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
Lassie
1954
as Oliver
Wagon Train
1957
as Roy Daniels
Climax!
1954
as Barney Farrell
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Charles Faulkner
Lawman
1958
as Lacey Grant / Frank Fenway
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Sidney Carter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Dan Walker
Rawhide
1959
as Cal Stone
Cheyenne
1955
as Marshall Len Merrick
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Lt. Flanagan
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Pop Bateman
Sugarfoot
1957
as Big Bill Carmody
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Saloonkeeper / Doc Buckles
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Pop
The Deputy
1959
as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff Croft
Public Defender
1954
as Father Dunn
Studio 57
1954
as Pvt. Jeb Watkins / Dowd / Woody Woodruff / Grandpa Soames / Prescott
State Trooper
1956
as Andy Anderson
Lock-Up
1959
as Sam Ellender
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Insp. Gunnison
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Hoffman
Broken Arrow
1956
as Inspector Higgins
The Alaskans
1959
26 Men
1957
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Gus Brennar
The First Hundred Years
1950
Man with a Camera
1958
as Marty Delgado
Meet McGraw
1957
as Sheriff Andy Plummer
General Electric Theater
1953
as Walt Bevans / Kennedy
Redigo
1963
as Pat Royal
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
as Police chief
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jay Calliston
Movies (134)
King Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
'G' Men
1935
as Jeff McCord
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
1941
as Art Lyons
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Max O'Hara
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
as Performer
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
as Martin Trowbridge
The Son of Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
The Fugitive
1947
as Police sergeant
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
Framed
1940
as Skippy
The Leatherneck
1929
as Joseph Hanlon
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Floyd McCurtin
The Peacemaker
1956
as Sheriff Ben Seale
Captain China
1950
as Keegan
The Hell Cat
1934
as Dan Collins
Big Money
1930
as Ace
Gang Busters
1942
as Det. Tim Nolan
Gay Blades
1946
as McManus
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Dawson
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Harry Robinson
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Norman Armstrong
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Show Folks
1928
as Owens - Promoter
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Williams
Sky Raiders
1941
as Lieutenant Ed Carey
Little Big Shot
1935
as Steve Craig
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Pop Stevens
Danger Lights
1931
as Larry Doyle
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Col Hideki Tojo
Decoy
1946
as Frank Olins
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Nick Martel, Bookie
Enemy Agent
1940
as Gordon
Dangerous Waters
1936
as 'Dusty' Johnson
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Wild Bill Doolin
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Detective O'Brien
Sweet Music
1935
as Dopey Malone
The Kansan
1943
as Malachy
Criminal Court
1946
as Vic Wright
Blind Adventure
1933
as Richard Bruce
The Cop
1928
as Scarface Marcas
The Navy Way
1944
as CPO Harper
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Barry Costello
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Joe Tinker
Paid
1930
as Joe Garson
Exposed
1947
as Insp. Prentice
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
The Paleface
1948
as Terris
Radio Patrol
1932
as Bill Kennedy
Unmarried
1939
as Pins Streaver
The Mad Ghoul
1943
as 'Scoop' McClure
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Insp. Von Flanagan
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
The Night Hawk
1938
as Charlie McCormick
Flight at Midnight
1939
as Jim Brennan
Big News
1929
as Steve Banks
Call a Messenger
1939
as Kirk Graham
Action in Arabia
1944
as Matthew Reed
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Dutch
Palooka
1934
as Pete Palooka
Celebrity
1928
as Kid Reagan
Fast Workers
1933
as Bucker Reilly
Be Yourself!
1930
as Jerry Moore
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Walt Bevans
Gigolette
1935
as Chuck Ahearn
Three Legionnaires
1937
as Sgt. Chuck Connors
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Danny Mitchell
Man of Conquest
1939
as Jim Bowie
Iron Man
1931
as George Regan
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Father Cameron
Above the Clouds
1933
as Scoop Adams
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as George
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Sports Announcer Inmate
Around the World
1943
as General
The Baby Cyclone
1928
as Gene
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Sam Baggott
Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Gunman
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Willard Logan
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Ed Maloney
The Racketeer
1929
as Mahlon Keane
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Arthur Galt
Winter Carnival
1939
as Tiger Reynolds
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
as Carl Denham (archive footage)
Nobody's Baby
1937
as Scoops Hanford
The Girl Said No
1937
as Jimmie Allen
Baby Face Morgan
1942
as 'Doc' Rogers
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Fred Flannagan
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
as Jonathan Price
Forgotten Girls
1940
as Grover Mullins
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as Frank "Fingers" Partos
Citadel of Crime
1941
as Cal Fullerton
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Bill / Salami
I Love That Man
1933
as Driller
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
The Mystery Man
1935
as Larry Doyle
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Smokey Shannon
Flirting with Danger
1934
as Bob Owens
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
as Chester Binney
Behind the News
1940
as Vic Archer
Service with the Colors
1940
as Sergeant Clicker
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Doc
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as J.C. Barton
Fall Guy
1947
as Mac McLaine
Without Orders
1936
as Wad. Madison
Arson Squad
1945
as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
She Made Her Bed
1934
as 'Duke' Gordon
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
The Tip-Off
1931
as Kayo McClure
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Al Taylor
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Joe Alden
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Al Tinker
All American Chump
1936
as Bill Hogan
Sons of New Mexico
1949
as Pat Feeney
Gang Busters
1955
as Det. Tim Nolan
Panama Flo
1932
as Babe Dillon
The Leopard Lady
1928
as Chris
The Woman from Hell
1929
as Alf
Oh, Yeah!
1929
as Dude Cowan
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
- 'G' Men (1935) — as Jeff McCord
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
- Dive Bomber (1941) — as Art Lyons
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) — as Max O'Hara
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