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Jess Barker is a Actor American born on 4 june 1912 at Greenville (USA)
Jess Barker (June 4, 1912 – August 8, 2000) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He began his film career credited as Philip Barker until changing his stage name to Jess Barker in the early 1940s. He is probably most famous for being the first husband of actress Susan Hayward. The two wed July 23, 1944. They had twin sons together during their ten-year marriage, whose custody was won by Hayward after a bitter court battle.
Barker's movie career was damaged because of the bad publicity, but he still managed to find work as an actor on radio and films in supporting roles. Barker appeared in Scarlet Street (1945) and the Abbott and Costello film The Time of Their Lives (1946). He also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1961 he played defendant Walter Eastman in "The Case of the Injured Innocent," and in 1965 he played Doug Hamilton in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid."
Au grand écran, il débute sous le nom de Philip Barker (non réutilisé) dans La Fille du bois maudit d'Henry Hathaway (avec Sylvia Sidney et Fred MacMurray), sorti en 1936. Puis il contribue à vingt-six autres films américains, sortis entre 1943 et 1977, dont quatre westerns.
Mentionnons également L'Exubérante Smoky de Dudley Nichols (son troisième film, 1943, avec Olivia de Havilland et Sonny Tufts), La Rue rouge de Fritz Lang (1945, avec Edward G. Robinson et Joan Bennett), Le Livre noir d'Anthony Mann (1949, avec Richard Basehart interprétant Robespierre et Robert Cummings, lui-même personnifiant Saint-Just), ou encore Celui qui n'existait pas de William Castle (1964, avec Barbara Stanwyck et Robert Taylor).
À la télévision, Jess Barker apparaît dans quinze séries de 1951 à 1972, dont Perry Mason (deux épisodes, 1961-1965).
Il est le premier mari de l'actrice Susan Hayward, qu'il épouse en 1944, mais dont il divorce en 1954 (des jumeaux sont nés en 1945 de leur union).
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Jess Barker
Nationality USA
Birth 4 june 1912 at Greenville (USA)
Death 8 august 2000 (at 88 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
Birth 4 june 1912 at Greenville (USA)
Death 8 august 2000 (at 88 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
Barker's movie career was damaged because of the bad publicity, but he still managed to find work as an actor on radio and films in supporting roles. Barker appeared in Scarlet Street (1945) and the Abbott and Costello film The Time of Their Lives (1946). He also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1961 he played defendant Walter Eastman in "The Case of the Injured Innocent," and in 1965 he played Doug Hamilton in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid."
Biography
Jess Barker entame sa carrière d'acteur au théâtre et joue notamment à Broadway (New York) dans quatre pièces, la première en 1934, les deux dernières en 1942. Entretemps, il collabore à Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous de Moss Hart et George S. Kaufman, représentée 838 fois de décembre 1936 à décembre 1938, aux côtés entre autres de Josephine Hull, Oscar Polk, George Tobias, Henry Travers et Frank Wilcox ; il y tient le rôle de Tony Kirby, repris par James Stewart dans l'adaptation au cinéma de 1938, réalisée par Frank Capra sous le même titre.Au grand écran, il débute sous le nom de Philip Barker (non réutilisé) dans La Fille du bois maudit d'Henry Hathaway (avec Sylvia Sidney et Fred MacMurray), sorti en 1936. Puis il contribue à vingt-six autres films américains, sortis entre 1943 et 1977, dont quatre westerns.
Mentionnons également L'Exubérante Smoky de Dudley Nichols (son troisième film, 1943, avec Olivia de Havilland et Sonny Tufts), La Rue rouge de Fritz Lang (1945, avec Edward G. Robinson et Joan Bennett), Le Livre noir d'Anthony Mann (1949, avec Richard Basehart interprétant Robespierre et Robert Cummings, lui-même personnifiant Saint-Just), ou encore Celui qui n'existait pas de William Castle (1964, avec Barbara Stanwyck et Robert Taylor).
À la télévision, Jess Barker apparaît dans quinze séries de 1951 à 1972, dont Perry Mason (deux épisodes, 1961-1965).
Il est le premier mari de l'actrice Susan Hayward, qu'il épouse en 1944, mais dont il divorce en 1954 (des jumeaux sont nés en 1945 de leur union).
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Sudden Death (1977)
, 1h29Directed by Eddie Romero
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Robert Conrad, Don Stroud, John Ashley, Felton Perry, Vic Díaz, Bill Raymond
Rating56%
When Ed Neilson's entire family is viciously murdered, he pleads with retired CIA operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad) to investigate. He refuses, but relents after Neilson too meets an explosive death.
The Green Berets (1968)
, 2h22Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, John Wayne, Edgar Ray Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors David Janssen, John Wayne, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, George Takei, Luke Askew
Roles Un soldat
Rating56%
At Fort Bragg, cynical newspaper reporter George Beckworth (David Janssen) is at a Special Forces briefing about the American military involvement in the war in Vietnam. The briefing at Gabriel Demonstration Area (named for SGT Jimmy Gabriel, the first "Green Beret" soldier killed in Vietnam), includes a demonstration and explanation of the whys and wherefores of participating in the Vietnam War.
