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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, starring Randolph Scott, in 1934.
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Career
Barton worked in various Hollywood B-movie units. From 1946 on, he was a principal director of the Abbott and Costello comedies, such as The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and Africa Screams. He later directed Walt Disney films such as The Shaggy Dog and Toby Tyler. He directed every episode of the Amos 'n' Andy show at Hal Roach Studios for CBS, from 1950 to 1954, and episodes of the Ray Milland television series, Meet Mr. McNutley from 1953-1955. Barton also directed 106 episodes of the CBS television sitcom Family Affair from 1967 to 1971.
Personal
Barton was married to actress/singer Julie Gibson from 1973 until his death from a heart attack in 1981.
Filmography
Director
1967
Family Affair (TV Series) (106 episodes)
- You Can't Fight City Hall (1971)
- Buffy's Fair Lady (1971)
- Goodbye, Mrs. Beasley (1971)
- Cinder-Emily (1971)
- The Joiners (1971)
- Put Your Dreams Away (1971)
- The Littlest Exile (1971)
- Too Late, Too Soon (1971)
- Nobody Here But Us Uncles (1971)
- Heroes Are Born (1970)
- Feat of Clay (1970)
- Wish You Were Here (1970)
- The Unsinkable Mr. French (1970)
- Class Clown (1970)
- Say Uncle (1970)
- And Baby Makes Eight (1970)
- Stamp of Approval (1970)
- Travels with Cissy (1970)
- It Can't Be Five Years (1970)
- The Return of Maudie (1970)
- Meet Emily (1970)
- Eastward Ho (1970)
- Desert Isle: Manhattan Style (1970)
- The Good Neighbors (1970)
- Family in Paradise: Part 2 (1970)
- Family in Paradise: Part 1 (1970)
- Angel in the Family (1970)
- The Old Cowhand (1970)
- The Boys Against the Girls (1970)
- Wouldn't It Be Loverly (1970)
- There Goes New York (1970)
- The Inheritance (1970)
- The Language of Love (1970)
- Mr. Osaki's Tree (1970)
- Marooned (1970)
- Grandpa, Sir (1970)
- The Girl Graduate (1970)
- Maudie (1969)
- A Tale of Two Travels (1969)
- Number One Boy (1969)
- The Stowaway (1969)
- The Birthday Boy (1969)
- What's Funny About a Broken Leg? (1969)
- With This Ring (1969)
- The Jody Affair (1969)
- Cissy's Apartment (1969)
- Uncle Prince Charming (1969)
- The Wings of an Angel (1969)
- No Uncle Is an Island (1969)
- My Man, the Star (1969)
- Flower Power (1969)
- The Matter of Dignity (1969)
- The Flip Side (1969)
- Speak for Yourself, Mr. French (1969)
- The Young Man from Bolivia (1969)
- A Diller, a Dollar (1969)
- Lost in Spain: Part 3 (1969)
- Lost in Spain: Part 2 (1969)
- Lost in Spain: Part 1 (1969)
- A Matter of Privacy (1969)
- Oh, to Be in England (1969)
- A Lesson for Grown-Ups (1969)
- A Family Group (1969)
- To Love with Buffy (1969)
- Family Plan (1968)
- A Nanny for All Seasons (1968)
- Ciao, Uncle Bill (1968)
- A Matter of Choice (1968)
- Albertine (1968)
- The Unsound of Music (1968)
- Christmas Came a Little Early (1968)
- Oliver (1968)
- The Substitute Teacher (1968)
- Your Friend, Jody (1968)
- A Waltz from Vienna (1968)
- By a Whisker (1968)
- The Latch Key Kid (1968)
- Family Portrait (1968)
- The Baby Sitters (1968)
- The Beasley Story (1968)
- Mr. French's Holiday (1968)
- The Family Outing (1968)
- The New Cissy (1968)
- His and Hers (1968)
- A Member of the Family (1968)
- A Matter of Tonsils (1968)
- A House in the Country (1968)
- The Day Nothing Happened (1968)
- The Fish Watchers (1968)
- The Great Kow-Tow (1968)
- A Man's Place (1968)
- Family Reunion (1968)
- Best of Breed (1967)
- Star Dust (1967)
- Somebody Upstairs (1967)
- Our Friend Stanley (1967)
- You Like Buffy Better (1967)
- Take Me Out of the Ballgame (1967)
- The Toy Box (1967)
- Fat, Fat, the Water Rat (1967)
- The Other Cheek (1967)
- Arthur, the Invisible Bear (1967)
- Go Home, Mr. French (1967)
- First Love (1967)
- Birds, Bees and Buffy (1967)
- Goodbye Harold
1970
To Rome with Love (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Beautiful People (1970)
- My Daughter Penny (1970)
