
John Archer
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1915-05-08
- Died
- 1999-12-03
- Place of birth
- Osceola, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Ralph Bowman
Biography
John Archer (May 8, 1915 – December 5, 1999) was an American movie and television actor.
Description above from the Wikipedia article John Archer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (35)

Columbo
1971
as Paul

Perry Mason
1957
as Frank Maddox / Major Frank Lessing / James R. Bradbury / Burt Farwell / Harry Arnold

Mannix
1967

Ironside
1967

Batman
1966
as Club President / Captain Carlisle / Club President (uncredited)

Maverick
1957

Wagon Train
1957
as Matt Kirby / Lott

Lassie
1954

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bill Padgett

The Virginian
1962
as Paul Nelson / Connally

Cheyenne
1955

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ad Masters

Bat Masterson
1958
as Jim

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Sea Hunt
1958

Surfside 6
1960

M Squad
1957
as Brad Morgan

Laramie
1959

The Millionaire
1955
as Tom Williams
Navy Log
1955

Suspense
1949

The Tall Man
1960

Lock-Up
1959

Riverboat
1959
as Dunnigan
State Trooper
1956

87th Precinct
1961

The Outsider
1968

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Gentleman

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Roland

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Perry Blodgett / Gene Vernon

Coronado 9
1960

Crossroads
1955
as Ramsey Carr

Philip Marlowe
1959

Private Secretary
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Barney Wallace
Movies (60)

White Heat
1949
as Philip Evans

Blue Hawaii
1961
as Jack Kelman

Colorado Territory
1949
as Reno Blake

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Lt. Thurmond

Destination Moon
1950
as Jim Barnes

Crash Dive
1943
as Curly Bowman (uncredited)

Decision at Sundown
1957
as Dr. John Storrow

Best of the Badmen
1951
as Curley Ringo

I Saw What You Did
1965
as John Austin

How to Frame a Figg
1971
as Gerard

Apache Rifles
1964
as Col. Nathan Perry

Gangs Inc.
1941
as Bob Elliott

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Naval Lt. Pete Merriam

The Big Trees
1952
as Frenchy LeCroix

My Favorite Spy
1951
as Henderson

Santa Fe
1951
as Clint Canfield

High Lonesome
1950
as Pat Farrell

Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as FBI Agent Kerrigan

Career
1939
as Ray Cruthers

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Bob Dudley

King of the Zombies
1941
as Bill Summers

City of Fear
1959
as Lt. Mark Richards

Sound Off
1952
as Maj. Paul Whiteside

Rodeo
1952
as Slim Martin

Thursday's Game
1974
as Mr. Wood

Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
as Ned Clark

Amelia Earhart
1976
as Dr. Paterson

No Man's Woman
1955
as Harlow Grant

The Lost Moment
1947
as Charles Russell

Spring Madness
1938
as Dartmouth College Student

Scattergood Baines
1941
as Johnny Bones

She Devil
1957
as Barton Kendall

Bowery at Midnight
1942
as Richard Dennison

Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Tom Grant

Shantytown
1943
as Bill Allen

Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as Richard Clark (as Ralph Bowman)

Sea Tiger
1952
as Ben McGrun

The Great Jewel Robber
1950
as Police Detective Lou Sampter

Rock Around the Clock
1956
as Mike Dodd

Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942
as Dunker Gilson

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Dr. Robert Redmond
The Purple V
1943
as Jimmy Thorne

The Stars Are Singing
1953
as Dave Parish

Sucker List
1941
as William Allen

Curtain Call
1940
as Ted Palmer

City of Missing Girls
1941
as James Horton

The Eve of St. Mark
1944
as Pvt. Carter

Mountain Moonlight
1941
as Dr. Ed

Dragon's Gold
1954
as Mack Rossiter

Lassie, the Voyager
1966
as Dan Auburn

Emergency Hospital
1956
as Dr. Ellis

Affair in Reno
1957
as Tony Lamarr

Overland Stage Raiders
1938
as Bob Whitney

Hi, Neighbor
1942
as Dr. Hall

Police Bullets
1942
as Prof. J. Thomas Quincy

Barnyard Follies
1940
as Jeff Hill
America for Me
1953
as Rodeo Cowboy

A Yank in Indo-China
1952

Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business
1941
as Jim Westlake
No Exceptions
1943
as Letter Writing Soldier / Narrator
About John Archer
John Archer (May 8, 1915 – December 5, 1999) was an American movie and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Archer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 95 credits spanning from 1938 to 1976, John Archer has appeared in 60 films and 35 TV shows.
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- White Heat (1949) — as Philip Evans
- Blue Hawaii (1961) — as Jack Kelman
- Colorado Territory (1949) — as Reno Blake
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) — as Lt. Thurmond
- Destination Moon (1950) — as Jim Barnes
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