and in 1959 he played murderer J. R. Bradbury in the episode "The Case of the Lucky Legs". He also played murder victim Harry Arnold in the 1965 episode "The Case of Candy Queen". He also made seven guest appearances on Lassie and six on Bonanza. He played the outlaw Matt Grundy in a 1962 episode of Laramie, entitled "The Confederate Express". Personal life Archer was married twice. From 1941 to 1955, he was married to actress Marjorie Lord. They had two children, including daughter actress Anne Archer. Archer had two children with his second wife, Ann Leddy, to whom he was married from 1956 until his death. Archer was a grandfather of Tommy Davis, son of his daughter Anne, both of whom are noted members of the Church of Scientology. On December 3, 1999, Archer died from lung cancer in Redmond, Washington, at age 84. Selected filmography Flaming Frontiers (1938) - Tom Grant Letter of Introduction (1938) - Reporter (uncredited) Dick Tracy Returns (1938) - Mr. Clark (uncredited) Overland Stage Raiders (1938) - Bob Whitney Spring Madness (1938) - Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Career (1939) - Ray Cruthers Curtain Call (1940) - Ted Palmer Barnyard Follies (1940) - Jeff Hill Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) - Richard Clark Scattergood Baines (1941) - Johnny Bones City of Missing Girls (1941) - James Horton The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) - Interne (uncredited) King of the Zombies (1941) - Bill Summers Paper Bullets (1941) - Bob Elliott Mountain Moonlight (1941) - Dr. Ed Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941) - Jim Westlake Hi, Neighbor (1942) - Dr. Hall Police Bullets (1942) - Prof. J. Thomas Quincy Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) - Dr. Robert Redmond (uncredited) Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) - Dunker Gilson Bowery at Midnight (1942) - Richard Dennison Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) - Ned Clark The Purple V (1943) - Jimmy Thorne Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Lt. Pete Merriam Shantytown (1943) - Bill Allen Crash Dive (1943) - Curly Bowman (uncredited) Guadalcanal Diary (1943) - Lt. Thurmond The Eve of St. Mark (1944) - Pvt. Carter Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) - FBI Agent Kerrigan The Lost Moment (1947) - Charles After Nightfall (1949) Colorado Territory (1949) - Reno Blake White Heat (1949) - Philip Evans Destination Moon (1950) - Jim Barnes The Great Jewel Robber (1950) - Police Detective Lou Sampter