- The Pied Piper of Rome (1970) - (directed by)
1965
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) (38 episodes)
- Go Away, Fat (1967)
- A House Divided (1967)
- Kate's Cousin Mae (1967)
- The Eternal Rectangle (1967)
- That Was the Night That Was (1967)
- Steve's Ol' Buddy (1967)
- Author! Author! (1967)
- Kate's Big Deal (1967)
- The Fishing Derby (1967)
- That's Max? (1967)
- Hey, Look Me Over (1967)
- Don't Call Us (1967)
- Shoplifter at Shady Rest (1967)
- A Star Is Born? (1967)
- Temperance! Temperance! (1967)
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (1967)
- His Highness the Dog (1967)
- Rise and Fall of a Tycoon (1967)
- The Runt Strikes Back (1966)
- How Bugged Was My Valley (1966)
- The Almost Annual Charity Show (1966)
- Kate Grounds Selma Plout (1966)
- He Loves Us, He Loves Us Not (1966)
- Birdman of Shady Rest (1966)
- Young Love (1966)
- Hooterville Valley Project (1966)
- The Young Matchmakers (1966)
- Kate Bradley, Peacemaker (1966)
- Kate Sells the Hotel (1966)
- Second Honeymoon (1966)
- The Windfall (1966)
- War of the Hotels (1966)
- It's Not the Principle, It's the Money (1966)
- The Invisible Mr. Dobble (1966)
- Jury at the Shady Rest (1966)
- Hooterville a Go Go (1965)
- Joe Carson, General Contractor (1965)
- The Dog Turns Playboy (1965)
1966
Camp Runamuck (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Termites (1966)
1965
Hazel (TV Series) (10 episodes)
- Harold's Gift Horses (1966)
- $285 by Saturday (1966)
- A Car Named Chrysanthemum (1966)
- Noblesse Oblige (1965)
- Kindly Advise (1965)
- A Bull's Eye for Cupid (1965)
- Hazel Sits It Out (1965)
- Hazel Needs a Car (1965)
- A-Haunting We Will Go (1965)
- Do Not Disturb Occupants (1965)
1966
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Poppo's Birthday (1966)
1965
My Brother the Angel (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Is Your Wig Warm? (1965) - (as Charles T. Barton)
- A Boarding House Is Not a Home (1965) - (as Charles T. Barton)
1964
Broadside (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Operation Clip-Joint (1965)
- My Son, the Egg (1964)
- Ranakai Flips Its Wig (1964)
- Anne Bugs the Enemy (1964)
- Adrian Gets Nipped (1964)
- Kill 'Em with Kindness (1964)
1965
The World of Abbott and Costello (archive footage, uncredited)
1965
The Munsters (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Love Locked Out (1965)
1964
McHale's Navy (TV Series) (9 episodes)
- The Return of Maggie (1965)
- The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker (1965)
- The Late Captain Binghamton (1965)
- Fuji's Big Romance (1964)
- Christy Goes Traveling (1964)
- Senator Parker, Suh! (1964)
- McHale's Floating Harem (1964)
- McHale, the Desk Commando (1964)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War (1964)
1964
The Baileys of Balboa (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Bailey's Band (1965)
- Look Who's a Sailor (1964)
1959
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Toby Tyler: Part 2 (1964)
- Toby Tyler: Part 1 (1964)
- The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (1959)
1964
Grindl (TV Series) (9 episodes)
- Aunt Grindl (1964)
- Some Dogs Have the Biggest Mouths (1964)
- Everything's Coming Up Roses (1964)
- There's No Such Thing as a Bad Barracuda (1964)
- Grindl, Girl Wac (1964)
- Grindl, Part-Time Wife (1964)
- It's in the Bag (1964)
- Taming of a Tyrant (1964)
- The Mad Bomber (1964)
1960
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) (90 episodes)
- Aunt Emma Visits the Wilsons (1963)
- A Man Among Men (1963)
- First Editions (1963)
- Listen to the Mockingbird (1963)
- The Lucky Rabbit's Foot (1963)
- Hawaiian Love Song (1963)
- Tuxedo Trouble (1963)
- The Lost Dog (1963)
- Never Say Dye (1963)
- The Three F's (1963)
- Dennis Plays Robin Hood (1963)
- The Uninvited Guest (1963)
- A Tax on Cats (1963)
- Dennis and the Homing Pigeons (1963)
- My Four Boys (1963)
- Baby Booties (1963)
- Wilson's Allergy (1963)
- The Big Basketball Game (1963)
- Dennis Goes to Washington (1963)
