Guest Star POW 8/11 ~ John Archer

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Guest Star POW 8/11 ~ John Archer

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John Archer was in six Bonanza episodes: "The Jackknife," "The Last Haircut," "The Dilemma," "Ballad of the Ponderosa," "The Crime of Johnny Mule," and "A World Full of Cannibals." I remember him best as Matthew Grant in "The Jackknife." Here's a picture of him as Marshall Vern Ludlow in "A World Full of Cannibals."

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John Archer was born Ralph Bowman in 1915. He wanted to be a movie director, but when things didn't work out in that field, he started acting onstage. He got his name after winning a radio acting contest called "Jesse Lasky's Gateway to Hollywood." The winner got a contract made out in the name of John Archer.

Besides acting, John also ran a trucking business with his brother. Eventually he spent more time with that business than with acting. He passed away from lung cancer in 1999.

What, are you practicing to be a burglar, bettin' that kind of money on a two-card draw?
Joe, "Queen High"

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