John Archer

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

Early life Archer was born Ralph Bowman in Osceola, Nebraska, the son of Eunice Melba (née Crawford) and Joseph Emmett Bowman. Archer moved to California at the age of five. He attended Hollywood High School and the University of Southern California, where he studied cinematography, ) in the starring role of Lamont Cranston in The Shadow,

Film Archer made his film debut in 1938. he was married to actress Marjorie Lord. They had two children, including daughter actress Anne Archer. Archer had two children with his second wife, Ann Leddy, to whom he was married from 1956 until his death.

On December 3, 1999, Archer died from lung cancer in Redmond, Washington, at age 84.

Selected filmography

Flaming Frontiers (1938) - Tom Grant Letter of Introduction (1938) - Reporter (uncredited) Dick Tracy Returns (1938) - Mr. Clark (uncredited) Overland Stage Raiders (1938) - Bob Whitney Spring Madness (1938) - Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Career (1939) - Ray Cruthers Curtain Call (1940) - Ted Palmer Barnyard Follies (1940) - Jeff Hill Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) - Richard Clark Scattergood Baines (1941) - Johnny Bones City of Missing Girls (1941) - James Horton The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) - Interne (uncredited) King of the Zombies (1941) - Bill Summers Paper Bullets (1941) - Bob Elliott Mountain Moonlight (1941) - Dr. Ed Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941) - Jim Westlake Hi, Neighbor (1942) - Dr. Hall Police Bullets (1942) - Prof. J. Thomas Quincy Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) - Dr. Robert Redmond (uncredited) Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) - Dunker Gilson Bowery at Midnight (1942) - Richard Dennison Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) - Ned Clark The Purple V (1943) - Jimmy Thorne Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Lt. Pete Merriam Shantytown (1943) - Bill Allen Crash Dive (1943) - Curly Bowman (uncredited) Guadalcanal Diary (1943) - Lt. Thurmond The Eve of St. Mark (1944) - Pvt. Carter Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) - FBI Agent Kerrigan The Lost Moment (1947) - Charles After Nightfall (1949) Colorado Territory (1949) - Reno Blake White Heat (1949) - Philip Evans Destination Moon (1950) - Jim Barnes The Great Jewel Robber (1950) - Police Detective Lou Sampter High Lonesome (1950) - Pat Farrell Santa Fe (1951) - Clint Canfield Home Town Story (1951) - Don (uncredited) Best of the Badmen (1951) - Curley Ringo My Favorite Spy (1951) - Henderson The Big Trees (1952) - Frenchy LeCroix Rodeo (1952) - Slim Martin A Yank in Indo-China (1952) - Mulvaney Sound Off (1952) - Maj. Paul Whiteside The Sea Tiger (1952) - Ben McGrun The Stars Are Singing (1953) - Dave Parish Dragon's Gold (1954) - Mack Rossiter No Man's Woman (1955) - Harlow Grant Rock Around the Clock (1956) - Mike Dodd Emergency Hospital (1956) - Dr. Herb Ellis Affair in Reno (1957) - Tony Lamarr She Devil (1957) - Barton Kendall 10,000 Bedrooms (1957) - Bob Dudley Decision at Sundown (1957) - Dr. John Storrow City of Fear (1959) - Lt. Mark Richards Blue Hawaii (1961) - Jack Kelman Apache Rifles (1964) - Col. Perry I Saw What You Did (1965) - John Austin How to Frame a Figg (1971) - Gerard The Little Sister (1986) - Warehouse Cop