Arch Johnson(1922-1997)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Arch 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 (Larry le liquidateur (1991)). 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 passed away in October of 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.
