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99 River Street (1953) -- Five raped women band together to form a 'Rape Squad' in order to avenge the actions of the sadistic man who attacked them.
"Exosquad" (1993): Season 2: Episode 24 -- The Exofleet attempts to liberate Mercury. Takagi fights the Neosapiens' greatest E-Frame pilot one-on-one.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) -- When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) -- An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
Kansas City Confidential (1952) -- An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.

Overview

Date of Birth:

28 May 1912, Roanoke, Virginia, USA more

Date of Death:

6 December 1989, Malibu, California, USA more

Trivia:

Singer, mostly in 20th Century-Fox musicals. more

STARmeter: ?

Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins more

NewsDesk:

Miracle on 34th Street Makes Its Blu-ray Wish on October 6th
 (From MovieWeb. 14 August 2009, 7:09 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

John Howard Payne

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 1110:00 PMTCM Garden of the Moon  

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Columbo" (1971)   Ned Diamond (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.6 (317)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Cade's County" (1971)   Clement Stark (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.4 (37)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Amos Gentry / Janie (2 episodes, 1966-1970) 1970 - 8.0 (686)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   FBI Agent (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.0 (113)
1 TV episode:
- 5. They Ran for Their Lives (1968) Bob Martin 1968 - 4.2 (13)
- 6. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   James J. Fitts (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Father Gerringer / Jingles (2 episodes, 1955-1962) 1962 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. O'Conner's Ocean (1960) (TV) Tom O'Conner 1960 - -
- 9. "The Restless Gun" (1957)   Vint Bonner / 3 characters not shown (77 episodes, 1957-1959) 1959 - 7.5 (28)
77 TV episodes: 72 episodes not shown.
- 10. Hidden Fear (1957) Mike Brent 1957 - 5.4 (20)
- 11. Bailout at 43,000 (1957)   Maj. Paul Peterson 1957 - 5.8 (14)
AKAs:
  • Bale Out at 43,000 (UK)
- 12. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   Britt Ponset (3 episodes, 1951-1957) 1957 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
3 TV episodes:
- 13. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Clint Belmet (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. The Boss (1956) Matt Brady 1956 - 7.1 (73)
- 15. Rebel in Town (1956) John Willoughby 1956 - 7.0 (60)
- 16. Hold Back the Night (1956) Capt. Sam McKenzie 1956 - 6.2 (22)
- 17. Slightly Scarlet (1956) Ben Grace 1956 - 6.7 (230)
- 18. "Studio 57" (1954)   Mike Conner (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.1 (24)
AKAs:
  • Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 19. Tennessee's Partner (1955) Tennessee 1955 - 6.2 (134)
- 20. The Road to Denver (1955) Bill Mayhew 1955 - 6.1 (69)
- 21. Santa Fe Passage (1955) Kirby Randolph 1955 - 5.7 (96)
- 22. Hell's Island (1955)   Mike Cormack 1955 - 5.7 (34)
AKAs:
  • South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title)
- 23. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   C.K. Dexter Haven (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.5 (7)
- 24. Silver Lode (1954) Dan Ballard 1954 - 7.2 (224)
- 25. Rails Into Laramie (1954)   Jefferson Harder 1954 - 5.3 (28)
AKAs:
  • Fort Laramie (USA: alternative title)
  • Rails End at Laramie (USA: alternative title)
- 26. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
1 TV episode:
- 27. 99 River Street (1953)   Ernie Driscoll 1953 - 7.4 (213)
AKAs:
  • Crosstown
- 28. The Vanquished (1953/I) Rockwell (Rock) Grayson 1953 - 5.0 (24)
- 29. Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) Barbarossa 1953 - 5.3 (88)
- 30. The Blazing Forest (1952) Kelly Hansen 1952 - 5.1 (21)
