Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr.
Date of birth... May 8, 1919
Rye, New York
Date of death: May 11, 1973
New York, New York, USA. (heart attack)

Lex Barker was a direct descendant of the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and of Sir 'William Henry Crichlow', historical governor-general of Barbados. He excelled in football and track at Fessenden School and Phillips-Exeter Academy. He went to Princeton but left to become an actor. A year later he was spotted in summer stock and received a contract offer from 20th Century-Fox. World War II intervened; he enlisted an Infantry Private and rose to Major. Though later signed by Fox and then Warner, he was too tall for supporting parts and too unknown for leads. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) (RKO) provided his first starring role. After five Tarzans he went into other adventure films. After 16 non-Tarzan films, mostly westerns, he went to Europe in 1957 (he spoke French, Spanish, Italian and German). He went on to make more than 50 more films all over the world: Brazil, Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia, Italy, Lebanon, France. He became very popular in Germany because of his role as "Old Shatterhand", "Kara Ben Nemsi" and "Dr. Karl Sternau" in the movies based on books written by Karl May, who is a very popular author for adventure literature in Germany. Nearly every child in Germany knows some of his books. He won Germany's Bambi Award as Best Foreign Actor of 1966.

Biography by Ed Stephan from the Internet Database website.)

Lex Barker was married five times (the same number of Janes in his Tarzan films) to Constance Thurlow, Arlene Dahl, Lana Turner, Irene Labhart and Carmen "Tita" Cervera and had three children. He was even considered for the part of Superman which went to George Reeves. His career had many highs and lows and Lex could speak five languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and German). But he will live on in the minds of his fans all over the world.

(from the Internet Movie Database)

Wo alle Wege enden (1973) (TV) .... Charlie McKinley
Aoom (1970) .... Ristol
... aka Muñeca asesina, La (1970) (Spain: video title)
Wenn du bei mir bist (1970) .... Captain Hannes Schneider
Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten (1968) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Uomo dal lungo fucile, L' (1968) (Italy)
... aka Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death (1968)
Schlangengrube und das Pendel, Die (1967) Roger Mont Elise/Roger von Marienberg
... aka Blood Demon, The (1967) (USA)
... aka Castle of the Walking Dead (1967)
... aka Pendulum (1967)
... aka Snake Pit and the Pendulum, The (1967)
... aka Snake Pit, The (1967) (video title)
... aka Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, The (1967) (USA: TV title)
... aka Torture Room, The (1967)
Mister Dynamit - morgen küßt Euch der Tod (1967) .... Bob Urban / Mister Dynamit
... aka Die Slowly, You'll Enjoy It More (1967) (UK)
... aka Mister Dinamita, mañana os besará la muerte (1967) (Spain)
... aka Muori lentamente... te la godi di più (1967) (Italy)
... aka Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) (Europe: English title)
Woman Times Seven (1967) .... Rik
... aka Sept fois femme (1967) (France)
... aka Sette volte donna (1967) (Italy)
Carnaval des barbouzes, Le (1966) .... Glenn Cassidy
... aka Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt (1966) (Austria)
... aka Killer's Carnival (1966) (USA)
... aka Spie contro il mondo (1966) (Italy)
... aka Spy Against the World (1966) (International)
... aka Where Are You Taking That Woman (1966)
Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi (1966) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Giorno più lungo di Kansas City, Il (1966) (Italy)
... aka Half-Breed (1973) (USA)
Wer kennt Jonny R.? (1966) .... Johnny Ringo/Sam Dobie
... aka 5000$ für den Kopf von Jonny R. (1966)
... aka Balada de Johnny Ringo, La (1968) (Spain)
... aka Wer kennt Jonny Ringo? (1966)
... aka Who Killed Johnny Ringo (1966)
... aka Who Knows Jonny R.? (1966)
Im Reich des silbernen Löwen (1965) .... Kara Ben Nemsi
... aka Ataque de los kurdos, El (1968) (Spain)
... aka Attack of the Kurds (1965) (International: English title)
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill (1965) .... Captain Jamie Faulkner
... aka 24 Hours to Kill (1965)

