Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Acting

Birthday

1890/11/19

Day of death

1973/04/20 (82 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Also know as

Bob Armstrong, Роберт Армстронг, Robert William Armstrong

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-t...Read more

Acting
King Kong
7.6

(1933) King Kong

as Carl Denham

The Most Dangerous Game
6.9

(1932) The Most Dangerous Game

as Martin Trowbridge

Decoy
5.9

(1946) Decoy

as Frank Olins

'G' Men
6.5

(1935) 'G' Men

as Jeff McCord

Double Jeopardy
5.4

(1955) Double Jeopardy

as Sam Baggott

The Fugitive
5.9

(1947) The Fugitive

as Police sergeant

The Son of Kong
5.4

(1933) The Son of Kong

as Carl Denham

Blonde Alibi
3.9

(1946) Blonde Alibi

as Williams

Fall Guy
4.9

(1947) Fall Guy

as Mac McLaine

Belle of the Yukon
4.7

(1944) Belle of the Yukon

as George

Criminal Court
5.3

(1946) Criminal Court

as Vic Wright

The Falcon in San Francisco
6.1

(1945) The Falcon in San Francisco

as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

Mighty Joe Young
6.3

(1949) Mighty Joe Young

as Max O'Hara

Dive Bomber
6.3

(1941) Dive Bomber

as Art Lyons

The Kansan
5.2

(1943) The Kansan

as Malachy

The Paleface
6.1

(1948) The Paleface

as Terris

Ned McCobb's Daughter
0.0

(1928) Ned McCobb's Daughter

as Babe Callahan

Mr. Dynamite
0.0

(1941) Mr. Dynamite

as Gunman

Oh, Yeah!
4.3

(1929) Oh, Yeah!

as Dude Cowan

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.2

(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Nick Martel, Bookie

Remember Last Night?
4.6

(1935) Remember Last Night?

