James Barton

Acting

James Barton

Born 1890-10-31 Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA 18 films

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 S…

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Filmography

18 films
The Misfits poster

While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-…

The Misfits

★ 7.0 1961

Quantez poster

A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Qua…

Quantez

★ 5.8 1957

Golden Girl poster

Against the background of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old song-and-dance artiste Lotta Crabtree wor…

Golden Girl

★ 6.4 1951

The Scarf poster

A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was th…

The Scarf

★ 5.7 1951

Wabash Avenue poster

Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thrivi…

Wabash Avenue

★ 5.3 1950

Yellow Sky poster

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost…

Yellow Sky

★ 7.0 1948