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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Trivia:
Was the first person in Hollywood interested in making the James Bond... more
Awards:
2 wins
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NewsDesk:
Miracle on 34th Street Makes Its Blu-ray Wish on October 6th
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Alternate Names:
John Howard Payne
Filmography
Actor:
- "Columbo" .... Ned Diamond (1 episode, 1975)
- Forgotten Lady (1975) TV episode .... Ned Diamond - "Cade's County" .... Clement Stark (1 episode, 1971)
- Requiem for Miss Madrid (1971) TV episode .... Clement Stark - "Gunsmoke" .... Amos Gentry / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1970)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Gentry's Law (1970) TV episode .... Amos Gentry
- The Well (1966) TV episode .... Janie - "The Name of the Game" .... FBI Agent (1 episode, 1968)
- Fear of High Places (1968) TV episode .... FBI Agent - They Ran for Their Lives (1968) .... Bob Martin
- "The Dick Powell Show" .... James J. Fitts (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Borderline (1962) TV episode .... James J. Fitts - "General Electric Theater" .... Father Gerringer / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1962)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Little Hours (1962) TV episode .... Father Gerringer
- Lash of Fear (1955) TV episode .... Jingles - O'Conner's Ocean (1960) (TV) .... Tom O'Conner
- "The Restless Gun" .... Vint Bonner / ... (77 episodes, 1957-1959)
- The Hill of Death (1959) TV episode .... Vint Bonner
- A Very Special Investigator (1959) TV episode .... Vint Bonner
- The Englishman (1959) TV episode .... Vint Bonner
- The Cavis Boy (1959) TV episode .... Vint Bonner
- A Trial for Jenny May (1959) TV episode .... Vint Bonner
(72 more) - Hidden Fear (1957) .... Mike Brent
- Bailout at 43,000 (1957) .... Maj. Paul Peterson
... aka Bale Out at 43,000 (UK) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Britt Ponset (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Restless Gun (1957) TV episode .... Britt Ponset
- Exit (1951) TV episode
- The Name Is Bellingham (1951) TV episode - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Clint Belmet (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Until the Man Dies (1957) TV episode .... Clint Belmet - The Boss (1956) .... Matt Brady
- Rebel in Town (1956) .... John Willoughby
- Hold Back the Night (1956) .... Capt. Sam McKenzie
- Slightly Scarlet (1956) .... Ben Grace
- "Studio 57" .... Mike Conner (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
- Deadline (1956) TV episode .... Mike Conner - Tennessee's Partner (1955) .... Tennessee
- The Road to Denver (1955) .... Bill Mayhew
- Santa Fe Passage (1955) .... Kirby Randolph
- Hell's Island (1955) .... Mike Cormack
... aka South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title) - "The Best of Broadway" .... C.K. Dexter Haven (1 episode, 1954)
- The Philadelphia Story (1954) TV episode .... C.K. Dexter Haven - Silver Lode (1954) .... Dan Ballard
- Rails Into Laramie (1954) .... Jefferson Harder
... aka Fort Laramie (USA: alternative title)
... aka Rails End at Laramie (USA: alternative title) - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- The Deep Six (1953) TV episode - 99 River Street (1953) .... Ernie Driscoll
... aka Crosstown - The Vanquished (1953/I) .... Rockwell (Rock) Grayson
- Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) .... Barbarossa
- The Blazing Forest (1952) .... Kelly Hansen
- Kansas City Confidential (1952) .... Joe Rolfe
... aka The Secret Four (UK) - Caribbean (1952) .... Dick Lindsay/Robert MacAllister
... aka Caribbean Gold (UK) - Crosswinds (1951) .... Steve Singleton
- Passage West (1951) .... Pete Black
... aka High Venture (UK) - Tripoli (1950) .... Lt. O'Bannion
... aka The First Marines (USA: reissue title) - "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Airflyte Theatre
- A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1950) TV episode - Mystery Street (1950) (uncredited) .... Law Student
... aka Murder at Harvard - The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) .... Capt. Todd Croyden
... aka Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title) - Captain China (1950) .... Charles S. Chinnough/Capt. China
- "The Silver Theatre" (1 episode, 1949)
- School for Love (1949) TV episode - The Crooked Way (1949) .... Eddie Rice aka Eddie Riccardi
- El Paso (1949) .... Clay Fletcher
- The Saxon Charm (1948) .... Eric Busch
- Larceny (1948) .... Rick Mason
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) .... Fred Gailey
... aka Miracle on 34th Street (UK) - The Razor's Edge (1946) .... Gray Maturin
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title) - Sentimental Journey (1946) .... William O. Weatherly
- Wake Up and Dream (1946) .... Jeff Cairn
... aka Enchanted Voyage (UK) - The Dolly Sisters (1945) .... Harry Fox
- Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) .... Johnny Cornell
- Springtime in the Rockies (1942) .... Dan Christy
- Iceland (1942) .... Capt. James Murfin
... aka Katina (UK) - Footlight Serenade (1942) .... William J. 'Bill' Smith
- To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) .... Chris Winters
- Remember the Day (1941) .... Dan Hopkins
- Week-End in Havana (1941) .... Jay Williams
- Sun Valley Serenade (1941) .... Ted Scott
- The Great American Broadcast (1941) .... Rix Martin
- Tin Pan Alley (1940) .... Francis Aloysius 'Skeets' Harrigan
- The Great Profile (1940) .... Richard Lansing
- Maryland (1940) .... Lee Danfield
- Tear Gas Squad (1940) .... Sergeant Bill Morrissey
... aka State Cop - King of the Lumberjacks (1940) .... James 'Jim'/'Slim' Abbott
- Star Dust (1940) .... Ambrose Fillmore aka Bud Borden
- The Royal Rodeo (1939) .... Bill Stevens
- Kid Nightingale (1939) .... Steve Nelson aka Kid Nightingale
