Barton MacLane
Data de nascimento:
25/12/1902
Local de nascimento:
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Data de falecimento:
01/01/1969
Biografia
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 was usually Barton himself who was destined to be at the end of a hiding (when not getting shot, instead), typically as snarling henchmen, outlaws and other assorted dubious or abrasive types throughout most of his 40-year acting career. In fact, Barton became so typecast that his name was for a time used proverbially, to generally describe a shouting, hard-nosed ruffian. After training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, MacLane joined a stock company in Brooklyn. In 1927 he had his first part on Broadway, a brief moment as an assistant district attorney, in the melodrama "The Trial of Mary Dugan". He then played a small featured role as a police officer in "Subway Express" (1929-30), a drama enacted in the interior of a subway car. In mid-1932 MacLane tried his hand at writing his own starring vehicle for the stage, entitled "Rendezvous". While the play closed after just 21 performances, it led to a contract with Warner Brothers. Barton had already appeared in bit roles for Paramount at their Astoria Studios, including The Marx Brothers' debut film The Cocoanuts (1929). He portrayed mobster Brad Collins in 'G' Men (1935) (with James Cagney), which set the tone for most of his future assignments. Brawny, with squinty eyes and a rasping voice, MacLane was the ideal surly tough guy, particularly suitable for westerns and the type of films noir Warner Brothers excelled at. He was often cast as cops, be they bent or honest. Some of his most representative performances include gangster Al Kruger in Bullets or Ballots (1936), which won him some of the best critical notices of his career; outlaw Jack Slade in Western Union (1941); crooked construction boss Pat McCormick, who gets beaten up by Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt over past-due wages in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); hard-nosed cops Detective Dundy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Lt. Reece in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950). MacLane, on loan to Universal, also had a starring role in Prison Break (1938) as an innocent tuna fisherman who is framed for murder. He was prominent as a tough but sympathetic cop, foil to sleuthing girl reporter Glenda Farrell in the "Torchy Blaine" series of the mid- to late 1930s. In the 1960s Barton began to cultivate a good-guy image as Marshal Frank Caine in the NBC western series Outlaws (1960) as well as showing up in a small recurring role as Air Force Gen. Martin Peterson in I Dream of Jeannie (1965). Barton was married to the actress Charlotte Wynters, who appeared with him in six of his films. When not on the set, the couple spent time on their 2000-acre cattle ranch in Madera County, California. For his work in television, Barton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmes em que atuou
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Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)- 6.50 ★Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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It's Showtime (1976)- 7.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)- 2.80 ★Sheriff Grover
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Buckskin (1968)- 5.20 ★Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond
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The Mummy's Ghost (1968)- 0.00 ★Mob Organizer (archive footage)
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Ginetes Intrépidos (1965)- 5.50 ★Tanner
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Town Tamer (1965)- 6.40 ★James Fell
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Law of the Lawless (1964)- 6.10 ★Big Tom Stone
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Dama por Um Dia (1961)- 7.30 ★Police Commissioner
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Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)- 5.00 ★Seth
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Noose for a Gunman (1960)- 5.30 ★Carl Avery
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O Rei dos Mágicos (1958)- 6.40 ★Major Ridgley
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Girl on the Run (1958)- 0.00 ★Francis J. Brannigan
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Frontier Gun (1958)- 6.00 ★Simon Crayle
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Girl in the Woods (1958)- 0.00 ★Big Jim
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Sangue de Valentes / A Morte de Jesse James (1957)- 5.30 ★Clyde O'Connell
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Naked In The Sun (1957)- 6.70 ★Wilson
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Sierra Stranger (1957)- 5.00 ★Lem Gotch
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Punido Pelo Próprio Sangue (1956)- 6.30 ★Sergeant George Lake
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The Man Is Armed (1956)- 4.80 ★Det. Lt. Dan Coster
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Wetbacks (1956)- 5.40 ★Karl Shanks
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Naked Gun (1956)- 6.80 ★Joe Barnum
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Jaguar (1956)- 7.00 ★Steve Bailey
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Trindade Violenta (1956)- 6.10 ★Yates
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Sangue de Mestiço (1955)- 6.00 ★Jim Mablett
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Epopéia Sangrenta (1955)- 4.00 ★Chalk Reynolds
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Jail Busters (1955)- 6.00 ★Captain Jenkins
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The Silver Star (1955)- 5.00 ★Henry 'Tiny' Longtree
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Last of the Desperados (1955)- 6.00 ★Mosby, Gang Leader
