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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.
Lex Barker. Actor: Tarzan's Savage Fury. Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was a direct descendant of the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and of Sir William Henry Crichlow, historical Governor-General of Barbados. Barker attended the Fessenden School and Phillips-Exeter Academy, where he excelled in football and track.
American leading man, best known for playing Tarzan. Born Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. in Rye, New York, he was the second child of a wealthy stockbroker and his wife Marion. Barker's family reportedly was in the direct lineage of Roger Williams, co-founder of the Rhode Island colony, and of Sir Henry Crichlow, governor general of Barbados ...
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...
Mar 2, 2017 · A Selection of Lex Barker's highest rated films 1949-1967 Old Shatterhand Ratings Average sources include IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Radio Times Film Guide, Halliwell, Maltin and occasionally my...
The work of Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr, who is better known by his stage name Lex Barker, is today, more than thirty years after his death, very much remembered.
Biography. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973) was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.
Actor Lex Barker was the tenth movie Tarzan, but he also starred in numerous westerns and dramas during his lengthy career. Visit Brian's Drive-In Theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and DVD and memorabilia sources for actor Lex Barker.
Lex Barker, vlastním jménem Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. (8. května 1919, Rye, New York, USA – 11. května 1973 New York), byl americký herec. Jeho otcem byl Alexander Crichlow Barker Sr. původem z Kanady, jeho matka Marion Thornton Bealsová ze Spojených států amerických. Jeho otec později pracoval jako burzovní makléř.
Na svět přišel 8. května 1919 jako Alexander Crichlow Barker, potomek zámožného newyorského rodu, a po studiích na střední škole nastoupil na prestižní univerzitu v Princetonu. Budil zde pozornost nejen původem, ale také 193 centimetrů vysokou postavou a pohlednou tváří.
