Robert Armstrong
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-11-19
Day of Death
1973-04-20 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Robert 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-themed television series, State Trooper.
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Known For
Acting
(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
(1958)
Girl with an Itch
as Ben Cooper
(1957)
The Crooked Circle
as Al Taylor
(1956)
The Peacemaker
as Sheriff Ben Seale
(1955)
Gang Busters
as Det. Tim Nolan
(1955)
Double Jeopardy
as Sam Baggott
(1955)
Las Vegas Shakedown
as Doc
(1955)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Walt Bevans
(1952)
The Pace That Thrills
as J.C. Barton
(1950)
Captain China
as Keegan
(1950)
Destination Big House
as Ed Somers
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Max O'Hara
(1949)
Streets of San Francisco
as Willard Logan
(1949)
Sons of New Mexico
as Pat Feeney
(1949)
The Lucky Stiff
as Insp. Von Flanagan
(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)
Exposed
as Insp. Prentice
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Floyd McCurtin
(1947)
The Fugitive
as Police sergeant
(1947)
Fall Guy
as Mac McLaine
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Williams
(1946)
Decoy
as Frank Olins
(1946)
G.I. War Brides
as Dawson
(1946)
Criminal Court
as Vic Wright
(1946)
Gay Blades
as McManus
(1945)
Blood on the Sun
as Col Hideki Tojo
(1945)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
(1945)
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
(1945)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as Jonathan Price
(1945)
Arson Squad
as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
(1944)
Belle of the Yukon
as George
(1944)
Action in Arabia
as Matthew Reed
(1944)
The Navy Way
as CPO Harper
(1944)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Joe Tinker
(1943)
The Kansan
as Malachy
(1943)
Around the World
as General
(1943)
The Mad Ghoul
as 'Scoop' McClure
(1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Arthur Galt
(1943)
Wings Over the Pacific
as Pieter Van Bronk
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Harry Robinson
(1942)
Gang Busters
as Det. Tim Nolan
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Danny Mitchell
(1942)
Baby Face Morgan
as 'Doc' Rogers
(1942)
Let's Get Tough
as Pop Stevens
(1941)
Dive Bomber
as Art Lyons
(1941)
Mr. Dynamite
as Gunman
(1941)
Sky Raiders
as Lieutenant Ed Carey
(1941)
Citadel of Crime
as Cal Fullerton
(1940)
Behind the News
as Vic Archer
(1940)
Forgotten Girls
as Grover Mullins
(1940)
Enemy Agent
as Gordon
(1940)
Framed
as Skippy
(1940)
Meet the Fleet
as CPO Bill Jennings
(1940)
Service with the Colors
as Sergeant Clicker
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Father Cameron
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
(1939)
Unmarried
as Pins Streaver
(1939)
Winter Carnival
as Tiger Reynolds
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as Joe Alden
(1939)
Call a Messenger
as Kirk Graham
(1939)
Man of Conquest
as Jim Bowie
(1939)
Flight at Midnight
as Jim Brennan
(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)
It Can't Last Forever
as Al Tinker
(1937)
Nobody's Baby
as Scoops Hanford
(1937)
Three Legionnaires
as Sgt. Chuck Connors
(1937)
The Girl Said No
as Jimmie Allen
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Nick Martel, Bookie
(1936)
Without Orders
as Wad. Madison
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as 'Dusty' Johnson
(1936)
Public Enemy's Wife
as Gene Ferguson
(1936)
All American Chump
as Bill Hogan
(1935)
'G' Men
as Jeff McCord
(1935)
The Mystery Man
as Larry Doyle
(1935)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Performer
(1935)
Little Big Shot
as Steve Craig
(1935)
(1935)
Sweet Music
as Dopey Malone
(1935)
Remember Last Night?
as Fred Flannagan
(1935)
Gigolette
as Chuck Ahearn
(1934)
Flirting with Danger
as Bob Owens
(1934)
Palooka
as Pete Palooka
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Dan Collins
(1934)
She Made Her Bed
as 'Duke' Gordon
(1934)
Kansas City Princess
as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
(1934)
Manhattan Love Song
as Tom Williams
(1934)
Search for Beauty
as Larry Williams
(1933)
King Kong
as Carl Denham
(1933)
The Son of Kong
as Carl Denham
(1933)
Fast Workers
as Bucker Reilly
(1933)
I Love That Man
as Driller
(1933)
Blind Adventure
as Richard Bruce
(1933)
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Frank "Fingers" Partos
(1933)
Above the Clouds
as Scoop Adams
(1932)
The Most Dangerous Game
as Martin Trowbridge
(1932)
Is My Face Red?
as Ed Maloney
(1932)
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Barry Costello
(1932)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Sports Announcer Inmate
(1932)
The Lost Squadron
as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
(1932)
Radio Patrol
as Bill Kennedy
(1932)
Panama Flo
as Babe Dillon
(1931)
Suicide Fleet
as Dutch
(1931)
Iron Man
as George Regan
(1931)
Danger Lights
as Larry Doyle
(1931)
The Tip-Off
as Kayo McClure
(1931)
Ex-Bad Boy
as Chester Binney
(1930)
Paid
as Joe Garson
(1930)
Be Yourself!
as Jerry Moore
(1930)
Dumb-bells in Ermine
as Jerry Malone
(1930)
Big Money
as Ace
(1930)
(1929)
Big News
as Steve Banks
(1929)
The Leatherneck
as Joseph Hanlon
(1929)
Oh, Yeah!
as Dude Cowan
(1929)
The Racketeer
as Mahlon Keane
(1929)
The Woman from Hell
as Alf
(1928)
The Cop
as Scarface Marcas
(1928)
Show Folks
as Owens - Promoter
(1928)
A Girl in Every Port
as Bill / Salami
(1928)
Celebrity
as Kid Reagan
(1928)
The Baby Cyclone
as Gene
(1928)
The Leopard Lady
as Chris
(1928)
Ned McCobb's Daughter
as Babe Callahan
(1927)
The Main Event
as Red Lucas