Robert Armstrong
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA — Nov 19 1890• Died Apr 20 1973
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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 f…
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Perry Mason
Walter Haskell
Wagon Train
Roy Daniels
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Charles Faulkner
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sidney Carter
Lassie
Oliver
Climax!
Barney Farrell
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Dan Walker
Lawman
Lacey Grant
Rawhide
Cal Stone
Cheyenne
Marshall Len Merrick
77 Sunset Strip
Pop Bateman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Saloonkeeper
Trackdown
Sheriff Croft
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Pop
Studio 57
Pvt. Jeb Watkins
State Trooper
Andy Anderson
Public Defender
Father Dunn
The Deputy
Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Insp. Gunnison
Sugarfoot
Big Bill Carmody
Lock-Up
Sam Ellender
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Gus Brennar
This Is Your Life
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Hoffman
Broken Arrow
Inspector Higgins
The Alaskans
26 Men
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Police chief
King Kong
Carl Denham
Man with a Camera
Marty Delgado
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jay Calliston
Meet McGraw
Sheriff Andy Plummer
Redigo
Pat Royal
General Electric Theater
Walt Bevans
The First Hundred Years
Mighty Joe Young
Max O'Hara
The Roaring Twenties
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
The Fugitive
Police sergeant
The Sea of Grass
Floyd McCurtin
Oh, Yeah!
Dude Cowan
'G' Men
Jeff McCord
The Most Dangerous Game
Martin Trowbridge
The Flying Irishman
Joe Alden
Big News
Steve Banks
The Kansan
Malachy
The Son of Kong
Carl Denham
Blood on the Sun
Col Hideki Tojo
Captain China
Keegan
Johnny Cool
Underworld Leader
The Paleface
Terris
Iron Man
George Regan
Paid
Joe Garson
Action in Arabia
Matthew Reed
Dangerous Waters
'Dusty' Johnson
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Nick Martel, Bookie
Remember Last Night?
Fred Flannagan
Decoy
Frank Olins
The Peacemaker
Sheriff Ben Seale
Blind Adventure
Richard Bruce
Suicide Fleet
Dutch
Behind the News
Vic Archer
The Mystery Man
Larry Doyle
Return of the Bad Men
Wild Bill Doolin
Unmarried
Pins Streaver
The Navy Way
CPO Harper
Dive Bomber
Art Lyons
Is My Face Red?
Ed Maloney
The Tip-Off
Kayo McClure
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Carl Denham (archive footage)
Around the World
General
The Mad Ghoul
'Scoop' McClure
The Girl Said No
Jimmie Allen
Fast Workers
Bucker Reilly
Double Jeopardy
Sam Baggott
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Jerry Malone
Blonde Alibi
Williams
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Performer
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Joe Tinker
For Those Who Think Young
Norman Armstrong
Radio Patrol
Bill Kennedy
The Crooked Circle
Al Taylor
Fall Guy
Mac McLaine
Arson Squad
Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
Flight at Midnight
Jim Brennan
Forgotten Girls
Grover Mullins
Big Money
Ace
The Falcon in San Francisco
Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
The Crime Doctor's Diary
George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Gay Blades
McManus
Palooka
Pete Palooka
The Penguin Pool Murder
Barry Costello
The Racketeer
Mahlon Keane
Celebrity
Kid Reagan
Little Big Shot
Steve Craig
Without Orders
Wad. Madison
Framed
Skippy
G.I. War Brides
Dawson
Be Yourself!
Jerry Moore
Call a Messenger
Kirk Graham
The Hell Cat
Dan Collins
Panama Flo
Babe Dillon
Kansas City Princess
Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Walt Bevans
The Cop
Scarface Marcas
Mr. Dynamite
Gunman
Exposed
Insp. Prentice
The Lost Squadron
Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Service with the Colors
Sergeant Clicker
Man of Conquest
Jim Bowie
Gigolette
Chuck Ahearn
San Francisco Docks
Father Cameron
Las Vegas Shakedown
Doc
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Frank "Fingers" Partos
Enemy Agent
Gordon
My Favorite Spy
Harry Robinson
Sons of New Mexico
Pat Feeney
Belle of the Yukon
George
Hold 'Em Jail
Sports Announcer Inmate
The Night Hawk
Charlie McCormick
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Public Enemy's Wife
Gene Ferguson
I Love That Man
Driller
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Jonathan Price
A Girl in Every Port
Bill / Salami
Winter Carnival
Tiger Reynolds
Ex-Bad Boy
Chester Binney
She Loved a Fireman
Smokey Shannon
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
The Main Event
Red Lucas
Citadel of Crime
Cal Fullerton
There Goes My Heart
Detective O'Brien
Ned McCobb's Daughter
Babe Callahan
She Made Her Bed
'Duke' Gordon
The Baby Cyclone
Gene
The Lucky Stiff
Insp. Von Flanagan
The Woman from Hell
Alf
Streets of San Francisco
Willard Logan
Search for Beauty
Larry Williams
It Can't Last Forever
Al Tinker
Criminal Court
Vic Wright
Sky Raiders
Lieutenant Ed Carey
Manhattan Love Song
Tom Williams
Gang Busters
Det. Tim Nolan
It Happened in Flatbush
Danny Mitchell
The Leatherneck
Joseph Hanlon
The Bride Wore Crutches
Pete
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Arthur Galt
Flirting with Danger
Bob Owens
All American Chump
Bill Hogan
Baby Face Morgan
'Doc' Rogers
Above the Clouds
Scoop Adams
Sweet Music
Dopey Malone
Gang Busters
Det. Tim Nolan
Danger Lights
Larry Doyle
Three Legionnaires
Sgt. Chuck Connors
Destination Big House
Ed Somers
Nobody's Baby
Scoops Hanford
The Pace That Thrills
J.C. Barton
Let's Get Tough
Pop Stevens
Girl with an Itch
Ben Cooper
The Leopard Lady
Chris
Meet the Fleet
CPO Bill Jennings
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
Show Folks
Owens - Promoter
Gangs of the Waterfront
Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Wings Over the Pacific
Pieter Van Bronk
The Shady Lady
Blake
Square Crooks
Eddie Ellison