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Birthday:
November 19, 1890
Place of Birth:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Robert Armstrong
Biography
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Lost Spider Pit Sequence | Carl Denham (archive footage) |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young | Norman Armstrong |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Underworld Leader |
| 1958 | Girl with an Itch | Ben Cooper |
| 1957 | The Crooked Circle | Al Taylor |
| 1956 | The Peacemaker | Sheriff Ben Seale |
| 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Sam Baggott |
| 1955 | Las Vegas Shakedown | Doc |
| 1955 | Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan |
| 1955 | General Electric Theater: Into the Night | Walt Bevans |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills | J.C. Barton |
| 1950 | Destination Big House | Ed Somers |
| 1950 | Captain China | Keegan |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Max O'Hara |
| 1949 | The Crime Doctor's Diary | George 'Goldie' Harrigan |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Willard Logan |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff | Insp. Von Flanagan |
| 1949 | Sons of New Mexico | Pat Feeney |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Terris |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Wild Bill Doolin |
| 1947 | The Fugitive | Police sergeant |
| 1947 | Fall Guy | Mac McLaine |
| 1947 | Exposed | Insp. Prentice |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Floyd McCurtin |
| 1946 | Decoy | Frank Olins |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Williams |
| 1946 | Criminal Court | Vic Wright |
| 1946 | G.I. War Brides | Dawson |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | McManus |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Col Hideki Tojo |
| 1945 | Gangs of the Waterfront | Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Jonathan Price |
| 1945 | Arson Squad | Fire Capt. Joe Dugan |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon | George |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia | Matthew Reed |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | CPO Harper |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Joe Tinker |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Malachy |
| 1943 | The Mad Ghoul | 'Scoop' McClure |
| 1943 | Wings Over the Pacific | Pieter Van Bronk |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Arthur Galt |
| 1943 | Around the World | General |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Harry Robinson |
| 1942 | Baby Face Morgan | 'Doc' Rogers |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Danny Mitchell |
| 1942 | Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan |
| 1942 | Let's Get Tough | Pop Stevens |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Art Lyons |
| 1941 | Mr. Dynamite | Gunman |
| 1941 | Sky Raiders | Lieutenant Ed Carey |
| 1941 | Citadel of Crime | Cal Fullerton |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Father Cameron |
| 1940 | Framed | Skippy |
| 1940 | Forgotten Girls | Grover Mullins |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Vic Archer |
| 1940 | Meet the Fleet | CPO Bill Jennings |
| 1940 | Service with the Colors | Sergeant Clicker |
| 1940 | Enemy Agent | Gordon |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | Kirk Graham |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Joe Alden |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Flight at Midnight | Jim Brennan |
| 1939 | Unmarried | Pins Streaver |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Jim Bowie |
| 1939 | Winter Carnival | Tiger Reynolds |
| 1938 | The Night Hawk | Charlie McCormick |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Detective O'Brien |
| 1937 | Nobody's Baby | Scoops Hanford |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Jimmie Allen |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Smokey Shannon |
| 1937 | Three Legionnaires | Sgt. Chuck Connors |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever | Al Tinker |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Nick Martel, Bookie |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Gene Ferguson |
| 1936 | Without Orders | Wad. Madison |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Bill Hogan |
| 1936 | Dangerous Waters | 'Dusty' Johnson |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Jeff McCord |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Fred Flannagan |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man | Larry Doyle |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot | Steve Craig |
| 1935 | Sweet Music | Dopey Malone |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Performer |
| 1935 | Gigolette | Chuck Ahearn |
| 1934 | Flirting with Danger | Bob Owens |
| 1934 | Manhattan Love Song | Tom Williams |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty | Larry Williams |
| 1934 | The Hell Cat | Dan Collins |
| 1934 | Palooka | Pete Palooka |
| 1934 | She Made Her Bed | 'Duke' Gordon |
| 1933 | King Kong | Carl Denham |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong | Carl Denham |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure | Richard Bruce |
| 1933 | Fast Workers | Bucker Reilly |
| 1933 | Above the Clouds | Scoop Adams |
| 1933 | I Love That Man | Driller |
| 1933 | The Billion Dollar Scandal | Frank "Fingers" Partos |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous Game | Martin Trowbridge |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool Murder | Barry Costello |
| 1932 | The Lost Squadron | Lt. 'Woody' Curwood |
| 1932 | Radio Patrol | Bill Kennedy |
| 1932 | Panama Flo | Babe Dillon |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Ed Maloney |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail | Sports Announcer Inmate |
| 1931 | The Tip-Off | Kayo McClure |
| 1931 | Danger Lights | Larry Doyle |
| 1931 | Iron Man | George Regan |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Dutch |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy | Chester Binney |
| 1930 | Be Yourself! | Jerry Moore |
| 1930 | Paid | Joe Garson |
| 1930 | Dumb-bells in Ermine | Jerry Malone |
| 1930 | Big Money | Ace |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self |
| 1929 | Oh, Yeah! | Dude Cowan |
| 1929 | The Racketeer | Mahlon Keane |
| 1929 | Big News | Steve Banks |
| 1929 | The Leatherneck | Joseph Hanlon |
| 1929 | The Woman from Hell | Alf |
| 1928 | Ned McCobb's Daughter | Babe Callahan |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port | Bill / Salami |
| 1928 | The Cop | Scarface Marcas |
| 1928 | Show Folks | Owens - Promoter |
| 1928 | The Leopard Lady | Chris |
| 1928 | Celebrity | Kid Reagan |
| 1928 | The Baby Cyclone | Gene |
| 1927 | The Main Event | Red Lucas |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Redigo | Pat Royal |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Charles Faulkner |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Insp. Gunnison |
| 1959 | The Alaskans | |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Lock-Up | Sam Ellender |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Cal Stone |
| 1958 | The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen | Police chief |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | Marty Delgado |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Pop Bateman |
| 1958 | Lawman | Lacey Grant |
| 1958 | Lawman | Frank Fenway |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Walter Haskell |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Sidney Carter |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Big Bill Carmody |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Capt. Bancroft |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Jimmy West |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Phil Jenks |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Roy Daniels |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Sheriff Croft |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw | Sheriff Andy Plummer |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Dan Walker |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Sheriff Andy Anderson |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Inspector Higgins |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Saloonkeeper |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Pop |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doc Buckles |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Marshall Len Merrick |
| 1954 | Lassie | Oliver |
| 1954 | Climax! | Barney Farrell |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Father Dunn |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Pvt. Jeb Watkins |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Dowd |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Woody Woodruff |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Grandpa Soames |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Prescott |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Walt Bevans |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Kennedy |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Gus Brennar |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jay Calliston |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Lt. Flanagan |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Hoffman |
| 1950 | The First Hundred Years |