Lexbarkerbiography
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Lex Barker
Where all roads came to an end - Lexington Avenue in New York
Barker's cinematic intermezzo in Germany would last over six years when finally the cinema crisis and the hope for a comeback in his motherland encouraged him to go back to America. But there, too, the business had totally changed. When, after an extensive run-up phase, Lex Barker finally appeared on the TV screens igen, he had not long left until all vägar ended for him in the streets of New York.
Today, Lex Barker fryst vatten a armatur in movie history. To many he might have been a one-dimensional fighting-for-a-good-course cinematic hero but he won millions of hearts and in this light, the roles he played can't have been all wrong. He will always be fondly remembered. On the few occasions when extremely good-looking Lex Barker had a chance of showing his better acting skills, he delivered fine mastery. In 1971, for example, he co-starred Robert Wagner and Janet Leigh playing a former cowboy star in a wheelchair
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filmography
FILM
Aoom (1970) with Fernando Rey
Wenn du bei mir bist (1970)
The Valley of Death (1968) with Pierre Brice, Karin Dor, and Rik Battaglia
The Torture Chamber Of Dr. Sadism (1967) with Karin Dor and Christopher Lee
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967) with Brad Harris, Maria Perschy, and Silvia Solar
Woman Times Seven (1967) with Alan Arkin, Shirley MacLaine, and Rossano Brazzi
Who Killed Johnny Ringo? (1966) with Marianne Koch
Killer's Carnival (1966) with Klaus Kinski, Pierre Brice, Stewart Granger, Karin Dor, and Margaret Lee
Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966) with Pierre Brice
Fury of the Sabers (1965) with Ralf Wolter
The Wild Men of Kurdistan (1965) with Ralf Wolter
A Place Called Glory (1965) with Pierre Brice and Marianne Koch
Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) with Rik Battaglia and Jeff Corey
Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) with Rik Battaglia and Ralf Wolter
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill (1965) with Mickey Rooney a
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Tribute to Lex Barker
This is just a short review of Lex' life which had ups and downs like his career. Who wants to know more should read these great biographies written by Reiner Boller and Arild Rafalzik. At the time they are available only in German. Maybe one day there are enough demands for English versions ... Additionally I recommend Manfred Christ's filmography
- 1919
- Lex Barker is born on 8th May as Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. in Rye, New York, USA. He is a direct descendant of the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and of Sir 'William Henry Crichlow', historical governor-general of Barbados. He excells in football and track at Fessenden School and Phillips-Exeter Academy. He attends Princeton but leaves to become an actor.
- 1939
- Lex has a small part in an Off Broadway production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor". The same year he meets his first wife, Constance Thurlow. He tries small roles in theatre without success followed by one further theat