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Música e Lágrimas (1954)- 6.90 ★General Arnold
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A Senda do Sangue (1954)- 6.30 ★Lee Graham
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Hell's Outpost (1954)- 5.00 ★Sheriff Olson
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Jubilee Trail (1954)- 4.60 ★Deacon Bartlett
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Abrindo Horizontes (1953)- 4.85 ★Cal Bruce
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Sua Lei é Matar (1953)- 6.40 ★Jules Reni
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Captain Scarface (1953)- 4.70 ★Captain Scarface
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Chicote da Vingança (1953)- 4.40 ★Marvin Parker
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O Mar dos Navios Perdidos (1953)- 0.00 ★Capt. Jack Matthews
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Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)- 5.00 ★Capt. Myles Moylan
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The Half-Breed (1952)- 5.00 ★Marshal Cassidy
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Thunderbirds (1952)- 5.70 ★Sgt. Durkee
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Drums in the Deep South (1951)- 5.40 ★Sgt. Mac McCardle
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Best of the Badmen (1951)- 6.80 ★Joad
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O Amanhã Que Não Virá (1950)- 6.72 ★Lieutenant John Reece
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The Bandit Queen (1950)- 4.50 ★Sheriff Jim Harden
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Let's Dance (1950)- 5.80 ★Larry Channock
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Desafiando o Perigo (1949)- 5.50 ★Detective Strecker
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O Tesouro de Sierra Madre (1948)- 7.97 ★Pat McCormick
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As Muralhas de Jericó (1948)- 5.70 ★Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
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Unknown Island (1948)- 5.20 ★Capt. Tarnowski
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Angel in Exile (1948)- 5.20 ★Max Giorgio
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Relentless (1948)- 6.20 ★Tex Brandow
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The Dude Goes West (1948)- 5.80 ★Texas Jack Barton
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Silver River (1948)- 5.90 ★'Banjo' Sweeney
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Tarzan e a Caçadora (1947)- 5.64 ★Paul Weir
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Cheyenne (1947)- 6.75 ★Webb Yancey
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Jungle Flight (1947)- 5.90 ★Case Hagin
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O Intruso Misterioso (1946)- 5.80 ★Detective Taggart
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San Quentin (1946)- 6.30 ★Nick Taylor
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Santa Fe Uprising (1946)- 0.00 ★Crawford
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Scared Stiff (1945)- 4.70 ★George 'Deacon' Markham
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Tarzan e as Amazonas (1945)- 6.34 ★Ballister
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The Spanish Main (1945)- 6.20 ★Capt. Benjamin Black
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Nabonga (1944)- 3.90 ★Carl Hurst
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Cry of the Werewolf (1944)- 4.30 ★Lt. Barry Lane
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O Fantasma da Múmia (1944)- 5.70 ★Inspector Walgreen
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Secret Command (1944)- 6.80 ★Red Kelly
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Marine Raiders (1944)- 6.80 ★Sgt. Maguire
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Gentle Annie (1944)- 5.20 ★Sheriff Tatum
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Man of Courage (1943)- 4.80 ★John Wallace
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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943)- 3.70 ★Detective Rief
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Song of Texas (1943)- 5.00 ★Jim Calvert
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The Underdog (1943)- 0.00 ★John Tate
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Bombardeio (1943)- 5.40 ★Archie Dixon
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Balas Contra a Gestapo (1942)- 6.90 ★Marty Callahan
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Rua das Ilusões (1942)- 5.90 ★Case Ables
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Highways by Night (1942)- 6.00 ★Leo Bronson
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Relíquia Macabra (1941)- 7.71 ★Lt. of Detectives Dundy
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O Médico e o Monstro (1941)- 6.44 ★Sam Higgins
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Aquela Mulher! (1941)- 6.73 ★Smiley Quinn
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Come Live with Me (1941)- 6.90 ★Barney Grogan
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Seu Último Refúgio (1941)- 7.00 ★Jake Kranmer
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Os Conquistadores (1941)- 6.00 ★Jack Slade
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Barnacle Bill (1941)- 7.70 ★John Kelly
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Wild Geese Calling (1941)- 5.80 ★Pirate Kelly
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Hit the Road (1941)- 0.00 ★James J. Ryan
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The Secret Seven (1940)- 0.00 ★Sam O'Donnell
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Men Without Souls (1940)- 6.00 ★Blackie Drew
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Valentia Adquirida (1940)- 5.50 ★Mark Wildhack
