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Actor
Robert Armstrong
- Born November 19, 1890 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Died April 20, 1973
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.
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In the late 1950s, Armstrong appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed television series, State Trooper. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
Known for
King Kong1933
The Most Dangerous Game1932
The Roaring Twenties1939
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
The Son of Kong1933
Perry Mason1957
Mighty Joe Young1949
'G' Men1935
Filmography
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2005The Lost Spider Pit SequenceFilmCarl Denham (archive footage)
- 1964For Those Who Think YoungFilmNorman Armstrong
- 1963Johnny CoolFilmUnderworld Leader
- 1963RedigoSeriesPat Royal
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesCharles Faulkner
- 1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeriesInsp. Gunnison
- 1959RawhideSeriesCal Stone
- 1959Lock-UpSeriesSam Ellender
- 1959The DeputySeriesConstable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
- 1959The AlaskansSeries
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesPop Bateman
- 1958LawmanSeriesLacey Grant, Frank Fenway
- 1958Girl with an ItchFilmBen Cooper
- 1958Man with a CameraSeriesMarty Delgado
- 1958The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenSeriesPolice chief
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesWalter Haskell, Capt. Bancroft, Jimmy West, Phil Jenks
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesSidney Carter
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesRoy Daniels
- 1957SugarfootSeriesBig Bill Carmody
- 195726 MenSeries
- 1957TrackdownSeriesSheriff Croft
- 1957The Crooked CircleFilmAl Taylor
- 1957Meet McGrawSeriesSheriff Andy Plummer
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesSheriff Dan Walker
- 1956State TrooperSeriesAndy Anderson
- 1956Broken ArrowSeriesInspector Higgins
- 1956The PeacemakerFilmSheriff Ben Seale
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesSaloonkeeper, Doc Buckles
- 1955CheyenneSeriesMarshall Len Merrick
- 1955Double JeopardyFilmSam Baggott
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeriesPop
- 1955Gang BustersFilmDet. Tim Nolan
- 1955Las Vegas ShakedownFilmDoc
- 1955CrossroadsSeriesGatch
- 1955General Electric Theater: Into the NightFilmWalt Bevans
- 1954LassieSeriesOliver
- 1954Climax!SeriesBarney Farrell
- 1954Public DefenderSeriesFather Dunn
- 1954Studio 57SeriesPvt. Jeb Watkins, Dowd, Woody Woodruff, Grandpa Soames, Prescott
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesWalt Bevans, Kennedy
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeriesGus Brennar
- 1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf
- 1952The Pace That ThrillsFilmJ.C. Barton
- 1952King kong (1952) rereleaseFilmCarl Denham
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowSeriesLt. Flanagan
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesJay Calliston
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesDr. Hoffman
- 1950Captain ChinaFilmKeegan
- 1950Destination Big HouseFilmEd Somers
- 1950The First Hundred YearsSeries
- 1949Mighty Joe YoungFilmMax O'Hara
- 1949The Lucky StiffFilmInsp. Von Flanagan
- 1949The Crime Doctor's DiaryFilmGeorge 'Goldie' Harrigan
- 1949Sons of New MexicoFilmPat Feeney
- 1949Streets of San FranciscoFilmWillard Logan
- 1948The PalefaceFilmTerris
- 1948Return of the Bad MenFilmWild Bill Doolin
- 1947The FugitiveFilmPolice sergeant
- 1947The Sea of GrassFilmFloyd McCurtin
- 1947Fall GuyFilmMac McLaine
- 1947ExposedFilmInsp. Prentice
- 1946DecoyFilmFrank Olins
- 1946Criminal CourtFilmVic Wright
- 1946Blonde AlibiFilmWilliams
- 1946G.I. War BridesFilmDawson
- 1946Gay BladesFilmMcManus
- 1945Blood on the SunFilmCol Hideki Tojo
- 1945The Falcon in San FranciscoFilmDuke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
- 1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainFilmJonathan Price
- 1945Gangs of the WaterfrontFilmPeter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
- 1945Arson SquadFilmFire Capt. Joe Dugan
- 1944Action in ArabiaFilmMatthew Reed
- 1944Mr. Winkle Goes to WarFilmJoe Tinker
- 1944Belle of the YukonFilmGeorge
- 1944The Navy WayFilmCPO Harper
- 1943The Mad GhoulFilm'Scoop' McClure
- 1943The KansanFilmMalachy
- 1943Around the WorldFilmGeneral
- 1943Wings Over the PacificFilmPieter Van Bronk