Winnetou III (1965) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Desperado Trail (1965) (Italy)
... aka Desperado Trail, The (1965)
... aka Vinetu III (1965) (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
Durchs wilde Kurdistan (1965) .... Kara Ben Nemsi
... aka Salvaje Kurdistán, El (1965) (Spain)
... aka Wild Kurdistan (1965) (UK)
"F.B.I., The" (1965) TV Series .... Owen Stuart
Hölle von Manitoba, Die (1965) .... Clint Brenner
... aka Glory City (1965)
... aka Lugar llamado 'Glory', Un (1965)
... aka Place Called Glory, A (1966) (USA)
Pyramide des Sonnengottes, Die (1965) .... Dr. Karl Sternau
... aka Mercenaires du rio grande, Les (1965/II)
... aka Violenti di Rio Bravo, I (1965/II)
Schatz der Azteken, Der (1965) .... Dr. Karl Sternau
... aka Mercenaires du rio grande, Les (1965/I)
... aka Treasure of the Aztecs, The (1965)
... aka Violenti di Rio Bravo, I (1965/I)
Victim Five (1964) .... Steve Martin
... aka Code 7, Victim 5 (1964) (USA)
... aka Table Bay (1964) Winnetou II (1964) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Giorni di fuoco (1964) (Italy)
... aka Last of the Renegades (1964) (UK)
... aka Trésor des montagnes bleues, Le (1964) (France)
... aka Vinetu II (1964)
Schut, Der (1964) .... Kara Ben Nemsi
... aka Au pays des Skipétars (1964) (France)
... aka Carabina per Schut, Una (1964) (Italy)
... aka Shoot, The (1994) (USA: video title)
... aka Sut (1964) (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka Yellow Devil (1964) (USA: US version)
Boia di Venezia, Il (1963) .... SAndrigo Bembo
... aka Blood of the Executioner (1963) (UK)
... aka Executioner of Venice, The (1963)
Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (1963) .... Major Ford
... aka Goddess of Vengeance (1963)
... aka Kali Yug: Die Göttin der Rache (1964) (West Germany)
... aka Kali-Yug, déesse de la vengeance (1963) (France)
... aka Vengeance of Kali (1963) (USA: TV title)
Mistero del tempio indiano, Il (1963) .... Major Ford
... aka Kali Yug - Aufruhr in Indien (1964) (West Germany)
... aka Kali Yug, le mystère du temple hindou (1963) (France)
Old Shatterhand (1963) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Apaches Last Battle (1963) (UK)
... aka Battaglia di Fort Apache (1963) (Italy)
... aka Shatterhand (1963)
Todesauge von Ceylon, Das (1963) .... Larry Stone
... aka Scarlet Eye (1963) (USA)
... aka Storm Over Ceylon (1963) (UK)
... aka Tempesta su Ceylon (1963) (Italy)
Winnetou I (1963) .... Old Shatterhand




... aka Apache Gold (1965) (USA)
... aka Vinetu I (1963) (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka Winnetou the Warrior (1963) (UK)
Frühstück im Doppelbett (1963) .... Victor H. Armstrong
... aka Breakfast in Bed (1963) (USA)
Frauenarzt Dr. Sibelius (1962) .... Dr. Georg Sibelius
... aka Dr. Sibelius (1962) (International: English title)
Schatz im Silbersee, Der (1962) .... Old Shatterhand
... aka Blago u srebrnom jezeru (1962) (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka Treasure of Silver Lake (1965) (USA)
Unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse, Die (1962) .... Joe Como
... aka Invisible Claws of Dr. Mabuse, The (1962) (International)
... aka Invisible Dr. Mabuse, The (1965) (USA)
... aka Invisible Horror, The (1966) (USA: reissue title) Marco Polo (1961)
Segreto dello sparviero nero, Il (1961) .... Captain Don Carlos de Herrera
Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse (1961) .... Joe Como
... aka F.B.I. contro Dr. Mabuse (1961)
... aka FBI Vs. Dr. Mabuse, The (1961)
... aka In the Steel Cabinet of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
... aka In the Steel Net of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
... aka Phantom Fiend (1961)
... aka Phantom Meets the Return of Dr. Mabuse, The (1961)
... aka Retour du docteur Mabuse, Le (1961) (France)
... aka Return of Dr. Mabuse, The (1961)
Secreto de los hombres azules, El (1961) .... Fred
... aka Caravane pour Zagota (1961) (France)
... aka Trésor des hommes bleus, Le (1961) (France)
Cavaliere dei cento volti, Il (1960) .... Riccardo d'Arce
... aka Knight of 100 Faces (1960) (USA: TV title)
Pirati della costa, I (1960) .... Luis Monterey
... aka Pirates of the Barbary Coast (1960)
... aka Pirates of the Coast (1960) (USA)
Robin Hood e i pirati (1960) .... Robin Hood
... aka Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960) (USA)




