Lex Barker

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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Lex Barker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Lex Barker has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1945. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Winnetou Collection with 7 titles. Signature works include Last of the Renegades, Old Shatterhand, Apache Gold. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1919-05-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Rye, New York, USA

Known For

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  Last of the Renegades
• 

  Old Shatterhand
• 

  Apache Gold
• 

  Treasure of Silver Lake
• 

  Pyramid of the Sun God
• 

  Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Winnetou Collection (7 titles)
• Tarzan (Lex Barker) Collection (4 titles)
• Kara Ben Nemsi Collection (3 titles)
• Karl Sternau Collection (2 titles)
• Kali Yug Collection (2 titles)
• Dr. Mabuse Collection (2 titles)
• Dick Tracy Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Pierre Brice (4 collaborations)
• Ralf Wolter (4 collaborations)
• Gojko Mitić (3 collaborations)
• Ilija Ivezić (3 collaborations)
• Mirko Boman (3 collaborations)
• Antun Nalis (3 collaborations)
• Karin Dor (2 collaborations)
• Klaus Kinski (2 collaborations)
• Eddi Arent (2 collaborations)
• Velimir Chytil (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (81 credits)

  • Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy

    Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

    Self / Tarzan (Archived Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

    Tarzan (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

    Dragon Drakut (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Wenn du bei mir bist

    Flugkapitän Schneider

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Aoom

    Ristol

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Night Gallery

    - The Waiting Room / Last Rites for a Dead Druid (1972) ... actor actors
    1970
  • The Valley of Death

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

    Roger Mont Elise / Roger von Marienberg

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Woman Times Seven

    Rik

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Spy Today, Die Tomorrow

    Bob Urban / Mr. Dynamit

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Winnetou and the Crossbreed

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Where Are You Taking That Woman

    Glenn Cassidy

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Who Killed Johnny R.?

    Sam Dobie / Johnny Ringo

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Kingdom of the Silver Lion

    Kara Ben Nemsi

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Desperado Trail

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Wild Men of Kurdistan

    Kara Ben Nemsi

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • A Place Called Glory

    Clint Brenner

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • ...Geist und ein wenig Glück

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Pyramid of the Sun God

    Dr. Karl Sternau

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

    Jamie Faulkner

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

    Dr. Karl Sternau

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Freispruch für Old Shatterhand

    Old Shatterhand (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The F.B.I.

    - Three-Way Split (1971) ... Owen Stuart actor actors
    1965
  • Last of the Renegades

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Yellow Devil

    Kara Ben Nemsi

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Code 7, Victim 5

    Steve Martin

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Old Shatterhand

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Apache Gold

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Mystery of the Indian Temple

    Maj. Ford

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

    Maj. Ford

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Blood of the Executioner

    Sandrigo Bembo

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Scarlet Eye

    Larry Stone

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Breakfast in Bed

    Victor H. Armstrong

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Treasure of Silver Lake

    Old Shatterhand

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Dr. Sibelius

    Dr. Georg Sibelius

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Invisible Dr. Mabuse

    FBI Agent Joe Como

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Return of Dr. Mabuse

    Joe Como

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Secret of the Black Falcon

    Captain Don Carlos de Herrera

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Robin Hood and the Pirates

    Robin Hood

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Pirates of the Coast

    Luis de Monterey

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Knight of 100 Faces

    Riccardo d'Arce

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • La Dolce Vita

    Robert - Sylvia's husband

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Terror of the Red Mask

    Marco

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Pirate and the Slave Girl

    The Dragon Drakut

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Mission in Morocco

    Bruce Reynolds

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Son of the Red Corsair

    Enrico di Ventimiglia

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Captain Falcon

    Pietro, detto Capitan Fuoco

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Strange Awakening

    Peter Chance

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Girl in Black Stockings

    David Hewson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Deerslayer

    Deerslayer

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Jungle Heat

    Dr. Jim Ransom

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Girl in the Kremlin

    Steve Anderson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • War Drums

    Mangas Coloradas

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Away All Boats

    Commander Quigley

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Price of Fear

    Dave Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Duel on the Mississippi

    Andre Tulane

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Man from Bitter Ridge

    Jeff Carr

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Yellow Mountain

    Andy Martin

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Black Devils of Kali

    Tremal Naik

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Mystery of the Black Jungle

    Tremal Naik

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Thunder Over the Plains

    Capt. Bill Hodges

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Tarzan and the She-Devil

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Oscars

    - The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Battles of Chief Pontiac

    Lt. Kent McIntire

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Tarzan's Savage Fury

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Tarzan's Peril

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Return of the Bad Men

    Emmett Dalton

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Velvet Touch

    Paul Banton

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Bambi

    - Episode 1 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1948
  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

    City Hospital Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Crossfire

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Under the Tonto Rim

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Farmer's Daughter

    Olaf Holstrom

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Cloak and Dagger

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Fred, the Usher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Do You Love Me

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Doll Face

    Jack, Coast Guardsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945