John Payne
Born: May 23, 1912 (as John Howard Payne) (in Roanoke, VA)
Died: December 6, 1989 (in Malibu, CA)
Spouse(s): Anne Shirley (married 1937 - 1943, divorced)
Gloria DeHaven (married 1944 - 1950, divorced)
Alexandra Crowell Curtis (married 1953 - 1989, his death)
Children: Julie Anne Payne
Kathleen Stephenson (born 1945)
Thomas Payne
Parents: George Washington Payne
Ida Hope Schaeffer
Movies:
1936
Hats Off
Dodsworth
1937
Love on Toast
Fair Warning
1938
Garden of the Moon
College Swing
1939
Kid Nightingale
Indianapolis Speedway
Wings of the Navy
1940
Tin Pan Alley
The Great Profile
Maryland
Tear Gas Squad
King of the Lumberjacks
Star Dust
1941
Remember the Day
Week-End in Havana
Sun Valley Serenade
The Great American Broadcast
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
Iceland
Footlight Serenade
To the Shores of Tripoli
1943
Hello Frisco, Hello
1945
The Dolly Sisters
1946
Wake Up and Dream
The Razor's Edge
Sentimental Journey
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
1948
The Saxon Charm
Larceny
1949
The Crooked Way
El Paso
1950
Tripoli
The Eagle and the Hawk
Captain China
1951
Crosswinds
Passage West
1952
The Blazing Forest
Kansas City Confidential
Caribbean
1953
99 River Street
The Vanquished
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1954
Silver Lode
Rails Into Laramie
1955
Tennessee's Partner
The Road to Denver
Santa Fe Passage
Hell's Island
1956
The Boss
Rebel in Town
Hold Back the Night
Slightly Scarlet
1957
Hidden Fear
Bailout at 43,000
1960
O'Conner's Ocean
1968
They Ran for Their Lives
TV Shows:
All Star Revue
- Episode #2.37 (1952) (uncredited)
The Best of Broadway
- The Philadelphia Story (1954)
Cade's County
- Requiem for Miss Madrid (1971)
Columbo
- Forgotten Lady (1975)
1952 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Himself / Host (1972; 'Call of the West' version)
The Dick Powell Theatre
- Borderline (1962)
The Garry Moore Show
- Episode #2.16 (1960)
General Electric Theater
- Lash of Fear (1955)
- The Little Hours (1962)
Gunsmoke
- Gentry's Law (1970)
I've Got a Secret
- Episode dated 26 October 1960 (1960)
The Match Game
- Arlene Francis & John Payne (1964)
- Episode #2.150 (1964)
- Episode #2.151 (1964)
- Episode #2.152 (1964)
- Episode #2.153 (1964)
The Mike Douglas Show
- Episode #3.36 (1963)
- Episode #3.37 (1963)
- Episode #3.38 (1963)
- Episode #3.39 (1963)
- Episode #3.40 (1963)
The Name of the Game
- Fear of High Places (1968)
Nash Airflyte Theatre
- A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1950)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
- Episode #12.2 (1959)
The Restless Gun (regular)
Robert Montgomery Presents
- The Deep Six (1953)
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter
- Episode #2.29 (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse
- The Name Is Bellingham (1951)
- Exit (1951)
- The Restless Gun (1957)
The Silver Theatre
- School for Love (1949)
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
- NBC Fall Preview (1957)
Studio 57
- Deadline (1956)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
- John Payne (1957)
Texaco Star Theatre
- Episode #6.6 (1953)
TV Club
- Episode #1.29 (1951)
What's My Line?
- Episode dated 16 December 1951 (1951)
- Episode dated 14 September 1958 (1958)
- Episode dated 11 October 1959 (1959)
- Episode dated 3 December 1961 (1961)
Zane Grey Theater
- Until the Man Dies (1957)
Other Film Work:
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (Documentary short)
1939
The Royal Rodeo (Short)
1943
Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (Documentary short)
1974
The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Regular Shows
The Restless Gun (Sept. 1957 - Jun. 1959, 78 episodes)
A radio program called The Six Shooter starred James Stewart as "Britt Ponset," a rover famed for his gun-handling abilities; but nevertheless, Ponset is a peaceful, honest man who does all he can to avoid using his gun. (Which, of course, he ends up having to use every episode.)
In 1957, The Six Shooter became a televison series starring John Payne as the main character, whose name was changed to "Vint Bonner," and the show's name was changed to The Restless Gun. Many of the episodes are taken from the radio show, although the radio show only ran 40-some episodes and the TV show ran for 78.
The pilot episode ran on the Schlitz Playhouse as "The Restless Gun."
The Restless Gun on DVD:
The Restless Gun: The Complete Series
The Restless Gun (24 episodes)
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