Robert Armstrong

Known for: Acting

Born: 1890-11-19 – 1973-04-20 (aged 82)

From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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 (169)

MOVIE
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
as Carl Denham (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Norman Armstrong
MOVIE★ 5.3
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
TV★ 6.3
Redigo
1963
as Pat Royal
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Charles Faulkner
TV★ 6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Insp. Gunnison
TV★ 6.7
The Alaskans
1959
TV★ 6.4
Lock-Up
1959
as Sam Ellender
TV★ 6.5
The Deputy
1959
as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
as Cal Stone
MOVIE★ 5.3
Girl with an Itch
1958
as Ben Cooper
TV★ 5.5
Man with a Camera
1958
as Marty Delgado
TV★ 7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Pop Bateman
TV★ 5.8
Lawman
1958
as Lacey Grant
TV★ 9.0
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
as Police chief
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Al Taylor
TV★ 5.0
26 Men
1957
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
as Sheriff Croft
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Walter Haskell
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Roy Daniels
TV★ 5.2
Sugarfoot
1957
as Big Bill Carmody
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Sidney Carter
TV★ 6.5
Meet McGraw
1957
as Sheriff Andy Plummer
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Peacemaker
1956
as Sheriff Ben Seale
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Dan Walker
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
as Andy Anderson
TV★ 6.5
Broken Arrow
1956
as Inspector Higgins
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Pop
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Saloonkeeper
TV★ 6.1
Cheyenne
1955
as Marshall Len Merrick
MOVIE★ 5.2
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Sam Baggott
MOVIE★ 5.8
Gang Busters
1955
as Det. Tim Nolan
MOVIE★ 5.8
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Doc
MOVIE
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Walt Bevans
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Barney Farrell
TV★ 7.5
Studio 57
1954
as Pvt. Jeb Watkins
TV★ 6.3
Lassie
1954
as Oliver
TV★ 6.3
Public Defender
1954
as Father Dunn
TV★ 8.5
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Gus Brennar
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Walt Bevans
TV★ 6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as J.C. Barton
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jay Calliston
TV★ 7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Lt. Flanagan
TV
The First Hundred Years
1950
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Hoffman
MOVIE★ 8.0
Destination Big House
1950
as Ed Somers
MOVIE★ 5.5
Captain China
1950
as Keegan
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sons of New Mexico
1949
as Pat Feeney
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Max O'Hara
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Insp. Von Flanagan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Willard Logan
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Paleface
1948
as Terris
MOVIE★ 6.3
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Wild Bill Doolin
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Fugitive
1947
as Police sergeant
MOVIE★ 6.2
Exposed
1947
as Insp. Prentice
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Floyd McCurtin
MOVIE★ 5.2
Fall Guy
1947
as Mac McLaine
MOVIE★ 5.4
Criminal Court
1946
as Vic Wright
MOVIE★ 5.9
Decoy
1946
as Frank Olins
MOVIE★ 9.0
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Dawson
MOVIE★ 4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Williams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Gay Blades
1946
as McManus
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945
as Jonathan Price
MOVIE★ 9.0
Arson Squad
1945
as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
MOVIE★ 5.9
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Col Hideki Tojo
MOVIE★ 5.8
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as George
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Joe Tinker
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Navy Way
1944
as CPO Harper
MOVIE★ 6.0
Action in Arabia
1944
as Matthew Reed
MOVIE★ 6.3
Around the World
1943
as General
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Mad Ghoul
1943
as 'Scoop' McClure
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Kansan
1943
as Malachy
MOVIE★ 6.7
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Arthur Galt
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wings Over the Pacific
1943
as Pieter Van Bronk
MOVIE★ 4.4
Baby Face Morgan
1942
as 'Doc' Rogers
MOVIE★ 5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Harry Robinson
MOVIE★ 5.3
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Pop Stevens
MOVIE★ 5.4
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Danny Mitchell
MOVIE★ 6.0
Gang Busters
1942
as Det. Tim Nolan
