Barton MacLane and Dennis Moore in Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
Caption: Barton MacLane and Dennis Moore in Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Born: December 25, 1902
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Known for: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), I Dream of Jeannie (1965), The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Source: IMDB
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 "...