
Barton MacLane
Acting
180
Acting Credits
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, instea...
Known For
Filmography

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Arizona Bushwhackers
1968
as Sheriff Grover

Buckskin
1968
as Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond

Hondo
1967

The Monkees
1966
as Bart

The Rounders
1965
as Tanner

Town Tamer
1965
as James Fell

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as General Peterson

Law of the Lawless
1964
as Big Tom Stone

The Munsters
1964

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Commissioner

Gunfighters of Abilene
1960
as Seth

Noose for a Gunman
1960
as Carl Avery

Outlaws
1960
as Marshal Frank Caine

Tightrope
1959

Black Saddle
1959
as General Fowler

The Geisha Boy
1958
as Major Ridgley

Girl on the Run
1958
as Francis J. Brannigan

Frontier Gun
1958
as Simon Crayle

Girl in the Woods
1958
as Big Jim

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

Hell's Crossroads
1957
as Clyde O'Connell

Naked In The Sun
1957
as Wilson

Sierra Stranger
1957
as Lem Gotch

Perry Mason
1957
as Senator Harriman Baylor

Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Eugene Norris

Perry Mason
1957
as Harold Minter

Perry Mason
1957
as Archer Osmond

Backlash
1956
as Sergeant George Lake

The Man Is Armed
1956
as Det. Lt. Dan Coster

Wetbacks
1956
as Karl Shanks

Naked Gun
1956
as Joe Barnum

Jaguar
1956
as Steve Bailey

Three Violent People
1956
as Yates

Wire Service
1956
as Gen. Bailey

Telephone Time
1956
Conflict
1956
as Charlie Ringle

Foxfire
1955
as Jim Mablett

Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Chalk Reynolds

Jail Busters
1955
as Captain Jenkins

The Silver Star
1955
as Henry 'Tiny' Longtree

Last of the Desperados
1955
as Mosby, Gang Leader

Cheyenne
1955

Gunsmoke
1955
as Herkimer Crawford

Gunsmoke
1955
as Willard Kerner

The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as General Arnold

Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Lee Graham

Hell's Outpost
1954
as Sheriff Olson

Jubilee Trail
1954
as Deacon Bartlett

The Whistler
1954

Studio 57
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Rawls Kettrick

Kansas Pacific
1953
as Cal Bruce

Jack Slade
1953
as Jules Reni

Captain Scarface
1953
as Captain Scarface

Cow Country
1953
as Marvin Parker

Sea of Lost Ships
1953
as Capt. Jack Matthews

Bugles in the Afternoon
1952
as Capt. Myles Moylan

The Half-Breed
1952
as Marshal Cassidy

Thunderbirds
1952
as Sgt. Durkee

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Milo

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Capt. Webber

Drums in the Deep South
1951
as Sgt. Mac McCardle

Best of the Badmen
1951
as Joad

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Chief Brooks

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Lieutenant John Reece

The Bandit Queen
1950
as Sheriff Jim Harden

Let's Dance
1950
as Larry Channock

Rookie Fireman
1950
as Captain Jess Henshaw
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Steve
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Marvin Platt

Red Light
1949
as Detective Strecker

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Pat McCormick

The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy

Unknown Island
1948
as Capt. Tarnowski

Angel in Exile
1948
as Max Giorgio

Relentless
1948
as Tex Brandow

The Dude Goes West
1948
as Texas Jack Barton

Silver River
1948
as 'Banjo' Sweeney

Tarzan and the Huntress
1947
as Paul Weir

Cheyenne
1947
as Webb Yancey

Jungle Flight
1947
as Case Hagin

Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Detective Taggart

San Quentin
1946
as Nick Taylor

Santa Fe Uprising
1946
as Crawford

Scared Stiff
1945
as George 'Deacon' Markham

Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
as Ballister

The Spanish Main
1945
as Capt. Benjamin Black

Nabonga
1944
as Carl Hurst

Cry of the Werewolf
1944
as Lt. Barry Lane

The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Inspector Walgreen

Secret Command
1944
as Red Kelly

Marine Raiders
1944
as Sgt. Maguire

Gentle Annie
1944
as Sheriff Tatum

Man of Courage
1943
as John Wallace

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Detective Rief

Song of Texas
1943
as Jim Calvert

The Underdog
1943
as John Tate

Bombardier
1943
as Archie Dixon

All Through the Night
1942
as Marty Callahan

The Big Street
1942
as Case Ables

Highways by Night
1942
as Leo Bronson

The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Sam Higgins

Manpower
1941
as Smiley Quinn

Come Live with Me
1941
as Barney Grogan

High Sierra
1941
as Jake Kranmer

Western Union
1941
as Jack Slade

Barnacle Bill
1941
as John Kelly

Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Pirate Kelly

Hit the Road
1941
as James J. Ryan

The Secret Seven
1940
as Sam O'Donnell

Men Without Souls
1940
as Blackie Drew

Melody Ranch
1940
as Mark Wildhack

Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Jim Ramsey

Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Crowder

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Steve McBride

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride

Mutiny in the Big House
1939
as Red Manson
I Was a Convict
1939
as Ace King

Big Town Czar
1939
as Phil Daley

Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self

You and Me
1938
as Mickey

Blondes at Work
1938
as Lt. Steve McBride

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Detective Steve McBride

Prison Break
1938
as Joaquin Shannon

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Slag Martin

The Kid Comes Back
1938
as Gunner Malone

The Storm
1938
as Captain Cogswell

The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as John Canty

San Quentin
1937
as Lt. Druggin

You Only Live Once
1937
as Stephen Whitney

Smart Blonde
1937
as Steve McBride

God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Bullhead

Fly Away Baby
1937
as Steve McBride

The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Det. Lt. Steve McBride

Wine, Women and Horses
1937
as Jim Turner

Born Reckless
1937
as Jim Barnes

Ever Since Eve
1937
as Al McCoy

Draegerman Courage
1937
as Andrew Beaupre

Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self

The Walking Dead
1936
as Loder

Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Al Kruger

Times Square Playboy
1936
as Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)

Ceiling Zero
1936
as Al Stone

Bengal Tiger
1936
as Cliff Ballenger

Jailbreak
1936
as Detective Captain Rourke

Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self

Black Fury
1935
as McGee

The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Bisonette

Frisco Kid
1935
as Spider Burke

Stranded
1935
as Sharkey

Page Miss Glory
1935
as Blackie

Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Duke Hutchinson

Dr. Socrates
1935
as Red Bastian

I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Clifton Jeffords

The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Detective Lucas

'G' Men
1935
as Collins

Man of Iron
1935
as Chris Bennett

A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)

The Last Round-up
1934
as Charley Benson

All of Me
1934
as First Cop (uncredited)

Lone Cowboy
1933
as Policeman Baxter

Tillie and Gus
1933
as Commissioner McLennan

Buffalo Stampede
1933
as Henchman Pruitt

To the Last Man
1933
as Neil Stanley

Man of the Forest
1933
as Mulvey

Let's Dance
1933

Big Executive
1933
as Harry the Guide
The Acid Test
1932
Naughty-Cal
1932
as Sailor

His Woman
1931
as Crewman

Crimes Square
1931
as Detective with Handcuffs

The Gigolo Racket
1931
as Cafe Customer
Politics
1930

The Cocoanuts
1929
as Bather

The Quarterback
1926
as Football Player (uncredited)