- Dennis, the Confused Cupid (1963)
- The Creature with Big Feet (1963)
- Dennis the Rainmaker (1963)
- Wilson's Little White Lie (1963)
- My Uncle Ned (1963)
- Dennis and the Hermit (1962)
- Jane Butterfield Says (1962)
- Wilson's Second Childhood (1962)
- Henry's New Job (1962)
- Dennis at Boot Camp (1962)
- San Diego Safari (1962)
- The New Principal (1962)
- Dennis in Gypsyland (1962)
- The Little Judge (1962)
- Dennis and the Circular Circumstances (1962)
- You Go Your Way (1962)
- The Chinese Girl (1962)
- Dennis and the Witch Doctor (1962)
- Community Picnic (1962)
- The Club Initiation (1962)
- The Bully (1962)
- John Wilson Wins a Chicken (1962)
- John Wilson's Cushion (1962)
- Dennis' Lovesick Friend (1962)
- Dennis and the Dodger (1962)
- The Man Next Door (1962)
- Wilson Goes to the Dentist (1962)
- The Treasure Chest (1962)
- Junior Pathfinders Ride Again (1962)
- Horseless Carriage Club (1962)
- Dennis' Documentary Film (1962)
- A Dog's Life (1962)
- Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper (1962)
- The Private Eye (1962)
- A Quiet Evening (1962)
- Mr. Wilson's Uncle (1962)
- Where There's a Will (1962)
- Frog Jumping Contest (1962)
- Dennis Has a Fling (1962)
- Silence Is Golden (1962)
- Calling All Bird Lovers (1962)
- Through Thick and Thin (1962)
- Dennis' Bank Account (1961)
- The Fifteen-Foot Christmas Tree (1961)
- The Lucky Piece (1961)
- Dennis Is a Genius (1961)
- Mr. Wilson's Inheritance (1961)
- Dennis and the Pee Wee League (1961)
- The School Play (1961)
- Haunted House (1961)
- Mr. Wilson's Safe (1961)
- Keep off the Grass (1961)
- Best Neighbor (1961)
- Trouble from Mars (1961)
- The Boy Wonder (1961)
- Woodman, Spare That Tree (1961)
- Dennis by Proxy (1960)
- The Party Line (1960)
- Dennis and the Starlings (1960)
- Dennis Becomes a Baby Sitter (1960)
- Alice's Birthday (1960)
- Dennis and the Bees (1960)
- Dennis' Paper Drive (1960)
- Dennis Creates a Hero (1960)
- Dennis and the TV Set (1960)
- Mr. Wilson's Sister (1960)
- Dennis and the Dog (1960)
- Dennis and the Swing (1960)
- Dennis and the Bike (1960)
- Dennis' Tree House (1960)
- Dennis Haunts a House (1960)
1962
Medicine Man (TV Movie)
1961
Swingin' Along
1960
The Real McCoys (TV Series) (10 episodes)
- The Horse Expert (1961)
- A Bundle from Japan (1961)
- The Legacy (1960)
- The Hermit (1960)
- Baldy (1960)
- Beware a Smart Woman (1960)
- Smothered in Love (1960)
- McCoys, Ahoy (1960)
- Teenage Wedding (1960)
- The Gigolo (1960)
1960
The Comedy Spot (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Meet the Girls (1960)
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1959
Zorro, the Avenger
1959
The Shaggy Dog
1958
Zorro (TV Series) (17 episodes)
- Zorro and the Mountain Man (1959)
- Ambush (1958)
- Zorro and the Flag of Truce (1958)
- An Eye for an Eye (1958)
- The New Order (1958)
- The Eagle's Flight (1958)
- Bernardo Faces Death (1958)
- The Eagle Leaves the Nest (1958)
- The Sergeant Regrets (1958)
- The Tightening Noose (1958)
- Zorro Lights a Fuse (1958)
- Quintana Makes a Choice (1958)
- Zorro by Proxy (1958)
- The Eagle's Brood (1958)
- The Unmasking of Zorro (1958)
- Zorro Springs a Trap (1958)
- Agent of the Eagle (1958)
1956
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (TV Series) (14 episodes)
- Not So Innocents Abroad (1958)
- Susanna Plays Cupid (1957)
- A Hit in Tahiti (1957)
- Wedding in Majorca (1957)
- The Parisian Touch (1957)
- Singapore Fling (1957)
- Trouble in Trinidad (1957)
- The Blarney Stone (1957)
- Swiss Miss (1957)
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (1957)
- The Magician (1956)
- Capri (1956)
- Nicked in Naples (1956)
- Bonnie Lassie (1956)
1957
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV Series)
1956
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
Studio 57 (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Baxter Boy (1956)
1955
The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) (13 episodes)
- One Too Many Secretaries (1956)