Dolce vita, La (1960) .... Robert
... aka Dolce vita, La (1960) (France)
... aka Douceur de vivre, La (1960) (France: alternative title)
Capitan Fuoco (1959) .... Pietro
... aka Captain Falcon (1959) (USA)
Mission in Morocco (1959) .... Bruce Reynolds
Scimitarra del Saraceno, La (1959) .... The Dragon Drakut
... aka Pirate and the Slave Girl, The (1959) (USA)
Terrore della maschera rossa (1959) .... Marco
... aka Terror of the Red Mask (1959) (USA)
Figlio del corsaro rosso, Il (1958) .... Enrico di Ventimiglia
... aka Son of the Red Corsair (1958) (USA)
... aka Son of the Red Pirate, The (1958) (USA)
Strange Awakening (1958) .... Peter Chance
... aka Female Fiends (1958) (USA)
... aka Operation Red Head (1958)
... aka Requiem for a Red Head (1958)
Girl in the Kremlin, The (1957) .... Steve Anderson
Jungle Heat (1957) .... Dr. Jim Ransom
Deerslayer, The (1957) .... Deerslayer
Girl in Black Stockings, The (1957) .... David Hewson
... aka Black Stockings (1957) (USA)
... aka Wanton Murder (1957) (USA)
War Drums (1957) .... Mangas Coloradas
Price of Fear, The (1956) .... Dave Barrett
... aka Cry Innocent (1956)
Away All Boats (1956) .... Commander Quigley
Duel on the Mississippi (1955) .... Andre Tulane
Man from Bitter Ridge, The (1955) .... Jeff Carr
Yellow Mountain, The (1954) .... Andy Martin
Misteri della jungla nera, I (1953) .... Tremal Naik
... aka Black Devils of Kali (1955) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Mystery of the Black Jungle (1955) (USA)
... aka Vendetta dei Tughs, La (1953) (Italy: alternative title)
Thunder Over the Plains (1953) .... Captain Bill Hodges



Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953) .... Tarzan
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) .... Kent McIntire
Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) .... Tarzan
... aka Tarzan, the Hunted (1952)
No Questions Asked (1951) (voice) .... Theatre Patron
Tarzan's Peril (1951) .... Tarzan
... aka Jungle Queen (1951)
... aka Tarzan and the Jungle Queen (1951) (UK)
... aka Tarzan's Mate in Peril (1951) (USA)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) .... Tarzan
... aka Tarzan and the Jungle Queen (1950) (USA)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) .... Tarzan
... aka Tarzan and the Arrow of Death (1949) (USA)




Return of the Bad Men (1948) .... Emmett Dalton
... aka Return of the Badmen (1948) (International: English title)
Velvet Touch, The (1948) .... Paul Banton
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) .... Carpenter Foreman
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) (uncredited) .... City Hospital Driver
... aka Dick Tracy Meets Karloff (1947)
... aka Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure (1947) (UK)
Unconquered (1947) (uncredited) .... Royal American officer
Under the Tonto Rim (1947) .... Deputy Joe
Crossfire (1947) .... Harry
Farmer's Daughter, The (1947) .... Olaf Holstrom
Do You Love Me (1946) .... Cameo appearance
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) (uncredited) .... Usher
... aka Royal Flush (1946) (UK)
Cloak and Dagger (1946) (uncredited) .... Mr. Cooper's Lightdouble
Doll Face (1945) .... Coast Guard
... aka Come Back to Me (1945) (UK)

Notable TV guest appearances:

"Night Gallery" (1970) playing "Charlie McKinley" in episode:
"Waiting Room, The" (episode # 2.51) 1/26/1972
"F.B.I., The" (1965) in episode: "Three Way Split" 3/21/1971
"It Takes a Thief" (1968) playing "Matt" in episode:
"King of Thieves, The" (episode # 3.9) 11/20/1969
"Studio 57" (1954) in episode: "Old Lady's Tears, The" 5/13/1956
"Lux Video Theatre" (1950) in episode: "Hired Wife, The" 2/23/1956