Portrait of Barton MacLane

Acting

Barton MacLane

Career

Active from 1931 to 1968, busiest in 1937 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
55
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barton MacLane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 13
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Classic Western 7
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Historical Adventure 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Western 4
  • Sentimental 3
  • Revenge 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

164
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 61
Buckskin
Buckskin (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond

Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

as Sheriff Grover

Hondo
Hondo (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Bart

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as General Peterson

The Rounders
The Rounders (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tanner

Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Big Tom Stone

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Police Commissioner

Outlaws
Outlaws (1960)

TV show ยท as Marshal Frank Caine

Gunfighters of Abilene
Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

as Seth

Noose for a Gunman
Noose for a Gunman (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Carl Avery

1950s

52 titles ยท average score 64
The Geisha Boy
The Geisha Boy (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Major Ridgley

Naked In The Sun
Naked In The Sun (1957)

as Wilson

Jaguar
Jaguar (1956)

as Steve Bailey

Naked Gun
Naked Gun (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joe Barnum

Wetbacks
Wetbacks (1956)

as Karl Shanks

Backlash
Backlash (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sergeant George Lake

Treasure of Ruby Hills
Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)

as Chalk Reynolds

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

as General Arnold

Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Cal Bruce

Captain Scarface
Captain Scarface (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

as Captain Scarface

Jack Slade
Jack Slade (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jules Reni

Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman (1950)

as Captain Jess Henshaw

1940s

44 titles ยท average score 60
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as Pat McCormick

Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective Taggart

San Quentin
San Quentin (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nick Taylor

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

as George 'Deacon' Markham

Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ballister

Nabonga
Nabonga (1944)
GoodWatch score 35

as Carl Hurst

Song of Texas
Song of Texas (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jim Calvert

The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Case Ables

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

as Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sam Higgins

Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls (1940)

as Blackie Drew

Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago (1940)

as Jim Ramsey

1930s

53 titles ยท average score 61
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride

Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Steve McBride

You and Me
You and Me (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mickey

Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Detective Steve McBride

Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lt. Steve McBride

You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

as Stephen Whitney

The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Det. Lt. Steve McBride

Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

as Jim Turner

God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bullhead

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Al Kruger

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Collins

Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Red Bastian

1920s

2 titles ยท average score 74
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bather

The Quarterback
The Quarterback (1926)

as Football Player (uncredited)