Biography

Peter Archer (1943-2000) was an Australian entrepreneur, martial arts champion, and actor. He was best known for his role as Parsons in the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee. Archer was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1943. He grew up on a farm and developed a down-to-earth personality. He was also a skilled athlete and martial artist, holding black belts in both Goju-ryu and Shotokan karate. In the early 1970s, Archer moved to Hong Kong to pursue a career in acting. He landed his first major role in Enter the Dragon, in which he played a sadistic karate student who is defeated by Lee. Archer's performance was we...Read More