Actor
Barton MacLane
Born 25 December 1902 · Columbia, South Carolina, USA — died 1 January 1969
Barton MacLane (1902–1969) was an American character actor and former college athlete, best known for playing gangsters, henchmen, crooked cops and other tough heavies across a career of roughly forty years. He became a dependable fixture of Warner Bros. crime films and later turned up in westerns and television.
Key films
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Played Lt. Dundy, the hard-nosed police detective, in John Huston's landmark film noir.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Appeared in Huston's acclaimed adventure drama alongside Humphrey Bogart, a major prestige credit.
High Sierra (1941)
Supporting role in the Bogart-led gangster drama that exemplified his Warner Bros. tough-guy typecasting.
You Only Live Once (1937)
Featured in Fritz Lang's influential fugitive-lovers crime drama.
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Typical Warner Bros. gangster role in a hit crime film with Edward G. Robinson.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 153
- 1926The Quarterback · as Football Player (uncredited)Actor
- 1929The Cocoanuts · as BatherActor
- 1930PoliticsActor
- 1931His Woman · as CrewmanActor
- 1931Crimes Square · as Detective with HandcuffsActor
- 1931The Gigolo Racket · as Cafe CustomerActor
- 1932Naughty-Cal · as SailorActor
- 1932The Acid TestActor
- 1933To the Last Man · as Neil StanleyActor
- 1933Buffalo Stampede · as Henchman PruittActor
- 1933Tillie and Gus · as Commissioner McLennanActor
- 1933Lone Cowboy · as Policeman BaxterActor
- 1933Man of the Forest · as MulveyActor
- 1933Let's DanceActor
- 1933Big Executive · as Harry the GuideActor
- 1934All of Me · as First Cop (uncredited)Actor
- 1934The Last Round-up · as Charley BensonActor
- 1935'G' Men · as CollinsActor
- 1935Black Fury · as McGeeActor
- 1935The Case of the Curious Bride · as Detective LucasActor
- 1935The Case of the Lucky Legs · as BisonetteActor
- 1935Frisco Kid · as Spider BurkeActor
- 1935Dr. Socrates · as Red BastianActor
- 1935Page Miss Glory · as BlackieActor
- 1935Stranded · as SharkeyActor
- 1935I Found Stella Parish · as Clifton JeffordsActor
- 1935Go Into Your Dance · as Duke HutchinsonActor
- 1935A Dream Comes True · as Himself (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Man of Iron · as Chris BennettActor
- 1936The Walking Dead · as LoderActor
- 1936Bullets or Ballots · as Al KrugerActor
- 1936Ceiling Zero · as Al StoneActor
- 1936Times Square Playboy · as Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)Actor
- 1936Bengal Tiger · as Cliff BallengerActor
- 1936Jailbreak · as Detective Captain RourkeActor
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936 · as SelfActor
- 1937You Only Live Once · as Stephen WhitneyActor
- 1937The Prince and the Pauper · as John CantyActor
- 1937San Quentin · as Lt. DrugginActor
- 1937The Adventurous Blonde · as Det. Lt. Steve McBrideActor
- 1937Ever Since Eve · as Al McCoyActor
- 1937Smart Blonde · as Steve McBrideActor
- 1937Fly Away Baby · as Steve McBrideActor
- 1937Born Reckless · as Jim BarnesActor
- 1937God's Country and the Woman · as BullheadActor
- 1937Wine, Women and Horses · as Jim TurnerActor
- 1937Draegerman Courage · as Andrew BeaupreActor
- 1937Breakdowns of 1937 · as SelfActor
- 1938You and Me · as MickeyActor
- 1938Prison Break · as Joaquin ShannonActor
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find It · as Slag MartinActor
- 1938Blondes at Work · as Lt. Steve McBrideActor
- 1938Torchy Gets Her Man · as Detective Steve McBrideActor
- 1938The Kid Comes Back · as Gunner MaloneActor
- 1938The Storm · as Captain CogswellActor
- 1939Torchy Runs for Mayor · as Steve McBrideActor
- 1939Mutiny in the Big House · as Red MansonActor
- 1939Stand Up and Fight · as CrowderActor
- 1939Torchy Blane in Chinatown · as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBrideActor
- 1939I Was a Convict · as Ace KingActor
- 1939Breakdowns of 1939 · as SelfActor
- 1939Big Town Czar · as Phil DaleyActor
- 1940Melody Ranch · as Mark WildhackActor
- 1940Gangs of Chicago · as Jim RamseyActor
