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Jess Barker

Date of birth: 1912-06-04

Place of birth: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Philip Barker

Jess Barker

Biography

Jess Barker (June 4, 1912 - August 8, 2000) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably most famous for being the first husband of actress Susan Hayward.

Movie Credits

Take One False Step
2.8

Take One False Step

1949-08-14

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presum

Cover Girl
3.2

Cover Girl

1944-03-22

A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

Reign of Terror
3.5

Reign of Terror

1949-10-15

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob

The Night Walker
3.3

The Night Walker

1964-12-30

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supp

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
3.3

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936-03-13

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

Shack Out on 101
3

Shack Out on 101

1955-12-04

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

Scarlet Street
3.8

Scarlet Street

1945-12-25

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit

Government Girl
2.6

Government Girl

1943-11-05

An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.

Three Bad Sisters
2

Three Bad Sisters

1956-01-01

Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
2.9

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943-06-29

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home

Girl on the Spot
0

Girl on the Spot

1946-01-11

Eleven Gilbert & Sullivan numbers are melded within the murder-mystery plot of "Girl on the Spot

Jam Session
3

Jam Session

1944-04-13

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

Keep Your Powder Dry
3

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945-04-01

A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.

Dragonfly Squadron
3

Dragonfly Squadron

1954-03-21

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in a

This Love of Ours
2.9

This Love of Ours

1945-11-02

At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Tar

The Peacemaker
1.9

The Peacemaker

1956-11-01

A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the ne

Kentucky Rifle
2.5

Kentucky Rifle

1956-07-01

A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory and must find a way to get th

She's a Soldier Too
1.5

She's a Soldier Too

1944-06-29

Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics.

Marry Me Again
0

Marry Me Again

1953-09-22

Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his sweetheart,

Senorita from the West
2.5

Senorita from the West

1945-10-12

Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man

The Daltons Ride Again
1.5

The Daltons Ride Again

1945-11-23

The notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave,

The Milkman
4

The Milkman

1950-10-17

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.

Idea Girl
0

Idea Girl

1946-02-08

Larry Brewster, partner in the music publishing firm of Brewster and Crow, returns from a trip to fi

The Time of Their Lives
3.5

The Time of Their Lives

1946-08-13

Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th cen

Mobs, Inc.
2

Mobs, Inc.

1956-03-21

Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling them