John Payne (actor)

John Howard Payne (May 23, 1912 – December 6, 1989) was an American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th Street and the NBC Western television series The Restless Gun.

John Payne
Payne in 1949
Born
John Howard Payne

(1912-05-23)May 23, 1912
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1989(1989-12-06) (aged 77)
Malibu, California, U.S.
EducationMercersburg Academy
Alma materRoanoke College
Columbia University
Juilliard School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1934–1975
Known for
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • The Restless Gun
  • Tin Pan Alley
  • The Dolly Sisters
Spouses
(m. 1937; div. 1943)
    (m. 1944; div. 1950)
      Alexandra Crowell Curtis
      (m. 1953)
      Children3, including Julie Payne
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