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Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973), known as Lex Barker, was an American actor. He was known for playing Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953, and portraying leading characters from Karl May's novels, notably as Old Shatterhand in a film series by the West German studio Constantin Film.
- Karen Kondazian
Life and career Kondazian with her fiancé Lex Barker, May...
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Lex Barker was an American actor who starred in five Tarzan films and several adventure movies in Europe. He was a direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, and spoke four languages.
- January 1, 1
- Rye, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Lex Barker and Rita Moreno- Lex Barker and Warren Stevens in The Price of Fear (1956)
- Lex Barker and Mala Powers in The Yellow Mountain (1954)
- Lex Barker and Terence Hill in Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
- Lex Barker and Mari Blanchard in Jungle Heat (1957)
- Lex Barker, Mara Corday, and Stephen McNally in The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
- Lex Barker and Mara Corday in The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
- Lex Barker in Son of the Red Corsair (1959)
- Lex Barker and Jocelyn Lane in Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960)
May 12, 1973 · Lex Barker, the 10th actor to play the role of Tarzan in Hollywood films, collapsed and died yesterday. Mr. Barker, who was 53 years old, was found unconscious on Lexington Avenue near 61st...
Barker made only five Tarzan films, but he remains one of the actors best known for the role. His stardom as Tarzan led him to a variety of heroic roles in other films, primarily Westerns, and one interesting (and quite non-heroic) part in a World War II film, Away All Boats (1956).
- May 8, 1919
- May 11, 1973
Tarzan and the She-Devil: Directed by Kurt Neumann. With Lex Barker, Joyce Mackenzie, Raymond Burr, Monique van Vooren. Ivory poachers, headed by Lyra the She-Devil, Vargo and Fidel, capture a native tribe to carry their loot. Tarzan intervenes and is captured.
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- Action, Adventure
- Kurt Neumann
- 1953-06-18
Learn about the life and career of Lex Barker, who played Tarzan in six films and Old Shatterhand in four. Discover how he became a Hollywood star, a war hero, and a European adventure actor.
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An expedition tries to enlist Tarzan's help in finding the secret Blue Valley, which legend says is the location of a miraculous fountain of youth.
