Robert Armstrong

Born: 1890-11-19 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died: 1973-04-20

Known For: Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2021

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies as Self - (archive footage)

2005

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence as Carl Denham (archive footage)

1964

For Those Who Think Young as Norman Armstrong

1963

Redigo as Pat Royal
Johnny Cool as Underworld Leader

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Charles Faulkner

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Insp. Gunnison

1959

Rawhide as Cal Stone
The Deputy as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
Lock-Up as Sam Ellender
The Alaskans

1958

Lawman as Lacey Grant
77 Sunset Strip as Pop Bateman
Man with a Camera as Marty Delgado
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as Police chief
Girl with an Itch as Ben Cooper

1957

Perry Mason as Walter Haskell
Wagon Train as Roy Daniels
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sidney Carter
Sugarfoot as Big Bill Carmody
Trackdown as Sheriff Croft
26 Men
Meet McGraw as Sheriff Andy Plummer
The Crooked Circle as Al Taylor

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Dan Walker
State Trooper as Andy Anderson
Broken Arrow as Inspector Higgins
The Peacemaker as Sheriff Ben Seale

1955

Cheyenne as Marshall Len Merrick
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Saloonkeeper
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Pop
Crossroads as Gatch
Double Jeopardy as Sam Baggott
General Electric Theater: Into the Night as Walt Bevans
Las Vegas Shakedown as Doc
Gang Busters as Det. Tim Nolan

1954

Climax! as Barney Farrell
Lassie as Oliver
Studio 57 as Pvt. Jeb Watkins
Public Defender as Father Dunn

1949

Mighty Joe Young as Max O'Hara
The Crime Doctor's Diary as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Streets of San Francisco as Willard Logan
Sons of New Mexico as Pat Feeney
The Lucky Stiff as Insp. Von Flanagan

1948

Return of the Bad Men as Wild Bill Doolin
The Paleface as Terris

1947

The Fugitive as Police sergeant
The Sea of Grass as Floyd McCurtin
Exposed as Insp. Prentice
Fall Guy as Mac McLaine

1946

Decoy as Frank Olins
G.I. War Brides as Dawson
Gay Blades as McManus
Blonde Alibi as Williams
Criminal Court as Vic Wright

1945

Blood on the Sun as Col Hideki Tojo
Arson Squad as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
The Falcon in San Francisco as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Gangs of the Waterfront as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
The Royal Mounted Rides Again as Jonathan Price

1944

Belle of the Yukon as George
Mr. Winkle Goes to War as Joe Tinker
Action in Arabia as Matthew Reed
The Navy Way as CPO Harper

1943

Adventures of the Flying Cadets as Arthur Galt
The Kansan as Malachy
Around the World as General
The Mad Ghoul as 'Scoop' McClure
Wings Over the Pacific as Pieter Van Bronk

1942

It Happened in Flatbush as Danny Mitchell
Let's Get Tough as Pop Stevens
My Favorite Spy as Harry Robinson
Gang Busters as Det. Tim Nolan
Baby Face Morgan as 'Doc' Rogers

1941

Dive Bomber as Art Lyons
Citadel of Crime as Cal Fullerton
Sky Raiders as Lieutenant Ed Carey
Mr. Dynamite as Gunman

1940

Service with the Colors as Sergeant Clicker
Forgotten Girls as Grover Mullins
The Bride Wore Crutches as Pete
Meet the Fleet as CPO Bill Jennings
Behind the News as Vic Archer
San Francisco Docks as Father Cameron
Enemy Agent as Gordon
Framed as Skippy

1939

The Roaring Twenties as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Unmarried as Pins Streaver
The Flying Irishman as Joe Alden
Flight at Midnight as Jim Brennan
Man of Conquest as Jim Bowie
Winter Carnival as Tiger Reynolds
Call a Messenger as Kirk Graham

1938

There Goes My Heart as Detective O'Brien
The Night Hawk as Charlie McCormick

1937

She Loved a Fireman as Smokey Shannon
The Girl Said No as Jimmie Allen
It Can't Last Forever as Al Tinker
Nobody's Baby as Scoops Hanford
Three Legionnaires as Sgt. Chuck Connors

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Nick Martel, Bookie
Public Enemy's Wife as Gene Ferguson
Without Orders as Wad. Madison
All American Chump as Bill Hogan
Dangerous Waters as 'Dusty' Johnson

1935

'G' Men as Jeff McCord
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle as Performer
Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
Gigolette as Chuck Ahearn
The Mystery Man as Larry Doyle
Remember Last Night? as Fred Flannagan
Sweet Music as Dopey Malone
Little Big Shot as Steve Craig

1934

She Made Her Bed as 'Duke' Gordon
The Hell Cat as Dan Collins
Manhattan Love Song as Tom Williams
Flirting with Danger as Bob Owens
Palooka as Pete Palooka
Search for Beauty as Larry Williams
Kansas City Princess as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

1933

King Kong as Carl Denham
The Son of Kong as Carl Denham
The Billion Dollar Scandal as Frank "Fingers" Partos
I Love That Man as Driller
Blind Adventure as Richard Bruce
Fast Workers as Bucker Reilly
Above the Clouds as Scoop Adams

1932

The Most Dangerous Game as Martin Trowbridge
Is My Face Red? as Ed Maloney
The Penguin Pool Murder as Barry Costello
Radio Patrol as Bill Kennedy
The Lost Squadron as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Hold 'Em Jail as Sports Announcer Inmate
Panama Flo as Babe Dillon

1931

Suicide Fleet as Dutch
Ex-Bad Boy as Chester Binney
The Tip-Off as Kayo McClure
Danger Lights as Larry Doyle
Iron Man as George Regan

1930

Big Money as Ace
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self
Dumb-bells in Ermine as Jerry Malone
Paid as Joe Garson
Be Yourself! as Jerry Moore

1929

The Woman from Hell as Alf
Oh, Yeah! as Dude Cowan
The Racketeer as Mahlon Keane
Big News as Steve Banks
The Leatherneck as Joseph Hanlon

1928

The Leopard Lady as Chris
The Cop as Scarface Marcas
A Girl in Every Port as Bill / Salami
Celebrity as Kid Reagan
Ned McCobb's Daughter as Babe Callahan
The Shady Lady as Blake
Show Folks as Owens - Promoter
Square Crooks as Eddie Ellison
The Baby Cyclone as Gene

1927

The Main Event as Red Lucas