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Gangs of Chicago (1940)- 5.30 ★Jim Ramsey
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Stand Up and Fight (1939)- 5.80 ★Crowder
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Vendo o China (1939)- 6.00 ★Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
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Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)- 5.80 ★Steve McBride
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Mutiny in the Big House (1939)- 4.40 ★Red Manson
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Big Town Czar (1939)- 0.00 ★Phil Daley
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Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)- 0.00 ★Self
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Casamento Proibido (1938)- 6.70 ★Mickey
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Flertando com o Perigo (1938)- 6.10 ★Lt. Steve McBride
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Caçando um Homem (1938)- 5.90 ★Detective Steve McBride
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Prison Break (1938)- 5.10 ★Joaquin Shannon
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Onde o Ouro Se Esconde (1938)- 6.90 ★Slag Martin
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The Kid Comes Back (1938)- 5.30 ★Gunner Malone
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The Storm (1938)- 0.00 ★Captain Cogswell
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O Príncipe e o Mendigo (1937)- 6.80 ★John Canty
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San Quentin (1937)- 6.50 ★Lt. Druggin
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Vive-se Uma Só Vez (1937)- 7.10 ★Stephen Whitney
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Uma Loura Sabida (1937)- 6.20 ★Steve McBride
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God's Country and the Woman (1937)- 4.20 ★Bullhead
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Caçada Aérea (1937)- 6.10 ★Steve McBride
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Loura do Outro Mundo (1937)- 5.40 ★Det. Lt. Steve McBride
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Wine, Women and Horses (1937)- 4.00 ★Jim Turner
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Born Reckless (1937)- 5.50 ★Jim Barnes
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Ever Since Eve (1937)- 5.80 ★Al McCoy
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Draegerman Courage (1937)- 6.50 ★Andrew Beaupre
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Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)- 6.00 ★Self
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O Morto Ambulante (1936)- 6.16 ★Loder
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Balas ou Votos (1936)- 6.50 ★Al Kruger
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Times Square Playboy (1936)- 4.80 ★Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer)
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Heróis do Ar (1936)- 5.60 ★Al Stone
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Bengal Tiger (1936)- 4.50 ★Cliff Ballenger
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Jailbreak (1936)- 6.40 ★Detective Captain Rourke
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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)- 0.00 ★Self
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Inferno Negro (1935)- 6.30 ★McGee
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The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)- 6.00 ★Bisonette
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Frisco Kid (1935)- 6.80 ★Spider Burke
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O Primeiro Beijo (1935)- 5.80 ★Sharkey
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Page Miss Glory (1935)- 6.30 ★Blackie
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Go Into Your Dance (1935)- 7.50 ★Duke Hutchinson
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Dr. Socrates (1935)- 6.40 ★Red Bastian
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Amores Trágicos (1935)- 7.00 ★Clifton Jeffords
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A Noiva Curiosa (1935)- 6.03 ★Detective Lucas
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Contra o Império do Crime (1935)- 6.46 ★Collins
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Man of Iron (1935)- 6.00 ★Chris Bennett
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A Dream Comes True (1935)- 5.50 ★Himself (uncredited)
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The Last Round-up (1934)- 0.00 ★Charley Benson
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All of Me (1934)- 6.00 ★First Cop (uncredited)
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Lone Cowboy (1933)- 3.50 ★Policeman Baxter
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Tillie and Gus (1933)- 7.60 ★Commissioner McLennan
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The Thundering Herd (1933)- 3.80 ★Henchman Pruitt
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To the Last Man (1933)- 5.90 ★Neil Stanley
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Man of the Forest (1933)- 5.50 ★Mulvey
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Let's Dance (1933)- 7.00 ★
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Big Executive (1933)- 0.00 ★Harry the Guide
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His Woman (1931)- 3.50 ★Crewman
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Crimes Square (1931)- 0.00 ★Detective with Handcuffs
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The Gigolo Racket (1931)- 0.00 ★Cafe Customer
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No Hotel da Fuzarca (1929)- 6.50 ★Bather
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The Quarterback (1926)- 6.00 ★Football Player (uncredited)