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Barton MacLane
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Barton MacLane
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-12-25,Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Barton MacLane graduated from Wesleyan University, where he displayed a notable aptitude for sports, in particular football and basketball. Not surprisingly, his physical prowess led to an early role in The Quarterback (1926) with Richard Dix. MacLane once commented that, as an actor, he needed to have the physical strength to tear the bad guys "from limb to limb", if necessary. Ironically, it was usually Barton himself who was destined to be at the end of a hiding (when not getting shot, instead), typically as snarling henchmen, outlaws and other assorted dubious or abrasive types throughout most of his 40-year acting career. In fact, Barton became so typecast that his name was for a time used proverbially, to generally describe a shouting, hard-nosed ruffian. After training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, MacLane joined a stock company in Brooklyn. In 1927 he had his first part on Broadway, a brief moment as an assistant district attorney, in the melodrama "The Trial of Mary Dugan". He then played a small featured role as a police officer in "Subway Express" (1929-30), a drama enacted in the interior of a subway car. In mid-1932 MacLane tried his hand at writing his own starring vehicle for the stage, entitled "Rendezvous". While the play closed after just 21 performances, it led to a contract with Warner Brothers. Barton had already appeared in bit roles for Paramount at their Astoria Studios, including The Marx Brothers' debut film The Cocoanuts (1929). He portrayed mobster Brad Collins in 'G' Men (1935) (with James Cagney), which set the tone for most of his future assignments. Brawny, with squinty eyes and a rasping voice, MacLane was the ideal surly tough guy, particularly suitable for westerns and the type of films noir Warner Brothers excelled at. He was often cast as cops, be they bent or honest. Some of his most representative performances include gangster Al Kruger in Bullets or Ballots (1936), which won him some of the best critical notices of his career; outlaw Jack Slade in Western Union (1941); crooked construction boss Pat McCormick, who gets beaten up by Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt over past-due wages in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); hard-nosed cops Detective Dundy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Lt. Reece in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950). MacLane, on loan to Universal, also had a starring role in Prison Break (1938) as an innocent tuna fisherman who is framed for murder. He was prominent as a tough but sympathetic cop, foil to sleuthing girl reporter Glenda Farrell in the "Torchy Blaine" series of the mid- to late 1930s. In the 1960s Barton began to cultivate a good-guy image as Marshal Frank Caine in the NBC western series Outlaws (1960) as well as showing up in a small recurring role as Air Force Gen. Martin Peterson in I Dream of Jeannie (1965). Barton was married to the actress Charlotte Wynters, who appeared with him in six of his films. When not on the set, the couple spent time on their 2000-acre cattle ranch in Madera County, California. For his work in television, Barton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

