
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)

Baretta
1975

Perry Mason
1957
as Matthew Bartlett / Harry Bright / John Gregory

The Fugitive
1963
as Tully Gage / Sheriff Bradley / Marshal Matt Peters

The Rifleman
1958
as Sheriff Tomlinson / Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Lassie
1954

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Farmer Flint

Bonanza
1959
as Nathan Clay / Andrew Holloway / Col. Keith Jarrell

Quantum Leap
1989
as Davison

Wagon Train
1957
as John Muskie / General Kirby

Dynasty
1981

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as William Downey / John Cooley

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Contractor

Matlock
1986
as Sheriff Dalton Parks

Maverick
1957
as Wellington Cosgrove

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Capt. Wade / Warden

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Mayor Lovett

Lawman
1958
as Major Ben Rogers

L.A. Law
1986
as Frank Osgood

Daniel Boone
1964
as Jarvis / Joseph Garth

Cheyenne
1955
as Nathanael Grimm

The Virginian
1962
as Ben Winters / Frederick Harley

Millennium
1996
as The Old Man

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sebastian Craig

The F.B.I.
1965
as Sheriff Crowley / Ed Cray / George David Owens

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Frank Dodge

Run for Your Life
1965
as Edward Loomis

Gunsmoke
1955
as Capt. Benter / Major / Jud Briar / Carl Anderson

The Big Valley
1965
as Wallace Miles

Rawhide
1959
as Enoch Talby / Gantry Hobson / Sheriff John Keeley / Burke

Cannon
1971

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Bat Masterson
1958
as Marshal William MacWilliams

The High Chaparral
1967
as Ed Henderson

The Invaders
1967
as Gus Flagg / Police Capt. Bill Battersea

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson / Sheriff Les Houghton

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Asa Wynter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Captain Bone / Fred Riordan

Cybill
1995
as Stitch Sullivan

The Tall Man
1960

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as 'Dad' Watson

Sugarfoot
1957
as Clay Calhoun / Lou Stoner

Matt Houston
1982

McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sheriff Farraday

Surfside 6
1960
as Paul Wyatt

Switch
1975
as Detective Wills

The Time Tunnel
1966
as Allan Pinkerton

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Lewis Vendredi

Vega$
1978

Felony Squad
1966

The Texan
1958
as Big Sam Aldridge / Cliff Clifford

Riverboat
1959
as Rothgate

Black Saddle
1959
as Ben Dawes

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Billy Soto / Jack O'Neal / Squire Fisk

Lancer
1968

87th Precinct
1961
as Franklin Phelps

Cimarron Strip
1967

The Manhunter
1974

Bronco
1958
as Reverend Hardin
Movies (88)

Predator
1987
as Major General Homer Phillips

Dick Tracy
1990
as Pruneface

Children of the Corn
1984
as Diehl

My Name Is Nobody
1973
as Honest John

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Ollinger

El Dorado
1966
as Kevin MacDonald

Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
as T. Tyler

Never Love a Stranger
1958
as Flix

Payback
1995
as Mac

Ride the High Country
1962
as Joshua Knudsen

The Car
1977
as Amos Clements

Manhunter
1974
as Henry Stratemeyer

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
as Quittner

Heaven Can Wait
1978
as General Manager

Major Dundee
1965
as Reverend Dahlstrom

Cotter
1973
as Jack

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Mr. Hemmings

The Shadow Riders
1982
as Sheriff Miles Gillette

Reds
1981
as Government Agent

Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
as Franks

Purgatory
1999
as Coachman

No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Asa Canfield

A Face in the Crowd
1957
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Ten Who Dared
1960
as Oramel Howland

Red Headed Stranger
1986
as Sheriff Reese Scoby

Stay Hungry
1976
as Thor Erickson

Baby Doll
1956
as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Judge Simpson

Boss Nigger
1975
as Mayor Griffin
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
2006
as Self

White Lightning
1973
as Big Bear

Don't Look Back
1996
as Parish

Reflections of Murder
1974
as Mr. Turner

The Pack
1977
as Cobb

The McMasters
1970
as Watson

Jocks
1986
as Bettlebom

Raggedy Man
1981
as Rigby

The Time Machine
1978
as Gen. Harris

Race with the Devil
1975
as Sheriff Taylor

The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
as Old Man

The Great White Hope
1970
as Captain Dan

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
as Dempsey

Hammett
1982
as Lt. O'Mara

LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Samuel Ealey Johnson

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Leland Stanford

From Hell to Texas
1958
as Hunter Boyd

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Clell Miller

Oceans of Fire
1986
as Rusty West

The Best of Times
1986
as Schutte

Evilspeak
1981
as Sarge

He Rides Tall
1964
as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

Invasion of Privacy
1996
as Sam Logan - Storekeeper

White Line Fever
1975
as Prosecutor

Steel
1979
as Kellin

The Final Comedown
1972
as Mr. Freeman

The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
as Judge Harrison Harding

Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
as Richard

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978
as Dunworth

J.W. Coop
1972
as Jim Sawyer

The Man Who Found the Money
1960
as Captain Bone

The Beast Within
1982
as Doc Schoonmaker

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self

Dixie Dynamite
1976
as Charlie White - Bank President

Mr. Billion
1977
as Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Bulletproof
1988
as Miles Blackburn

Garden of Eden
1954
as J. Randolph Latimore

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994
as Retired Texas Ranger

Texas Detour
1978
as Sheriff Burt

The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Bristowe

80 Steps to Jonah
1969
as Mackray

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
as Self

The Century Turns
1972
as Ben Ritt

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979
as Al Barber

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993
as Self

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972
as Squire Fisk

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024
as Self

Dead Center
1994
as Art Fencer

Trapper County War
1989
as Pop Luddigger

Ghetto Blaster
1989
as Curtis

Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Ben Holmes

Kingston
1976
as Father Reardon

Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Independence
1987
as Uriah Creed

Calhoun
1964
as Zac Laird
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
2014
as Self

Keeper of Souls
2001

Running Wild
1973
as Bull
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
- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Pruneface
- Children of the Corn (1984) — as Diehl
- My Name Is Nobody (1973) — as Honest John
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) — as Ollinger
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