Arch Johnson
Biography
Arch Johnson was an American actor with credits on Broadway and over 100 television shows. Born in Minneapolis in 1922, he began his career in Philadelphia during the 1940s and 1950s, performing and directing in community theater with the Plays and Players Theatre, where he was involved in the world premiere of Stalag 17. He then trained for two years in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse. On Broadway, he acted in the original staging of West Side Story in 1957 and came back for the 1980 revival, alone among the original stage cast in returning. He also appeared in the first Broadway production of Other People's Money. On television he was a regular on The Asphalt Jungle, It's Always Jan, Peter Loves Mary, and Camp Runamuck, and he appeared on Perry Mason, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, and The Twilight Zone. His film work included The Lawbreakers (1961) and The Sting (1973).
75years old at death
- Born Minneapolis
- Died Snow Hill
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Archibald Winchester Johnson
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 28 years1956 to 1984
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A first
Johnson appeared in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and in the show's 1980 Broadway revival. Of the original stage cast, he was the only one who came back for the revival, and he also toured Europe with it.
A role that slipped away
Johnson originated the role of Jorge in the Broadway production of Other People's Money, the same part Gregory Peck played in the film version.
First role
Johnson's acting career started at Philadelphia's Plays and Players Theatre, where he also took part in the world premiere of Stalag 17.
Early training
Johnson left Philadelphia and then spent two years studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, located in New York.
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Worked with
Arch Johnson shares two films with Paul Newman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Chill Wills's page
James Stewart's page
Charles Durning's page
Henry Fonda's page
Jennifer Jason Leigh's page
All films by George Roy Hill
All films by James Signorelli
Steve RashDirector, 1 film, 1978
All films by Steve Rash
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