Portrait of John Payne

Acting

John Payne

Career

Active from 1936 to 1968, with a break from 1958 to 1967, busiest in 1940 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
54
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for 99 River Street
99 River Street
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Payne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 73
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Hank Pym/Ant-Man (voice)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 83
Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ned Diamond

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 68
They Ran for Their Lives
They Ran for Their Lives (1968)

as Bob Martin

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Russ (FBI Agent)

The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as James J. Fitts

Suspect
Suspect (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Iverson

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 62
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 39

TV show ยท as Vint Bonner

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as John Grace

The Road to Denver
The Road to Denver (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bill Mayhew

Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tennessee

Hell's Island
Hell's Island (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mike Cormack

Silver Lode
Silver Lode (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dan Ballard

Rails Into Laramie
Rails Into Laramie (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jefferson Harder

The Vanquished
The Vanquished (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rockwell 'Rock' Grayson

99 River Street
99 River Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ernie Driscoll

Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Barbarossa

Kansas City Confidential
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

as Joe Rolfe

The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Capt. Todd Croyden

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 60
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Eddie Rice / Eddie Riccardi

El Paso
El Paso (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Clay Fletcher

Larceny
Larceny (1948)
GoodWatch score 42

as Rick Mason

The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm (1948)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eric Busch

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Fred Gailey

Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

as William O. Weatherly

To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Chris Winters

Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dan Christy

Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ted Scott

Remember the Day
Remember the Day (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dan Hopkins

Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jay Williams

King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)

as James Abbott

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 58
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy (1939)
GoodWatch score 40

as Jerry Harrington

Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eddie Greer

Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Steve Nelson

The Royal Rodeo
The Royal Rodeo (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bill Stevens

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Don Vincente

College Swing
College Swing (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Martin Bates

Fair Warning
Fair Warning (1937)

as Jim Preston

Love on Toast
Love on Toast (1937)

as Bill Adams

Hats Off
Hats Off (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jimmy Maxwell

Dodsworth
Dodsworth (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Harry McKee