8.0
8.0
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Pat McCormick
Barton MacLane
Acting
Born:December 25, 1902
Died:January 1, 1969(aged 66)
Birthplace:Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Wesleyan University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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CommunityBiography
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 (147 movies)
7.7
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Lt. of Detectives Dundy
7.7
7.7
Barnacle Bill
1941
as John Kelly
7.6
7.6
Tillie and Gus
1933
as Commissioner McLennan
7.3
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Commissioner
7.1
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937
as Stephen Whitney
7.1
7.1
High Sierra
1941
as Jake Kranmer
7.0
7.0
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
7.0
7.0
Let's Dance
1933
7.0
7.0
Jaguar
1956
as Steve Bailey
7.0
7.0
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Clifton Jeffords
6.9
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as General Arnold
6.9
6.9
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Slag Martin
6.8
6.8
Secret Command
1944
as Red Kelly
6.8
6.8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Lieutenant John Reece
6.8
6.8
Marine Raiders
1944
as Sgt. Maguire
6.8
6.8
Cheyenne
1947
as Webb Yancey
6.8
6.8
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Duke Hutchinson
6.8
6.8
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as John Canty
6.8
6.8
Frisco Kid
1935
as Spider Burke
6.8
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
as Barney Grogan
6.8
6.8
All Through the Night
1942
as Marty Callahan
6.7
6.7
Manpower
1941
as Smiley Quinn
6.7
6.7
Naked In The Sun
1957
as Wilson
6.6
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Al Kruger
6.6
6.6
'G' Men
1935
as Collins
6.5
6.5
You and Me
1938
as Mickey
6.5
6.5
Best of the Badmen
1951
as Joad
6.5
6.5
Draegerman Courage
1937
as Andrew Beaupre
6.5
6.5
San Quentin
1937
as Lt. Druggin
6.5
6.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Sam Higgins
6.4
6.4
The Cocoanuts
1929
as Bather
6.4
6.4
Jailbreak
1936
as Detective Captain Rourke
6.4
6.4
Town Tamer
1965
as James Fell
6.4
6.4
Jack Slade
1953
as Jules Reni
6.4
6.4
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Red Bastian
6.4
6.4
Backlash
1956
as Sergeant George Lake
6.3
6.3
Black Fury
1935
as McGee
6.3
6.3
The Spanish Main
1945
as Capt. Benjamin Black
6.3
6.3
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Blackie
6.3
6.3
San Quentin
1946
as Nick Taylor
6.3
6.3
Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Lee Graham
6.3
6.3
The Geisha Boy
1958
as Major Ridgley
6.3
6.3
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
as Ballister
6.2
6.2
The Walking Dead
1936
as Loder
6.2
6.2
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Steve McBride
6.2
6.2
Relentless
1948
as Tex Brandow
6.1
6.1
Naked Gun
1956
as Joe Barnum
6.1
6.1
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Big Tom Stone
6.1
6.1
Smart Blonde
1937
as Steve McBride
6.1
6.1
Blondes at Work
1938
as Lt. Steve McBride
6.0
6.0
Jail Busters
1955
as Captain Jenkins
6.0
6.0
All of Me
1934
as First Cop (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
6.0
6.0
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
6.0
6.0
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Mosby, Gang Leader
6.0
6.0
Highways by Night
1942
as Leo Bronson
6.0
6.0
Frontier Gun
1958
as Simon Crayle
6.0
6.0
Men Without Souls
1940
as Blackie Drew
6.0
6.0
Man of Iron
1935
as Chris Bennett
6.0
6.0
The Quarterback
1926
as Football Player (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Foxfire
1955
as Jim Mablett
6.0
6.0
Western Union
1941
as Jack Slade
5.9
5.9
Three Violent People
1956
as Yates
5.9
5.9
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Detective Taggart
5.9
5.9
Silver River
1948
as 'Banjo' Sweeney
5.9
5.9
Jungle Flight
1947
as Case Hagin
5.8
5.8
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Detective Lucas
5.8
5.8
Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Pirate Kelly
5.8
5.8
