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Lex Barker

Acting

Born May 8, 1919 · Rye, New York, USA

Died May 11, 1973

Also known as Alex Barker · Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. · لکس بارکر

Biography

Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was an American actor. He played Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953 and later worked in Europen, where he 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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Filmography33 titles

La Dolce Vita

1960as Robert - Sylvia's husband

Night Gallery

1969

Treasure of Silver Lake

1962as Old Shatterhand

Terror of the Red Mask

1960as Marco

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948as Carpenter Foreman

The Desperado Trail

1965as Old Shatterhand

Apache Gold

1963as Old Shatterhand

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

1962as FBI Agent Joe Como

Last of the Renegades

1964as Old Shatterhand

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Stephen Dexter

Crossfire

1947as Harry

The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

1967as Roger Mont Elise / Roger von Marienberg

Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

1967as Bob Urban / Mr. Dynamit

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

The Secret of the Black Falcon

1961as Captain Don Carlos de Herrera

Return of the Bad Men

1948as Emmett Dalton

Under the Tonto Rim

1947as Joe

A Place Called Glory

1965as Clint Brenner

The Return of Dr. Mabuse

1961as Joe Como

The Girl in Black Stockings

1957as David Hewson

War Drums

1957as Mangas Coloradas

Pirates of the Coast

1960as Luis de Monterey

Battles of Chief Pontiac

1952as Lt. Kent McIntire

The F.B.I.

1965as Owen Stuart

Thunder Over the Plains

1953as Capt. Bill Hodges

Jungle Heat

1957as Dr. Jim Ransom

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947as City Hospital Driver (uncredited)

Away All Boats

1956as Commander Quigley

Code 7, Victim 5

1964as Steve Martin

Blood of the Executioner

1963as Sandrigo Bembo

Doll Face

1945as Jack, Coast Guardsman (uncredited)

The Pirate and the Slave Girl

1959as The Dragon Drakut

Black Devils of Kali

1954as Tremal Naik