James Barton

James Barton (November 1, 1890 - February 19, 1962) was an American vaudevillian and a character actor in films and television. Born into a theatrical family in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Barton began performing in minstrel shows and burlesque houses throughout the country in 1898. His years of experience working with African American performers led to his becoming one of the first jazz dancers in America. After working with repertory companies in the South and Midwest, he made his Broadway debut in the musical revue The Passing Show of 1919 in a role originally intended for Ed Wynn. He frequently was the highlight in mediocre productions, and a critic for the Daily News noted, "Whenever the book failed him, he shuffled into one or more of his eccentric dances." Additional theatre credits include Sweet and Low, Tobacco Road, The Iceman Cometh, and Paint Your Wagon. Barton's film career began in the silent era. His screen credits include The Time of Your Life, Here Comes the Groom, and The Misfits. On television he appeared in The Ford Television Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, Studio One, The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre, The Rifleman, Adventures in Paradise, and Naked City. Barton died of a heart attack in Mineola, New York. Bing Crosby considered James Barton to be one his ten favorite performers of all time, alongside names such as Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland and Nat King Cole. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Barton (vaudevillian), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA, 1890-10-31

Died: 1962-02-19

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1935	Helldorado	Motorcycle Cop	0
2	1935	Captain Hurricane	Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster	45
3	1935	His Family Tree	Patrick Murphy	45
4	1936	Back to Nature	Motorcycle Officer	0
5	1936	Hideaway Girl	Motorcycle Policeman	0
6	1941	The Shepherd of the Hills	Old Matt Matthews	66
7	1948	The Time of Your Life	Kit Carson	55
8	1948	Yellow Sky	Grandpa	69
9	1950	Wabash Avenue	Harrigan	47
10	1950	The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady	Dennis O'Grady	50
11	1951	The Scarf	Ezra Thompson	57
12	1951	Here Comes the Groom	William 'Pa' Jones	52
13	1951	Golden Girl	John Crabtree	55
14	1952	The Foggy, Foggy Dew	The Stranger	0
15	1954	Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland	The Mock Turtle	0
16	1956	The Naked Hills	Jimmo McCann	46
17	1957	Quantez	Minstrel	54
18	1961	The Misfits	Fletcher's grandfather	69

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1948	Studio One	Joe Tinker	50
3	1950	Lux Video Theatre	The Stranger	63
4	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Waters	63
5	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Uncle Ed	63
6	1953	Letter to Loretta	Ernie Clevenger	65
7	1958	Naked City	Bo Giles	55
8	1958	The Rifleman		70
9	1958	Naked City	Matty	55
10	1958	Naked City	Tom Dobbins	55
11	1959	New York Confidential		0
12	1959	Adventures in Paradise	Rocky	57
13	1961	The Americans		60

James Barton

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