Barton MacLane

ActorWriter Dec 25 (died age 66) Columbia, South Carolina, USA 1926–1997 (71 year career)

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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

Film

The Maltese Falcon

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Film

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Pat McCormick

Film

High Sierra

Jake Kranmer

Film

Pocketful of Miracles

Police Commissioner

Film

You Only Live Once

Stephen Whitney

Film

The Glenn Miller Story

General Arnold

Film

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Sam Higgins

Film

The Cocoanuts

Bather

Filmography

Acting (174)

Movies (153)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

It's Showtime

1976

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Buckskin

1968

as Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond

Arizona Bushwhackers

as Sheriff Grover

Town Tamer

as James Fell

The Rounders

as Tanner

Law of the Lawless

as Big Tom Stone

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Police Commissioner

7.3

Gunfighters of Abilene

as Seth

Noose for a Gunman

as Carl Avery

The Geisha Boy

as Major Ridgley

Girl in the Woods

as Big Jim

Frontier Gun

1958

as Simon Crayle

6.0

Girl on the Run

1958

as Francis J. Brannigan

Hell's Crossroads

as Clyde O'Connell

Naked In The Sun

as Wilson

Sierra Stranger

as Lem Gotch

Three Violent People

as Yates

Wetbacks

as Karl Shanks

Backlash

as Sergeant George Lake

Naked Gun

as Joe Barnum

Jaguar

as Steve Bailey

The Man Is Armed

as Det. Lt. Dan Coster

4.8

The Silver Star

1955

as Henry 'Tiny' Longtree

Jail Busters

as Captain Jenkins

Foxfire

as Jim Mablett

Treasure of Ruby Hills

1955

as Chalk Reynolds

4.0

Last of the Desperados

1955

as Mosby, Gang Leader

6.0

The Glenn Miller Story

as General Arnold

Jubilee Trail

as Deacon Bartlett

Rails Into Laramie

as Lee Graham

Hell's Outpost

as Sheriff Olson

Jack Slade

as Jules Reni

Cow Country

as Marvin Parker

Kansas Pacific

as Cal Bruce

Captain Scarface

as Captain Scarface

Sea of Lost Ships

as Capt. Jack Matthews

Thunderbirds

as Sgt. Durkee

The Half-Breed

as Marshal Cassidy

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952

as Capt. Myles Moylan

5.2

Best of the Badmen

1951

as Joad

6.5

Drums in the Deep South

1951

as Sgt. Mac McCardle

5.0

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

as Lieutenant John Reece

Let's Dance

as Larry Channock

The Bandit Queen

as Sheriff Jim Harden

4.0

Rookie Fireman

1950

as Captain Jess Henshaw

6.0

Red Light

1949

as Detective Strecker

5.8

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as Pat McCormick

Silver River

as 'Banjo' Sweeney

Relentless

as Tex Brandow

Unknown Island

as Capt. Tarnowski

The Dude Goes West

as Texas Jack Barton

The Walls of Jericho

as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy

4.9

Angel in Exile

1948

as Max Giorgio

5.2

Tarzan and the Huntress

as Paul Weir

Cheyenne

as Webb Yancey

Jungle Flight

as Case Hagin

Mysterious Intruder

as Detective Taggart

San Quentin

as Nick Taylor

Santa Fe Uprising

as Crawford

Scared Stiff

1945

as George 'Deacon' Markham

4.0

The Spanish Main

1945

as Capt. Benjamin Black

6.3

Tarzan and the Amazons

as Ballister

Gentle Annie

as Sheriff Tatum

Cry of the Werewolf

as Lt. Barry Lane

The Mummy's Ghost

as Inspector Walgreen

Nabonga

as Carl Hurst

Secret Command

as Red Kelly

Marine Raiders

as Sgt. Maguire

Man of Courage

as John Wallace

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

as Detective Rief

Bombardier

as Archie Dixon

The Underdog

as John Tate

Song of Texas

1943

as Jim Calvert

5.0

All Through the Night

as Marty Callahan

The Big Street

as Case Ables

Highways by Night

as Leo Bronson

Hit the Road

as James J. Ryan

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Western Union

as Jack Slade

High Sierra

as Jake Kranmer

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Sam Higgins

Manpower

as Smiley Quinn

Come Live with Me

as Barney Grogan

Wild Geese Calling

as Pirate Kelly

Barnacle Bill

as John Kelly

Gangs of Chicago

as Jim Ramsey

The Secret Seven

as Sam O'Donnell

Men Without Souls

as Blackie Drew

Melody Ranch

as Mark Wildhack

Breakdowns of 1939

as Self

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride

6.0

I Was a Convict

1939

as Ace King

5.0

Mutiny in the Big House

as Red Manson

Stand Up and Fight

as Crowder

Big Town Czar

as Phil Daley

Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Steve McBride

The Kid Comes Back

as Gunner Malone

Prison Break

as Joaquin Shannon

You and Me

as Mickey

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Detective Steve McBride

5.6

Blondes at Work

1938

as Lt. Steve McBride

6.1

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

as Slag Martin

6.9

The Storm

1938

as Captain Cogswell

Ever Since Eve

as Al McCoy

San Quentin

as Lt. Druggin

The Prince and the Pauper

as John Canty

Draegerman Courage

as Andrew Beaupre

You Only Live Once

as Stephen Whitney

God's Country and the Woman

1937

as Bullhead

4.2

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

as Det. Lt. Steve McBride

Fly Away Baby

as Steve McBride

Breakdowns of 1937

as Self

Born Reckless

as Jim Barnes

Smart Blonde

as Steve McBride

Wine, Women and Horses

as Jim Turner

The Walking Dead

as Loder

Bullets or Ballots

as Al Kruger

Ceiling Zero

as Al Stone

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

Jailbreak

1936

as Detective Captain Rourke

Bengal Tiger

as Cliff Ballenger

Times Square Playboy

as Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)

Man of Iron

as Chris Bennett

'G' Men

as Collins

Stranded

as Sharkey

Black Fury

as McGee

Frisco Kid

as Spider Burke

I Found Stella Parish

1935

as Clifton Jeffords

7.0

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

as Detective Lucas

6.0

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Bisonette

Page Miss Glory

as Blackie

A Dream Comes True

as Himself (uncredited)

Dr. Socrates

as Red Bastian

Go Into Your Dance

as Duke Hutchinson

The Last Round-up

as Charley Benson

All of Me

1934

as First Cop (uncredited)

To the Last Man

as Neil Stanley

Lone Cowboy

as Policeman Baxter

Buffalo Stampede

as Henchman Pruitt

Big Executive

as Harry the Guide

Man of the Forest

1933

as Mulvey

5.5

Tillie and Gus

1933

as Commissioner McLennan

Let's Dance

The Acid Test

Naughty-Cal

as Sailor

His Woman

1931

as Crewman

3.2

The Gigolo Racket

1931

as Cafe Customer

Crimes Square

1931

as Detective with Handcuffs

Politics

The Cocoanuts

as Bather

The Quarterback

as Football Player (uncredited)

6.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Man of Courage

Screenplay

Man of Courage

Story

Barton MacLane

Biography

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

High Sierra

Pocketful of Miracles

You Only Live Once

The Glenn Miller Story

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Cocoanuts

Filmography

Acting (174)

Movies (153)

Television (21)

Crew (2)

Movies (2)