Jess Barker was an American actor who was active between the 1940s and 1970s. He was best known as the first husband of actress Susan Hayward.
Barker was born in Greenville, South Carolina. Barker began his film career credited as Philip Barker until changing his stage name to Jess Barker in the early 1940s.
Barker's movie career was damaged because of the publicity resulting from a bitter custody dispute, but he still managed to find work as an actor on radio and films in supporting roles. Barker appeared as an art critic in Fritz Lang's 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."
| Date of Birth | 4th June 1912 |
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| Date of Death | 8th August 2000 |
| Age at Death | 88 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Greenville |
| Birth Place | Greenville |
| Death Place | North Hollywood |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Spouses | Susan Hayward |
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| Occupation | actor, film actor |
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