R.G. Armstrong
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1917-04-07
- Died
- 2012-07-27
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also known as
- R. G. Armstrong · Robert Golden Armstrong · Robert Armstrong · Robert Golden Armstrong Jr.
Biography
Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.
Known For
TV Shows (77)
Perry Mason
1957
as Matthew Bartlett / Harry Bright / John Gregory
Bonanza
1959
as Nathan Clay / Andrew Holloway / Col. Keith Jarrell
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Farmer Flint
The Fugitive
1963
as Tully Gage / Marshal Matt Peters / Sheriff Bradley
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Capt. Wade / Warden
Wagon Train
1957
as John Muskie / General Kirby
Dynasty
1981
The Rifleman
1958
as Sheriff Tomlinson / Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sebastian Craig
Quantum Leap
1989
as Davison
L.A. Law
1986
as Frank Osgood
Maverick
1957
as Wellington Cosgrove
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Contractor
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as William Downey / John Cooley
Lawman
1958
as Major Ben Rogers
The Virginian
1962
as Ben Winters / Frederick Harley
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Mayor Lovett
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Matlock
1986
as Sheriff Dalton Parks
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson / Sheriff Les Houghton
Rawhide
1959
as Enoch Talby / Gantry Hobson / Sheriff John Keeley / Burke
Cheyenne
1955
as Nathanael Grimm
Cannon
1971
Run for Your Life
1965
as Edward Loomis
The F.B.I.
1965
as Sheriff Crowley / Ed Cray / George David Owens
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as 'Dad' Watson
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jarvis / Joseph Garth
Millennium
1996
as The Old Man
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Frank Dodge
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Big Valley
1965
as Wallace Miles
The High Chaparral
1967
as Ed Henderson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Asa Wynter
Gunsmoke
1955
as Capt. Benter / Major / Jud Briar / Carl Anderson
Baretta
1975
The Invaders
1967
as Gus Flagg / Police Capt. Bill Battersea
Bat Masterson
1958
as Marshal William MacWilliams
Cybill
1995
as Stitch Sullivan
Matt Houston
1982
Surfside 6
1960
as Paul Wyatt
Vega$
1978
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Lewis Vendredi
Sugarfoot
1957
as Clay Calhoun / Lou Stoner
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Captain Bone / Fred Riordan
Switch
1975
as Detective Wills
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Texan
1958
as Big Sam Aldridge / Cliff Clifford
Lancer
1968
Felony Squad
1966
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Allan Pinkerton
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sheriff Farraday
Black Saddle
1959
as Ben Dawes
Riverboat
1959
as Rothgate
The Tall Man
1960
Bronco
1958
as Reverend Hardin
87th Precinct
1961
as Franklin Phelps
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Movies (88)
Predator
1987
as Major General Homer Phillips
El Dorado
1966
as Kevin MacDonald
Dick Tracy
1990
as Pruneface
Children of the Corn
1984
as Diehl
My Name Is Nobody
1973
as Honest John
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
as T. Tyler
Reds
1981
as Government Agent
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Ollinger
The Car
1977
as Amos Clements
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self
Heaven Can Wait
1978
as General Manager
Purgatory
1999
as Coachman
Payback
1995
as Mac
Stay Hungry
1976
as Thor Erickson
Ride the High Country
1962
as Joshua Knudsen
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Quittner
Baby Doll
1956
as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Major Dundee
1965
as Reverend Dahlstrom
White Lightning
1973
as Big Bear
The Shadow Riders
1982
as Sheriff Miles Gillette
A Face in the Crowd
1957
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Red Headed Stranger
1986
as Sheriff Reese Scoby
Mr. Billion
1977
as Sheriff T.C. Bishop
Bulletproof
1988
as Miles Blackburn
Texas Detour
1978
as Sheriff Burt
Don't Look Back
1996
as Parish
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
as Franks
Race with the Devil
1975
as Sheriff Taylor
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
as Dempsey
White Line Fever
1975
as Prosecutor
Boss Nigger
1975
as Mayor Griffin
Evilspeak
1981
as Sarge
Kingston
1976
as Father Reardon
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
as Self
The McMasters
1970
as Watson
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
as Judge Harrison Harding
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Asa Canfield
Hammett
1982
as Lt. O'Mara
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Mr. Hemmings
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
as Richard
Garden of Eden
1954
as J. Randolph Latimore
The Best of Times
1986
as Schutte
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978
as Dunworth
Raggedy Man
1981
as Rigby
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Clell Miller
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Leland Stanford
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Judge Simpson
Jocks
1986
as Bettlebom
The Beast Within
1982
as Doc Schoonmaker
Steel
1979
as Kellin
The Time Machine
1978
as Gen. Harris
The Pack
1977
as Cobb
The Great White Hope
1970
as Captain Dan
Ghetto Blaster
1989
as Curtis
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993
as Self
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994
as Retired Texas Ranger
Running Wild
1973
as Bull
Ten Who Dared
1960
as Oramel Howland
From Hell to Texas
1958
as Hunter Boyd
Trapper County War
1989
as Pop Luddigger
Oceans of Fire
1986
as Rusty West
Cotter
1973
as Jack
Manhunter
1974
as Henry Stratemeyer
LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Samuel Ealey Johnson
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979
as Al Barber
Reflections of Murder
1974
as Mr. Turner
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Bristowe
J.W. Coop
1972
as Jim Sawyer
The Final Comedown
1972
as Mr. Freeman
Invasion of Privacy
1996
as Sam Logan - Storekeeper
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
as Old Man
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024
as Self
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972
as Squire Fisk
Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Ben Holmes
80 Steps to Jonah
1969
as Mackray
Never Love a Stranger
1958
as Flix
Dixie Dynamite
1976
as Charlie White - Bank President
He Rides Tall
1964
as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
Calhoun
1964
as Zac Laird
Independence
1987
as Uriah Creed
The Century Turns
1972
as Ben Ritt
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
2006
as Self
The Man Who Found the Money
1960
as Captain Bone
Dead Center
1994
as Art Fencer
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
2014
as Self
Keeper of Souls
2001
About R.G. Armstrong
Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah. With 165 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, R.G. Armstrong has appeared in 88 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular R.G. Armstrong Movies
- Predator (1987) — as Major General Homer Phillips
- El Dorado (1966) — as Kevin MacDonald
- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Pruneface
- Children of the Corn (1984) — as Diehl
- My Name Is Nobody (1973) — as Honest John
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