Claude Payton

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

Born
Claude Duval Payton

(1882-03-30)March 30, 1882
DiedMarch 1, 1955(1955-03-01) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
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Claude Payton
Payton (left) on lobby card for Dice of Destiny, 1921
Born
Claude Duval Payton

(1882-03-30)March 30, 1882
DiedMarch 1, 1955(1955-03-01) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
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On stage, Claude Payton toured with the Spooner Stock Company, which was headed by his brother, Corse Payton, and his sister, Cecil Spooner.[2] 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.

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