Arch Johnson

Archibald "Arch" Winchester Johnson (14 March 1922 – 9 October 1997) was an American actor appearing on Broadway and in over 100 television shows.

Johnson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1922. A stage actor as well as a prolific television character actor, he was in the original production of West Side Story on Broadway and the revival of that show in the 1980s on Broadway as well. He was the only actor from the original stage version who returned for the revival and he toured Europe with the show. He was in the original version of Other People's Money on Broadway and originated the Role of "Jorge" that Gregory Peck played in the film version. His first love was theatre, where he started, and he came back to it at the end of his career before retiring in the late 1990s. He died in October 1997 from cancer. He was survived by five children: Jennifer, Jessica, Joseph, Archie Jr. and LouAnn and seven grandchildren: Nicholas, Dominic, Brian, Bradley, Sharon, Nancy and Christi. He also had six great-grandchildren.