on 34th Street]( "Miracle on 34th Street")
Miracle on 34th Street Fred Gailey (1947) -
![Wake Up and Dream]( "Wake Up and Dream")
Wake Up and Dream Jeff Cairn (1946) -
![The Razor's Edge]( "The Razor's Edge")
The Razor's Edge Gray Maturin (1946) -
![Sentimental Journey]( "Sentimental Journey")
Sentimental Journey William O. Weatherly (1946) -
![The Dolly Sisters]( "The Dolly Sisters")
The Dolly Sisters Harry Fox (1945) -
![Hello Frisco, Hello]( "Hello Frisco, Hello")
Hello Frisco, Hello Johnny Cornell (1943) -
![Springtime in the Rockies]( "Springtime in the Rockies")
Springtime in the Rockies Dan Christy (1942) -
![Iceland]( "Iceland")
Iceland Corporal James Murfin (1942) -
![Footlight Serenade]( "Footlight Serenade")
Footlight Serenade William J. 'Bill' Smith (1942) -
![To the Shores of Tripoli]( "To the Shores of Tripoli")
To the Shores of Tripoli Chris Winters (1942) -
![Remember the Day]( "Remember the Day")
Remember the Day Dan Hopkins (1941) -
![Week-End in Havana]( "Week-End in Havana")
Week-End in Havana Jay Williams (1941) -
![Sun Valley Serenade]( "Sun Valley Serenade")
Sun Valley Serenade Ted Scott (1941) -
![The Great American Broadcast]( "The Great American Broadcast")
The Great American Broadcast Rix Martin (1941) -
![Tin Pan Alley]( "Tin Pan Alley")
Tin Pan Alley Skeets Harrigan (1940) -
![The Great Profile]( "The Great Profile")
The Great Profile Richard Lansing (1940) -
![Maryland]( "Maryland")
Maryland Lee Danfield (1940) -
![Tear Gas Squad]( "Tear Gas Squad")
Tear Gas Squad Bill Morrissey (1940) -
![King of the Lumberjacks]( "King of the Lumberjacks")
King of the Lumberjacks James 'Jim' 'Slim' Abbott (1940) -
![Star Dust]( "Star Dust")
Star Dust Ambrose Fillmore / Bud Borden (1940) -
![The Royal Rodeo]( "The Royal Rodeo")
The Royal Rodeo Bill Stevens (1939) -
![Kid Nightingale]( "Kid Nightingale")
Kid Nightingale Steve Nelson aka Kid Nightingale (1939) -
![Indianapolis Speedway]( "Indianapolis Speedway")
Indianapolis Speedway Eddie Greer (1939) -
![Wings of the Navy]( "Wings of the Navy")
Wings of the Navy Jerry Harrington (1939) -
![Garden of the Moon]( "Garden of the Moon")
Garden of the Moon Don Vincente (1938) -
![College Swing]( "College Swing")
College Swing Martin Bates (1938) -
![Love on Toast]( "Love on Toast")
Love on Toast Bill Adams (1937) -
![Fair Warning]( "Fair Warning")
Fair Warning Jim Preston (1937) -
![Hats Off]( "Hats Off")
Hats Off Jimmy Maxwell (1936) -
Actor
![Dodsworth]( "Dodsworth")
Dodsworth Harry McKee (1936) -
Soundtrack
![The Shape of Water]( "The Shape of Water")
The Shape of Water (2017) -
![Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults")
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![Columbo]( "Columbo")
Columbo (1975) -
![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974)
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![Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]( "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall")
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![The Restless Gun]( "The Restless Gun")
The Restless Gun (1957-1959) -
![The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show]( "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show")
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![Wake Up and Dream]( "Wake Up and Dream")
Wake Up and Dream (1946) -
![Movieland Magic]( "Movieland Magic")
Movieland Magic (1946) -
![The Dolly Sisters]( "The Dolly Sisters")
The Dolly Sisters (1945) -
![Hello Frisco, Hello]( "Hello Frisco, Hello")
Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) -
![Springtime in the Rockies]( "Springtime in the Rockies")
Springtime in the Rockies (1942) -
![Iceland]( "Iceland")
Iceland (1942) -
![Footlight Serenade]( "Footlight Serenade")
Footlight Serenade (1942) -
![Remember the Day]( "Remember the Day")
Remember the Day (1941) -
![Week-End in Havana]( "Week-End in Havana")
Week-End in Havana (1941) -
![Sun Valley Serenade]( "Sun Valley Serenade")
Sun Valley Serenade (1941) -
![The Great American Broadcast]( "The Great American Broadcast")
The Great American Broadcast (1941) -
![Tin Pan Alley]( "Tin Pan Alley")
Tin Pan Alley (1940) -
![Star Dust]( "Star Dust")
Star Dust (1940) -
![The Royal Rodeo]( "The Royal Rodeo")
The Royal Rodeo (1939) -
![Kid Nightingale]( "Kid Nightingale")
Kid Nightingale (1939) -
![Garden of the Moon]( "Garden of the Moon")
Garden of the Moon (1938) -
![College Swing]( "College Swing")
College Swing (1938) -
![Love on Toast]( "Love on Toast")
Love on Toast (1937) -
Soundtrack
![Hats Off]( "Hats Off")
Hats Off (1936) -
Writer
![The Restless Gun]( "The Restless Gun")
The Restless Gun (1957-1958) -
![Hell's Island]( "Hell's Island")
Hell's Island (1955) -
![99 River Street]( "99 River Street")
99 River Street (1953) -
Writer
![Kansas City Confidential]( "Kansas City Confidential")
Kansas City Confidential (1952) -
ProducerO'Conner's Ocean (1960)
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![The Restless Gun]( "The Restless Gun")
The Restless Gun (1957-1959) -
Producer
![The Boss]( "The Boss")
The Boss (1956) -
Director
![They Ran for Their Lives]( "They Ran for Their Lives")
They Ran for Their Lives (1968) -
Archive footage
![Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults]( "Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1997) -
![20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years]( "20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths]( "Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths")
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![Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals]( "Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals")
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Frontier Justice (1959-1961)
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Archive footage
![Movieland Magic]( "Movieland Magic")
Movieland Magic (1946) -
![Take It or Leave It]( "Take It or Leave It")
Take It or Leave It (1944)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
He appeared with Alice Faye in four films: Tin Pan Alley (1940), The Great American Broadcast (1941), Week-End in Havana (1941) and Hello Frisco, Hello (1943).
Quotes
Back in 1937 while I was under contract to Paramount, I sang on a five-minute radio program with another contract player from Paramount. A girl who's done rather well since -- Betty Grable. Betty and I didn't do so well then, though. We couldn't ...
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
John Howard Payne
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Died
(age 77)
Malibu, California, USA
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