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Portrait of John Archer

Acting

John Archer

Titles
59movies36TV shows
Career

Active from 1938 to 1966, busiest in 1941 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for White Heat
White Heat
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Archer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Intrigue 3
  • Post-Civil War 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic Vibe 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Small Town 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95

1970s

5 titles Β· average score 74

1960s

13 titles Β· average score 64

TV show Β· as Club President / Captain Carlisle

as Col. Nathan Perry

TV show Β· as Connally / Paul Nelson

as Jack Kelman

All 13 titles from the 1960s

1950s

45 titles Β· average score 66

as Lt. Mark Richards

as Dr. John Storrow

as Tony Lamarr

as Ben McGrun

as Frenchy LeCroix

as Slim Martin

as Police Detective Lou Sampter

All 45 titles from the 1950s

1940s

28 titles Β· average score 60
All 28 titles from the 1940s

1930s

4 titles Β· average score 49

as Ray Cruthers

as Dartmouth College Student