John Archer: movies and TV shows
John Archer has 105 credits in the archive: 60 films and 45 TV series, from 1938 to 1976. Highest rated: The Twilight Zone (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 1976 · busiest year: 1957 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Gentleman | TV | 8.3 | 61 |
| 1976 | Amelia Earhart | Dr. Paterson | Film | — | 61 |
| 1974 | Thursday's Game | Mr. Wood | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Paul | TV | 8.1 | 56 |
| 1971 | How to Frame a Figg | Gerard | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1968 | The Outsider | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 52 | |
| 1966 | Batman | Club President | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1966 | Batman | Captain Carlisle | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1966 | Batman | Club President (uncredited) | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1966 | Lassie, the Voyager | Dan Auburn | Film | — | 51 |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | John Austin | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1964 | Apache Rifles | Col. Nathan Perry | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Paul Nelson | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Connally | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | TV | 7.8 | 46 | |
| 1961 | Blue Hawaii | Jack Kelman | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | TV | 6.3 | 45 | |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | TV | 6.9 | 45 | |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | TV | 6.7 | 45 | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Wilson Reed | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Bill Padgett | TV | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1959 | Laramie | TV | 6.7 | 44 | |
| 1959 | Lock-Up | TV | 6.4 | 44 | |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Dunnigan | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1959 | City of Fear | Lt. Mark Richards | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Jim | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | TV | 7.2 | 43 | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | TV | 6.7 | 43 | |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Roland | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Frank Maddox | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Major Frank Lessing | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | James R. Bradbury | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Burt Farwell | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Harry Arnold | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Matt Kirby | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Lott | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1957 | Maverick | TV | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 1957 | M Squad | Brad Morgan | TV | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Bob Dudley | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Dr. John Storrow | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1957 | She Devil | Barton Kendall | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Affair in Reno | Tony Lamarr | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Ad Masters | TV | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1956 | State Trooper | TV | 5.7 | 41 | |
| 1956 | Emergency Hospital | Dr. Ellis | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1956 | Rock Around the Clock | Mike Dodd | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | TV | 6.1 | 40 | |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Tom Williams | TV | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1955 | Navy Log | TV | 5.2 | 40 | |
| 1955 | Crossroads | Ramsey Carr | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1955 | No Man's Woman | Harlow Grant | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 39 | |
| 1954 | Dragon's Gold | Mack Rossiter | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1953 | Private Secretary | TV | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Perry Blodgett | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Gene Vernon | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1953 | The Stars Are Singing | Dave Parish | Film | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1953 | America for Me | Rodeo Cowboy | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1952 | Rodeo | Slim Martin | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1952 | The Big Trees | Frenchy LeCroix | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1952 | Sea Tiger | Ben McGrun | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1952 | Sound Off | Maj. Paul Whiteside | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1952 | A Yank in Indo-China | Film | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Barney Wallace | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1951 | Best of the Badmen | Curley Ringo | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Henderson | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1951 | Santa Fe | Clint Canfield | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1950 | Destination Moon | Jim Barnes | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1950 | The Great Jewel Robber | Police Detective Lou Sampter | Film | 7.6 | 35 |
| 1950 | High Lonesome | Pat Farrell | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1949 | Suspense | TV | 5.1 | 34 | |
| 1949 | White Heat | Philip Evans | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | Reno Blake | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1947 | The Lost Moment | Charles Russell | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | FBI Agent Kerrigan | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark | Pvt. Carter | Film | 5.9 | 29 |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Lt. Thurmond | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1943 | Shantytown | Bill Allen | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1943 | No Exceptions | Letter Writing Soldier / Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Curly Bowman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1943 | The Purple V | Jimmy Thorne | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Naval Lt. Pete Merriam | Film | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1943 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Ned Clark | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1942 | Police Bullets | Prof. J. Thomas Quincy | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1942 | Bowery at Midnight | Richard Dennison | Film | 5.1 | 27 |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Dunker Gilson | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dr. Robert Redmond | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1942 | Hi, Neighbor | Dr. Hall | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1941 | King of the Zombies | Bill Summers | Film | 5.2 | 26 |
| 1941 | City of Missing Girls | James Horton | Film | 4.7 | 26 |
| 1941 | Gangs Inc. | Bob Elliott | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Richard Clark (as Ralph Bowman) | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1941 | Sucker List | William Allen | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1941 | Scattergood Baines | Johnny Bones | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1941 | Mountain Moonlight | Dr. Ed | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1941 | Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business | Jim Westlake | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1940 | Barnyard Follies | Jeff Hill | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1940 | Curtain Call | Ted Palmer | Film | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1939 | Career | Ray Cruthers | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1938 | Spring Madness | Dartmouth College Student | Film | 4.9 | 23 |
| 1938 | Overland Stage Raiders | Bob Whitney | Film | 5.2 | 23 |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers | Tom Grant | Film | 5.1 | 23 |