| Minor Character: Las Vegas | |
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| Name | Archie Johnson |
| Gender | Male |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Status | Alive |
| Portrayed By | Archie Kao |
| First Appearance | "Caged" |
Archibald "Archie" Johnson is the Audio/Visual surveillance specialist who works in the Las Vegas crime lab on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Season Two
Although the actor portraying Johnson, Archie Kao, appears in the second episode of the season, Chaos Theory as dormitory security guard M. Blaze, Kao's first episode portraying Johnson is Caged.
Season Three
In the episode Random Acts of Violence, he assists in investigating a murder at a computer-based business and is shown to enjoy working out in the field for a change, much to Greg's dismay. He's also suggested to be a Star Trek expert and a fan of internet-based role-playing games.
Season Four
In the episode Feeling The Heat, while assisting Warrick in a case involving an apparent death by heat stroke, he remarks that he would prefer to die in his sleep by an aneurysm.
Season Seven
In Lab Rats, he assists Hodges, along with the other lab techs (Wendy, Henry and Mandy), to try to figure out who the The Miniature Killer is. Also he says that he's a fan of science fiction, and he surfs when he can get away from the lab
Season Eight
At the beginning of the season, Archie has also taken over the role of handwriting analysis. He says it is to expand his horizons, and his paycheck.
Season Nine
Archie is seen to have bought one of Raymond's books. In the episode Deep Fried and Minty Fresh, Archie notes that Ray knows Mandarin Chinese, explaining that Archie is of Chinese decent.
Season Ten
In The Panty Sniffer, Archie is sent to go undercover along with Greg, Catherine and Detective Vartann. When Archie and Greg successfully install the cameras needed for the stakeout except for one bathroom, he and Greg separate. While Archie is walking down the stairs, he trips and falls, coming face to face with a dead body. Archie is shown to be visibly shaken at his discovery.
Appearances
| CSI:Crime Scene Investigation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | # | |
| Season 2 | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | N/A | 4/5 | |
| Season 3 | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | N/A | 8 | |
| Season 4 | X | X | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 7 | |
| Season 5 | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | 7 |
| Season 6 | X | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | - | X | X | - | - | N/A | 14 |
| Season 7 | - | - | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | X | X | - | N/A | 11 |
| Season 8 | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | N/A | 13 | |||||||
| Season 9 | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | X | - | N/A | 16 |
| Season 10 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | N/A | 7 | |
| Season 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | - | X | X | - | - | N/A | 9 | ||
| Season 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X | - | - | - | N/A | 3 | ||
| Total | 99/100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Actor Archie Kao appeared in "Chaos Theory", but not playing his later recurring role as Archie Johnson; numbers in italics depict Kao's total appearances, other numbers depict Kao starring as Johnson.
Notes
- In episode Primum Non Nocere, Greg Sanders borrowed one of Archie's contact lenses which might mean Archie is nearsighted.
- He is a fan of surfing and surfing movies.
- Archie is one of the two CSI: Crime Scene Investigation recurring characters to have the same first name as the actor portraying him. The other is David Berman, who plays assistant coroner David Phillips.