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Lew Payton(1874-1945)

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  • Soundtrack
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Lew Payton was born on 27 June 1874 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for On Such a Night (1937), Jezebel (1938) and Lady for a Night (1942). He died on 27 May 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 27, 1874
DiedMay 27, 1945(70)
BornJune 27, 1874
DiedMay 27, 1945(70)
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Known for

Karen Morley and Grant Richards in On Such a Night (1937)
On Such a Night
5.4
  • George Washington, Fentridge Butler
  • 1937
Bette Davis in Jezebel (1938)
Jezebel
7.4
  • Uncle Cato(as Lou Payton)
  • 1938
John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Edith Barrett, Hall Johnson Choir, Isabel Dawn, Boyce DeGaw, Garrett Fort, Leigh Jason, Leonid Kinskey, Philip Merivale, Ray Middleton, and Blanche Yurka in Lady for a Night (1942)
Lady for a Night
6.0
  • Napoleon
  • 1942
Smith Ballew and Ann Dvorak in Racing Lady (1937)
Racing Lady
5.7
  • Joe
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
    Presenting Lily Mars
    6.8
    • Andrew - Mrs. Thornway's Butler (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Edith Barrett, Hall Johnson Choir, Isabel Dawn, Boyce DeGaw, Garrett Fort, Leigh Jason, Leonid Kinskey, Philip Merivale, Ray Middleton, and Blanche Yurka in Lady for a Night (1942)
    Lady for a Night
    6.0
    • Napoleon
    • 1942
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Basil Rathbone in The Sun Never Sets (1939)
    The Sun Never Sets
    6.3
    • Village Chief (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Ellen Drew and George Raft in The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
    The Lady's from Kentucky
    6.2
    • Sixty
    • 1939
  • Bob Burns in The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
    The Arkansas Traveler
    6.2
    • Butler (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bette Davis in Jezebel (1938)
    Jezebel
    7.4
    • Uncle Cato (as Lou Payton)
    • 1938
  • Bob Burns, Frances Dee, and Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo (1937)
    Wells Fargo
    6.4
    • Sam - Pryor's Butler (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Karen Morley and Grant Richards in On Such a Night (1937)
    On Such a Night
    5.4
    • George Washington, Fentridge Butler
    • 1937
  • Smith Ballew and Ann Dvorak in Racing Lady (1937)
    Racing Lady
    5.7
    • Joe
    • 1937
  • Gladys George, John Howard, and Arline Judge in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
    6.2
    • Lon Olds
    • 1936
  • Africa Speaks -- English
    5.8
    Short
    • Old Native (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Smash Your Baggage (1932)
    Smash Your Baggage
    7.1
    Short
    • Lodge Member (uncredited)
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)
    Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
    7.9
    • writer: "Of All the Wrongs You've to Me"
    • 2016

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lou Payton
  • Born
    • June 27, 1874
    • Huntington, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • May 27, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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