Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Barton MacLane
1902-12-25
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Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
1976 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968 · Movie
as Sheriff Grover
Buckskin
1968 · Movie
as Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
Hondo
1967 · TV Show
The Monkees
1966 · TV Show
as Bart
The Rounders
1965 · Movie
as Tanner
Town Tamer
1965 · Movie
as James Fell
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · TV Show
as General Peterson
Law of the Lawless
1964 · Movie
as Big Tom Stone
The Munsters
1964 · TV Show
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Movie
as Police Commissioner
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960 · Movie
as Seth
Noose for a Gunman
1960 · Movie
as Carl Avery
Outlaws
1960 · TV Show
as Marshal Frank Caine
Tightrope
1959 · TV Show
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
as General Fowler
The Geisha Boy
1958 · Movie
as Major Ridgley
Girl on the Run
1958 · Movie
as Francis J. Brannigan
Frontier Gun
1958 · Movie
as Simon Crayle
Girl in the Woods
1958 · Movie
as Big Jim
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV Show
Hell's Crossroads
1957 · Movie
as Clyde O'Connell
Naked In The Sun
1957 · Movie
as Wilson
Sierra Stranger
1957 · Movie
as Lem Gotch
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Senator Harriman Baylor, Sheriff Eugene Norris, Harold Minter, Archer Osmond
Backlash
1956 · Movie
as Sergeant George Lake
The Man Is Armed
1956 · Movie
as Det. Lt. Dan Coster
Wetbacks
1956 · Movie
as Karl Shanks
Naked Gun
1956 · Movie
as Joe Barnum
Jaguar
1956 · Movie
as Steve Bailey
Three Violent People
1956 · Movie
as Yates
Wire Service
1956 · TV Show
as Gen. Bailey
Telephone Time
1956 · TV Show
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Conflict
1956 · TV Show
as Charlie Ringle
Foxfire
1955 · Movie
as Jim Mablett
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955 · Movie
as Chalk Reynolds
Jail Busters
1955 · Movie
as Captain Jenkins
The Silver Star
1955 · Movie
as Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
Last of the Desperados
1955 · Movie
as Mosby, Gang Leader
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Herkimer Crawford, Willard Kerner
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 · Movie
as General Arnold
Rails Into Laramie
1954 · Movie
as Lee Graham
Hell's Outpost
1954 · Movie
as Sheriff Olson
Jubilee Trail
1954 · Movie
as Deacon Bartlett
The Whistler
1954 · TV Show
Studio 57
1954 · TV Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Rawls Kettrick
Kansas Pacific
1953 · Movie
as Cal Bruce
Jack Slade
1953 · Movie
as Jules Reni
Captain Scarface
1953 · Movie
as Captain Scarface
Cow Country
1953 · Movie
as Marvin Parker
Sea of Lost Ships
1953 · Movie
as Capt. Jack Matthews
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952 · Movie
as Capt. Myles Moylan
The Half-Breed
1952 · Movie
as Marshal Cassidy
Thunderbirds
1952 · Movie
as Sgt. Durkee
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
as Capt. Webber, Milo
Drums in the Deep South
1951 · Movie
as Sgt. Mac McCardle
Best of the Badmen
1951 · Movie
as Joad
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as Chief Brooks
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Movie
as Lieutenant John Reece
The Bandit Queen
1950 · Movie
as Sheriff Jim Harden
Let's Dance
1950 · Movie
as Larry Channock
Rookie Fireman
1950 · Movie
as Captain Jess Henshaw
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Steve, Marvin Platt
Red Light
1949 · Movie
as Detective Strecker
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · Movie
as Pat McCormick
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · Movie
as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
Unknown Island
1948 · Movie
as Capt. Tarnowski
Angel in Exile
1948 · Movie
as Max Giorgio
Relentless
1948 · Movie
as Tex Brandow
The Dude Goes West
1948 · Movie
as Texas Jack Barton
Silver River
1948 · Movie
as 'Banjo' Sweeney
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947 · Movie
as Paul Weir
Cheyenne
1947 · Movie
as Webb Yancey
Jungle Flight
1947 · Movie
as Case Hagin
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Movie
as Detective Taggart
San Quentin
1946 · Movie
as Nick Taylor
Santa Fe Uprising
1946 · Movie
as Crawford
Scared Stiff
1945 · Movie
as George 'Deacon' Markham
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945 · Movie
as Ballister
The Spanish Main
1945 · Movie
as Capt. Benjamin Black
Nabonga
1944 · Movie
as Carl Hurst
Cry of the Werewolf
