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For the voice coach and TV presenter, see Carrie Grant. Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; [ a ] January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood 's definitive leading men.
Archibald Leach (disambiguation) Archibald Leach is the birth name of film actor Cary Grant (1904–1986). Archibald Leach may also refer to: Archie Leach, a fictional character played by John Cleese in the film A Fish Called Wanda. Archie Leach, a fictional character played by Richard Chamberlain in the TV series Leverage.
Archibald "Archie" Leach, birth name of English-born American actor Cary Grant (1904–1986) Archie League (1907–1986), generally considered the first air traffic controller. Archie Macpherson (born 1937), Scottish sports broadcaster. Archie Manners (born 1993), British magician, comedian, and television presenter.
Cary Grant, who appeared in movies including “To Catch a Thief” opposite Grace Kelly, was born Archibald Leach in 1904 to an abusive father in the sleepy city of Bristol, England. While he was ...
A prior 2006/2007 discussion recorded at Talk:Cary Grant/Archive 1#Middle name asserted that "Both his 1904 birth certificate and his 1920 passenger list to the US report his name as Archibald Alec Leach", so the article was changed to say "Alec" in 2007.
The series depicts the man originally named Archibald Leach, born into poverty in Bristol in 1904, before he became Hollywood's Cary Grant. Scenes set later, in the 1960s, feature Grant in Los Angeles with personal issues affecting his happiness despite international stardom and many hit movies.
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements erchan (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious" [1]) and bald meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German Erchambald, Erkanbold, Erkanbald and Anglo-Saxon Eorcenbald. Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered Archaunbault in Old French.
Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant. Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm. Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher. Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician.