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John Archer

Actor

John Archer

Born May 8, 1915 in Osceola, Nebraska, USADied December 3, 199959 films

John Archer (May 8, 1915 – December 5, 1999) was an American movie and television actor.

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White Heat posterFirst watchWhite Heat19497.7as Philip EvansA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Blue Hawaii poster6.0Blue Hawaii1961Colorado Territory poster7.0Colorado Territory1949Sherlock Holmes in Washington poster6.8Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943Decision at Sundown poster6.3Decision at Sundown1957Destination Moon poster5.9Destination Moon1950I Saw What You Did poster6.2I Saw What You Did1965King of the Zombies poster5.2King of the Zombies1941

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. 1976Amelia EarhartDr. Paterson
  2. 1974Thursday's GameMr. Wood
  3. 1971How to Frame a FiggGerard
  4. 1966Lassie, the VoyagerDan Auburn
  5. 1965I Saw What You DidJohn Austin
  6. 1964Apache RiflesCol. Nathan Perry
  7. 1961Blue HawaiiJack Kelman
  8. 1959City of FearLt. Mark Richards
  9. 1957Decision at SundownDr. John Storrow
  10. 1957Ten Thousand BedroomsBob Dudley
  11. 1957She DevilBarton Kendall
  12. 1957Affair in RenoTony Lamarr
  13. 1956Emergency HospitalDr. Ellis
  14. 1956Rock Around the ClockMike Dodd
  15. 1955No Man's WomanHarlow Grant
  16. 1954Dragon's GoldMack Rossiter
  17. 1953The Stars Are SingingDave Parish
  18. 1952Sea TigerBen McGrun
  19. 1952Sound OffMaj. Paul Whiteside
  20. 1952A Yank in Indo-China
  21. 1952RodeoSlim Martin
  22. 1952The Big TreesFrenchy LeCroix
  23. 1951My Favorite SpyHenderson
  24. 1951Best of the BadmenCurley Ringo
  25. 1951Santa FeClint Canfield
  26. 1950High LonesomePat Farrell
  27. 1950The Great Jewel RobberPolice Detective Lou Sampter
  28. 1950Destination MoonJim Barnes
  29. 1949White HeatPhilip Evans
  30. 1949Colorado TerritoryReno Blake
  31. 1947The Lost MomentCharles Russell
  32. 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterFBI Agent Kerrigan
  33. 1944The Eve of St. MarkPvt. Carter
  34. 1943No ExceptionsLetter Writing Soldier / Narrator
  35. 1943Guadalcanal DiaryLt. Thurmond
  36. 1943Crash DiveCurly Bowman (uncredited)
  37. 1943ShantytownBill Allen
  38. 1943Hello, Frisco, HelloNed Clark
  39. 1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonNaval Lt. Pete Merriam
  40. 1943The Purple VJimmy Thorne
  41. 1942Bowery at MidnightRichard Dennison
  42. 1942Scattergood Survives a MurderDunker Gilson
  43. 1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchDr. Robert Redmond
  44. 1942Police BulletsProf. J. Thomas Quincy
  45. 1942Hi, NeighborDr. Hall
  46. 1941Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American BusinessJim Westlake
  47. 1941Sucker ListWilliam Allen
  48. 1941Mountain MoonlightDr. Ed
  49. 1941Gangs Inc.Bob Elliott
  50. 1941King of the ZombiesBill Summers
  51. 1941City of Missing GirlsJames Horton
  52. 1941Cheers for Miss BishopRichard Clark (as Ralph Bowman)
  53. 1941Scattergood BainesJohnny Bones
  54. 1940Barnyard FolliesJeff Hill
  55. 1940Curtain CallTed Palmer
  56. 1939CareerRay Cruthers
  57. 1938Spring MadnessDartmouth College Student
  58. 1938Overland Stage RaidersBob Whitney
  59. 1938Flaming FrontiersTom Grant