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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.

In 1939 he married actress Charlotte Wynters. He died of cancer on January 1, 1969 in Santa Monica, California.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Boulevard.

Selected filmography

• I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (TV series)
• Outlaws (1960) (TV series)
• The Geisha Boy (1958)
• Naked in the Sun (1957)
• Three Violent People (1957)
• The Glenn Miller Story (1953)
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
• You Only Live Once (1947)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Western Union (1941)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• Melody Ranch (1940)

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