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Barton MacLane was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. Although he appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, he became
best-known for his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC television comedy series I Dream of Jeannie, with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman.
Birth Name
Ernest Barton MacLane
Born
Thursday, 25 December 1902
Died
Wednesday, 01 January 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Inspector Walgreen | 2007 |
| Bogart: The Untold Story | 1997 | |
| Svengoolie | Inspector Walgreen | 1995 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Captain Jenkins (segment "East Side Kids") | 1986 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| It's Showtime | Self | 1976 |
| Buckskin | Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond | 1968 |
| Arizona Bushwhackers | Sheriff Grover | 1968 |
| Hondo | Markham | 1967 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Inspector Walgreen | 2007 |
| Bogart: The Untold Story | 1997 | |
| Svengoolie | Inspector Walgreen | 1995 |
| Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Captain Jenkins (segment "East Side Kids") | 1986 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| It's Showtime | Self | 1976 |
| Buckskin | Dr. H. 'Doc' Raymond | 1968 |
| Arizona Bushwhackers | Sheriff Grover | 1968 |
| Hondo | Markham | 1967 |
| The Monkees | Bart | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | General Martin Peterson / General Peterson | 1965 |
| Town Tamer | James Fenimore Fell / James Fell | 1965 |
| The Rounders | Tanner | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Law of the Lawless | Big Tom Stone | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Big Roy | 1964 |
| Pocketful of Miracles | Police Commissioner | 1961 |
| Outlaws | Marshal Frank Caine / Marshal Frank Crane | 1960 |
| Noose for a Gunman | Carl Avery | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Big Jed Braddock | 1960 |
| Gunfighters of Abilene | Seth Hainline / Seth | 1959 |
| Laramie | Cameron Gault / Ed Bishop / Mel Bishop / Owen Richards | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Vince Baron | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | General Fowler | 1959 |
| Grand Jury | Sam Spanner | 1959 |
| The Geisha Boy | Maj. Ridgley / Major Ridgley | 1958 |
| Frontier Gun | Simon Crayle | 1958 |
| Girl on the Run | Francis J. Brannigan | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Brannigan | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Matt Tranier / Wentworth | 1958 |
| Girl in the Woods | Big Jim | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Sheriff Eugene Norris / Senator Harriman Baylor / Harold Minter / Archer Osmond | 1957 |
| Naked in the Sun | Wilson | 1957 |
| Sierra Stranger | Lem Gotch | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Old Man Clanton | 1957 |
| Hell's Crossroads | Clyde O'Connell / Pinkerton Agent Clyde O'Connell | 1957 |
| Three Violent People | Yates | 1957 |
| Naked Gun | Joe Barnum | 1956 |
| The Man Is Armed | Det. Lt. Dan Coster | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Gen. Bailey | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Pinkerton Detective Nolan | 1956 |
| Conflict | Glen Callister | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Dan Royal | 1956 |
| Wetbacks | Karl Shanks | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Pete Devlin | 1956 |
| Backlash | Sgt. George Lake | 1956 |
| Jaguar | Steve Bailey | 1956 |
| Last of the Desperados | Mosby, Gang Leader / Mosby - Gang Leader | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Truck Adams | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Martin Storm | 1955 |
| Jail Busters | Captain Jenkins, Head Guard / Captain Jenkins | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Herkimer Crawford / Willard Kerner | 1955 |
| Foxfire | Jim Mablett | 1955 |
| The Silver Star | Henry 'Tiny' Longtree | 1955 |
| Treasure of Ruby Hills | Chalk Reynolds / 'Chalk' Reynolds | 1955 |
| Hell's Outpost | Sheriff Olson | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Bob Scanlon / Rawls Kettrick | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Capt. Sterling | 1954 |
| The Whistler | McKay | 1954 |
| Rails Into Laramie | Lee Graham | 1954 |
| Waterfront | McClurg | 1954 |
| Jubilee Trail | Deacon Bartlett | 1954 |
| The Glenn Miller Story | General Arnold | 1954 |
| Jack Slade | Jules Reni | 1953 |
| Sea of Lost Ships | Capt. Jack Matthews | 1953 |
| Captain Scarface | Captain Scarface | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Capt. Hansen | 1953 |
| Cow Country | Marvin Parker | 1953 |
| Kansas Pacific | Cal Bruce | 1953 |
| Thunderbirds | Sgt. Durkee | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Milo / Capt. Webber | 1952 |
| The Half-Breed | Marshal Cassidy | 1952 |
| Bugles in the Afternoon | Capt. Myles Moylan | 1952 |
| Drums in the Deep South | Sgt. Mac McCardle | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Chief Brooks | 1951 |
| Best of the Badmen | Joad | 1951 |
| Bandit Queen | Jim Harden / Sheriff Jim Harden | 1950 |
| Let's Dance | Larry Channock | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Steve / Marvin Platt / Damon | 1950 |
| Rookie Fireman | Captain Jess Henshaw | 1950 |
| Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Police Lt. John Reece / Lieutenant John Reece | 1950 |
| Red Light | Strecker / Detective Strecker | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Big Red / Sgt. James Simmons | 1949 |
| Unknown Island | Capt. Tarnowski | 1948 |
| Angel in Exile | Max Giorgio | 1948 |
| The Walls of Jericho | Gotch McCurdy / Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy | 1948 |
| The Dude Goes West | Texas Jack Barton | 1948 |
| Silver River | 'Banjo' Sweeney | 1948 |
| Relentless | Tex Brandow | 1948 |
| The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Pat McCormick | 1948 |
| Cheyenne | Webb Yancey | 1947 |
| Jungle Flight | Case Hagin | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Potter | 1947 |
| Tarzan and the Huntress | Paul Weir | 1947 |
| San Quentin | Nick Taylor | 1946 |
| Santa Fe Uprising | Crawford | 1946 |
| Mysterious Intruder | Detective Taggart | 1946 |
| The Spanish Main | Capt. Benjamin Black | 1945 |
| Scared Stiff | George 'Deacon' Markham | 1945 |
| Gentle Annie | Sheriff Tatum | 1945 |
| Tarzan and the Amazons | Ballister | 1945 |
| Cry of the Werewolf | Lt. Barry Lane / Police Lt. Barry Lane | 1944 |
| Secret Command | Red Kelly | 1944 |
| The Mummy's Ghost | Inspector Walgreen | 1944 |
| Marine Raiders | Sgt. Maguire | 1944 |
| Nabonga | Carl Hurst | 1944 |
| The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case | Detective Rief | 1943 |
| The Underdog | John Tate | 1943 |
| Song of Texas | Jim Calvert | 1943 |
| Bombardier | Sgt. Archie Dixon / Archie Dixon | 1943 |
| A Gentle Gangster | Mike Hallit | 1943 |
| Man of Courage | John Wallace | 1943 |
| Highways by Night | Leo Bronson | 1942 |
| The Big Street | Case Ables | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Marty Callahan | 1942 |
| The Maltese Falcon | Lt. of Detectives Dundy | 1941 |
| Wild Geese Calling | Pirate Kelly | 1941 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sam Higgins | 1941 |
| Manpower | Smiley Quinn | 1941 |
| Hit the Road | James J. Ryan | 1941 |
| Barnacle Bill | John Kelly | 1941 |
| Western Union | Jack Slade | 1941 |
| Come Live with Me | Barney Grogan | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Jake Kranmer | 1941 |
| Melody Ranch | Mark Wildhack | 1940 |
| Men Without Souls | Blackie Drew | 1940 |
| Gangs of Chicago | Jim Ramsey | 1940 |
| Mutiny in the Big House | Red Manson | 1939 |
| Torchy Runs for Mayor | Steve McBride | 1939 |
| Big Town Czar | Phil Daley | 1939 |
| I Was a Convict | Ace King | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Police Lieutenant Steve McBride / Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Crowder | 1939 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Steve McBride / Detective Steve McBride | 1938 |
| The Storm | Capt. Cogswell / Captain Cogswell | 1938 |
| Prison Break | Joaquin Shannon | 1938 |
| You and Me | Mickey Bain / Mickey | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Slag Martin | 1938 |
| The Kid Comes Back | 'Gunner' Malone / Gunner Malone | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Lieutenant Steve McBride / Lt. Steve McBride | 1938 |
| The Adventurous Blonde | Steve MacBride / Det. Lt. Steve McBride | 1937 |
| Wine, Women and Horses | Jim Turner | 1937 |
| Ever Since Eve | Al McCoy | 1937 |
| Born Reckless | Jim Barnes | 1937 |
| Fly Away Baby | Steve McBride | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Captain Druggin / Lt. Druggin | 1937 |
| Draegerman Courage | Andrew Beaupre | 1937 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | John Canty | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1937 | Himself / Self | 1937 |
| You Only Live Once | Stephen Whitney | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Woman | Bullhead | 1937 |
| Smart Blonde | Steve McBride | 1937 |
| Breakdowns of 1936 | Himself / Self | 1936 |
| Jailbreak | Detective Captain Rourke | 1936 |
| Bengal Tiger | Cliff Ballenger | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Al Kruger | 1936 |
| Times Square Playboy | Trainer / Casey, Vic's Butler / Casey (Vic's Butler/Trainer) | 1936 |
| The Walking Dead | Loder | 1936 |
| Ceiling Zero | Al Stone | 1936 |
| A Dream Comes True | Self | 1935 |
| Man of Iron | Chris Bennett | 1935 |
| Frisco Kid | Spider Burke / Spikder Burke | 1935 |
| I Found Stella Parish | Clifton Jeffords | 1935 |
| Dr. Socrates | Red Bastian | 1935 |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs | Police Chief Bisonette / Bisonette | 1935 |
| Page Miss Glory | Blackie | 1935 |
| Stranded | Sharkey | 1935 |
| 'G' Men | Collins | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Duke Hutchinson | 1935 |
| Black Fury | McGee | 1935 |
| The Case of the Curious Bride | Detective Lucas | 1935 |
| The Last Round-Up | Charley Benson | 1934 |
| All of Me | First Cop | 1934 |
| Lone Cowboy | Policeman Baxter | 1933 |
| Big Executive | Harry the Guide | 1933 |
| Tillie and Gus | Commissioner McLennan | 1933 |
| To the Last Man | Neil Stanley | 1933 |
| Man of the Forest | Henchman Mulvey / Mulvey | 1933 |
| Let's Dance | 1933 | |
| The Thundering Herd | Pruitt / Henchman Pruitt | 1933 |
| Your Hat | Customer | 1932 |
| State's Attorney | Court Reporter | 1932 |
| His Woman | Crewman | 1931 |
| The Gigolo Racket | Cafe Customer | 1931 |
| Crimes Square | Detective with Handcuffs | 1931 |
| The Cocoanuts | Lifeguard | 1929 |
| The Quarterback | Football Player | 1926 |
