Barton Hepburn (February 28, 1906 – October 9, 1955) was an American actor who specialized in drama and comedy,
Hepburn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was spotted as a stage actor in Los Angeles by the screen director Cecil B.
DeMille.
He starred in a 1929 production, Painted Faces, an early film with sound.
This didn't result in huge success for Hepburn and he returned to the theatre, with a number of appearances on Broadway, until the 1940s when he appeared in a number of films, such as Hi Diddle Diddle (1943), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944), and A Song for Miss Julie (1945).
He died in Los Angeles on October 9, 1955.