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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.

  • Nacimiento: 1902-12-25, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
  • Fallecimiento: 1969-01-01
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,8 de 5

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Conocido por

  • El halcón maltés (1941) — Lt. of Detectives Dundy
  • Mi bella genio (1965) — General Peterson
  • El tesoro de Sierra Madre (1948) — Pat McCormick
  • Sólo se vive una vez (1937) — Stephen Whitney
  • El último refugio (1941) — Jake Kranmer
  • El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll (1941) — Sam Higgins
  • Música y lágrimas (1954) — General Arnold
  • Un gángster para un milagro (1961) — Police Commissioner

Filmografía

  • Piel de ante (1968) — Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
  • Arizona (1968) — Sheriff Grover
  • Hondo (1967)
  • The Monkees (1966) — Bart
  • Mi bella genio (1965) — General Peterson
  • La ciudad indomable (1965) — James Fell
  • Los desbravadores (1965) — Tanner
  • La familia Monster (1964)
  • La ley de los sin ley (1964) — Big Tom Stone
  • Un gángster para un milagro (1961) — Police Commissioner
  • Outlaws (1960) — Marshal Frank Caine
  • Noose for a Gunman (1960) — Carl Avery
  • Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) — Seth
  • Tightrope (1959)
  • Black Saddle (1959) — General Fowler
  • Tú, Kimi y yo (1958) — Major Ridgley
  • Frontier Gun (1958) — Simon Crayle
  • Girl on the Run (1958) — Francis J. Brannigan
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
  • Girl in the Woods (1958) — Big Jim
  • Perry Mason (1957) — Senator Harriman Baylor / Sheriff Eugene Norris / Harold Minter / Archer Osmond
  • Naked In The Sun (1957) — Wilson
  • Sierra Stranger (1957) — Lem Gotch
  • Hell's Crossroads (1957) — Clyde O'Connell
  • La ley de los fuertes (1956) — Yates
  • Naked Gun (1956) — Joe Barnum
  • The Man Is Armed (1956) — Det. Lt. Dan Coster
  • Wire Service (1956) — Gen. Bailey
  • Conflict (1956) — Charlie Ringle
  • Wetbacks (1956) — Karl Shanks
  • Telephone Time (1956)
  • El sexto fugitivo (1956) — Sergeant George Lake
  • Jaguar (1956) — Steve Bailey
  • Last of the Desperados (1955) — Mosby, Gang Leader
  • Cheyenne (1955)
  • Jail Busters (1955) — Captain Jenkins
  • La ley del revólver (1955) — Herkimer Crawford / Willard Kerner
  • El calor del amor (1955) — Jim Mablett
  • The Silver Star (1955) — Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
  • Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955) — Chalk Reynolds
  • Hell's Outpost (1954) — Sheriff Olson
  • Studio 57 (1954)
  • The Whistler (1954)
  • Extraña aventura (1954) — Deacon Bartlett
  • Las vías de la traición (1954) — Lee Graham
  • Música y lágrimas (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
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Capt. Webber / Milo
  • The Half-Breed (1952) — Marshal Cassidy
  • El último baluarte (1952) — Capt. Myles Moylan
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Chief Brooks
  • Tambores de guerra (1951) — Sgt. Mac McCardle
  • El mejor de los malvados (1951) — Joad
  • The Bandit Queen (1950) — Sheriff Jim Harden
  • Vamos a bailar (1950) — Larry Channock
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Steve / Marvin Platt
  • Rookie Fireman (1950) — Captain Jess Henshaw
  • Corazón de hielo (1950) — Lieutenant John Reece
  • Luz roja (1949) — Detective Strecker
  • Murallas humanas (1948) — Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
  • Angel in Exile (1948) — Max Giorgio
