R.G. Armstrong
Acting1917Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
Acting History
2024
2014
2007
The Hottest State
Thanks
2006
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as Self
2001
1999
Purgatory
as Coachman
1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Old Man
1997
Millennium
TVas The Old Man• 3 eps
1996
Don't Look Back
as Parish
Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Logan - Storekeeper
1994
Dead Center
as Art Fencer
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Retired Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Frank Dodge• 2 eps
1993
Warlock: The Armageddon
as Franks
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
1992
L.A. Law
TVas Frank Osgood• 2 eps
1991
Quantum Leap
TVas Davison• 1 eps
1990
Dick Tracy
as Pruneface
1989
1988
Bulletproof
as Miles Blackburn
1987
Independence
as Uriah Creed
Predator
as Major General Homer Phillips
LBJ: The Early Years
as Samuel Ealey Johnson
Friday the 13th: The Series
TVas Lewis Vendredi• 5 eps
1986
Oceans of Fire
as Rusty West
Jocks
as Bettlebom
Red Headed Stranger
as Sheriff Reese Scoby
The Best of Times
as Schutte
1984
Children of the Corn
as Diehl
1983
Lone Wolf McQuade
as T. Tyler
1982
1981
1980
1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Al Barber
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Judge Harrison Harding
Steel
as Kellin
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Mr. Hemmings
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Leland Stanford
1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
as Dunworth
Heaven Can Wait
as General Manager
Texas Detour
as Sheriff Burt
The Time Machine
as Gen. Harris
1977
The Pack
as Cobb
The Car
as Amos Clements
Mr. Billion
as Sheriff T.C. Bishop
Starsky & Hutch
TVas 'Dad' Watson• 1 eps
1976
Stay Hungry
as Thor Erickson
Dixie Dynamite
as Charlie White - Bank President
Kingston
as Father Reardon
Switch
TVas Detective Wills• 1 eps
1975
Race with the Devil
as Sheriff Taylor
White Line Fever
as Prosecutor
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Richard
Boss Nigger
as Mayor Griffin
1974
Reflections of Murder
as Mr. Turner
Manhunter
as Henry Stratemeyer
The Legend of Hillbilly John
as Bristowe
McMillan & Wife
TVas Sheriff Farraday• 1 eps
1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
White Lightning
as Big Bear
Running Wild
as Bull
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Ollinger
Cotter
as Jack
My Name Is Nobody
as Honest John
1972
J.W. Coop
as Jim Sawyer
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Clell Miller
The Final Comedown
as Mr. Freeman
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
as Squire Fisk
The Century Turns
as Ben Ritt
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Quittner
Tiger by the Tail
as Ben Holmes
The Great White Hope
as Captain Dan
The McMasters
as Watson
The High Chaparral
TVas Ed Henderson• 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Warden / Capt. Wade• 1 eps
1969
80 Steps to Jonah
as Mackray
1968
Daniel Boone
TVas Joseph Garth• 1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Police Capt. Bill Battersea• 1 eps
1967
The F.B.I.
TVas George David Owens• 1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Carl Anderson• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Ben Winters / Frederick Harley• 1 eps
1966
El Dorado
as Kevin MacDonald
Bonanza
TVas Andrew Holloway / Col. Keith Jarrell / Nathan Clay• 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
TVas Allan Pinkerton• 1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
TVas Police Capt. McAllister / Capt. McAllister
1965
Major Dundee
as Reverend Dahlstrom
The Big Valley
TVas Wallace Miles• 1 eps
Run for Your Life
TVas Edward Loomis• 1 eps
1964
Calhoun
as Zac Laird
He Rides Tall
as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1963
The Fugitive
TVas Sheriff Bradley• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas William Downey / John Cooley• 1 eps
1962
Ride the High Country
as Joshua Knudsen
Wagon Train
TVas General Kirby• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Fred Riordan / Captain Bone• 1 eps
Surfside 6
TVas Paul Wyatt• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas John Gregory• 1 eps
87th Precinct
TVas Franklin Phelps• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Contractor• 1 eps
1961
Bat Masterson
TVas Marshal William MacWilliams• 1 eps
Cheyenne
TVas Nathanael Grimm• 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Farmer Flint• 1 eps
1960
Ten Who Dared
as Oramel Howland
The Fugitive Kind
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
The Man Who Found the Money
as Captain Bone
The Westerner
TVas Shell Davidson• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Burke• 1 eps
1959
No Name on the Bullet
as Asa Canfield
Maverick
TVas Wellington Cosgrove• 2 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Asa Wynter• 1 eps
Sugarfoot
TVas Lou Stoner• 1 eps
The Texan
TVas Big Sam Aldridge• 1 eps
Black Saddle
TVas Ben Dawes• 1 eps
Riverboat
TVas Rothgate• 1 eps
Lawman
TVas Major Ben Rogers• 1 eps
1958
From Hell to Texas
as Hunter Boyd
Never Love a Stranger
as Flix
The Rifleman
TVas Sheriff Fred Tomlinson• 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Mayor Lovett• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Sheriff Les Houghton / Sheriff Fred Tomlinson• 1 eps
Jefferson Drum
TVas Kreiger
1957
A Face in the Crowd
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
1956
Baby Doll
as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
1954
Garden of Eden
as J. Randolph Latimore
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Squire Fisk / Jack O'Neal / Billy Soto
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Jerry Boynton