Claude Payton

Claude Duval Payton (March 30, 1882 in Centerville, Iowa – March 1, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor.[1]

Claude Payton
Payton (left) on lobby card for Dice of Destiny, 1921
Born(1882-03-30)March 30, 1882
Centerville, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1955(1955-03-01) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor

Claude Payton was a tall, bearded supporting actor in many silent films and other films. He toured exclusively with a stock company headed by his 1st cousin, Corse Payton. By 1914, Claude was working at the Thanhouser film producing company in New Rochelle, New York, where he mainly played the roles of villains or lawmen in Western films. Although Claude Payton survived the transition from silent movies to films with sound, in 1935 he was mainly in minor supporting roles in films. Claude retired from the filmmaking business in the mid-1940s.

Partial filmography
  • Jean of the Wilderness (1914, Short) .... Haskins
  • The Master Hand (1914, Short) .... Chief of Detectives
  • A Woman There Was (1919) .... High Priest
  • The Man Who Lost Himself (1920) .... Prince Maniloff
  • If I Were King (1920) .... Montigney
  • The Soul of Youth (1920) .... Pete Moran
  • Dice of Destiny (1920) .... James Tierney
  • When We Were 21 (1921) .... Dave
  • A Knight of the West (1921) .... Ralph Barton (as Claude Peyton)
  • The Grim Comedian (1921) .... (uncredited)
  • The Song of Life (1922) .... Central Office Man
  • Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922)
  • The Masked Avenger (1922) .... Bruno Douglas
  • Desert's Crucible (1922) .... Tex Fuller
  • The Men of Zanzibar (1922) .... George Sheyer (as Claude Peyton)
  • The Desert Bridegroom (1922)
  • Trooper O'Neil (1922) .... Black Flood
  • Do and Dare (1922) .... Córdoba (as Claude Peyton)
  • Bells of San Juan (1922) .... Jim Garson
  • Catch My Smoke (1922) .... Tex Lynch (as Claude Peyton)
  • The Devil's Dooryard (1923) .... Fred Bradley
  • The Law Rustlers (1923) .... Doc Jordan
  • Desert Rider (1923) .... Rufe Kinkaid (as Claude Peyton)
  • Skid Proof (1923) .... Masters (as Claude Peyton)
  • The Man from Wyoming (1924) .... Jack Halloway
  • The Back Trail (1924) .... Gentleman Harry King
  • The Desert Outlaw (1924) .... Black Loomis
  • Daring Chances (1924) .... Sampson Burke
  • The Riddle Rider (1924) .... Victor Raymond
  • Gold and the Girl (1925) .... Rankin (as Claude Peyton)
  • Dangerous Odds (1925)
  • The Texas Trail (1925) .... Dan Merrill
  • Ben-Hur (1925) .... Jesus (uncredited)
  • The Cohens and Kellys (1926) .... Bit Role (uncredited)
  • The Yellow Back (1926) .... Bruce Condon
  • The Western Whirlwind (1927) .... Jeff Taylor
  • Set Free (1927) .... Burke Tanner
  • The Ridin' Streak (1927) .... Sheriff
  • The Crowd (1928) .... Minor Role (uncredited)
  • The Gate Crasher (1928) .... Zanfield (stage manager)
  • Dodging Danger (1929, Short)
  • Say It with Songs (1929) .... Judge
  • The Great Divide (1929) .... Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Up the River (1930) .... Guard (uncredited)
  • Arsène Lupin (1932) .... Gendarme (uncredited)
  • The Black Ghost (1932) .... Col. Haliday (archive footage)
  • The Last Frontier (1932) .... Colonel Halliday
  • Tex Takes a Holiday (1932) .... Saunders
  • Zoo in Budapest (1933) .... Captain of Police (uncredited)
  • Fargo Express (1933) .... Goss partner #1
  • The Son of Kong (1933) .... Sailor / Suspenders Peddler (uncredited)
  • Thunder Over Texas (1934) .... Bruce Laird
  • Jealousy (1934) .... Bit Role (uncredited)
  • The Mighty Barnum (1934) .... Spieler (uncredited)
  • Les Misérables (1935) .... Gendarme at Bishop's Home (uncredited)
  • After the Dance (1935) .... Guard (uncredited)
  • The Public Menace (1935) .... Detective (uncredited)
  • Barbary Coast (1935) .... Passenger (uncredited)
  • A Night at the Opera (1935) .... Police Captain (uncredited)
  • One-Way Ticket (1935) .... Detective (uncredited)
  • Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) .... Caretaker (uncredited)
  • Anthony Adverse (1936) .... Announcer of guests at ball (uncredited)
  • San Quentin (1937) .... Cop (uncredited)
  • All American Sweetheart (1937) .... Attendant (uncredited)
  • Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) .... Deputy (uncredited)
  • Broadway Musketeers (1938) .... Policeman at Murder Scene (uncredited)
  • The Spider's Web (1938, Serial) .... Henchman Radarez [Ch. 11] (uncredited)
  • Eternally Yours (1939) .... Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
  • Tower of London (1939) .... Councilman (uncredited) (final film role)
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References
  1. Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
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