- 31. Kansas City Confidential (1952)   Joe Rolfe 1952 - 7.6 (1,077)
AKAs:
  • The Secret Four (UK)
- 32. Caribbean (1952)   Dick Lindsay/Robert MacAllister 1952 - 5.3 (44)
AKAs:
  • Caribbean Gold (UK)
- 33. Crosswinds (1951) Steve Singleton 1951 - 5.7 (44)
- 34. Passage West (1951)   Pete Black 1951 - 5.6 (16)
AKAs:
  • High Venture (UK)
- 35. Tripoli (1950)   Lt. O'Bannion 1950 - 5.5 (77)
AKAs:
  • The First Marines (USA: reissue title)
- 36. "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 5.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • Airflyte Theatre
1 TV episode:
- 37. Mystery Street (1950)   (uncredited) Law Student 1950 - 7.0 (616)
AKAs:
  • Murder at Harvard
- 38. The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)   Capt. Todd Croyden 1950 - 6.2 (37)
AKAs:
  • Spread Eagle (USA: reissue title)
- 39. Captain China (1950) Charles S. Chinnough/Capt. China 1950 - 5.2 (19)
- 40. "The Silver Theatre" (1949)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - -
1 TV episode:
- 41. The Crooked Way (1949) Eddie Rice aka Eddie Riccardi 1949 - 7.2 (113)
- 42. El Paso (1949) Clay Fletcher 1949 - 5.5 (46)
- 43. The Saxon Charm (1948) Eric Busch 1948 - 6.3 (31)
- 44. Larceny (1948) Rick Mason 1948 - 7.1 (19)
- 45. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)   Fred Gailey 1947 - 8.0 (11,805)
AKAs:
  • Miracle on 34th Street (UK)
- 46. The Razor's Edge (1946)   Gray Maturin 1946 - 7.5 (1,564)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
- 47. Sentimental Journey (1946) William O. Weatherly 1946 - 6.5 (139)
- 48. Wake Up and Dream (1946)   Jeff Cairn 1946 - 6.4 (44)
AKAs:
  • Enchanted Voyage (UK)
- 49. The Dolly Sisters (1945) Harry Fox 1945 - 6.6 (223)
- 50. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) Johnny Cornell 1943 - 6.9 (158)
- 51. Springtime in the Rockies (1942) Dan Christy 1942 - 6.9 (192)
- 52. Iceland (1942)   Capt. James Murfin 1942 - 5.5 (79)
AKAs:
  • Katina (UK)
- 53. Footlight Serenade (1942) William J. 'Bill' Smith 1942 - 6.4 (77)
- 54. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) Chris Winters 1942 - 5.9 (222)
- 55. Remember the Day (1941) Dan Hopkins 1941 - 7.2 (134)
- 56. Week-End in Havana (1941) Jay Williams 1941 - 6.5 (204)
- 57. Sun Valley Serenade (1941) Ted Scott 1941 - 7.2 (399)
- 58. The Great American Broadcast (1941) Rix Martin 1941 - 6.6 (81)
- 59. Tin Pan Alley (1940) Francis Aloysius 'Skeets' Harrigan 1940 - 6.9 (142)
- 60. The Great Profile (1940) Richard Lansing 1940 - 6.0 (56)
- 61. Maryland (1940) Lee Danfield 1940 - 6.0 (35)
- 62. Tear Gas Squad (1940)   Sergeant Bill Morrissey 1940 - 6.0 (80)
AKAs:
  • State Cop
- 63. King of the Lumberjacks (1940) James 'Jim'/'Slim' Abbott 1940 - 5.2 (31)
- 64. Star Dust (1940) Ambrose Fillmore aka Bud Borden 1940 - 7.0 (77)
- 65. The Royal Rodeo (1939) Bill Stevens 1939 - 5.1 (100)
- 66. Kid Nightingale (1939) Steve Nelson aka Kid Nightingale 1939 - 5.7 (47)
- 67. Indianapolis Speedway (1939)   Eddie Greer 1939 - 5.7 (58)
AKAs:
  • Devil on Wheels (UK)
- 68. Wings of the Navy (1939) Jerry Harrington 1939 - 5.9 (75)
- 69. Garden of the Moon (1938) Don Vincente 1938 - 6.1 (81)
- 70. College Swing (1938)   Martin Bates 1938 - 6.5 (158)
AKAs:
  • Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK)
- 71. Love on Toast (1937) Bill Adams 1937 - 7.2 (5)
- 72. Fair Warning (1937) (as John Howard Payne) Jim Preston 1937 - 5.0 (11)
- 73. Hats Off (1936) Jimmy Maxwell 1936 - 5.5 (19)
- 74. Dodsworth (1936) (as John Howard Payne) Harry McKee 1936 - 8.4 (3,005)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. O'Conner's Ocean (1960) (TV) (producer) 1960 - -
- 2. "The Restless Gun" (1957)   executive producer (77 episodes, 1957-1959) 1959 - 7.5 (28)
77 TV episodes: 72 episodes not shown.
- 3. The Boss (1956) (producer) 1956 - 7.1 (73)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) (performer: "I Can't Begin to Tell You" (uncredited)) 1997 - 7.5 (29)
- 2. "Columbo" (1971)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.6 (317)
1 TV episode:
- 3. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) (performer: "You're the Cream in My Coffee") 1974 - 4.5 (14)
