Barton MacLane

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...

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

as Lt. of Detectives Dundy

High Sierra

as Jake Kranmer

Cast Credits

Buckskin

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

as Police Commissioner

Noose for a Gunman

as Carl Avery

The Geisha Boy

as Major Ridgley

Frontier Gun

as Simon Crayle

Girl on the Run

as Francis J. Brannigan

Sierra Stranger

as Lem Gotch

Hell's Crossroads

as Clyde O'Connell

Naked Gun

as Joe Barnum

The Man Is Armed

as Det. Lt. Dan Coster

Wetbacks

as Karl Shanks

Backlash

as Sergeant George Lake

Jaguar

as Steve Bailey

Last of the Desperados

as Mosby, Gang Leader

Jail Busters

as Captain Jenkins

Foxfire

as Jim Mablett

The Silver Star

as Henry 'Tiny' Longtree

Treasure of Ruby Hills

as Chalk Reynolds

Hell's Outpost

as Sheriff Olson

Jubilee Trail

as Deacon Bartlett

Rails Into Laramie

as Lee Graham

The Glenn Miller Story

as General Arnold

Crew Credits

Man of Courage

Screenplay