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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Night Walker
1964
as Malone
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
The Peacemaker
1956
as Ed Halcomb
A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranc...
Kentucky Rifle
1956
as Daniel Foster
A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory and must find a way to get through without losing the rifles to the Indians. Un...
Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Jim Edwards
Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling them of three precarious and dangerous cases of con art...
Three Bad Sisters
1956
as George Gurney
Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal heiress.
Shack Out on 101
1955
as Artie
A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.
Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Dixon
A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led ...
Marry Me Again
1953
as Jenkins
Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his sweetheart, Doris. But Doris has inherited a million dollars ...
The Milkman
1950
as John Carter
A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.
Reign of Terror
1949
as Saint-Just
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who,...
Take One False Step
1949
as Arnold Sykes
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that ...
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Thomas Danbury
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George ...
Idea Girl
1946
as Larry Brewster
Larry Brewster, partner in the music publishing firm of Brewster and Crow, returns from a trip to find that his partner, J.C. Crow has hired Pat O'Rou...
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Rick Crane
Eleven Gilbert & Sullivan numbers are melded within the murder-mystery plot of "Girl on the Spot", with a result that either G&S and/or the pl...
Scarlet Street
1945
as David Janeway
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only...
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Jeff Colton
The notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave, they learn of a friend whose land is about to be ...
This Love of Ours
1945
as Chadwick
At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him...and...
Senorita from the West
1945
as Tim Winters
Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio ...
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Junior Vanderheusen
A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.
She's a Soldier Too
1944
as Dr. Bill White
Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics.
Jam Session
1944
as George Carter Haven
A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.
Cover Girl
1944
as John Coudair as a Young Man
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
Government Girl
1943
as Dana McGuire
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Oliver Yates
A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Merd Falin (as Philip Barker)
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.