- Indianapolis Speedway (1939) .... Eddie Greer
... aka Devil on Wheels (UK) - Wings of the Navy (1939) .... Jerry Harrington
- Garden of the Moon (1938) .... Don Vincente
- College Swing (1938) .... Martin Bates
... aka Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK) - Love on Toast (1937) .... Bill Adams
- Fair Warning (1937) (as John Howard Payne) .... Jim Preston
- Hats Off (1936) .... Jimmy Maxwell
- Dodsworth (1936) (as John Howard Payne) .... Harry McKee
Producer:
- O'Conner's Ocean (1960) (TV) (producer)
- "The Restless Gun" (executive producer) (77 episodes, 1957-1959)
- The Hill of Death (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Very Special Investigator (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Englishman (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Cavis Boy (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Trial for Jenny May (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
(72 more) - The Boss (1956) (producer)
Soundtrack:
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) (performer: "I Can't Begin to Tell You" (uncredited))
- "Columbo" (1 episode, 1975)
- Forgotten Lady (1975) TV episode (performer: "Speak Low") - The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) (performer: "You're the Cream in My Coffee")
- "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
- Episode dated 7 October 1959 (1959) TV episode (performer: "Every Little Movement" (uncredited), "Runnin' Wild" (uncredited), "The Continental" (uncredited), "I Can't Begin to Tell You" (uncredited), "You Say the Sweetest Things (Baby)" (uncredited), "K-K-K-Katy" (uncredited), "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (uncredited), "It Happened in Sun Valley" (uncredited)) - Movieland Magic (1946) (performer: "The Good Old American Way")
- Wake Up and Dream (1946) (performer: "Give Me the Simple Life")
... aka Enchanted Voyage (UK) - The Dolly Sisters (1945) (performer: "I Can't Begin to Tell You" (uncredited), "Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl" (uncredited), "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "Arrah Go on, I'm Gonna Go Back to Oregon" (uncredited))
- Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) (performer: "Hello, Frisco!", "By the Watermelon Vine (Lindy Lou)")
- Springtime in the Rockies (1942) (performer: "Run, Little Raindrop, Run", "Pan American Jubilee")
- Iceland (1942) ("There Will Never Be Another You")
... aka Katina (UK) - Footlight Serenade (1942) (performer: "I'M STILL CRAZY FOR YOU") ("I'LL BE MARCHING TO A LOVE SONG")
- Remember the Day (1941) (performer: "Pretty Baby")
- Week-End in Havana (1941) ("Tropical Magic", "The Ñango (Nyango)")
- Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (performer: "I Know Why (and So Do You)")
- The Great American Broadcast (1941) (performer: "I Take to You", "Where You Are")
- Tin Pan Alley (1940) (performer: "You Say The Sweetest Things (Baby)" (1940) (uncredited)) ("You Say The Sweetest Things (Baby)" (1940) (uncredited), "America, I Love You" (1915) (uncredited))
- Star Dust (1940) (performer: "Secrets in the Moonlight")
- The Royal Rodeo (1939) (performer: "Sons of the Plains Are We" (uncredited), "That's the Way to Be a Buckaroo" (uncredited), "The Good Old American Way" (uncredited))
- Kid Nightingale (1939) (performer: "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes", "Hark, Hark, the Meadowlark", "Who Told You I Cared?", "Listen to the Mockingbird") ("Mother Machree")
- Garden of the Moon (1938) (performer: "Garden of the Moon" (1938), "Love Is Where You Find It" (1938), "The Lady on the Two Cent Stamp" (1938), "Confidentially" (1938), "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" (1938))
- College Swing (1938) (performer: "I Fall In Love With You Every Day", "What Did Romeo Say To Juliet?")
... aka Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK)
Writer:
- "The Restless Gun" (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
- Jebediah Bonner (1958) TV episode (teleplay)
- The Gold Star (1958) TV episode (story)
- The Child (1957) TV episode (story) - Hell's Island (1955) (uncredited)
... aka South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title) - 99 River Street (1953) (uncredited)
... aka Crosstown - Kansas City Confidential (1952) (uncredited)
... aka The Secret Four (UK)
Director:
- They Ran for Their Lives (1968) (uncredited)
Self:
- The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "Death Valley Days" (1952) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title) - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1961)
- Episode dated 3 December 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 11 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 14 September 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 16 December 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode #2.16 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
- Episode dated 7 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #2.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- NBC Fall Preview (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.29 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943) .... Himself
... aka Screen Snapshots, No. 1, Series 23 (USA: review title) - Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Frontier Justice"
- Until the Man Dies (1961) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Clint Belmet
- Until the Man Dies (1959) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Clint Belmet - Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (1954) .... Himself
- Movieland Magic (1946)
- Take It or Leave It (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself: Clip from 'Tin Pan Alley'
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1958 he starred in a pilot "Six Shooter", based on the western radio series starring James Stewart.
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