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Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Acting1890Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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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Acting History

2021
2005
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
as Carl Denham (archive footage)
1964
For Those Who Think Young
as Norman Armstrong
Perry Mason
TVas Phil Jenks• 1 eps
1963
Johnny Cool
as Underworld Leader
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Pop Bateman• 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Charles Faulkner• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Saloonkeeper / Doc Buckles• 1 eps
1961
Lassie
TVas Oliver• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Cal Stone• 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Insp. Gunnison• 1 eps
1960
Lock-Up
TVas Sam Ellender• 1 eps
Sugarfoot
TVas Big Bill Carmody• 1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)• 1 eps
Lawman
TVas Frank Fenway / Lacey Grant• 1 eps
1959
Wagon Train
TVas Roy Daniels• 1 eps
1958
Girl with an Itch
as Ben Cooper
Trackdown
TVas Sheriff Croft• 1 eps
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Sidney Carter• 1 eps
Climax!
TVas Barney Farrell• 1 eps
Man with a Camera
TVas Marty Delgado
1957
The Crooked Circle
as Al Taylor
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Lt. Flanagan• 1 eps
Meet McGraw
TVas Sheriff Andy Plummer
1956
The Peacemaker
as Sheriff Ben Seale
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Pop• 1 eps
Cheyenne
TVas Marshall Len Merrick• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Sheriff Dan Walker• 1 eps
State Trooper
TVas Andy Anderson• 26 eps
Studio 57
TVas Prescott• 1 eps
Broken Arrow
TVas Inspector Higgins• 1 eps
1955
Gang Busters
as Det. Tim Nolan
Double Jeopardy
as Sam Baggott
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TVas Gus Brennar• 1 eps
1954
Public Defender
TVas Father Dunn• 1 eps
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Walt Bevans / Kennedy
1952
The Pace That Thrills
as J.C. Barton
1950
Captain China
as Keegan
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Dr. Hoffman
1949
The Lucky Stiff
as Insp. Von Flanagan
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Mighty Joe Young
as Max O'Hara
Sons of New Mexico
as Pat Feeney
Streets of San Francisco
as Willard Logan
1948
The Paleface
as Terris
Return of the Bad Men
as Wild Bill Doolin
1947
Fall Guy
as Mac McLaine
The Sea of Grass
as Floyd McCurtin
Exposed
as Insp. Prentice
The Fugitive
as Police sergeant
1946
Criminal Court
as Vic Wright
Decoy
as Frank Olins
Blonde Alibi
as Williams
Gay Blades
as McManus
1945
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Blood on the Sun
as Col Hideki Tojo
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Arson Squad
as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
1944
Action in Arabia
as Matthew Reed
The Navy Way
as CPO Harper
1943
The Mad Ghoul
as 'Scoop' McClure
The Kansan
as Malachy
Wings Over the Pacific
as Pieter Van Bronk
1942
Baby Face Morgan
as 'Doc' Rogers
Gang Busters
as Det. Tim Nolan
My Favorite Spy
as Harry Robinson
Let's Get Tough
as Pop Stevens
It Happened in Flatbush
as Danny Mitchell
1941
Mr. Dynamite
as Gunman
Dive Bomber
as Art Lyons
Sky Raiders
as Lieutenant Ed Carey
Citadel of Crime
as Cal Fullerton
1940
Behind the News
as Vic Archer
San Francisco Docks
as Father Cameron
Framed
as Skippy
Forgotten Girls
as Grover Mullins
Service with the Colors
as Sergeant Clicker
Meet the Fleet
as CPO Bill Jennings
Enemy Agent
as Gordon
1939
Winter Carnival
as Tiger Reynolds
Man of Conquest
as Jim Bowie
The Roaring Twenties
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Call a Messenger
as Kirk Graham
Flight at Midnight
as Jim Brennan
Unmarried
as Pins Streaver
1938
There Goes My Heart
as Detective O'Brien
1937
She Loved a Fireman
as Smokey Shannon
Nobody's Baby
as Scoops Hanford
The Girl Said No
as Jimmie Allen
Three Legionnaires
as Sgt. Chuck Connors
1936
Without Orders
as Wad. Madison
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Nick Martel, Bookie
All American Chump
as Bill Hogan
Public Enemy's Wife
as Gene Ferguson
Dangerous Waters
as 'Dusty' Johnson
1935
Little Big Shot
as Steve Craig
The Mystery Man
as Larry Doyle
'G' Men
as Jeff McCord
Remember Last Night?
as Fred Flannagan
Sweet Music
as Dopey Malone
Gigolette
as Chuck Ahearn
1934
Palooka
as Pete Palooka
Search for Beauty
as Larry Williams
Manhattan Love Song
as Tom Williams
Kansas City Princess
as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
The Hell Cat
as Dan Collins
She Made Her Bed
as 'Duke' Gordon
1933
Blind Adventure
as Richard Bruce
The Son of Kong
as Carl Denham
King Kong
as Carl Denham
Fast Workers
as Bucker Reilly
Above the Clouds
as Scoop Adams
I Love That Man
as Driller
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Frank "Fingers" Partos
1932
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Barry Costello
The Lost Squadron
as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Radio Patrol
as Bill Kennedy
Hold 'Em Jail
as Sports Announcer Inmate
The Most Dangerous Game
as Martin Trowbridge
Panama Flo
as Babe Dillon
Is My Face Red?
as Ed Maloney
1931
Iron Man
as George Regan
Danger Lights
as Larry Doyle
The Tip-Off
as Kayo McClure
Ex-Bad Boy
as Chester Binney
1930
Paid
as Joe Garson
Be Yourself!
as Jerry Moore
Dumb-bells in Ermine
as Jerry Malone
Big Money
as Ace
1929
The Racketeer
as Mahlon Keane
Oh, Yeah!
as Dude Cowan
The Leatherneck
as Joseph Hanlon
Big News
as Steve Banks
1928
Celebrity
as Kid Reagan
Show Folks
as Owens - Promoter
A Girl in Every Port
as Bill / Salami
The Cop
as Scarface Marcas
1927
The Main Event
as Red Lucas

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/19/1890
Day of Death
4/20/1973
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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