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Lex Barker

1919 - 1973

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Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. (May 8, 1919 – May 11, 1973), known as Lex Barker, was an American film and television 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lex Barker is the 724th most popular actor (down from 468th in 2019), the 1,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 847th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Actor.

Lex Barker is most famous for his role as Tarzan in the film Tarzan and the Slave Girl.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lex Barker ranks 724 out of 13,578. Before him are Brenda Blethyn, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Yeoh, Marlène Jobert, Annette Bening, and Max Schreck. After him are Holland Taylor, Ed Begley Jr., Shelley Winters, James Garner, Ken Takakura, and Charlize Theron.

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Among people born in 1919, Lex Barker ranks 46. Before him are Gerhard Barkhorn, Oleg Penkovsky, César Manrique, Mordechai Anielewicz, Martin Balsam, and Boris Shcherbina. After him are Jackie Robinson, Godfrey Hounsfield, Mohamed Boudiaf, René Barrientos, Elisabeth Volkenrath, and James Lovelock. Among people deceased in 1973, Lex Barker ranks 55. Before him are A. S. Neill, François Cevert, Taha Hussein, Howard H. Aiken, Otto Klemperer, and P. Ramlee. After him are Edward G. Robinson, Leo Strauss, Katina Paxinou, Adolf Strauss, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, and Robert Ryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lex Barker ranks 1,484 out of 20,380. Before him are Davy Crockett (1786), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), David Robinson (1965), John Lee Hooker (1917), Annette Bening (1958), and Alan J. Pakula (1928). After him are Holland Taylor (1943), Paul Manafort (1949), Norman Borlaug (1914), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Shelley Winters (1920), and Magic Johnson (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lex Barker ranks 373. Before him are George C. Scott (1927), Brian Dennehy (1938), Billy West (1952), Brooke Shields (1965), Kyle MacLachlan (1959), and Annette Bening (1958). After him are Holland Taylor (1943), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Shelley Winters (1920), James Garner (1928), Tom Berenger (1949), and Andie MacDowell (1958).

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