LEX BARKER

Lex Barker was an actor from the 1940s to the 1970s. He was the Tarzan of the 1950s, then found work in Europe in spaghetti westerns and other genres. He had special success playing "Old Shatterhand" in a series of German westerns, and that made him a cult star in Germany many years after his U.S. fame. Some of his movies include: La Dolce Vita, Crossfire, and Apache Gold. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 54 from a heart attack.