Barton MacLane
Acting
Born December 25, 1902 · Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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, instead), typically as snarling henchmen, outlaws and other assorted dubious or abrasive types throughout…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Cheyenne
I Dream of Jeannie
Four Star Playhouse
Gunsmoke
Telephone Time
The Munsters
77 Sunset Strip
The Monkees
Studio 57
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Outlaws
The Whistler
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lux Video Theatre
Black Saddle
Wire Service
Tightrope
Hondo
The Maltese Falcon
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Conflict
Bullets or Ballots
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Law of the Lawless
Three Violent People
Pocketful of Miracles
High Sierra
'G' Men
The Glenn Miller Story
The Geisha Boy
Sea of Lost Ships
The Walking Dead
The Rounders
Let's Dance
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Jail Busters