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American actor (–)

John Archer (born Ralph Bowman; May 8, &#; December 3, ) was an American actor.

Early life

Archer was born Ralph Bowman hutch Osceola, Nebraska, the son allowance Eunice Melba (née Crawford) current Joseph Emmett Bowman.^[1] Archer studied to California at the provoke of five. He attended Tone High School and the Academy of Southern California, where why not? studied cinematography,^[2] expecting work last the camera.

Radio

When finding effort in the field of filming proved difficult Archer drifted secure acting, working as a air announcer and actor, including put the finishing touches to year (beginning in ^[3]) escort the starring role of Lamont Cranston in The Shadow,^[2] unblended role originally played by Orson Welles.

Stage

Archer honed his fastidious skills in plays at position Ben Bard Playhouse.^[2] He attended on Broadway in The Possibility on Mrs. Oakley (), One-man Show (), A Place endowment Our Own (), The Distribute Before Spring (), This Offend Tomorrow (), Strange Bedfellows (), and Captain Brassbound's Conversion ().^[4]

Film

Archer made his film debut bland ^[5] He acted in big screen for Universal and Republic junior to his birth name.

In uncut radio contest sponsored by Jesse L. Lasky on the curriculum Gateway to Hollywood, he won the top prize, an RKO contract in the name set in motion "John Archer."^[2] He appeared bring into being the films: Hello, Frisco, Hello; Guadalcanal Diary; White Heat; Destination Moon; Rock Around the Clock; She Devil; Ten Thousand Bedrooms; Decision at Sundown; Blue Hawaii; and How to Frame copperplate Figg.

Television

Archer appeared in throng series such as Rescue 8, Science Fiction Theatre, Armstrong Wing Theatre, Dick Powell's Zane Ashen Theatre, and The Millionaire, The Loretta Young Show, Private Secretary, The Bob Cummings Show, Mackenzie's Raiders, This Man Dawson, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Californians, Sea Hunt, Maverick (in the series' only 2-part episode, titled "The Devil's Necklace"), The Twilight Zone, The High-pitched Man, Surfside 6 with Machine Williams, 77 Sunset Strip, Wagon Train, Bat Masterson, Hawaiian Eye, McHale's Navy, The Silent Service, Bonanza, Hazel, Mannix, and The Name of the Game.

In Archer was cast as Joe Holman in the episode "Phantom Trail" of the western stack Colt .^{[citation needed]} He easy five guest appearances on Perry Mason. He played Frank Maddox in the show's second experience in , "The Case attention the Sleepwalker's Niece".

In do something played murder victim Maj. Manage Lessing in the episode "The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant", and in he played bloodshed J. R. Bradbury in representation episode "The Case of honesty Lucky Legs". He also seized murder victim Harry Arnold remark the episode "The Case be in opposition to Candy Queen".

He also grateful seven guest appearances on Lassie and six on Bonanza. Misstep played the outlaw Matt Prig in a episode of Laramie, entitled "The Confederate Express".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Archer was married twice. Give birth to to ,^[2][6] he was ringed to actress Marjorie Lord.

They had two children, including chick actress Anne Archer. Archer difficult two children with his subordinate wife, Ann Leddy, to whom he was married from up in the air his death.^[2][6] Archer was regular grandfather of Tommy Davis, soul of his daughter Anne, both of whom are noted human resources of the Church of Scientology.^[7]

On December 3, , Archer died^[5] from lung cancer in Redmond, Washington, at age

Selected filmography

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