Robert Armstrong

Known for

Acting

Born

November 19, 1890

Birthplace

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died

April 20, 1973 (aged 82)

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.

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Best known work

King Kong

1933

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

The Roaring Twenties

1939

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Son of Kong

1933

Perry Mason

1957

Mighty Joe Young

1949

'G' Men

1935

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Paleface

1948

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
Johnny Cool
as Underworld Leader
1963
RedigoTV
as Pat Royal (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
as Charles Faulkner (1 episode)
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowTV
as Insp. Gunnison (1 episode)
1959
The AlaskansTV
1959
Lock-UpTV
as Sam Ellender (1 episode)
1959
The DeputyTV
as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited) (1 episode)
1959
RawhideTV
as Cal Stone (1 episode)
1958
Girl with an Itch
as Ben Cooper
1958
Man with a CameraTV
as Marty Delgado (1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
as Pop Bateman (1 episode)
1958
LawmanTV
as Lacey Grant (1 episode), as Frank Fenway (1 episode)
1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenTV
as Police chief (1 episode)
1957
The Crooked Circle
as Al Taylor
1957
26 MenTV
1957
TrackdownTV
as Sheriff Croft (1 episode)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Walter Haskell (1 episode), as Capt. Bancroft (1 episode), as Jimmy West (1 episode), as Phil Jenks (1 episode)
1957
Wagon TrainTV
as Roy Daniels (1 episode)
1957
SugarfootTV
as Big Bill Carmody (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
as Sidney Carter (1 episode)
1957
Meet McGrawTV
as Sheriff Andy Plummer (1 episode)
1956
The Peacemaker
as Sheriff Ben Seale