Melody Ranch
1940
as Mark Wildhack
5.8
5.8
Red Light
1949
as Detective Strecker
5.8
5.8
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Crowder
5.8
5.8
Stranded
1935
as Sharkey
5.7
5.7
Thunderbirds
1952
as Sgt. Durkee
5.7
5.7
To the Last Man
1933
as Neil Stanley
5.7
5.7
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Steve McBride
5.7
5.7
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947
as Paul Weir
5.6
5.6
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Inspector Walgreen
5.6
5.6
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Detective Steve McBride
5.6
5.6
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Bisonette
5.6
5.6
Bombardier
1943
as Archie Dixon
5.6
5.6
Let's Dance
1950
as Larry Channock
5.6
5.6
Prison Break
1938
as Joaquin Shannon
5.6
5.6
The Big Street
1942
as Case Ables
5.5
5.5
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Al Stone
5.5
5.5
The Rounders
1965
as Tanner
5.5
5.5
Man of the Forest
1933
as Mulvey
5.5
5.5
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Al McCoy
5.4
5.4
Buckskin
1968
as Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
5.4
5.4
Wetbacks
1956
as Karl Shanks
5.4
5.4
Hell's Crossroads
1957
as Clyde O'Connell
5.3
5.3
The Kid Comes Back
1938
as Gunner Malone
5.3
5.3
Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Jim Ramsey
5.3
5.3
Noose for a Gunman
1960
as Carl Avery
5.2
5.2
Gentle Annie
1944
as Sheriff Tatum
5.2
5.2
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Texas Jack Barton
5.2
5.2
Angel in Exile
1948
as Max Giorgio
5.2
5.2
Bugles in the Afternoon
1952
as Capt. Myles Moylan
5.1
5.1
Born Reckless
1937
as Jim Barnes
5.0
5.0
The Half-Breed
1952
as Marshal Cassidy
5.0
5.0
Drums in the Deep South
1951
as Sgt. Mac McCardle
5.0
5.0
Song of Texas
1943
as Jim Calvert
5.0
5.0
Unknown Island
1948
as Capt. Tarnowski
5.0
5.0
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960
as Seth
5.0
5.0
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Det. Lt. Steve McBride
5.0
5.0
The Silver Star
1955
as Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
5.0
5.0
I Was a Convict
1939
as Ace King
5.0
5.0
Hell's Outpost
1954
as Sheriff Olson
4.9
4.9
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
4.8
4.8
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Cal Bruce
4.8
4.8
Man of Courage
1943
Screenplay
4.8
4.8
The Man Is Armed
1956
as Det. Lt. Dan Coster
4.8
4.8
Jubilee Trail
1954
as Deacon Bartlett
4.8
4.8
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Detective Rief
4.6
4.6
Cry of the Werewolf
1944
as Lt. Barry Lane
4.5
4.5
Sierra Stranger
1957
as Lem Gotch
4.4
4.4
Mutiny in the Big House
1939
as Red Manson
4.4
4.4
Times Square Playboy
1936
as Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)
4.3
4.3
Nabonga
1944
as Carl Hurst
4.3
4.3
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
as Jim Turner
4.3
4.3
Captain Scarface
1953
as Captain Scarface
4.2
4.2
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Bullhead
4.2
4.2
Bengal Tiger
1936
as Cliff Ballenger
4.0
4.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Chalk Reynolds
4.0
4.0
The Bandit Queen
1950
as Sheriff Jim Harden
4.0
4.0
Scared Stiff
1945
as George 'Deacon' Markham
3.9
3.9
Cow Country
1953
as Marvin Parker
3.6
3.6
Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
as Sheriff Grover
3.3
3.3
Buffalo Stampede
1933
as Henchman Pruitt
3.3
3.3
His Woman
1931
as Crewman
2.7
2.7
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Policeman Baxter
Naughty-Cal
1932
as Sailor
Big Town Czar
1939
as Phil Daley
Crimes Square
1931
as Detective with Handcuffs
The Gigolo Racket
1931
as Cafe Customer
Politics
1930
Santa Fe Uprising
1946
as Crawford
The Storm
1938
as Captain Cogswell
Girl in the Woods
1958
as Big Jim
Sea of Lost Ships
1953
as Capt. Jack Matthews
The Secret Seven
1940
as Sam O'Donnell
Big Executive
1933
as Harry the Guide
The Acid Test
1932
The Underdog
1943
as John Tate
Girl on the Run
1958
as Francis J. Brannigan
Hit the Road
1941
as James J. Ryan
The Last Round-up
1934
as Charley Benson
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