Barton Maclane

Actor

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Birth Place

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Born

December 25, 1902

Died

January 01, 1969

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Biography

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Barton MacLane was a prolific film actor, making over 140 film appearances from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, but he is perhaps best known as General Peterson from the classic 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie." MacLane moved from theater to film in the early 1930s, playing a series of predominantly tough guy roles over the course of the decade. In 1938, he had the lead part in the c...

Filmography

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Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)

Sheriff Lloyd Grover

Buckskin (1968)

The Rounders (1965)

Town Tamer (1965)

James Fenimore Fell

Law of the Lawless (1964)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Police commissioner

Photos & Videos

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Bombardier (1943) -- (Movie Clip) It's Just As Unlogical

I Found Stella Parish (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Norman Theater

Family & Companions

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Charlotte Wynters

Wife

Actor. Survived him.

Biography

Barton MacLane was a prolific film actor, making over 140 film appearances from the early 1930s to the late 1960s, but he is perhaps best known as General Peterson from the classic 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie." MacLane moved from theater to film in the early 1930s, playing a series of predominantly tough guy roles over the course of the decade. In 1938, he had the lead part in the crime drama "Prison Break." In 1941, he played the supporting part of Sam Higgins in the Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman-starring sci-fi horror film, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." In 1941, MacLane landed a supporting role in the classic film noir mystery "The Maltese Falcon," starring Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. Later that decade, in 1948, MacLane worked with Bogart again, in a classic of another genre, the adventure-western film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." In 1954, MacLane appeared in an altogether different genre, with a supporting part in the James Stewart-starring biopic "The Glenn Miller Story." On TV, MacLane took a lead part in the 1960 western "Outlaws," and later in the decade appeared on two episodes of "Gunsmoke." But his most lasting pop-cultural legacy began in 1965, as the frequently befuddled General Peterson, Major Anthony Nelson's (Larry Hagman) boss on "I Dream of Jeannie," which starred Barbara Eden. MacLane passed away from cancer at age 69.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)

Sheriff Lloyd Grover

Buckskin (1968)

The Rounders (1965)

Town Tamer (1965)

James Fenimore Fell

Law of the Lawless (1964)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Police commissioner

Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)

Seth [Hainline]

Noose for a Gunman (1960)

Frontier Gun (1958)

The Geisha Boy (1958)

Girl in the Woods (1958)

Three Violent People (1957)

Naked in the Sun (1957)

Sierra Stranger (1957)

Hell's Crossroads (1957)

Clyde O'Connell

Wetbacks (1956)

Backlash (1956)

Sergeant [George] Lake

Naked Gun (1956)

The Man Is Armed (1956)

Mr. [Jim] Mablett

Last of the Desperados (1955)

Jail Busters (1955)

Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)

The Silver Star (1955)

[Henry] Tiny [Longtree]

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

Sea of Lost Ships (1954)

Capt. Jack Matthews

Rails into Laramie (1954)

Hell's Outpost (1954)

Jubilee Trail (1954)

"Deacon" John Bartlett

Kansas Pacific (1953)

Cow Country (1953)

Captain Scarface (1953)

Captain Scarface [also known as Captain Tregnor]

Jack Slade (1953)

Thunderbirds (1952)

Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

Capt. Myles Moylan

The Half-Breed (1952)

Marshal Cassidy

Drums in the Deep South (1951)

Best of the Badmen (1951)

Let's Dance (1950)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)

Rookie Fireman (1950)

Captain Jess Henshaw

Bandit Queen (1950)

Red Light (1949)

The Walls of Jericho (1948)

Silver River (1948)

"Banjo" Sweeney

The Dude Goes West (1948)

Texas Jack [Barton]

Angel in Exile (1948)

Relentless (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

[Pat] McCormick

Unknown Island (1948)

Captain Tarnowski

Cheyenne (1947)

Jungle Flight (1947)

Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Detective Taggart

San Quentin (1946)

Santa Fe Uprising (1946)

Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

The Spanish Main (1945)

Capt. Benjamin Black

Scared Stiff (1945)

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

Gentle Annie (1944)

Nabonga Gorilla (1944)

The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

Inspector Walgreen

Secret Command (1944)

Marine Raiders (1944)

Bombardier (1943)

Man of Courage (1943)

A Gentle Gangster (1943)

The Underdog (1943)

Song of Texas (1943)

The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943)

All Through the Night (1942)

The Big Street (1942)

Highways by Night (1942)

High Sierra (1941)

Western Union (1941)

Manpower (1941)

Come Live with Me (1941)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Barnacle Bill (1941)

Hit the Road (1941)

James [J.] Ryan [also known as Valentine]

Wild Geese Calling (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

The Secret Seven (1940)

Men Without Souls (1940)

Melody Ranch (1940)

Stand Up and Fight (1939)

Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)

Lieutenant Steve McBride

Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)

I Was a Convict (1939)

Big Town Czar (1939)

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

Blondes at Work (1938)

Lt. Steve McBride

Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)

The Kid Comes Back (1938)

The Storm (1938)

Captain Cogswell

Prison Break (1938)

Joaquin Shannon

You and Me (1938)

Ever Since Eve (1937)

Smart Blonde (1937)

Fly Away Baby (1937)

Draegerman Courage (1937)

Andrew [Beau] Beaupre

Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (1937)

Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

You Only Live Once (1937)

Stephen Whitney

Born Reckless (1937)

San Quentin (1937)

God's Country and the Woman (1937)

The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

The Walking Dead (1936)

Ceiling Zero (1936)

Bengal Tiger (1936)

Cliff Ballenger

Jailbreak (1936)

Detective Captain Rourke

Times Square Playboy (1936)

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Page Miss Glory (1935)

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

Detective Lucas

I Found Stella Parish (1935)

Clifton Jeffords

Stranded (1935)

The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

The Frisco Kid (1935)

Man of Iron (1935)

Dr. Socrates (1935)

Black Fury (1935)

Go into Your Dance (1935)

The Last Round-Up (1934)

All of Me (1934)

To the Last Man (1933)

Thundering Herd (1933)

Hell and High Water (1933)

Dance hall manager

Tillie and Gus (1933)

Commissioner McLennan

Big Executive (1933)

Lone Cowboy (1933)

Man of the Forest (1933)

Writer (Feature Film)

Man of Courage (1943)

Man of Courage (1943)

Cast (Special)

Girl on the Run (1958)

Francis J Brannigan (Guest)

Anything For Money (1957)

Glen Callister (Guest)

Life Events

Photo Collections

The Prince and the Pauper - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Warner Bros' The Prince and the Pauper (1937), directed by William Keighley.

Videos

Bombardier (1943) -- (Movie Clip) It's Just As Unlogical Randolph Scott as Army Air Force Captain Buck Oliver, a reluctant convert to high-altitude bombing, dictates a letter to old friend “Burt” (Anne Shirley) in New Mexico, advising her that his colleague Major “Chick” Davis will arrive soon to launch a training program, Barton MacLane his sergeant Dixon, in Bombardier, 1943.

I Found Stella Parish (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Norman Theater Opening credits and some framing by theater fans awaiting the star, from Warner Bros. I Found Stella Parish, 1935, starring Kay Francis, Ian Hunter and Paul Lukas, directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

I Found Stella Parish (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Three Old Liars Finishing her performance in a fictional London play, and flush from curtain calls, the title character (Kay Francis) is confronted in the literal sense by her past, the obscured Jeffords (Barton MacLane), in a critical scene from I Found Stella Parish, 1935.

Black Fury (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Shut Up About The Union! Early events, inside the coal mine Warner Bros. built at the ranch in Calabsas, Ca., John Qualen as honest Mike gets in a spat with newcomer Kroner (J. Carrol Naish) about their union, which gets the attention of popular Joe (Paul Muni), who’s more excited about his wedding, in Black Fury. 1935.

Black Fury (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Old Country Dance At the Pennsylvania coal mine company town, proud “bohunk” miner Joe (Paul Muni) leads his party, including pal Mike (John Qualen) and his maybe-wavering fianceè Anna (Karen Morley), into the dance, even greeting the company cops (Ward Bond, and William Gargan as Slim), in Warner Bros.’ controversial Black Fury, 1935.

Kansas Pacific (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Bleeding Kansas From the opening credits, Barton MacLane as railroad man Bruce, Harry Shannon the crusty engineer "Smokestack," Douglas Fowley with the gun among the Confederate-backed vandals, in Kansas Pacific, 1953, starring Sterling Hayden.

Kansas Pacific (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Just An Ordinary Fight Kansas, 1860, Sterling Hayden as undercover U.S. Army officer Nelson has just arrived to oversee railroad construction when he meets Reed Hadley as Quantrill (About twice the age the historic figure lived to become), who in fact is an agent for the incipient Confederacy, joining in fisticuffs as civic duty, his new associate Barton MacLane arriving, Harry Shannon, Eve Miller and Irving Bacon in support, in Allied Artists’ Kansas Pacific, 1953.

Case Of The Curious Bride, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) I Know A Little Jiu Jitsu Arriving with sidekick Spuds (Allen Jenkins) at the San Francisco airport, lawyer Perry Mason (Warren William) manages to intercept ex-girlfriend Rhoda (Margaret Lindsay), now a murder suspect, before the cops (Barton MacLane et al) can grab her, in The Case Of The Curious Bride, 1935.

Red Light (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I Got No Hard Feelings Vengeful businessman Torno (George Raft) finds paroled embezzler Nick (Raymond Burr) at the bowling alley, looking for his brother's killer, in Roy Del Ruth's Red Light, 1949.

'G' Men (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Keep Your Mouth Shut McCord (Robert Armstrong) is assigned by the chief (Addison Richards) to track down the killer of an agent, he gives the assignment to Davis (James Cagney), who goes to Chicago and catches Leggett (Edward Pawley), in Warner Bros.' 'G' Men, 1935.

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) -- (Movie Clip) One Of Them Dude Engineers Taking over at a northern California gold mine ca. 1877, educated engineer Whitney (George Brent) earns himself some physical credibility with foreman Slug (Barton MacLane), then MGM indulges in some gratuitous Technicolor hydraulic mining footage, in Gold Is Where You Find It, 1938.

Maltese Falcon, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) You'll Take It And Like It! Sneaky Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) gets rough treatment from Brigid (Mary Astor) and Spade (Humphrey Bogart) before cops Dundy and Polhaus (Barton MacLane, Ward Bond) break things up in The Maltese Falcon, 1941.

Maltese Falcon, The (1941) -- (Original Trailer) Humphrey Bogart plays Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941), possibly the greatest detective movie of all time.

Companions

Charlotte Wynters

Wife

Actor. Survived him.

Bibliography

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