as Fred Flannagan

The Mad Ghoul
6.0

(1943) The Mad Ghoul

as 'Scoop' McClure

The Mystery Man
6.0

(1935) The Mystery Man

as Larry Doyle

Blood on the Sun
5.9

(1945) Blood on the Sun

as Col Hideki Tojo

The Penguin Pool Murder
5.6

(1932) The Penguin Pool Murder

as Barry Costello

The Crime Doctor's Diary
5.7

(1949) The Crime Doctor's Diary

as George 'Goldie' Harrigan

San Francisco Docks
6.0

(1940) San Francisco Docks

as Father Cameron

The Crooked Circle
0.0

(1957) The Crooked Circle

as Al Taylor

Wings Over the Pacific
4.5

(1943) Wings Over the Pacific

as Pieter Van Bronk

My Favorite Spy
5.2

(1942) My Favorite Spy

as Harry Robinson

Action in Arabia
5.9

(1944) Action in Arabia

as Matthew Reed

The Navy Way
5.7

(1944) The Navy Way

as CPO Harper

Baby Face Morgan
4.4

(1942) Baby Face Morgan

as 'Doc' Rogers

The Racketeer
4.9

(1929) The Racketeer

as Mahlon Keane

The Pace That Thrills
5.3

(1952) The Pace That Thrills

as J.C. Barton

The Lost Squadron
6.3

(1932) The Lost Squadron

as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
6.2

(1944) Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as Joe Tinker

Little Big Shot
6.0

(1935) Little Big Shot

as Steve Craig

For Those Who Think Young
5.2

(1964) For Those Who Think Young

as Norman Armstrong

Radio Patrol
0.0

(1932) Radio Patrol

as Bill Kennedy

Exposed
5.8

(1947) Exposed

as Insp. Prentice

Framed
5.8

(1940) Framed

as Skippy

A Girl in Every Port
6.4

(1928) A Girl in Every Port

as Bill / Salami

0.0

(1949) Streets of San Francisco

as Willard Logan

Flirting with Danger
5.0

(1934) Flirting with Danger

as Bob Owens

The Tip-Off
5.2

(1931) The Tip-Off

as Kayo McClure

Gangs of the Waterfront
6.0

(1945) Gangs of the Waterfront

as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

Destination Big House
0.0

(1950) Destination Big House

as Ed Somers

Las Vegas Shakedown
5.2

(1955) Las Vegas Shakedown

as Doc

Forgotten Girls
5.0

(1940) Forgotten Girls

as Grover Mullins

The Lucky Stiff
4.8

(1949) The Lucky Stiff

as Insp. Von Flanagan

Big News
4.6

(1929) Big News

as Steve Banks

Panama Flo
7.0

(1932) Panama Flo

as Babe Dillon

The Cop
6.0

(1928) The Cop

as Scarface Marcas

Manhattan Love Song
5.2

(1934) Manhattan Love Song

as Tom Williams

Sweet Music
5.7

(1935) Sweet Music

as Dopey Malone

Girl with an Itch
5.2

(1958) Girl with an Itch

as Ben Cooper

Danger Lights
5.9

(1931) Danger Lights

as Larry Doyle

Return of the Bad Men
6.3

(1948) Return of the Bad Men

as Wild Bill Doolin

Blind Adventure
5.5

(1933) Blind Adventure

as Richard Bruce

Be Yourself!
5.0

(1930) Be Yourself!

as Jerry Moore

Iron Man
4.8

(1931) Iron Man

as George Regan

Public Enemy's Wife
5.8

(1936) Public Enemy's Wife

as Gene Ferguson

Nobody's Baby
5.7

(1937) Nobody's Baby

as Scoops Hanford

Paid
6.8

(1930) Paid

as Joe Garson

Suicide Fleet
4.3

(1931) Suicide Fleet

as Dutch

Kansas City Princess
4.5

(1934) Kansas City Princess

as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
5.8

(1945) The Royal Mounted Rides Again

as Jonathan Price

Behind the News
0.0

(1940) Behind the News

as Vic Archer

The Girl Said No
5.5

(1937) The Girl Said No

as Jimmie Allen

Dumb-bells in Ermine
4.0

(1930) Dumb-bells in Ermine

as Jerry Malone

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
6.5

(1943) Adventures of the Flying Cadets

as Arthur Galt

Sky Raiders
6.3

(1941) Sky Raiders

as Lieutenant Ed Carey

Call a Messenger
0.0

(1939) Call a Messenger

as Kirk Graham

The Flying Irishman
4.6

(1939) The Flying Irishman

as Joe Alden

Fast Workers
5.3

(1933) Fast Workers

as Bucker Reilly

Is My Face Red?
5.0

(1932) Is My Face Red?

