Acting
Barton MacLane
Born December 25, 1902 Died January 1, 1969 (Age 66)Columbia, South Carolina, USA182 Credits
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 hims…
