Bernard Archard

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name = Bernard Archard
birthname = Bernard Joseph Archard
birthdate = birth date|1916|08|20|df=y
location = Fulham, London, England
deathdate = death date and age|2008|5|1|1916|8|20|df=y
deathplace = Witham Friary, Somerset
occupation = actor
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domesticpartner = Jim Belchamber

Bernard Joseph Archard (20 August 1916 – 1 May 2008) was an English actor.

Born in Fulham, London,cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/07/television.bbc|title=Bernard Archard|last=Gaughan|first=Gavin|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|pages=2008-05-07|accessdate=2008-05-09] he was a tall, imposing actor with a distinctive face. He was a conscientious objector in the Second World War and worked on the land.

He appeared in over fifty films, including "Village of the Damned" (1960), "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963), "Play Dirty" (1968), "The File of the Golden Goose" (1969), "Run a Crooked Mile" (1969), "The Horror of Frankenstein" (1970), Roman Polanski's "Macbeth" (1971), "Dad's Army" (1971), "The Day of the Jackal" (1973), "The Sea Wolves" (1980), "Krull" (1983), and "King Solomon's Mines" (1985).

His TV guest appearances represent some of the most popular shows broadcast in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s: two notable roles in "Doctor Who"; as Bragen in "The Power of the Daleks" and as Marcus Scarman in "Pyramids of Mars", a regular role in "Emmerdale"; plus appearances in "Upstairs, Downstairs", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Bergerac", "The Avengers", "Callan", "Danger Man", "Z Cars", "Paul Temple", "Dixon of Dock Green", and "The Professionals".

Archard and his long term partner, Jim Belchamber, ran a touring repertory company, based in Torquay, which included Hilda Braid among its players. Archard's first major television role was playing Lt Col. Oreste Pinto in the BBC wartime drama series "Spycatcher", which ran for four seasons between 1959 and 1961.

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*imdb name|0033612|Bernard Archard
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bernard-archard-star-of-the-tv-series-spycatcher-821630.html Obituary at The Independent]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/07/television.bbc Obituary at The Guardian]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4003796.ece Obituary at The Times]

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NAME=Archard, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Archer, Bernard
SHORT DESCRIPTION=English actor
DATE OF BIRTH=August 20, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH=London, England
DATE OF DEATH=May 1, 2008
PLACE OF DEATH=