- Gildy's Dancing Lessons (1955)
- Gildy Stews About a Cook (1955)
- Gildy Goes Diving (1955)
- Practice What You Preach (1955)
- The Whistling Bandit
- Gildy's All-American Boy
- Water Commissioner's Water Color
- The Quiet One
- Orange Blossoms in Summerfield
- Gildy and the Expectant Father
- Gildy Tangles with Leroy's Teacher
- Bard of Summerfield
1951
The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series) (78 episodes)
- The Meal Ticket (1955)
- Story of the Invisible Glass (1955)
- The Kingfish Becomes a Press Agent (1955)
- Kingfish Teaches Andy to Fly (1955)
- The Insurance Policy (1955)
- The Uranium Mine (1955)
- The Girl at the Station (1955)
- The Chinchilla Business (1955)
- Second Honeymoon (1955)
- Madame Queen's Voice (1955)
- The Kingfish Gets Amnesia (1955)
- Father by Proxy (1955)
- Andy the Godfather (1955)
- Viva La France (1953)
- The Girl Upstairs (1953)
- The Convention (1953)
- The Society Party (1953)
- Kingfish Goes to Work (1953)
- The Light Blue Car (1953)
- The Classified Ad (1953)
- The New Neighbors (1953)
- The Kingfish Buys a Chair (1953)
- The Lodge Brothers Complain (1953)
- Vacation Show (1953)
- The Income Tax Show (1953)
- Andy Goes into Business (1953)
- The Adoption (1953)
- Mr. Jackson Comes to Town (1953)
- Sapphire's Sister (1953)
- The Kingfish Finds His Future (1953)
- Kingfish at the Ball Game (1953)
- Superfine Brush (1953)
- Andy Falls in Love with an Actress (1953)
- Seeing Is Believing (1953)
- Leroy's Suits (1953)
- Andy Gets Married (1953)
- The Ballet Tickets (1953)
- The Birthday Card (1953)
- The Christmas Story (1952)
- The Antique Shop (1952)
- Restitution (1952)
- Cousin Effie's Will (1952)
- The Racehorse (1952)
- Kingfish Sells a Lot (1952)
- Arabia (1952)
- The Engagement Ring (1952)
- The Boarder (1952)
- The Broken Clock (1952)
- The Eyeglasses (1952)
- Sapphire's Mysterious Admirer (1952)
- The Piggy Bank (1952)
- Hospitalization (1952)
- Andy Gets a Telegram (1951)
- Relatives (1951)
- Ready-Made Family (1951)
- The Turkey Dinner (1951)
- The Diner (1951)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- Traffic Violation (1951)
- The Happy Stevenses (1951)
- Getting Mama Married: Part 2 (1951)
- Getting Mama Married: Part 1 (1951)
- Amos Helps Out (1951)
- Andy Buys a House (1951)
- Kingfish's Last Friend (1951)
- Jewelry Store Robbery (1951)
- The Fur Coat (1951)
- Leroy Lends a Hand (1951)
- Call Lehigh 4-9900 (1951)
- The Gun (1951)
- The Winslow Woman (1951)
- Sapphire Disappears (1951)
- Counterfeiters Rent Basement (1951)
- Kingfish Has a Baby (1951)
- The Rare Coin (1951)
- The Young Girl's Mother (1951)
- Kingfish's Secretary (1951)
- Kingfish Gets Drafted (1951)
1955
The Stu Erwin Show (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Pearl Necklace (1955)
- Pecans vs. Pistachio (1955)
- A Job for Jimmy (1955)
- The French Influence (1955)
1954
Meet the O'Briens (TV Movie)
1954
Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (Short)
1953
The Ray Milland Show (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Fashion Model (1954)
- The Christmas Story (1953)
- The Faculty Dance (1953)
- Meet Mister McNutley (1953)
1953
Wagon Wheels (Short)
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1951
Double Crossbones (as Charles T. Barton)
1950
The Milkman
1949
Free for All (as Charles T. Barton)
1949
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (as Charles T. Barton)
1949
Africa Screams
1948
Mexican Hayride (as Charles T. Barton)
1948
10, 000 Kids and a Cop (Short documentary)
1948
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (as Charles T. Barton)
1948
The Noose Hangs High
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (as Charles T. Barton)
1947
Buck Privates Come Home (as Charles T. Barton)
1946
White Tie and Tails (as Charles T. Barton)
1946
The Time of Their Lives
1946
Smooth as Silk
1945
Men in Her Diary
1945
The Beautiful Cheat
1944
Louisiana Hayride
1944
Jam Session
1944
Hey, Rookie
1944
Beautiful But Broke
1943
Is Everybody Happy?
