Robert Armstrong
131 movies · 34 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 19, 1890
- Died
- Apr 20, 1973 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Armstrong · Роберт Армстронг · Robert William Armstrong
Biography
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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.
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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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Robert Armstrong: movies and TV shows
Acting (165)
- 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
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Girl with an Itch
as Ben Cooper
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957 The Crooked Circle
as Al Taylor
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956 The Peacemaker
as Sheriff Ben Seale
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Double Jeopardy
as Sam Baggott
- 1955 Gang Busters
as Det. Tim Nolan
- 1955 Las Vegas Shakedown
as Doc
- 1955 General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Walt Bevans
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952 The Pace That Thrills
as J.C. Barton
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
- 1950 Destination Big House
as Ed Somers
- 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 Streets of San Francisco
as Willard Logan
- 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 G.I. War Brides
as Dawson
- 1946 Blonde Alibi
as Williams
- 1946 Gay Blades
as McManus
- 1945 The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as Jonathan Price
- 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 Belle of the Yukon
as George
- 1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Joe Tinker
- 1944 The Navy Way
as CPO Harper
- 1944 Action in Arabia
as Matthew Reed
- 1943 Around the World
as General
- 1943 The Mad Ghoul
as 'Scoop' McClure
- 1943 The Kansan
as Malachy
- 1943 Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Arthur Galt
- 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 Citadel of Crime
as Cal Fullerton
- 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 The Bride Wore Crutches
as Pete
- 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 The Flying Irishman
as Joe Alden
- 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 It Can't Last Forever
as Al Tinker
- 1937 Three Legionnaires
as Sgt. Chuck Connors
- 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 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Performer
- 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 Flirting with Danger
as Bob Owens
- 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 Suicide Fleet
as Dutch
- 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 Woman from Hell
as Alf
- 1929 The Leatherneck
as Joseph Hanlon
- 1928 The Shady Lady
as Blake
- 1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter
as Babe Callahan
- 1928 Show Folks
as Owens - Promoter
- 1928 The Baby Cyclone
as Gene
- 1928 The Cop
as Scarface Marcas
- 1928 Celebrity
as Kid Reagan
- 1928 Square Crooks
as Eddie Ellison
- 1928 A Girl in Every Port
as Bill / Salami
- 1928 The Leopard Lady
as Chris
- 1927 The Main Event
as Red Lucas
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2021
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1935
- 1930