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Lex Barker
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Life & Death

Died aged 54
Also known asAlex Barker, Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr., لکس بارکرGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/05/1919Born inRye, New York, USADied11/05/1973Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ520819TMDb#6102

Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was an American film and television actor. He played Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953 and portrayed leading characters from Karl May's novels, including Old Shatterhand in a film series by the West German studio Rialto Film. At the height of his fame, he was one of the most popular actors in German-speaking cinema and received Bambi Award and Bravo Otto nominations for the honor.

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Filmography53 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2002Marlene Dietrich: Her Own SongMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)83
1996Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of TarzanMovieTarzan (archive footage)77
1977Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiMovieDragon Drakut (archive footage)58
1970Night GallerySeries51
1970AoomMovieRistol51
1970Wenn du bei mir bistMovieFlugkapitän Schneider51
1968The Valley of DeathMovieOld Shatterhand49
1967The Torture Chamber of Dr. SadismMovieRoger Mont Elise / Roger von Marienberg48
1967Woman Times SevenMovieRik48
1966Who Killed Johnny R.?MovieSam Dobie / Johnny Ringo47
1966Winnetou and the CrossbreedMovieOld Shatterhand47
1965The F.B.I.SeriesOwen Stuart46
1965A Place Called GloryMovieClint Brenner46
1965Die Rudi Carrell ShowSeries46
1965...Geist und ein wenig GlückMovieHimself46
1965The Desperado TrailMovieOld Shatterhand46
1965Pyramid of the Sun GodMovieDr. Karl Sternau46
1965Freispruch für Old ShatterhandMovieOld Shatterhand (archive footage)46
1965The Wild Men of KurdistanMovieKara Ben Nemsi46
1964Last of the RenegadesMovieOld Shatterhand45
1964Old ShatterhandMovieOld Shatterhand45
1963Apache GoldMovieOld Shatterhand44
1963Blood of the ExecutionerMovieSandrigo Bembo44
1963Breakfast in BedMovieVictor H. Armstrong44
1962Treasure of Silver LakeMovieOld Shatterhand43
1962Dr. SibeliusMovieDr. Georg Sibelius43
1961The Return of Dr. MabuseMovieJoe Como42
1960La Dolce VitaMovieRobert - Sylvia's husband41
1960Knight of 100 FacesMovieRiccardo d'Arce41
1959Stars in the RingSeriesSelf40
1958The Strange AwakeningMoviePeter Chance39
1958Captain FalconMoviePietro, detto Capitan Fuoco39
1957War DrumsMovieMangas Coloradas38
1957The Girl in Black StockingsMovieDavid Hewson38
1957The DeerslayerMovieDeerslayer38
1955Duel on the MississippiMovieAndre Tulane36
1954Studio 57SeriesBrad35
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf34
1952Battles of Chief PontiacMovieLt. Kent McIntire33
1952Tarzan's Savage FuryMovieTarzan33
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries32
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesStephen Dexter31
1950Tarzan and the Slave GirlMovieTarzan31
1948Return of the Bad MenMovieEmmett Dalton29
1948The Velvet TouchMoviePaul Banton29
1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseMovieCarpenter Foreman29
1948BambiSeriesSelf29
1947CrossfireMovieHarry28
1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeMovieCity Hospital Driver (uncredited)28
1947Under the Tonto RimMovieJoe28
1947The Farmer's DaughterMovieOlaf Holstrom28
1946Cloak and DaggerMovie27
1945Doll FaceMovieJack, Coast Guardsman (uncredited)26