The Night Walker (1964)
, 1h26Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Hayden Rorke, Rochelle Hudson, Judi Meredith, Lloyd Bochner
Roles Malone
Rating63%
The film chronicles the ordeal of Irene Trent (Stanwyck), who is unhappily married to a blind, pathologically possessive millionaire inventor, Howard Trent (Rorke). Howard and Irene's palatial mansion is packed with an endless assortment of cuckoo clocks, all in perfect synchronization, and Howard tape records all conversations in the house for later reference, hoping to catch Irene plotting an illicit liaison.
Mobs, Inc. (1956)
, 1h2Directed by William Asher
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Reed Hadley, Lisa Howard, Marjorie Reynolds, Douglass Dumbrille, Don Haggerty, Will Geer
Roles Jim Edwards
Rating32%
Three Bad Sisters (1956)
, 1h16Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfield, Jess Barker, Madge Kennedy
Roles George Gurney
Rating56%
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Shack Out on 101 (1955)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn, Lee Marvin, Whit Bissell, Jess Barker
Roles Artie
Rating62%
Slob (Marvin), the leacherous short-order cook at the seaside greasy-spoon diner of sarcastic war veteran George (Wynn), lusts after sexy waitress Kotty (Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist (Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. He works down the highway at a top-secret military base. As it turns out, Slob isn’t just a short-order cook. He’s also a spy using the diner as a home base for smuggling nuclear secrets out of the country through a connection with one of the diner’s regulars.
Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
, 1h23Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Hodiak, Fess Parker, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett, Jess Barker, Gerald Mohr
Roles Dixon
Rating54%
In May 1950, Major Matt Brady is redeployed to Pusan, South Korea. His mission there is to train South Korean pilots in the defensive struggle. Also, there are air support exercises in case of the need to evacuate the Americans. Colonel Schuller sends Brady and Captain MacIntyre to the airbase in Kungju. The American instructors only have 25 days left to introduce the South Korean pilots to US tactics.
Marry Me Again (1953)
, 1h13Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Cummings, Marie Wilson, Lloyd Corrigan, Moroni Olsen, Mary Costa, Ray Walker
Roles Jenkins
Rating68%
Bill has an unusual dilemma when he returns home from the war in Korea, where he'd been a pilot. Out of pride, he wants to provide the sole support for Doris and their family, but Doris isn't sure what to do because she has just inherited a fortune.
The Milkman (1950)
, 1h27Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie, William Conrad, Henry O'Neill, Paul Harvey
Roles John Carter
Rating65%
Roger Bradley (O'Connor) is the son of the owner of a milk company. He wants to get a job as a milkman at his father's company, but his father denies it because of Roger's after-war trauma: when he gets stressed or frustrated, he quacks like a duck. Roger gets upset at his father and does not see any problem with the quacking. In revenge, he gets a job with his father's arch-rival, Breezy Albright (Durante) at another milk company. He becomes very successful and quickly falls in love with the boss's daughter, Chris Abbott (Laurie).
Reign of Terror (1949)
, 1h29Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Arlene Dahl, Richard Hart, Arnold Moss, Norman Lloyd
Roles Saint-Just
Rating68%
Already the most powerful man in France, Maximilien Robespierre (Richard Basehart) wants to become the nation's dictator. He summons François Barras (Richard Hart), the only man who can nominate him before the National Convention. Barras refuses to do so and goes into hiding.
Take One False Step (1949)
, 1h34Directed by Chester Erskine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart, James Gleason, Felix Bressart
Roles Arnold Sykes
Rating63%
A married college professor agrees to have a drink with an old girlfriend; the next day he's being hunted for her murder.
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
, 1h22Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Ghost films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Gale Sondergaard, Binnie Barnes, Ann Gillis
Roles Thomas Danbury
Rating74%
The time is 1780, and Horatio Prim (Lou Costello) is a master tinker. He travels to the estate of Tom Danbury (Jess Barker) with a letter of commendation from General George Washington. He plans to present this letter to Danbury, hoping it will persuade the wealthy man to let Horatio marry Nora O'Leary (Anne Gillis), Danbury's housemaid. Unfortunately, Horatio has a romantic rival in Cuthbert Greenway (Bud Abbott), Danbury's butler, who is very fond of Nora and intends to prevent Horatio from presenting his letter, which Nora has taken for safekeeping.
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
, 1h33Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Lana Turner, Susan Peters, Jess Barker, Laraine Day, June Lockhart, Agnes Moorehead
Roles Junior Vanderheusen
Rating63%
Scarlet Street (1945)
, 1h43Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Peinture
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, Jess Barker
Roles David Janeway
Rating76%
Christopher "Chris" Cross (Edward G. Robinson), a meek amateur painter and cashier for clothing retailer, J.J. Hogarth & Company, is fêted by his employer, honoring him for twenty-five years of dull, repetitive service. Hogarth presents him with a watch and kind words, then leaves getting into a car with a beautiful young blonde. Walking home through Greenwich Village, Chris muses to an associate, "I wonder what it's like to be loved by a young girl." He helps Kitty (Joan Bennett), an amoral fast-talking femme fatale, apparently being attacked by a man, stunning the assailant with his umbrella. Chris is unaware that the attacker was Johnny (Dan Duryea), Kitty's brutish boyfriend, and sees her safely to her apartment building. Out of gratitude and bemusement, she accepts his offer for a cup of coffee at a nearby bar. From Chris's comments about art, Kitty believes him to be a wealthy painter.
This Love of Ours (1945)
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Merle Oberon, Charles Korvin, Claude Rains, Carl Esmond, Sue England, Jess Barker
Roles Chadwick
Rating57%