Editing Lex Barker (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1919–1973)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Lex Barker
| image              = Lex Barker 1951 crop.jpg
| caption            = Lex Barker (1951)
| birth_name         = Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr.
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1919|5|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Rye, New York]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1973|5|11|1919|5|8}}
| death_place        = New York City, U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1945–1973
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Constance Rhodes Thurlow|1942|1950|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Arlene Dahl]]|1951|1952|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Lana Turner]]|1953|1957|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Irene Labhart|1959|1962|end=died}}
* {{marriage|[[Carmen Cervera|Tita Cervera]]|1965|1972|end=divorced}}
}}
| partner            = [[Karen Kondazian]] ({{abbr|eng.|engaged}} 1972)
| children           = 3
}}

'''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,<ref>Obituary ''[[Variety Obituaries|Variety]]'', May 16, 1973.</ref> 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.