Barton MacLane
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.
Fotos
Películas (153)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
1976 · Self (archive footage)
Buckskin
1968 · Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968 · Sheriff Grover
Town Tamer
1965 · James Fell
The Rounders
1965 · Tanner
Law of the Lawless
1964 · Big Tom Stone
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Police Commissioner
Noose for a Gunman
1960 · Carl Avery
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960 · Seth
The Geisha Boy
1958 · Major Ridgley
Frontier Gun
1958 · Simon Crayle
Girl on the Run
1958 · Francis J. Brannigan
Girl in the Woods
1958 · Big Jim
Naked In The Sun
1957 · Wilson
Sierra Stranger
1957 · Lem Gotch
Hell's Crossroads
1957 · Clyde O'Connell
Three Violent People
1956 · Yates
Naked Gun
1956 · Joe Barnum
The Man Is Armed
1956 · Det. Lt. Dan Coster
Wetbacks
1956 · Karl Shanks
Backlash
1956 · Sergeant George Lake
Jaguar
1956 · Steve Bailey
Last of the Desperados
1955 · Mosby, Gang Leader
Jail Busters
1955 · Captain Jenkins
Foxfire
1955 · Jim Mablett
The Silver Star
1955 · Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955 · Chalk Reynolds
Hell's Outpost
1954 · Sheriff Olson
Jubilee Trail
1954 · Deacon Bartlett
Rails Into Laramie
1954 · Lee Graham
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 · General Arnold
Jack Slade
1953 · Jules Reni
Sea of Lost Ships
1953 · Capt. Jack Matthews
Captain Scarface
1953 · Captain Scarface
Cow Country
1953 · Marvin Parker
Kansas Pacific
1953 · Cal Bruce
Thunderbirds
1952 · Sgt. Durkee
The Half-Breed
1952 · Marshal Cassidy
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952 · Capt. Myles Moylan
Drums in the Deep South
1951 · Sgt. Mac McCardle
Best of the Badmen
1951 · Joad
The Bandit Queen
1950 · Sheriff Jim Harden
Let's Dance
1950 · Larry Channock
Rookie Fireman
1950 · Captain Jess Henshaw
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Lieutenant John Reece
Red Light
1949 · Detective Strecker
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
Angel in Exile
1948 · Max Giorgio
Unknown Island
1948 · Capt. Tarnowski
Relentless
1948 · Tex Brandow
The Dude Goes West
1948 · Texas Jack Barton
Silver River
1948 · 'Banjo' Sweeney
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · Pat McCormick
Jungle Flight
1947 · Case Hagin
Cheyenne
1947 · Webb Yancey
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947 · Paul Weir
San Quentin
1946 · Nick Taylor
Santa Fe Uprising
1946 · Crawford
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Detective Taggart
The Spanish Main
1945 · Capt. Benjamin Black
Scared Stiff
1945 · George 'Deacon' Markham
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945 · Ballister
Gentle Annie
1944 · Sheriff Tatum
Cry of the Werewolf
1944 · Lt. Barry Lane
Secret Command
1944 · Red Kelly
Marine Raiders
1944 · Sgt. Maguire
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 · Inspector Walgreen
Nabonga
1944 · Carl Hurst
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 · Detective Rief
The Underdog
1943 · John Tate
Song of Texas
1943 · Jim Calvert
Bombardier
1943 · Archie Dixon
Man of Courage
1943 · John Wallace, Screenplay, Story
Highways by Night
1942 · Leo Bronson
The Big Street
1942 · Case Ables
All Through the Night
1942 · Marty Callahan
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Lt. of Detectives Dundy
Wild Geese Calling
1941 · Pirate Kelly
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Sam Higgins
Manpower
1941 · Smiley Quinn
Hit the Road
1941 · James J. Ryan
Barnacle Bill
1941 · John Kelly
Western Union
1941 · Jack Slade
Come Live with Me
1941 · Barney Grogan
High Sierra
1941 · Jake Kranmer
Melody Ranch
1940 · Mark Wildhack
The Secret Seven
1940 · Sam O'Donnell
Men Without Souls
1940 · Blackie Drew
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Jim Ramsey
Breakdowns of 1939
1939 · Self
Mutiny in the Big House
1939 · Red Manson
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Steve McBride
Big Town Czar
1939 · Phil Daley
I Was a Convict
1939 · Ace King
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Crowder
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 · Detective Steve McBride
The Storm
1938 · Captain Cogswell
Prison Break
1938 · Joaquin Shannon
You and Me
1938 · Mickey
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Slag Martin
The Kid Comes Back
1938 · Gunner Malone
Blondes at Work
1938 · Lt. Steve McBride
Breakdowns of 1937
1937 · Self
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Det. Lt. Steve McBride
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Jim Turner
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Al McCoy
Born Reckless
1937 · Jim Barnes
Fly Away Baby
1937 · Steve McBride
San Quentin
1937 · Lt. Druggin
Draegerman Courage
1937 · Andrew Beaupre
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · John Canty
You Only Live Once
1937 · Stephen Whitney
God's Country and the Woman
1937 · Bullhead
Smart Blonde
1937 · Steve McBride
Breakdowns of 1936
1936 · Self
Jailbreak
1936 · Detective Captain Rourke
Bengal Tiger
1936 · Cliff Ballenger
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Al Kruger
Times Square Playboy
1936 · Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)
The Walking Dead
1936 · Loder
Ceiling Zero
1936 · Al Stone
A Dream Comes True
1935 · Himself (uncredited)
Man of Iron
1935 · Chris Bennett
Frisco Kid
1935 · Spider Burke
I Found Stella Parish
1935 · Clifton Jeffords
Dr. Socrates
1935 · Red Bastian
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Bisonette
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Blackie
Stranded
1935 · Sharkey
Black Fury
1935 · McGee
'G' Men
1935 · Collins
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · Duke Hutchinson
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · Detective Lucas
The Last Round-up
1934 · Charley Benson
All of Me
1934 · First Cop (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
1933 · Policeman Baxter
Big Executive
1933 · Harry the Guide
Tillie and Gus
1933 · Commissioner McLennan
To the Last Man
1933 · Neil Stanley
Man of the Forest
1933 · Mulvey
Let's Dance
1933
Buffalo Stampede
1933 · Henchman Pruitt
The Acid Test
1932
Naughty-Cal
1932 · Sailor
His Woman
1931 · Crewman
The Gigolo Racket
1931 · Cafe Customer
Crimes Square
1931 · Detective with Handcuffs
Politics
1930
The Cocoanuts
1929 · Bather
The Quarterback
1926 · Football Player (uncredited)
Series (21)
Hondo
1967
The Monkees
1966 · Bart
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · General Peterson
The Munsters
1964
Outlaws
1960 · Marshal Frank Caine
Tightrope
1959
Black Saddle
1959 · General Fowler
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Perry Mason
1957 · Senator Harriman Baylor, Sheriff Eugene Norris, Harold Minter, Archer Osmond
Wire Service
1956 · Gen. Bailey
Conflict
1956 · Charlie Ringle
Telephone Time
1956
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Herkimer Crawford, Willard Kerner
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Rawls Kettrick
Studio 57
1954
The Whistler
1954
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Milo, Capt. Webber
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Chief Brooks
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Steve, Marvin Platt