R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Known for

Acting

Born

April 7, 1917

Birthplace

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died

July 27, 2012 (aged 95)

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.

Best known work

Predator
Predator
1987
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn
1984
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody
1973
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1990
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
1989
El Dorado
El Dorado
1966
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973

Filmography

  1. 2024

    Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

    as Self

  2. 2014

    Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

    as Self

  3. 2007

    The Hottest State

    Thanks

  4. 2006

    Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

    as Self

  5. 2005

    Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

    as Self

  6. 2004

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    as Self

  7. 2001

    Keeper of Souls

  8. 1999

    Purgatory

    as Coachman

  9. 1998

    The Man in the Iron Mask

    as Old Man

  10. 1996

    Invasion of Privacy

    as Sam Logan - Storekeeper

  11. 1996

    MillenniumTV

    as The Old Man (3 episodes)

  12. 1996

    Don't Look Back

    as Parish

  13. 1995

    Payback

    as Mac

  14. 1995

    CybillTV

    as Stitch Sullivan (1 episode)

  15. 1994

    Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

    as Retired Texas Ranger

  16. 1994

    Dead Center

    as Art Fencer

  17. 1993

    Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

    as Self

  18. 1993

    Warlock: The Armageddon

    as Franks

  19. 1993

    Walker, Texas RangerTV

    as Frank Dodge (2 episodes)

  20. 1990

    Dick Tracy

    as Pruneface

  21. 1989

    Ghetto Blaster

    as Curtis

  22. 1989

    Quantum LeapTV

    as Davison (1 episode)

  23. 1989

    Trapper County War

    as Pop Luddigger

  24. 1988

    War and RemembranceTV

    as 'Moose' Fitzgerald (1 episode)

  25. 1988

    Bulletproof

    as Miles Blackburn

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