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Archie Twitchell

Acting

Born November 28, 1906 · Pendleton

Died January 31, 1957

Biography

Archie Raymond Twitchell was an American actor and pilot who appeared in over 110 films during his career. He was a captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, becoming a test pilot during the war and continuing in that specialization into the 1950s, making his last film appearance in 1955. He was killed in a 1957 mid-air collision during a test flight of a new four-engined Douglas DC-7B airliner that impacted in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley.

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Filmography27 titles

Sunset Boulevard

1950as Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

Out of the Past

1947as Rafferty (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

1950as Johnny (uncredited)

Kansas City Confidential

1952as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Major and the Minor

1942as Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)

Fort Apache

1948as Reporter (uncredited)

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947as Jim Prescott

Saboteur

1942as Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter

1954as Harrison

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941as Radio Announcer (voice)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940as Bates

You and Me

1938as Salesman (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder

1946as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Illegal

1955as Mr. Manning (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young

1949as Reporter

Moonrise

1948

Black Angel

1946as George Mitchell

The Arizona Kid

1939as Lieutenant Fox

Dishonored Lady

1947as Freddie Francher

Mr. District Attorney

1941as Motorcycle Officer

King of Chinatown

1939as Interne

Wells Fargo

1937as Man with Paper

Young Bill Hickok

1940as Phillip

Big Town Scandal

1948as Newspaper Man (uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941as Cavalry Lieutenant

The Missing Corpse

1945as Jimmy Trigg (uncredited)

Thundering Hoofs

1942as Steve Farley