1950 Press Photo Ed Gardner, who played Archie on "Duffy's Tavern," in Hollywood

Ed Gardner, 62, famous for his radio and television role as Archie, wise-cracking bartender of "Duffy's Tavern," died in Hollywood today. Gardner originated the "Duffy" show for radio when he was a producer. He stepped into the Archie role when he could not find another good mug type for the role. Ed Gardner, 62, known to millions as Archie, the bartender on radio and television's "Duffy's Tavern," died Saturday at a hospital. Gardner became famous in the 1940's for drawling into the phone: "Duffy's tavern, Archie speakin', Duffy ain't heah." Gardner had been hospitalized for two weeks with a liver disease. Gardner, born in Astoria, New York, began his Hollywood career as a producer and often joked about his start as an...

Photo is dated 1950.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.