Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902—January 1, 1969) was an American actor.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he went to Wesleyan University, where he was an exceptional American football player. His first movie role, The Quarterback (1926), was a result of his ability. He then went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and afterwards he performed on Broadway and had small roles in films. In 1932, he wrote the play Rendezvous. He sold it to Arthur Hopkins, and its success got him a contract with Warner Bros..
On television, he is best known for the role of General Peterson on I Dream of Jeannie. When he died, he was replaced on later episodes of that show by General Schaeffer, played by Vinton Hayworth.
In 1939 he married actress Charlotte Wynters. From the 1940s until his death, he maintained a cattle ranch in eastern Madera County, California, where he made his home when not acting. He died on January 1, 1969, in Santa Monica, California.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Boulevard.
Selected filmography
The Thundering Herd (1933)
To the Last Man (1933)
All of Me (1934)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
G Men (1935)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
Frisco Kid (1935)
The Walking Dead (1936)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Smart Blonde* (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Fly Away Baby* (1937)
Ever Since Eve (1937)
San Quentin (1937)
The Adventurous Blonde* (1937)
Blondes at Work* (1938
You and Me (1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man* (1938)
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown* (1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor* (1939)
Melody Ranch (1940)
High Sierra (1941)
Western Union (1941)
Barnacle Bill (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
All Through the Night (1941)
The Spanish Main (1945)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Red Light (1949)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
The Glenn Miller Story (1953)
Three Violent People (1957)
Naked in the Sun (1957)
Girl on the Run (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Buckskin (1968)
* as recurring character Steve McBride in the Torchy Blane films
Television
Outlaws (1960) (TV series)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (TV series)
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NAME
MacLane, Barton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Actor
DATE OF BIRTH
1902-12-25
PLACE OF BIRTH
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
1969-1-1
PLACE OF DEATH
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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Categories: 1902 births | 1969 deaths | People from South Carolina | American actors | American television actors | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Cancer deaths
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