Charles Barton
Directing Born May 25, 1902 Died Dec 5, 1981 San Francisco, California, USA 89 credits
Biography
Charles Barton works in directing. Born May 25, 1902 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died December 5, 1981. Archytele tracks 89 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Family Affair · Director
Petticoat Junction · Director
Swingin' Along · Director
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus · Director
Darby O'Gill and the Little People · Second Assistant DirectorZorro, the Avenger · DirectorThe Shaggy Dog · DirectorThe Peter Tchaikovsky Story · Director
The Real McCoys · DirectorZorro · DirectorThe New Adventures of Spin and Marty · Director
Dance with Me, Henry · Director
Meet the O'Briens · Director
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair · Director
Amos 'n' Andy · DirectorDouble Crossbones · Director
The Milkman · Director
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff · DirectorAfrica Screams · DirectorFree For All · Director
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein · DirectorThe Noose Hangs High · DirectorThe Noose Hangs High · ProducerMexican Hayride · Director10,000 Kids and a Cop · Director
Buck Privates Come Home · DirectorThe Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap · Director
The Time of Their Lives · DirectorSmooth as Silk · DirectorWhite Tie and Tails · Director
Spellbound · Second Unit DirectorMen in Her Diary · DirectorThe Beautiful Cheat · Director
Hey, Rookie · DirectorBeautiful But Broke · DirectorLouisiana Hayride · DirectorJam Session · Director
Let's Have Fun · DirectorReveille with Beverly · DirectorShe Has What It Takes · DirectorIs Everybody Happy? · DirectorWhat's Buzzin', Cousin? · Director
Hello, Annapolis · DirectorShut My Big Mouth · DirectorA Man's World · DirectorParachute Nurse · DirectorThe Spirit of Stanford · Director
The Big Boss · DirectorThe Richest Man in Town · DirectorHonolulu Lu · DirectorTwo Latins from Manhattan · DirectorSing for Your Supper · Director
Island of Doomed Men · DirectorFive Little Peppers at Home · DirectorOut West with the Peppers · DirectorBabies for Sale · DirectorThe Phantom Submarine · Director
Beau GesteFive Little Peppers And How They Grew · DirectorMy Son Is Guilty · DirectorBehind Prison Gates · Director
Thunder Trail · DirectorHell Town · DirectorBorn to the West · DirectorThe Crime Nobody Saw · DirectorForlorn River · Director
Murder with Pictures · DirectorRose Bowl · DirectorAnd Sudden Death · DirectorTimothy's Quest · Director
The Fighting Westerner · DirectorThe Last Outpost · DirectorNevada · DirectorCar 99 · Director
Wagon Wheels · DirectorThe Trumpet Blows · Assistant Director
Merrily We Go to Hell · Assistant Director
Dangerous Paradise · Assistant Director
Wings
Full Filmography
89 titles- The Shaggy Dog Kids (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Family Affair (1966) Director
- Petticoat Junction (1963) Director
- Swingin' Along (1961) Director
- Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) Director
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Second Assistant Director
- Zorro, the Avenger (1959) Director
- The Shaggy Dog (1959) Director
- The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (1959) Director
- The Real McCoys (1957) Director
- Zorro (1957) Director
- The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957) Director
- Dance with Me, Henry (1956) Director
- Meet the O'Briens (1954) Director
- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) Director
- Amos 'n' Andy (1951) Director
- Double Crossbones (1951) Director
- The Milkman (1950) Director
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) Director
- Africa Screams (1949) Director
- Free For All (1949) Director
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Director
- The Noose Hangs High (1948) Director
- The Noose Hangs High (1948) Producer
- Mexican Hayride (1948) Director
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) Director
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) Director
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) Director
- The Time of Their Lives (1946) Director
- Smooth as Silk (1946) Director
- White Tie and Tails (1946) Director
- Spellbound (1945) Second Unit Director
- Men in Her Diary (1945) Director
- The Beautiful Cheat (1945) Director
- Hey, Rookie (1944) Director
- Beautiful But Broke (1944) Director
- Louisiana Hayride (1944) Director
- Jam Session (1944) Director
- Let's Have Fun (1943) Director
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) Director
- She Has What It Takes (1943) Director
- Is Everybody Happy? (1943) Director
- What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) Director
- Hello, Annapolis (1942) Director
- Shut My Big Mouth (1942) Director
- A Man's World (1942) Director
- Parachute Nurse (1942) Director
- The Spirit of Stanford (1942) Director
- Lucky Legs (1942) Director
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942) Director
- Laugh Your Blues Away (1942) Director
- Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942) Director
- The Big Boss (1941) Director
- The Richest Man in Town (1941) Director
- Honolulu Lu (1941) Director
- Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) Director
- Sing for Your Supper (1941) Director
- Harmon of Michigan (1941) Director
- Island of Doomed Men (1940) Director
- Five Little Peppers at Home (1940) Director
- Out West with the Peppers (1940) Director
- Babies for Sale (1940) Director
- The Phantom Submarine (1940) Director
- Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) Director
- Nobody's Children (1940) Director
- Beau Geste (1939) as Buddy McMonigal
- Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939) Director
- My Son Is Guilty (1939) Director
- Behind Prison Gates (1939) Director
- Thunder Trail (1937) Director
- Hell Town (1937) Director
- Born to the West (1937) Director
- The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) Director
- Forlorn River (1937) Director
- Murder with Pictures (1936) Director
- Rose Bowl (1936) Director
- And Sudden Death (1936) Director
- Timothy's Quest (1936) Director
- The Fighting Westerner (1935) Director
- The Last Outpost (1935) Director
- Nevada (1935) Director
- Car 99 (1935) Director
- Wagon Wheels (1934) Director
- The Trumpet Blows (1934) Assistant Director
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) Assistant Director
- Dangerous Paradise (1930) Assistant Director
- Wings (1927) as Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
- Triple Action (1925) as Deputy Ranger
- The County Fair (1920) as Tim Vail
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Charles Barton best known for?
Charles Barton is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Poseidon (2006), Petticoat Junction (1963), Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960), Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959).
When and where was Charles Barton born?
Charles Barton was born on May 25, 1902 in San Francisco, California, USA. They passed away on December 5, 1981.
How many credits does Charles Barton have?
Charles Barton has accumulated over 89 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2006.
What is Charles Barton's background in cinema and television?
Charles Barton (May 25, 1902 – December 5, 1981) was a film and vaudeville actor and film director. He won an Oscar for best assistant director in 1933. His first film as a director was the Zane Grey feature Wagon Wheels.
Charles Barton by the numbers
89credits
83films
6TV series
1920–2006active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Wings (1927) as Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited) — aged about 25
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