- Archer edited the original 'rough cut' of "In the Company of Men" with Cinematographer Tony Hettinger in a make-shift edit suite put together by Archer with borrowed equipment. That 'rough cut' got the film accepted into the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.
- President, Mark Archer Films and Fearless Features, Inc.
- Produced the live concert DVD: "Joe Bonamassa: A New Day Yesterday Live". He ran out of camera operators at the last minute, so Archer ended up running the jib-arm camera for the entire concert himself.
- Was accepted into Purdue University to study Robotics, but opted to start his own production company and pursue filmmaking, instead.
- He is discussed in the book "From Reel to Deal" (2003, Dov S-S Simens, Warner Books) on page 5, for his production of "In the Company of Men".
- He is the subject of Chapter 30 of "The Producers: Profiles in Frustration" (2004, Luke Ford, iUniverse).
- Holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University.
- Former Adjunct Professor of Film Studies and Screen Acting at Huntington University.
- Mark Archer served 5 years in the United States Air Force Auxiliary as a Search and Rescue Ground Team Leader and Emergency Communications officer. He later founded Northeast Indiana Search and Rescue, leading a missing persons ground search, rescue and recovery team. His team was the only non-law enforcement team to assist in the search and recovery of Dr. Teleka Patrick.
- Early cinematography work included work for Audi, Volkswagen, Cadillac and Navistar.
- Recounted by David Carradine in an interview about working with Mark Archer: Prior to casting David Carradine as country western singer James Lee Springer in "American Reel", Mark met with David over lunch. He challenged David to sing "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "House of the Rising Sun". David got up, walked over to the restaurant's piano, and sang and played exactly as challenged. Mark exclaimed, "You are James Lee Springer!" He cast him on the spot.
- Wrote the pivotal bar scene in "American Reel" between Mariel Hemingway's character and David Carradine's character.
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