- 1940Men Without Souls · as Blackie DrewActor
- 1940The Secret Seven · as Sam O'DonnellActor
- 1941The Maltese Falcon · as Lt. of Detectives DundyActor
- 1941High Sierra · as Jake KranmerActor
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Sam HigginsActor
- 1941Western Union · as Jack SladeActor
- 1941Come Live with Me · as Barney GroganActor
- 1941Manpower · as Smiley QuinnActor
- 1941Barnacle Bill · as John KellyActor
- 1941Wild Geese Calling · as Pirate KellyActor
- 1941Hit the Road · as James J. RyanActor
- 1942All Through the Night · as Marty CallahanActor
- 1942The Big Street · as Case AblesActor
- 1942Highways by Night · as Leo BronsonActor
- 1943Bombardier · as Archie DixonActor
- 1943Man of Courage · as John WallaceActor
- 1943The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case · as Detective RiefActor
- 1943Song of Texas · as Jim CalvertActor
- 1943The Underdog · as John TateActor
- 1944The Mummy's Ghost · as Inspector WalgreenActor
- 1944Cry of the Werewolf · as Lt. Barry LaneActor
- 1944Nabonga · as Carl HurstActor
- 1944Gentle Annie · as Sheriff TatumActor
- 1944Secret Command · as Red KellyActor
- 1944Marine Raiders · as Sgt. MaguireActor
- 1945Tarzan and the Amazons · as BallisterActor
- 1945The Spanish Main · as Capt. Benjamin BlackActor
- 1945Scared Stiff · as George 'Deacon' MarkhamActor
- 1946Mysterious Intruder · as Detective TaggartActor
- 1946San Quentin · as Nick TaylorActor
- 1946Santa Fe Uprising · as CrawfordActor
- 1947Tarzan and the Huntress · as Paul WeirActor
- 1947Cheyenne · as Webb YanceyActor
- 1947Jungle Flight · as Case HaginActor
- 1948The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as Pat McCormickActor
- 1948Silver River · as 'Banjo' SweeneyActor
- 1948Unknown Island · as Capt. TarnowskiActor
- 1948The Walls of Jericho · as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdyActor
- 1948Relentless · as Tex BrandowActor
- 1948The Dude Goes West · as Texas Jack BartonActor
- 1948Angel in Exile · as Max GiorgioActor
- 1949Red Light · as Detective StreckerActor
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye · as Lieutenant John ReeceActor
- 1950The Bandit Queen · as Sheriff Jim HardenActor
- 1950Let's Dance · as Larry ChannockActor
- 1950Rookie Fireman · as Captain Jess HenshawActor
- 1951Best of the Badmen · as JoadActor
- 1951Drums in the Deep South · as Sgt. Mac McCardleActor
- 1952Bugles in the Afternoon · as Capt. Myles MoylanActor
- 1952Thunderbirds · as Sgt. DurkeeActor
- 1952The Half-Breed · as Marshal CassidyActor
- 1953Kansas Pacific · as Cal BruceActor
- 1953Captain Scarface · as Captain ScarfaceActor
- 1953Cow Country · as Marvin ParkerActor
- 1953Jack Slade · as Jules ReniActor
- 1953Sea of Lost Ships · as Capt. Jack MatthewsActor
- 1954The Glenn Miller Story · as General ArnoldActor
- 1954Rails Into Laramie · as Lee GrahamActor
- 1954Jubilee Trail · as Deacon BartlettActor
- 1954Hell's Outpost · as Sheriff OlsonActor
- 1955Foxfire · as Jim MablettActor
- 1955The Silver Star · as Henry 'Tiny' LongtreeActor
- 1955Treasure of Ruby Hills · as Chalk ReynoldsActor
- 1955Jail Busters · as Captain JenkinsActor
- 1955Last of the Desperados · as Mosby, Gang LeaderActor
- 1956Backlash · as Sergeant George LakeActor
- 1956Three Violent People · as YatesActor
- 1956The Man Is Armed · as Det. Lt. Dan CosterActor
- 1956Naked Gun · as Joe BarnumActor
- 1956Wetbacks · as Karl ShanksActor
- 1956Jaguar · as Steve BaileyActor
- 1957Hell's Crossroads · as Clyde O'ConnellActor
- 1957Sierra Stranger · as Lem GotchActor
- 1957Naked In The Sun · as WilsonActor
- 1958The Geisha Boy · as Major RidgleyActor
- 1958Frontier Gun · as Simon CrayleActor
- 1958Girl in the Woods · as Big JimActor
- 1958Girl on the Run · as Francis J. BranniganActor
- 1960Noose for a Gunman · as Carl AveryActor
- 1960Gunfighters of Abilene · as SethActor
- 1961Pocketful of Miracles · as Police CommissionerActor
- 1964Law of the Lawless · as Big Tom StoneActor
- 1965The Rounders · as TannerActor
- 1965Town Tamer · as James FellActor
- 1968Buckskin · as Dr. H. 'Doc' RaymondActor
- 1968Arizona Bushwhackers · as Sheriff GroverActor
- 1976It's Showtime · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.