Army Archerd

Army Archerd

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1919-01-13
Deathday: 2009-09-08 (90 years old)

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Biography

Armand Andre Archerd (January 13, 1922 – September 8, 2009) was an American columnist for Variety for over fifty years before retiring his "Just for Variety" column in September 2005. In November 2005, Archerd began blogging for Variety and was working on a memoir when he died. Archerd was born in The Bronx, New York, and graduated from UCLA in 1941. He was hired by Variety to replace columnist Sheilah Graham (former girlfriend of F. Scott Fitzgerald) in 1953. His "Just for Variety" column appeared on page two of Daily Variety and swiftly became popular in Hollywood. Archerd broke many exclusive stories, reporting from film sets, announcing pending deals, giving news of star-related hospitalizations, marriages, and births. In 1984, he was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, in front of Mann's Chinese Theater, where he had emceed dozens of movie premieres.

One of his most significant scoops was in his July 23, 1985, column, when he printed that Rock Hudson, despite denials from the actor's publicists and managers, was undergoing treatment for AIDS.

Archerd was Jewish and a strong proponent of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Holocaust awareness. He was married to Selma Archerd, a former actress, from November 15, 1969, until his death. They had one child and lived in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.

Archerd made four appearances on the popular, long-running game show The Hollywood Squares in the 1970s. His bluffs to questions from Peter Marshall became legendary, as he was able to fool contestants into believing his (often ridiculous) answers. Some say he was even better than the accepted champion in that regard, long-time participant John Davidson. Also in that decade, Archerd and his wife Selma made appearances on the game show Tattletales.

He made several appearances in TV series, like Burke's Law (1964), Batman (episode 39), Mannix (1967), and Marcus Welby, M.D., and films such as The Young Runaways (1968), The Outfit (1973), Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), Gable and Lombard (1976), California Suite (1978), The French Atlantic Affair (1979) and The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980).

Archerd died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from a rare form of lung cancer (pleural mesothelioma), as a result of his exposure to asbestos in the Navy during World War II.

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Filmography

all 48

Movies 29

self 22

TV Shows 19

Writer 1

Self
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (1995)

Movie
Self
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory (1995)

Movie
Army Archerd
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1994)

TV
Army Archerd
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

TV
6.46
Self
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)

Movie
Himself
Repossessed

Repossessed (1990)

Movie
6.4
Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)

Movie
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)

Movie
Army Archerd
The Ratings Game

The Ratings Game (1984)

Movie
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight (1981)

TV
Self
The Star Maker

The Star Maker (1981)

Movie
Himself
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)

Movie
1
Stanford Whitman
The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair (1979)

TV
Army Archerd
California Suite

California Suite (1978)

Movie
Army Archerd
More Than Friends

More Than Friends (1978)

Movie
Himself
The Users

The Users (1978)

Movie
Premiere MC
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

Movie
Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars

TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)

Movie
Emcee
Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard (1976)

Movie
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards (1975)

TV
Self
The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again (1975)

Movie
Man
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

TV
5.33
Butler
The Outfit

The Outfit (1973)

Movie
Newsman (uncredited)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

Movie
Announcer
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again (1973)

TV
Referee
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Movie
5.42
Gorilla (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Movie
5.61
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
Army Archerd
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Reporter
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Himself
The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways (1968)

Movie
Army Archerd
Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets (1968)

Movie
Gorilla (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Movie
6.43
Self
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967)

Movie
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
That Girl

That Girl (1966)

TV
6
Putnam
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Announcer
Honey West

Honey West (1965)

TV
6
Stage Depot Clerk / Bank Clerk
The Big Valley

The Big Valley (1965)

TV
6.2
TV Announcer (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President (1964)

Movie
Writer (uncredited)
Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963)

Movie
Onlooker (uncredited)
A New Kind of Love

A New Kind of Love (1963)

Movie
Army Archerd / Reporter / Father / Press Secretary
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Newsman
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners (1962)

TV
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Himself (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet (1958)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.92
Based on 404 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1958
1967
1973
1968
1995
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1919-01-13

Deathday
2009-09-08 (90 years old)

Birth Place
The Bronx, United States of America

Relationships
Selma Archerd (1969-01-01 - 2009-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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