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dive Bomber
1941
as Art Lyons
MOVIE★ 9.0
Citadel of Crime
1941
as Cal Fullerton
MOVIE★ 7.3
Sky Raiders
1941
as Lieutenant Ed Carey
MOVIE★ 9.0
Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Gunman
MOVIE★ 7.3
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Father Cameron
MOVIE★ 6.4
Meet the Fleet
1940
as CPO Bill Jennings
MOVIE★ 8.0
Behind the News
1940
as Vic Archer
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Pete
MOVIE★ 5.4
Service with the Colors
1940
as Sergeant Clicker
MOVIE★ 6.7
Enemy Agent
1940
as Gordon
MOVIE★ 5.6
Forgotten Girls
1940
as Grover Mullins
MOVIE★ 6.2
Framed
1940
as Skippy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Call a Messenger
1939
as Kirk Graham
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Flight at Midnight
1939
as Jim Brennan
MOVIE★ 6.7
Winter Carnival
1939
as Tiger Reynolds
MOVIE★ 4.8
Unmarried
1939
as Pins Streaver
MOVIE★ 5.6
Man of Conquest
1939
as Jim Bowie
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Joe Alden
MOVIE★ 7.3
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Detective O'Brien
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Night Hawk
1938
as Charlie McCormick
MOVIE★ 7.5
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Smokey Shannon
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Girl Said No
1937
as Jimmie Allen
MOVIE★ 6.5
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Al Tinker
MOVIE★ 8.0
Three Legionnaires
1937
as Sgt. Chuck Connors
MOVIE★ 6.0
Nobody's Baby
1937
as Scoops Hanford
MOVIE★ 7.3
Without Orders
1936
as Wad. Madison
MOVIE★ 6.2
All American Chump
1936
as Bill Hogan
MOVIE★ 6.4
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Gene Ferguson
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Nick Martel, Bookie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dangerous Waters
1936
as 'Dusty' Johnson
MOVIE★ 5.3
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
as Performer
MOVIE★ 5.5
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Fred Flannagan
MOVIE★ 7.3
Little Big Shot
1935
as Steve Craig
MOVIE★ 6.6
'G' Men
1935
as Jeff McCord
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sweet Music
1935
as Dopey Malone
MOVIE★ 5.4
Gigolette
1935
as Chuck Ahearn
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Mystery Man
1935
as Larry Doyle
MOVIE★ 5.8
Flirting with Danger
1934
as Bob Owens
MOVIE★ 4.9
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Hell Cat
1934
as Dan Collins
MOVIE★ 5.7
Manhattan Love Song
1934
as Tom Williams
MOVIE★ 4.5
She Made Her Bed
1934
as 'Duke' Gordon
MOVIE★ 5.5
Search for Beauty
1934
as Larry Williams
MOVIE★ 3.6
Palooka
1934
as Pete Palooka
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Son of Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
MOVIE★ 6.5
Above the Clouds
1933
as Scoop Adams
MOVIE★ 6.3
Blind Adventure
1933
as Richard Bruce
MOVIE★ 10.0
I Love That Man
1933
as Driller
MOVIE★ 7.6
King Kong
1933
as Carl Denham
MOVIE★ 5.0
Fast Workers
1933
as Bucker Reilly
MOVIE
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as Frank "Fingers" Partos
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Barry Costello
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
as Martin Trowbridge
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Sports Announcer Inmate
MOVIE★ 5.0
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Ed Maloney
MOVIE★ 10.0
Radio Patrol
1932
as Bill Kennedy
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
MOVIE★ 7.8
Panama Flo
1932
as Babe Dillon
MOVIE★ 5.0
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Dutch
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Tip-Off
1931
as Kayo McClure
MOVIE★ 8.0
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
as Chester Binney
MOVIE★ 5.7
Iron Man
1931
as George Regan
MOVIE★ 6.1
Danger Lights
1931
as Larry Doyle
MOVIE★ 6.7
Paid
1930
as Joe Garson
MOVIE★ 10.0
Big Money
1930
as Ace
MOVIE
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930
as Jerry Malone
MOVIE★ 5.7
Be Yourself!
1930
as Jerry Moore
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Racketeer
1929
as Mahlon Keane
MOVIE★ 5.0
Oh, Yeah!
1929
as Dude Cowan
MOVIE★ 4.5
Big News
1929
as Steve Banks
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Woman from Hell
1929
as Alf
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Leatherneck
1929
as Joseph Hanlon
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Shady Lady
1928
as Blake
MOVIE★ 9.0
Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928
as Babe Callahan
MOVIE★ 7.0
Show Folks
1928
as Owens - Promoter
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Baby Cyclone
1928
as Gene
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Cop
1928
as Scarface Marcas
MOVIE★ 9.0
Celebrity
1928
as Kid Reagan
MOVIE★ 8.0
Square Crooks
1928
as Eddie Ellison
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Bill / Salami
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Leopard Lady
1928
as Chris
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Main Event
1927
as Red Lucas