Robert Armstrong
Known for Acting · 169 credits
- Born
- 1890-11-19
- Died
- 1973-04-20
- Place of birth
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Armstrong · Роберт Армстронг · Robert William Armstrong
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Robert Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film actor best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end. Months later, he starred as Carl Denham again in the sequel, Son of Kong, released the same year.
In the late 1950s, Armstrong appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed television series, State Trooper.
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Known For
TV Shows (35)
Perry Mason
1957
as Walter Haskell / Capt. Bancroft / Jimmy West / Phil Jenks
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Lt. Flanagan
Lassie
1954
as Oliver
Wagon Train
1957
as Roy Daniels
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Charles Faulkner
Climax!
1954
as Barney Farrell
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Sidney Carter
Lawman
1958
as Lacey Grant / Frank Fenway
Cheyenne
1955
as Marshall Len Merrick
Rawhide
1959
as Cal Stone
The First Hundred Years
1950
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Dan Walker
The Deputy
1959
as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Saloonkeeper / Doc Buckles
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Pop Bateman
Sugarfoot
1957
as Big Bill Carmody
State Trooper
1956
as Andy Anderson
Studio 57
1954
as Pvt. Jeb Watkins / Dowd / Woody Woodruff / Grandpa Soames / Prescott
Lock-Up
1959
as Sam Ellender
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Pop
Broken Arrow
1956
as Inspector Higgins
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Hoffman
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Gus Brennar
Public Defender
1954
as Father Dunn
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff Croft
26 Men
1957
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Insp. Gunnison
The Alaskans
1959
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
as Police chief
Man with a Camera
1958
as Marty Delgado
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jay Calliston
Redigo
1963
as Pat Royal
Meet McGraw
1957
as Sheriff Andy Plummer
General Electric Theater
1953
as Walt Bevans / Kennedy
Movies (134)
King Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
The Cop
1928
as Scarface Marcas
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
as Martin Trowbridge
Arson Squad
1945
as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Sam Baggott
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Floyd McCurtin
Gigolette
1935
as Chuck Ahearn
Big Money
1930
as Ace
Unmarried
1939
as Pins Streaver
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Barry Costello
Destination Big House
1950
as Ed Somers
Forgotten Girls
1940
as Grover Mullins
'G' Men
1935
as Jeff McCord
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Max O'Hara
Celebrity
1928
as Kid Reagan
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Williams
Action in Arabia
1944
as Matthew Reed
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Insp. Prentice
The Son of Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Col Hideki Tojo
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Norman Armstrong
The Paleface
1948
as Terris
Dive Bomber
1941
as Art Lyons
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
The Girl Said No
1937
as Jimmie Allen
Flirting with Danger
1934
as Bob Owens
She Made Her Bed
1934
as 'Duke' Gordon
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as J.C. Barton
Flight at Midnight
1939
as Jim Brennan
Decoy
1946
as Frank Olins
Square Crooks
1928
as Eddie Ellison
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Doc
Gay Blades
1946
as McManus
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Joe Tinker
The Fugitive
1947
as Police sergeant
The Racketeer
1929
as Mahlon Keane
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Nick Martel, Bookie
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Wild Bill Doolin
The Woman from Hell
1929
as Alf
Oh, Yeah!
1929
as Dude Cowan
Little Big Shot
1935
as Steve Craig
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
as Chester Binney
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Detective O'Brien
The Tip-Off
1931
as Kayo McClure
Criminal Court
1946
as Vic Wright
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as George
Captain China
1950
as Keegan
Service with the Colors
1940
as Sergeant Clicker
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Harry Robinson
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Joe Alden
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Bill / Salami
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
The Leopard Lady
1928
as Chris
The Kansan
1943
as Malachy
Fast Workers
1933
as Bucker Reilly
Without Orders
1936
as Wad. Madison
Wings Over the Pacific
1943
as Pieter Van Bronk
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Sports Announcer Inmate
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Pop Stevens
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Al Taylor
The Mystery Man
1935
as Larry Doyle
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Radio Patrol
1932
as Bill Kennedy
Search for Beauty
1934
as Larry Williams
Citadel of Crime
1941
as Cal Fullerton
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Danny Mitchell
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Willard Logan
Be Yourself!
1930
as Jerry Moore
The Navy Way
1944
as CPO Harper
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Father Cameron
Baby Face Morgan
1942
as 'Doc' Rogers
Around the World
1943
as General
The Shady Lady
1928
as Blake
The Mad Ghoul
1943
as 'Scoop' McClure
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Fred Flannagan
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Pete
Sons of New Mexico
1949
as Pat Feeney
Framed
1940
as Skippy
Blind Adventure
1933
as Richard Bruce
Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Gunman
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Insp. Von Flanagan
The Hell Cat
1934
as Dan Collins
Sky Raiders
1941
as Lieutenant Ed Carey
Man of Conquest
1939
as Jim Bowie
The Peacemaker
1956
as Sheriff Ben Seale
Fall Guy
1947
as Mac McLaine
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Dutch
Behind the News
1940
as Vic Archer
Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928
as Babe Callahan
Palooka
1934
as Pete Palooka
Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930
as Jerry Malone
Danger Lights
1931
as Larry Doyle
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Walt Bevans
Dangerous Waters
1936
as 'Dusty' Johnson
Manhattan Love Song
1934
as Tom Williams
Paid
1930
as Joe Garson
Winter Carnival
1939
as Tiger Reynolds
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self
Iron Man
1931
as George Regan
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
as Jonathan Price
Big News
1929
as Steve Banks
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Al Tinker
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Dawson
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Smokey Shannon
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
as Carl Denham (archive footage)
Show Folks
1928
as Owens - Promoter
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Ed Maloney
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as Frank "Fingers" Partos
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Gene Ferguson
Enemy Agent
1940
as Gordon
Gang Busters
1942
as Det. Tim Nolan
Above the Clouds
1933
as Scoop Adams
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Arthur Galt
Gang Busters
1955
as Det. Tim Nolan
About Robert Armstrong
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film actor best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end. Months later, he starred as Carl Denham again in the sequel, Son of Kong, released the same year. In the late 1950s, Armstrong appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed television series, State Trooper. Description… With 169 credits spanning from 1927 to 2021, Robert Armstrong has appeared in 134 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Armstrong Movies
- King Kong (1933) — as Carl Denham
- The Cop (1928) — as Scarface Marcas
- Johnny Cool (1963) — as Underworld Leader
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) — as Martin Trowbridge
- Arson Squad (1945) — as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
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