| Arch Whiting | |
| Birth Name: | Harold Joseph Archambault[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Larchmont, New York, U.S. |
| 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.
Whiting was born in Larchmont, New York. He began his career in the 1950s, where Whiting worked as a production assistant on the variety television program The Ed Sullivan Show. Whiting studied acting with Sanford Meisner. In 1959, he appeared in the television series Paradise Kid, in which Whiting said that, "it was a flop".[2] He continued his career, mainly appearing on television, as his credits includes, The Fugitive, Mannix, Land of the Giants,[3] The F.B.I., , Joe Forrester, Cannon, Garrison's Gorillas, Run for Your Life, Barnaby Jones and .
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.[4] He was hired by creator, Irwin Allen. Whiting then co-starred in the new NBC television series Run, Joe, Run, where he played the role of Sgt. William Corey.[5]
Whiting died in May 2007 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, at the age of 70.