  • Unknown Island (1948) — Capt. Tarnowski
  • Sangre en la sierra (1948) — Tex Brandow
  • The Dude Goes West (1948) — Texas Jack Barton
  • Río de plata (1948) — 'Banjo' Sweeney
  • El tesoro de Sierra Madre (1948) — Pat McCormick
  • Jungle Flight (1947) — Case Hagin
  • Cheyenne (1947) — Webb Yancey
  • Tarzán y la cazadora (1947) — Paul Weir
  • San Quentin (1946) — Nick Taylor
  • Santa Fe Uprising (1946) — Crawford
  • Mysterious Intruder (1946) — Detective Taggart
  • Los piratas del mar Caribe (1945) — Capt. Benjamin Black
  • Scared Stiff (1945) — George 'Deacon' Markham
  • Tarzán y las amazonas (1945) — Ballister
  • Gentle Annie (1944) — Sheriff Tatum
  • Cry of the Werewolf (1944) — Lt. Barry Lane
  • Secret Command (1944) — Red Kelly
  • Aprendiendo a morir (1944) — Sgt. Maguire
  • El fantasma de la momia (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
  • Bombardero (1943) — Archie Dixon
  • Man of Courage (1943) — John Wallace
  • Noches peligrosas (1942) — Leo Bronson
  • Su última danza (1942) — Case Ables
  • A través de la noche (1942) — Marty Callahan
  • El halcón maltés (1941) — Lt. of Detectives Dundy
  • Vidas sin rumbo (1941) — Pirate Kelly
  • El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll (1941) — Sam Higgins
  • Alta tensión (1941) — Smiley Quinn
  • Hit the Road (1941) — James J. Ryan
  • Barnacle Bill (1941) — John Kelly
  • Espíritu de conquista (1941) — Jack Slade
  • No puedo vivir sin ti (1941) — Barney Grogan
  • El último refugio (1941) — Jake Kranmer
  • Melody Ranch (1940) — Mark Wildhack
  • The Secret Seven (1940) — Sam O'Donnell
  • Men Without Souls (1940) — Blackie Drew
  • Al amparo de la ley (1940) — Jim Ramsey
  • 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
  • En busca del oro (1938) — Slag Martin
  • The Kid Comes Back (1938) — Gunner Malone
  • Blondes at Work (1938) — Lt. Steve McBride
  • 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
  • El príncipe y el mendigo (1937) — John Canty
  • Sólo se vive una vez (1937) — Stephen Whitney
  • God's Country and the Woman (1937) — Bullhead
  • Smart Blonde (1937) — Steve McBride
  • Jailbreak (1936) — Detective Captain Rourke
  • Bengal Tiger (1936) — Cliff Ballenger
  • Balas o votos (1936) — Al Kruger
  • Times Square Playboy (1936) — Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)
  • Los muertos andan (1936) — Loder
  • Ceiling Zero (1936) — Al Stone
  • Man of Iron (1935) — Chris Bennett
  • Frisco Kid (1935) — Spider Burke
  • Su vida privada (1935) — Clifton Jeffords
  • Dr. Socrates (1935) — Red Bastian
  • The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) — Bisonette
  • Page Miss Glory (1935) — Blackie
  • Stranded (1935) — Sharkey
  • Infierno negro (1935) — McGee
  • Contra el imperio del crimen (1935) — Collins
  • Casino de París (1935) — Duke Hutchinson
  • The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) — Detective Lucas
  • El último rodeo (1934) — Charley Benson
  • All of Me (1934) — First Cop (sin acreditar)
  • Un hombrecito valiente (1933) — Policeman Baxter
  • Big Executive (1933) — Harry the Guide
  • Tillie and Gus (1933) — Commissioner McLennan
  • Hasta el ultimo hombre (1933) — Neil Stanley
  • El hombre del bosque (1933) — Mulvey
  • Let's Dance (1933)
  • La horda maldita (La Estampida de búfalos) (1933) — Henchman Pruitt
  • The Acid Test (1932)
  • Naughty-Cal (1932) — Sailor
  • Una mujer a bordo (1931) — Crewman
  • The Gigolo Racket (1931) — Cafe Customer
  • Crimes Square (1931) — Detective with Handcuffs
  • Politics (1930)
  • Los cuatro cocos (1929) — Bather
  • El campeón del amor (1926) — Football Player (sin acreditar)