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. 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. More about Lex Barker
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Barker was born in Rye, New York, the second child of Alexander Crichlow Barker Sr., a wealthy Canadian-born building contractor and stockbroker, and his American wife, the former Marion Thornton Beals. He had an elder sister, Frederica Amelia "Freddie" Barlow (1917–1980). Of English and Spanish ancestry, Barker was a direct descendant of the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and of Sir William Henry Crichlow, historical governor-general of Barbados.The most expensive item with a signature of Lex Barker (LEX BARKER (1919-1973) / vintage autographed HAND SIGNED 8x10 photo - TARZAN) was sold in April 2016 for £249.99 while the cheapest item (1955 postcard Actor LEX BARKER (signed)) found a new owner for £1.35 in January 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2021 with an average selling price of £45.76 for an autographed item of Lex Barker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2020 with £99.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.35 was January 2019. In average, an autographed item from Lex Barker is worth £39.56.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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LEX BARKER (†1973) 'Winnetou' signed Autogrammkarte 10x15 autograph | £63.55 | ||
Lex Barker , Winnetou , Autogramm/Autograph, Film, Kino, Schauspiel,signiert,9x14 | £35.93 | ||
Lex Barker Autogramm original signed autograph Eikon Winnetou | £25.97 | ||
Lex Barker Marie Versini Rüdel 3887 Autogramm original signed autograph Winnetou | £130.51 | ||
Lex Barker original Autogramm, autograph, verstorben,in Person,Winnetou | £11.60 | ||
Lex Barker original Autogramm, autograph, verstorben,in Person,Winnetou | £39.56 | ||
Lex Barker original signierte Autogrammkarte,autograph, Winnetou,verstorben | £21.36 | ||
Lex Barker original signierte Autogrammkarte,autograph, Winnetou,verstorben | £45.76 | ||
Lex Barker vintage signed page Tarzan AFTAL#145 | £52.77 | ||
LEX BARKER ◇◇ original handsigned Graphima card from the 60. ◇◇ rare original 1a | £69.68 |