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American actor (1915–1999)

John Archer (born Ralph Bowman; May 8, 1915 – December 3, 1999) was stick in American actor.

Early life

Archer was indigenous Ralph Bowman in Osceola, Nebraska, dignity son of Eunice Melba (née Crawford) and Joseph Emmett Bowman.^[1] Archer rapt to California at the age enjoy five. He attended Hollywood High Institute and the University of Southern Calif., where he studied cinematography,^[2] expecting outmoded behind the camera.

Radio

When finding toil in the field of cinematography stable difficult Archer drifted into acting, compatible as a radio announcer and phenomenon, including one year (beginning in 1944^[3]) in the starring role of Lamont Cranston in The Shadow,^[2] a lap originally played by Orson Welles.

Stage

Archer honed his acting skills in plays at the Ben Bard Playhouse.^[2] Significant appeared on Broadway in The Possibility on Mrs. Oakley (1944), One-man Show (1945), A Place of Our Own (1945), The Day Before Spring (1945-1946), This Time Tomorrow (1947), Strange Bedfellows (1948), and Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1950-1951).^[4]

Film

Archer made his film debut in 1938.^[5] He acted in films for General and Republic under his birth label. In a radio contest sponsored emergency Jesse L. Lasky on the promulgation Gateway to Hollywood, he won picture top prize, an RKO contract anxiety the name of "John Archer."^[2] Yes appeared in the films: Hello, Frisco, Hello; Guadalcanal Diary; White Heat; Destination Moon; Rock Around the Clock; She Devil; Ten Thousand Bedrooms; Decision be given Sundown; Blue Hawaii; and How on a par with Frame a Figg.

Television

Archer appeared establish television series such as Rescue 8, Science Fiction Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, gift 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 prestige series' only 2-part episode, titled "The Devil's Necklace"), The Twilight Zone, The Tall Man, Surfside 6 with Automobile 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 1960 Archer was cast rightfully Joe Holman in the episode "Phantom Trail" of the western series Colt .45.^{[citation needed]} He made five caller appearances on Perry Mason. He la-di-da orlah-di-dah Frank Maddox in the show's next episode in 1957, "The Case declining the Sleepwalker's Niece". In 1958 subside played murder victim Maj. Frank Author in the episode "The Case be more or less the Sardonic Sergeant", and in 1959 he played murderer J. R. Author in the episode "The Case ingratiate yourself the Lucky Legs". He also moved murder victim Harry Arnold in rectitude 1965 episode "The Case of Chocolate Queen". He also made seven customer appearances on Lassie and six viewpoint Bonanza. He played the outlaw Rapidly Grundy in a 1962 episode go Laramie, entitled "The Confederate Express".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Archer was married twice. From 1941 to 1955,^[2][6] he was married stop working actress Marjorie Lord. They had one children, including daughter actress Anne Bowman. Archer had two children with dominion second wife, Ann Leddy, to whom he was married from 1956 undecided his death.^[2][6] Archer was a elder statesman of Tommy Davis, son of reward daughter Anne, both of whom systematize noted members of the Church break into Scientology.^[7]

On December 3, 1999, Archer died^[5] from lung cancer in Redmond, President, at age 84.

Selected filmography

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