Peter Archer (actor)
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Peter Ian Archer was an Australian entrepreneur and martial arts champion. He guest starred as Parsons (bully on boat) in the classic martial-arts movie Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts co-production with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros. studios, directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This is Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973...

staring Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

. He appeared in the famous The Art of Fighting Without Fighting scene.

He started a company called Jackel Australia, which markets and distributes baby products and dye products in Australia.

He had a black belt in both Goju-ryu and Shotokan
Shotokan
is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi . Gichin was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of university karate clubs, including...

 karate. He died of cancer in April 2000.

Career

Peter Archer was a successful Karate champion in Hong Kong. After a tournament, Bruce Lee approached him after watching Peter fight.

"Would you like to be in my film?", Bruce asked.

"Sure," Peter responded, "what as?"

"Not sure," Bruce replied, "I'll write something in for you."

The film was Enter The Dragon.

The scene where Parsons boat starts to sink, ultimately with the insinuation that Parson could drown, was not written in the original script. The little boat was released, as per the script, but the film production team didn't realise the boat had a leak in it. As the boat started to sink, the film crew panicked. "Don't worry, get the shot, I can swim!" Peter cried, being an Australian who grew up around water. The director kept filming and the boat continued to sink into the water. Peter reminisced "It was fine as I was a strong swimmer, but gee that river stank! I was covered in it".

Bruce Lee and Peter Archer enjoyed their filmmaking experience together, with Bruce reportedly asking Peter to be in his next film. Sadly, little did they both know that this film was to be Bruce's last.

After fighting in Hong Kong and becoming an awarded Karate Champion, Peter moved into a business career, following his natural entrepreneurial spirit.

Peter Archer founded Jackel Australia in 1975, becoming the sole Australian and New Zealand Tommee Tippee licensee. Tommee Tippee and Dylon are some of the many quality brands distributed by Jackel Pty Ltd.

Personal

Peter Ian Archer comes from a long line of Archer's, a historical Australian family that discovered and founded parts of Queensland and Rockhampton
Rockhampton
Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...

 in the early 1800's. Within this family is also a famous naval architect Colin Archer
Colin Archer
Colin Archer was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder from Larvik, Norway. His parents emigrated from Scotland to Norway in 1825....

.

He was born in Queensland to Alexander (Sandy) and June Archer. Peter had one sibling, Lynn, who was his eldest sister and currently resides in regional NSW. His first marriage to Hazel Lo resulted in two daughters, Jacqueline Archer (born 1978) and Christine Archer (born 1979). His second marriage was to Sandra Webster in 1985. He remained happily married until his untimely death after battling cancer for nearly 3 years in 2000.

A great man -- well loved and liked, Peter Archer will be remembered for being a great leader, entrepreneur, husband, father, brother and friend. He had a brilliant mind, with a passion for reading, writing, technology, philosophy, business and a natural love for family, water, animals and friends. Peter had a generous spirit, and an incredible focus for his pursuit of excellence in everything he ventured in. He had a wonderful gusto for life - and was never lost for words with a poignant or humorous antidote.

As Bruce Lee famously commented, "The key to immortality is living a life worth remembering". With Peter, these words ring true to his own life - he lived the life few could achieve in a such a short period of time. His memory lives on forever with his film and with the company in which he built (one of the most successful baby brands in Australia). More importantly, his memory lives on in the hearts of all those who were fortunate enough to have known him, and in those who were lucky enough to have loved him.

External links

  • http://www.jackel.com.au
  • Scene from Enter the Dragon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Ycw0d_Uow
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Archer
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