John Archer (actor)
| John Archer | |
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| Born |
Ralph Bowman May 8, 1915 Osceola, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1999 (aged 84) Redmond, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1996 |
| Spouse(s) |
Marjorie Lord (1941–1953; 2 children) Ann Leddy (1956–1999; his death; 2 children) |
| Children |
Anne Archer Gregg Archer Jon Archer Lisa Archer Oswald |
John Archer (born Ralph Bowman; May 8, 1915 – December 3, 1999) was an American actor.
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, expecting work behind the camera.
When finding work in the field of cinematography proved difficult, Archer drifted into acting, working as a radio announcer and actor, including one year (beginning in 1944) in the starring role of Lamont Cranston in The Shadow.
Archer appeared on Broadway in The Odds 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).
He also acted in films for Universal and Republic under his birth name. In a radio contest sponsored by Jesse L. Lasky, he won the top prize, an RKO contract in the name of "John Archer." He appeared in the films: Hello, Frisco, Hello; Guadalcanal Diary; White Heat; Destination Moon; Rock Around the Clock; Ten Thousand Bedrooms; Decision at Sundown; Blue Hawaii; and How to Frame a Figg.
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