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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

193

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-04-07

Day of Death

2012-07-27 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

R. G. Armstrong

Robert Golden Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Robert Golden Armstrong Jr.

R.G. Armstrong

Biography

Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.

Known For

Acting

Predator

1987

Predator

as

Major General Homer Phillips

Tiger by the Tail

1970

Tiger by the Tail

as

Ben Holmes

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

as

Retired Texas Ranger

Stay Hungry

1976

Stay Hungry

as

Thor Erickson

White Lightning

1973

White Lightning

as

Big Bear

The Best of Times

1986

The Best of Times

as

Schutte

El Dorado

1966

El Dorado

as

Kevin MacDonald

The Car

1977

The Car

as

Amos Clements

Race with the Devil

1975

Race with the Devil

as

Sheriff Taylor

My Name Is Nobody

1973

My Name Is Nobody

as

Honest John

Boss Nigger

1975

Boss Nigger

as

Mayor Griffin

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

as

Judge Simpson

Ride the High Country

1962

Ride the High Country

as

Joshua Knudsen

Major Dundee

1965

Major Dundee

as

Reverend Dahlstrom

White Line Fever

1975

White Line Fever

as

Prosecutor

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

as

Judge Harrison Harding

Heaven Can Wait

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as

General Manager

Steel

1979

Steel

as

Kellin

The Fugitive Kind

1960

The Fugitive Kind

as

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Evilspeak

1981

Evilspeak

as

Sarge

Cotter

1973

Cotter

as

Jack

Jocks

1986

Jocks

as

Bettlebom

No Name on the Bullet

1959

No Name on the Bullet

as

Asa Canfield

Dixie Dynamite

1976

Dixie Dynamite

as

Charlie White - Bank President

Payback

1995

Payback

as

Mac

The Pack

1977

The Pack

as

Cobb

Ghetto Blaster

1989

Ghetto Blaster

as

Curtis

The McMasters

1970

The McMasters

as

Watson

Raggedy Man

1981

Raggedy Man

as

Rigby

Manhunter

1974

Manhunter

as

Henry Stratemeyer

Reflections of Murder

1974

Reflections of Murder

as

Mr. Turner

Texas Detour

1978

Texas Detour

as

Sheriff Burt

A Face in the Crowd

1957

A Face in the Crowd

as

Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as

Mr. Hemmings

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

as

Squire Fisk

He Rides Tall

1964

He Rides Tall

as

Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

Ten Who Dared

1960

Ten Who Dared

as

Oramel Howland

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

80 Steps to Jonah

as

Mackray

From Hell to Texas

1958

From Hell to Texas

as

Hunter Boyd

The Century Turns

1972

The Century Turns

as

Ben Ritt

Red Headed Stranger

1986

Red Headed Stranger

as

Sheriff Reese Scoby

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983

Lone Wolf McQuade

as

T. Tyler

Bulletproof

1988

Bulletproof

as

Miles Blackburn

Kingston

1976

Kingston

as

Father Reardon

Reds

1981

Reds

as

Government Agent

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

as

Richard

Don't Look Back

1996

Don't Look Back

as

Parish

Calhoun

1964

Calhoun

as

Zac Laird

The Great White Hope

1970

The Great White Hope

as

Captain Dan

LBJ: The Early Years

1987

LBJ: The Early Years

as

Samuel Ealey Johnson

The Beast Within

1982

The Beast Within

as

Doc Schoonmaker

Invasion of Privacy

1996

Invasion of Privacy

as

Sam Logan - Storekeeper

Independence

1987

Independence

as

Uriah Creed

Hammett

1982

Hammett

as

Lt. O'Mara

Oceans of Fire

1986

Oceans of Fire

as

Rusty West

The Time Machine

1978

The Time Machine

as

Gen. Harris

The Final Comedown

1972

The Final Comedown

as

Mr. Freeman

J.W. Coop

1974

J.W. Coop

as

Jim Sawyer

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Pruneface

The Shadow Riders

1982

The Shadow Riders

as

Sheriff Miles Gillette

Purgatory

1999

Purgatory

as

Coachman

Dead Center

1994

Dead Center

as

Art Fencer

Running Wild

1973

Running Wild

as

Bull

Trapper County War

1989

Trapper County War

as

Pop Luddigger

Mr. Billion

1977

Mr. Billion

as

Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Baby Doll

1956

Baby Doll

as

Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Prologue to Wounded Knee

1973

Prologue to Wounded Knee

as

Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

Garden of Eden

1954

Garden of Eden

as

J. Randolph Latimore

The Man Who Found the Money

1960

The Man Who Found the Money

as

Captain Bone

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as

Allan Pinkerton

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Frank Osgood

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

'Dad' Watson

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Sheriff Crowley

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Capt. Wade

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Sebastian Craig

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Davison

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Capt. Benter

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Matthew Bartlett

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Contractor

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Enoch Talby

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Edward Loomis

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Tully Gage

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Jarvis

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Ed Henderson

Switch

Switch

as

Detective Wills

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Ben Winters

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Wallace Miles

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Ben Dawes

T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat

as

Police Capt. McAllister

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Clay Calhoun

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Marshal William MacWilliams

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Rothgate

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Maverick

Maverick

as

Wellington Cosgrove

The Texan

The Texan

as

Big Sam Aldridge

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Ed Cray

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

George David Owens

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Gantry Hobson

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Sheriff Bradley

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Marshal Matt Peters

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Sheriff John Keeley

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Lou Stoner

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Frederick Harley

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Major

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jud Briar

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Carl Anderson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Sheriff Les Houghton

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Joseph Garth

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Harry Bright

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Sheriff Farraday

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

John Gregory

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Mayor Lovett

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Nathan Clay

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Andrew Holloway

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Col. Keith Jarrell

T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat

as

Capt. McAllister

Millennium

Millennium

as

The Old Man

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Gus Flagg

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Nathanael Grimm

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Police Capt. Bill Battersea

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

Shell Davidson

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

Paul Wyatt

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Sheriff Tomlinson

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Burke

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as

Franklin Phelps

Production

Crew

Directing