{{short description|American television actor}}
{{Infobox person |name = Arch Whiting | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Arch_Whiting.jpg | caption = |birth_name = Harold Joseph Archambault<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGlzAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007|page=404|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=May 20, 2008|isbn=9780786434817|via=Google Books}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date|1936|09|29}} |birth_place = Larchmont, New York, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2007|05|07|1936|09|29}} |death_place = Black Mountain, North Carolina, U.S. |occupation = Television actor |years_active = 1950s–1976 }}
'''Harold Joseph Archambault''' (September 29, 1936 – May 7, 2007) was an American television actor. He was known for playing the role of Sparks in the American science fiction television series ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea''.<ref name="a" />
== Life and career == Whiting was born in Larchmont, New York.<ref name="a" /> He began his career in the 1950s, where Whiting worked as a production assistant on the variety television program ''The Ed Sullivan Show''.<ref name="a" /> Whiting studied acting with Sanford Meisner.<ref name="a" /> In 1959, he appeared in the television series ''Paradise Kid'', in which Whiting said that, "it was a flop".<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89415033/arch-whiting-visits-hartford/|title=Arch Whiting Visits Hartford|work=Hartford Courant|location=Hartford, Connecticut|date=September 22, 1974|access-date=November 23, 2021|page=287|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> He continued his career, mainly appearing on television, as his credits includes, ''The Fugitive'', ''Mannix'', ''Land of the Giants'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/382552048/|title=Whiting Gets Role|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=April 24, 1968|access-date=February 5, 2022|page=79|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> ''The F.B.I.'', ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Joe Forrester'', ''Cannon'', ''Garrison's Gorillas'', ''Run for Your Life'', ''Barnaby Jones'' and ''The Bold Ones: The Lawyers''.<ref name="a" />
Later in his career, Whiting co-starred in the science fiction television series ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', where he played the role of the radio engineer Sparks.<ref name="c">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/562719749/|title=Training For Role Was Costly Chore|work=Sunday News|location=Lancaster, Pennsylvania|date=October 2, 1966|access-date=November 23, 2021|page=103|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He was hired by creator, Irwin Allen.<ref name="c" /> Whiting then co-starred in the new NBC television series ''Run, Joe, Run'', where he played the role of Sgt. William Corey.<ref name="a" /><ref name="d">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/620629422/|title=Man's 'Best Friend' Shares Top Spot in Kid's Series|work=The Sacramento Bee|location=Sacramento, California|date=July 14, 1974|access-date=November 23, 2021|page=156|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
== Death == Whiting died in May 2007 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, at the age of 70.<ref name="a" />
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|0925990}} *{{TCMDb name|1545594%7C0}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/arch_whiting/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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