Portrait of Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

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.​

Born: November 19, 1890

Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Filmography

2005
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

as Carl Denham (archive footage)

1964
For Those Who Think Young

as Norman Armstrong

1963
Johnny Cool

as Underworld Leader

1963
Redigo

as Pat Royal

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Charles Faulkner

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Insp. Gunnison

1959
Lock-Up

as Sam Ellender

1959
The Deputy

as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)

1959
Rawhide

as Cal Stone

1958
Girl with an Itch

as Ben Cooper

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Pop Bateman

1958
Man with a Camera

as Marty Delgado

1958
Lawman

as Lacey Grant

1958
Lawman

as Frank Fenway

1957
The Crooked Circle

as Al Taylor

1957
1957
Trackdown

as Sheriff Croft

1957
Perry Mason

as Walter Haskell

1957
Perry Mason

as Capt. Bancroft

1957
Perry Mason

as Jimmy West

1957
Perry Mason

as Phil Jenks

1957
Wagon Train

as Roy Daniels

1957
Sugarfoot

as Big Bill Carmody

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Sidney Carter

1957
Meet McGraw

as Sheriff Andy Plummer

1956
The Peacemaker

as Sheriff Ben Seale

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Dan Walker

1956
Broken Arrow

as Inspector Higgins

1955
1955
1955
Cheyenne

as Marshall Len Merrick

1955
Double Jeopardy

as Sam Baggott

1955
Gang Busters

as Det. Tim Nolan

1954
Climax!

as Barney Farrell

1954
Studio 57

as Pvt. Jeb Watkins

1954
Studio 57

as Dowd

1954
Studio 57

as Woody Woodruff

1954
Studio 57

as Grandpa Soames

1954
Studio 57

as Prescott

1954
Lassie

as Oliver

1954
Public Defender

as Father Dunn

1953
1952
The Pace That Thrills

as J.C. Barton

1951
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Lt. Flanagan

1950
1950
Captain China

as Keegan

1949
Sons of New Mexico

as Pat Feeney

1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Max O'Hara

1949
The Lucky Stiff

as Insp. Von Flanagan

1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary

as George 'Goldie' Harrigan

1948
The Paleface

as Terris

1948
Return of the Bad Men

as Wild Bill Doolin

1947
The Fugitive

as Police sergeant

1947
Exposed

as Insp. Prentice

1947
The Sea of Grass

as Floyd McCurtin

1947
Fall Guy

as Mac McLaine

1946
Criminal Court

as Vic Wright

1946
Decoy

as Frank Olins

1946
1946
Blonde Alibi

as Williams

1946
Gay Blades

as McManus

1945
1945
Arson Squad

as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

1945
The Falcon in San Francisco

as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

1945
Gangs of the Waterfront

as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

1945
Blood on the Sun

as Col Hideki Tojo

1944
1944
1944
The Navy Way

as CPO Harper

1944
Action in Arabia

as Matthew Reed

1943
1943
The Mad Ghoul

as 'Scoop' McClure

1943
The Kansan

as Malachy

1943
Wings Over the Pacific

as Pieter Van Bronk

1942
Baby Face Morgan

as 'Doc' Rogers

1942
My Favorite Spy

as Harry Robinson

1942
Let's Get Tough

as Pop Stevens

1942
It Happened in Flatbush

as Danny Mitchell

1942
Gang Busters

as Det. Tim Nolan

1941
Dive Bomber

as Art Lyons

1941
Sky Raiders

as Lieutenant Ed Carey

1941
Mr. Dynamite

as Gunman

1940
San Francisco Docks

as Father Cameron

1940
Meet the Fleet

as CPO Bill Jennings

1940
Behind the News

as Vic Archer

1940
Service with the Colors

as Sergeant Clicker

1940
Enemy Agent

as Gordon

1940
Forgotten Girls

as Grover Mullins

1940
Framed

as Skippy

1939
Call a Messenger

as Kirk Graham

1939
The Roaring Twenties

as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

1939
Flight at Midnight

as Jim Brennan

1939
Winter Carnival

as Tiger Reynolds

1939
Unmarried

as Pins Streaver

1939
Man of Conquest

as Jim Bowie

1939
1938
There Goes My Heart

as Detective O'Brien

1938
The Night Hawk

as Charlie McCormick

1937
She Loved a Fireman

as Smokey Shannon

1937
The Girl Said No

as Jimmie Allen

1937
1937
Nobody's Baby

as Scoops Hanford

1936
Without Orders

as Wad. Madison

1936
All American Chump

as Bill Hogan

1936
Public Enemy's Wife

as Gene Ferguson

1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Nick Martel, Bookie

1936
Dangerous Waters

as 'Dusty' Johnson

1935
Remember Last Night?

as Fred Flannagan

1935
Little Big Shot

as Steve Craig

1935
'G' Men

as Jeff McCord

1935
Sweet Music

as Dopey Malone

1935
Gigolette

as Chuck Ahearn

1935
The Mystery Man

as Larry Doyle

1934
1934
Kansas City Princess

as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

1934
The Hell Cat

as Dan Collins

1934
Manhattan Love Song

as Tom Williams

1934
She Made Her Bed

as 'Duke' Gordon

1934
Search for Beauty

as Larry Williams

1934
Palooka

as Pete Palooka

1933
The Son of Kong

as Carl Denham

1933
Above the Clouds

as Scoop Adams

1933
Blind Adventure

as Richard Bruce

1933
I Love That Man

as Driller

1933
King Kong

as Carl Denham

1933
Fast Workers

as Bucker Reilly

1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal

as Frank "Fingers" Partos

1932
The Penguin Pool Murder

as Barry Costello

1932
The Most Dangerous Game

as Martin Trowbridge

1932
Hold 'Em Jail

as Sports Announcer Inmate

1932
Is My Face Red?

as Ed Maloney

1932
Radio Patrol

as Bill Kennedy

1932
The Lost Squadron

as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

1932
Panama Flo

as Babe Dillon

1931
1931
The Tip-Off

as Kayo McClure

1931
Ex-Bad Boy

as Chester Binney

1931
Iron Man

as George Regan

1931
Danger Lights

as Larry Doyle

1930
Paid

as Joe Garson

1930
Big Money

as Ace

1930
Dumb-bells in Ermine

as Jerry Malone

1930
Be Yourself!

as Jerry Moore

1929
The Racketeer

as Mahlon Keane

1929
Oh, Yeah!

as Dude Cowan

1929
Big News

as Steve Banks

1929
The Leatherneck

as Joseph Hanlon

1928
1928
Ned McCobb's Daughter

as Babe Callahan

1928
Show Folks

as Owens - Promoter

1928
1928
The Cop

as Scarface Marcas

1928
Celebrity

as Kid Reagan

1928
A Girl in Every Port

as Bill / Salami

1927
The Main Event

as Red Lucas