- 4. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
  • Episode dated 7 October 1959 (1959) (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))
- 5. Movieland Magic (1946) (performer: "The Good Old American Way") 1946 - -
- 6. Wake Up and Dream (1946)   (performer: "Give Me the Simple Life") 1946 - 6.4 (44)
AKAs:
  • Enchanted Voyage (UK)
- 7. 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)) 1945 - 6.6 (223)
- 8. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) (performer: "Hello, Frisco!", "By the Watermelon Vine (Lindy Lou)") 1943 - 6.9 (158)
- 9. Springtime in the Rockies (1942) (performer: "Run, Little Raindrop, Run", "Pan American Jubilee") 1942 - 6.9 (192)
- 10. Iceland (1942)   ("There Will Never Be Another You") 1942 - 5.5 (79)
AKAs:
  • Katina (UK)
- 11. Footlight Serenade (1942) (performer: "I'M STILL CRAZY FOR YOU") ("I'LL BE MARCHING TO A LOVE SONG") 1942 - 6.4 (77)
- 12. Remember the Day (1941) (performer: "Pretty Baby") 1941 - 7.2 (134)
- 13. Week-End in Havana (1941) ("Tropical Magic", "The Ñango (Nyango)") 1941 - 6.5 (204)
- 14. Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (performer: "I Know Why (and So Do You)") 1941 - 7.2 (399)
- 15. The Great American Broadcast (1941) (performer: "I Take to You", "Where You Are") 1941 - 6.6 (81)
- 16. 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)) 1940 - 6.9 (142)
- 17. Star Dust (1940) (performer: "Secrets in the Moonlight") 1940 - 7.0 (77)
- 18. 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)) 1939 - 5.1 (100)
- 19. 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") 1939 - 5.7 (47)
- 20. 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)) 1938 - 6.1 (81)
- 21. College Swing (1938)   (performer: "I Fall In Love With You Every Day", "What Did Romeo Say To Juliet?") 1938 - 6.5 (158)
AKAs:
  • Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Restless Gun" (1957)   (3 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 7.5 (28)
3 TV episodes:
- 2. Hell's Island (1955)   (uncredited) 1955 - 5.7 (34)
AKAs:
  • South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title)
- 3. 99 River Street (1953)   (uncredited) 1953 - 7.4 (213)
AKAs:
  • Crosstown
- 4. Kansas City Confidential (1952)   (uncredited) 1952 - 7.6 (1,077)
AKAs:
  • The Secret Four (UK)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. They Ran for Their Lives (1968) (uncredited) 1968 - 4.2 (13)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) Himself - Performer 1974 - 4.5 (14)
- 2. "Death Valley Days" (1952)   Himself / Host (1972; 'Call of the West' version) (unknown episodes) 1972 - 7.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
  • The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
  • Trails West (USA: syndication title)
  • Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- 3. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (4 episodes, 1951-1961) 1961 - 8.9 (268)
4 TV episodes:
- 4. "The Garry Moore Show" (1958)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.3 (30)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)   Himself (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 4.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Ford Show
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 9.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Jack Carter Show" (1950)   Himself (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943)   Himself 1943 - 5.1 (16)
AKAs:
  • Screen Snapshots, No. 1, Series 23 (USA: review title)
- 10. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938) Himself 1938 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) Himself
- 2. "Frontier Justice"  
2 TV episodes:
- 3. Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (1954) Himself
- 4. Movieland Magic (1946)
- 5. 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. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal more

Genres:

Western | Drama | Comedy | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | New York City | Singer more

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