Charles Barton (May 25, 1902 â€" 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.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. His extensive career directing
on television included every episode of Amos 'n' Andy in the 1950s, a
total of 90 episodes of Dennis the Menace in the 1960s, and 106
episodes of Family Affair from 1967 to 1971. One obituary said he
directed 580 television episodes, 70 feature films and dozens of
commercials.Barton began acting at the age of thirteen. He worked on
stage and was signed to United Artists where he starred in The County
Fair (1921). He grew to five foot two inches, and his height limited
the amount of work he could get so in the mid 1920s Barton decided to
move into directing.In 1927 Barton worked as an assistant director on
Wings (1927), directed by William Wellman; he also played a small
role.
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.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. His extensive career directing
on television included every episode of Amos 'n' Andy in the 1950s, a
total of 90 episodes of Dennis the Menace in the 1960s, and 106
episodes of Family Affair from 1967 to 1971. One obituary said he
directed 580 television episodes, 70 feature films and dozens of
commercials.Barton began acting at the age of thirteen. He worked on
stage and was signed to United Artists where he starred in The County
Fair (1921). He grew to five foot two inches, and his height limited
the amount of work he could get so in the mid 1920s Barton decided to
move into directing.In 1927 Barton worked as an assistant director on
Wings (1927), directed by William Wellman; he also played a small
role.
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