1944 · Movie
as Lt. Barry Lane
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 · Movie
as Inspector Walgreen
Secret Command
1944 · Movie
as Red Kelly
Marine Raiders
1944 · Movie
as Sgt. Maguire
Gentle Annie
1944 · Movie
as Sheriff Tatum
Man of Courage
1943 · Movie
as John Wallace
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 · Movie
as Detective Rief
Song of Texas
1943 · Movie
as Jim Calvert
The Underdog
1943 · Movie
as John Tate
Bombardier
1943 · Movie
as Archie Dixon
All Through the Night
1942 · Movie
as Marty Callahan
The Big Street
1942 · Movie
as Case Ables
Highways by Night
1942 · Movie
as Leo Bronson
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Movie
as Lt. of Detectives Dundy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Movie
as Sam Higgins
Manpower
1941 · Movie
as Smiley Quinn
Come Live with Me
1941 · Movie
as Barney Grogan
High Sierra
1941 · Movie
as Jake Kranmer
Western Union
1941 · Movie
as Jack Slade
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Movie
as John Kelly
Wild Geese Calling
1941 · Movie
as Pirate Kelly
Hit the Road
1941 · Movie
as James J. Ryan
The Secret Seven
1940 · Movie
as Sam O'Donnell
Men Without Souls
1940 · Movie
as Blackie Drew
Melody Ranch
1940 · Movie
as Mark Wildhack
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Movie
as Jim Ramsey
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Movie
as Crowder
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Movie
as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Movie
as Steve McBride
Mutiny in the Big House
1939 · Movie
as Red Manson
No image
I Was a Convict
1939 · Movie
as Ace King
Big Town Czar
1939 · Movie
as Phil Daley
Breakdowns of 1939
1939 · Movie
as Self
You and Me
1938 · Movie
as Mickey
Blondes at Work
1938 · Movie
as Lt. Steve McBride
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 · Movie
as Detective Steve McBride
Prison Break
1938 · Movie
as Joaquin Shannon
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Movie
as Slag Martin
The Kid Comes Back
1938 · Movie
as Gunner Malone
The Storm
1938 · Movie
as Captain Cogswell
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · Movie
as John Canty
San Quentin
1937 · Movie
as Lt. Druggin
You Only Live Once
1937 · Movie
as Stephen Whitney
Smart Blonde
1937 · Movie
as Steve McBride
God's Country and the Woman
1937 · Movie
as Bullhead
Fly Away Baby
1937 · Movie
as Steve McBride
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Movie
as Det. Lt. Steve McBride
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Movie
as Jim Turner
Born Reckless
1937 · Movie
as Jim Barnes
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Movie
as Al McCoy
Draegerman Courage
1937 · Movie
as Andrew Beaupre
Breakdowns of 1937
1937 · Movie
as Self
The Walking Dead
1936 · Movie
as Loder
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Movie
as Al Kruger
Times Square Playboy
1936 · Movie
as Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)
Ceiling Zero
1936 · Movie
as Al Stone
Bengal Tiger
1936 · Movie
as Cliff Ballenger
Jailbreak
1936 · Movie
as Detective Captain Rourke
Breakdowns of 1936
1936 · Movie
as Self
Black Fury
1935 · Movie
as McGee
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Movie
as Bisonette
Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
as Spider Burke
Stranded
1935 · Movie
as Sharkey
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Movie
as Blackie
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · Movie
as Duke Hutchinson
Dr. Socrates
1935 · Movie
as Red Bastian
I Found Stella Parish
1935 · Movie
as Clifton Jeffords
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · Movie
as Detective Lucas
'G' Men
1935 · Movie
as Collins
Man of Iron
1935 · Movie
as Chris Bennett
A Dream Comes True
1935 · Movie
as Himself (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
1934 · Movie
as Charley Benson
All of Me
1934 · Movie
as First Cop (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
1933 · Movie
as Policeman Baxter
Tillie and Gus
1933 · Movie
as Commissioner McLennan
Buffalo Stampede
1933 · Movie
as Henchman Pruitt
To the Last Man
1933 · Movie
as Neil Stanley
Man of the Forest
1933 · Movie
as Mulvey
Let's Dance
1933 · Movie
Big Executive
1933 · Movie
as Harry the Guide
No image
The Acid Test
1932 · Movie
No image
Naughty-Cal
1932 · Movie
as Sailor
His Woman
1931 · Movie
as Crewman
Crimes Square
1931 · Movie
as Detective with Handcuffs
The Gigolo Racket
1931 · Movie
as Cafe Customer
No image
Politics
1930 · Movie
The Cocoanuts
1929 · Movie
as Bather
The Quarterback
1926 · Movie
as Football Player (uncredited)