Pocketful of Miracles

7.3

Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18

The Maltese Falcon

7.7

The Maltese Falcon
1941-10-18

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

6.424

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941-08-12

6

Foxfire
1955-07-13

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948-01-15

The Secret Seven

0

The Secret Seven
1940-08-15

0

Politics
1930-11-14

6.7

Manpower
1941-08-09

3.9

Nabonga
1944-01-25

5.5

The Rounders
1965-01-08

Come Live with Me

6.9

Come Live with Me
1941-01-31

5.5

Red Light
1949-09-30

The Walking Dead

6.2

The Walking Dead
1936-03-01

7

High Sierra
1941-01-23

Bullets or Ballots

6.5

Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06

Cry of the Werewolf

4.3

Cry of the Werewolf
1944-08-17

The Mummy's Ghost

5.8

The Mummy's Ghost
1944-07-07

4.5

Scared Stiff
1945-06-22

Mysterious Intruder

5.8

Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11

The Prince and the Pauper

6.8

The Prince and the Pauper
1937-04-30

All Through the Night

6.9

All Through the Night
1942-01-10

5.96

Western Union
1941-02-21

6.3

Backlash
1956-03-14

6.4

The Geisha Boy
1958-11-02

6.7

You and Me
1938-06-01

The Glenn Miller Story

6.9

The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04

6.473

The Cocoanuts
1929-05-23

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

6.7

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950-08-19

4.8

Kansas Pacific
1953-02-22

6.5

San Quentin
1937-05-24

Tarzan and the Huntress

5.6

Tarzan and the Huntress
1947-04-05

You Only Live Once

7.1

You Only Live Once
1937-01-23

6.8

Secret Command
1944-07-30

The Man Is Armed

4.8

The Man Is Armed
1956-10-19

4.8

Man of Courage
1943-01-04

Tarzan and the Amazons

6.3

Tarzan and the Amazons
1945-04-29

Times Square Playboy

4.8

Times Square Playboy
1936-05-09

6.3

San Quentin
1946-12-16

3.5

Lone Cowboy
1933-12-02

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

3.7

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943-12-09

5.6

Ceiling Zero
1936-01-16

6.325

Black Fury
1935-05-18

Bugles in the Afternoon

5

Bugles in the Afternoon
1952-03-04

The Spanish Main

6.2

The Spanish Main
1945-10-01

5.8

The Big Street
1942-08-13

6.2

Smart Blonde
1937-01-02

Highways by Night

6

Highways by Night
1942-10-02

5.4

Wetbacks
1956-05-04

Drums in the Deep South

5.4

Drums in the Deep South
1951-09-01

God's Country and the Woman

4.2

God's Country and the Woman
1937-01-16

Best of the Badmen

6.8

Best of the Badmen
1951-08-09

The Walls of Jericho

5.7

The Walls of Jericho
1948-11-22

7.6

Tillie and Gus
1933-10-13

Gunfighters of Abilene

5

Gunfighters of Abilene
1960-01-01

5

Song of Texas
1943-06-14

The Case of the Lucky Legs

6

The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935-10-05

Stand Up and Fight

5.8

Stand Up and Fight
1939-01-06

The Thundering Herd

3.8

The Thundering Herd
1933-03-01

6.8

Frisco Kid
1935-11-30

5.2

Unknown Island
1948-10-15

Blondes at Work

6.1

Blondes at Work
1938-02-05

Men Without Souls

6

Men Without Souls
1940-05-20

To the Last Man

5.9

To the Last Man
1933-09-15

Man of the Forest

5.5

Man of the Forest
1933-08-24

Hell's Crossroads

5.3

Hell's Crossroads
1957-03-08

5.2

Angel in Exile
1948-10-20

Girl on the Run

0

Girl on the Run
1958-10-10

6.8

Naked Gun
1956-11-01

6.1

Fly Away Baby
1937-06-19

The Adventurous Blonde

5.4

The Adventurous Blonde
1937-11-13

Torchy Gets Her Man

5.9

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938-11-12

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

6

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939-02-02

Torchy Runs for Mayor

5.8

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939-05-13

Arizona Bushwhackers

2.8

Arizona Bushwhackers
1968-03-01

5.2

Buckskin
1968-05-01

7.7

Barnacle Bill
1941-04-07

Wine, Women and Horses

4

Wine, Women and Horses
1937-09-11

5.8

Stranded
1935-06-29

5

The Half-Breed