1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943
She Has What It Takes
1943
Let's Have Fun
1943
Reveille with Beverly
1942
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
The Spirit of Stanford
1942
Lucky Legs
1942
A Man's World
1942
Parachute Nurse
1942
Sweetheart of the Fleet
1942
Hello, Annapolis
1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
Shut My Big Mouth
1941
Honolulu Lu
1941
Sing for Your Supper
1941
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
Harmon of Michigan
1941
The Richest Man in Town
1941
The Big Boss
1940
The Phantom Submarine
1940
Nobody's Children
1940
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940
Out West with the Peppers
1940
Babies for Sale
1940
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Five Little Peppers at Home
1939
My Son Is Guilty
1939
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
1939
Behind Prison Gates
1937
Born to the West
1937
Thunder Trail
1937
Forlorn River
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
1936
Rose Bowl
1936
Murder with Pictures
1936
And Sudden Death
1936
Timothy's Quest
1935
Nevada
1935
The Last Outpost
1935
Rocky Mountain Mystery
1935
Car 99
1934
Wagon Wheels
Assistant Director
1945
Spellbound (second unit director - uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific (assistant director - uncredited)
1934
The Trumpet Blows (assistant director - uncredited)
1933
A Lady's Profession (assistant director - uncredited)
1933
Hello, Everybody! (assistant director - uncredited)
1932
Horse Feathers (assistant director - uncredited)
1932
Lady and Gent (assistant director - uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell (assistant director - uncredited)
1932
The Miracle Man (assistant director - uncredited)
1931
Monkey Business (first assistant director - uncredited)
1931
June Moon (assistant director: Photograph)
1930
The Sea God (assistant director - uncredited)
1930
Young Eagles (assistant director)
1930
Dangerous Paradise (assistant director - uncredited)
1929
Woman Trap (assistant director - uncredited)
1929
The Man I Love (assistant director - uncredited)
1929
Chinatown Nights (assistant director - uncredited)
1928
Avalanche (chief assistant director)
1928
Beggars of Life (assistant director - uncredited)
1928
Ladies of the Mob (assistant director - uncredited)
1928
The Legion of the Condemned (second assistant director - uncredited)
1928
Beau Sabreur (assistant director)
1927
Wings (assistant director - uncredited)
Producer
1955
The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series) (producer - 12 episodes)
- Story of the Invisible Glass (1955) - (producer)
- The Kingfish Becomes a Press Agent (1955) - (producer)
- Kingfish Teaches Andy to Fly (1955) - (producer)
- The Insurance Policy (1955) - (producer)
- The Uranium Mine (1955) - (producer)
- The Girl at the Station (1955) - (producer)
- The Chinchilla Business (1955) - (producer)
- Second Honeymoon (1955) - (producer)
- Madame Queen's Voice (1955) - (producer)
- The Kingfish Gets Amnesia (1955) - (producer)
- Father by Proxy (1955) - (producer)
- Andy the Godfather (1955) - (producer)
1953
The Ray Milland Show (TV Series) (producer - 7 episodes)
- Swimming Problem (1954) - (producer)
- The Tree (1954) - (producer)
- Ray's Other Life (1954) - (producer)
- Skylark (1953) - (producer)
- Episode #1.7 (1953) - (producer)
- Episode #1.6 (1953) - (producer)
- Birthday Presents (1953) - (producer)
1948
The Noose Hangs High (producer)
1945
Men in Her Diary (associate producer)
1945
The Beautiful Cheat (producer)
Art Department
1927
Wings (property master - uncredited)
1926
The Cat's Pajamas (assistant property master - uncredited) / (property assistant)
1926
You Never Know Women (assistant property master - uncredited)
Actor
1939
Beau Geste as
Buddy McMonigal
1927
Wings as
Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
1920
The County Fair as
Tim Vail
Cinematographer
1925
The Adventures of Algy
Archive Footage
2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids (Video documentary short) as
Self
References
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