as Ed Maloney

She Loved a Fireman
6.0

(1937) She Loved a Fireman

as Smokey Shannon

Search for Beauty
5.9

(1934) Search for Beauty

as Larry Williams

The Night Hawk
0.0

(1938) The Night Hawk

as Charlie McCormick

Above the Clouds
6.0

(1933) Above the Clouds

as Scoop Adams

The Hell Cat
6.0

(1934) The Hell Cat

as Dan Collins

Ex-Bad Boy
0.0

(1931) Ex-Bad Boy

as Chester Binney

The Main Event
0.0

(1927) The Main Event

as Red Lucas

Show Folks
6.0

(1928) Show Folks

as Owens - Promoter

Palooka
3.2

(1934) Palooka

as Pete Palooka

Meet the Fleet
5.7

(1940) Meet the Fleet

as CPO Bill Jennings

There Goes My Heart
7.2

(1938) There Goes My Heart

as Detective O'Brien

Captain China
5.0

(1950) Captain China

as Keegan

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

(1939) The Roaring Twenties

as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Without Orders
6.0

(1936) Without Orders

as Wad. Madison

Gang Busters
5.3

(1955) Gang Busters

as Det. Tim Nolan

Service with the Colors
4.4

(1940) Service with the Colors

as Sergeant Clicker

Flight at Midnight
4.5

(1939) Flight at Midnight

as Jim Brennan

I Love That Man
0.0

(1933) I Love That Man

as Driller

Sons of New Mexico
5.0

(1949) Sons of New Mexico

as Pat Feeney

G.I. War Brides
0.0

(1946) G.I. War Brides

as Dawson

0.0

(1941) Citadel of Crime

as Cal Fullerton

0.0

(1937) Three Legionnaires

as Sgt. Chuck Connors

Unmarried
3.0

(1939) Unmarried

as Pins Streaver

Hold 'Em Jail
6.8

(1932) Hold 'Em Jail

as Sports Announcer Inmate

It Happened in Flatbush
4.8

(1942) It Happened in Flatbush

as Danny Mitchell

All American Chump
5.8

(1936) All American Chump

as Bill Hogan

Man of Conquest
5.2

(1939) Man of Conquest

as Jim Bowie

0.0

(1928) The Leopard Lady

as Chris

Enemy Agent
5.5

(1940) Enemy Agent

as Gordon

She Made Her Bed
3.5

(1934) She Made Her Bed

as 'Duke' Gordon

Arson Squad
0.0

(1945) Arson Squad

as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

Celebrity
0.0

(1928) Celebrity

as Kid Reagan

Gay Blades
0.0

(1946) Gay Blades

as McManus

General Electric Theater: Into the Night
0.0

(1955) General Electric Theater: Into the Night

as Walt Bevans

Winter Carnival
6.0

(1939) Winter Carnival

as Tiger Reynolds

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
6.8

(2005) The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

as Carl Denham (archive footage)

It Can't Last Forever
5.3

(1937) It Can't Last Forever

as Al Tinker

Gang Busters
5.2

(1942) Gang Busters

as Det. Tim Nolan

The Peacemaker
3.7

(1956) The Peacemaker

as Sheriff Ben Seale

Things You Never See on the Screen
5.0

(1935) Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
5.6

(1935) Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

as Performer

Gigolette
4.7

(1935) Gigolette

as Chuck Ahearn

Let's Get Tough
6.0

(1942) Let's Get Tough

as Pop Stevens

Around the World
5.0

(1943) Around the World

as General

The Baby Cyclone
0.0

(1928) The Baby Cyclone

as Gene

Johnny Cool
5.3

(1963) Johnny Cool

as Underworld Leader

The Leatherneck
5.3

(1929) The Leatherneck

as Joseph Hanlon

The Billion Dollar Scandal
0.0

(1933) The Billion Dollar Scandal

as Frank "Fingers" Partos

Dangerous Waters
3.0

(1936) Dangerous Waters

as 'Dusty' Johnson

Big Money
0.0

(1930) Big Money

as Ace

The Woman from Hell
0.0

(1929) The Woman from Hell

as Alf

The Sea of Grass
6.3

(1947) The Sea of Grass

as Floyd McCurtin

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Walter Haskell

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Walt Bevans

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Saloonkeeper

Redigo
5.0

(1963) Redigo

as ---

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Dr. Hoffman

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jay Calliston

This Is Your Life
6.3

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Barney Farrell

0.0

(1950) The First Hundred Years

as ---

The Alaskans
5.5

(1959) The Alaskans

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Big Bill Carmody

Public Defender
6.0

(1954) Public Defender

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Dan Walker

State Trooper
5.0

(1956) State Trooper

as ---

26 Men
4.2

(1957) 26 Men

as ---

The Red Skelton Show
7.3

(1951) The Red Skelton Show

as Lt. Flanagan

The Deputy
6.2

(1959) The Deputy

as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Insp. Gunnison

State Trooper
5.0

(1956) State Trooper

as Sheriff Andy Anderson

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Kennedy

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Pop

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Capt. Bancroft

Broken Arrow
5.0

(1956) Broken Arrow

as Inspector Higgins

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Jimmy West

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Phil Jenks

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Doc Buckles

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
0.0

(1958) The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

as Police chief

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as Pvt. Jeb Watkins

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Roy Daniels

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as Dowd

Man with a Camera
4.6

(1958) Man with a Camera

as Marty Delgado

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Pop Bateman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Charles Faulkner

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as Sheriff Croft

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as Lacey Grant