1952-05-03

Page Miss Glory

6.3

Page Miss Glory
1935-09-07

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

Treasure of Ruby Hills

4

Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955-01-23

6.2

Relentless
1948-06-15

6.8

Cheyenne
1947-06-06

Noose for a Gunman

5.3

Noose for a Gunman
1960-05-01

Law of the Lawless

6.1

Law of the Lawless
1964-05-13

6

Jail Busters
1955-09-18

0

The Acid Test
1932-11-27

5.5

Melody Ranch
1940-09-15

Rails Into Laramie

6.3

Rails Into Laramie
1954-04-14

Naked In The Sun

6.7

Naked In The Sun
1957-09-20

Go Into Your Dance

7.5

Go Into Your Dance
1935-04-20

6.4

Jack Slade
1953-11-08

6.8

Marine Raiders
1944-07-11

6.4

Dr. Socrates
1935-10-19

5.9

Jungle Flight
1947-08-22

0

The Underdog
1943-10-17

5.5

Born Reckless
1937-06-25

The Bandit Queen

4.5

The Bandit Queen
1950-12-22

Captain Scarface

4.7

Captain Scarface
1953-10-15

5.1

Prison Break
1938-07-12

The Last Round-up

0

The Last Round-up
1934-05-01

I Found Stella Parish

7

I Found Stella Parish
1935-11-16

5.8

Let's Dance
1950-11-29

Sierra Stranger

5

Sierra Stranger
1957-05-01

3.5

His Woman
1931-11-20

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.9

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

The Dude Goes West

5.8

The Dude Goes West
1948-05-30

5.4

Bombardier
1943-05-14

6.4

Town Tamer
1965-07-07

4.4

Cow Country
1953-04-25

5.8

Ever Since Eve
1937-07-15

Santa Fe Uprising

0

Santa Fe Uprising
1946-11-15

Wild Geese Calling

5.8

Wild Geese Calling
1941-08-15

The Case of the Curious Bride

6

The Case of the Curious Bride
1935-04-13

6.5

'G' Men
1935-05-04

5.2

Gentle Annie
1944-12-05

Draegerman Courage

6.5

Draegerman Courage
1937-05-15

Mutiny in the Big House

4.4

Mutiny in the Big House
1939-10-24

6

Man of Iron
1935-12-21

The Mummy's Ghost

0

The Mummy's Ghost
1968-01-01

7

Jaguar
1956-01-19

Gangs of Chicago

5.3

Gangs of Chicago
1940-05-18

4.5

Bengal Tiger
1936-07-29

6.4

Jailbreak
1936-08-05

The Kid Comes Back

5.3

The Kid Comes Back
1938-02-12

I Was a Convict

5

I Was a Convict
1939-03-06

0

Naughty-Cal
1932-02-19

7

Let's Dance
1933-03-17

0

Hit the Road
1941-06-27

Breakdowns of 1936

0

Breakdowns of 1936
1936-12-30

5

Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15

4.6

Jubilee Trail
1954-05-15

6

All of Me
1934-02-01

0

Crimes Square
1931-03-26

The Gigolo Racket

0

The Gigolo Racket
1931-06-15

5.9

Silver River
1948-05-20

The Silver Star

5

The Silver Star
1955-04-07

Last of the Desperados

6

Last of the Desperados
1955-10-31

Three Violent People

6.1

Three Violent People
1956-12-01

6

Frontier Gun
1958-10-31

0

Big Town Czar
1939-05-03

5.7

Thunderbirds
1952-11-20

A Dream Comes True

5.5

A Dream Comes True
1935-12-31

Breakdowns of 1937

6

Breakdowns of 1937
1937-12-31

Breakdowns of 1939

0

Breakdowns of 1939
1939-12-31

0

The Storm
1938-10-28

Bogart: The Untold Story

0

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997-01-05

Sea of Lost Ships

0

Sea of Lost Ships
1953-10-24

7

It's Showtime
1976-03-31

0

Big Executive
1933-10-19

The Quarterback

6

The Quarterback
1926-10-11

Girl in the Woods

0

Girl in the Woods
1958-06-01

77 Sunset Strip

6.7

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

5.8

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

I Dream of Jeannie

7.8

I Dream of Jeannie
1965-09-18

8

The Munsters
1964-09-24

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.5

The Monkees
1966-09-12

6.2

Outlaws
1960-09-26

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

4.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.2

Hondo
1967-09-08

0

Wire Service
1956-10-04

0

The Whistler
1954-07-13

5.5

Tightrope
1959-09-08

5.7

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

6.3

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

0

Studio 57
1954-09-21

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.6

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27