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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-11-19

Day of Death

1973-04-20 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Bob Armstrong

Роберт Армстронг

Robert William Armstrong

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

King Kong

1933

King Kong

as

Carl Denham

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

The Most Dangerous Game

as

Martin Trowbridge

Decoy

1946

Decoy

as

Frank Olins

'G' Men

1935

'G' Men

as

Jeff McCord

Double Jeopardy

1955

Double Jeopardy

as

Sam Baggott

The Fugitive

1947

The Fugitive

as

Police sergeant

The Son of Kong

1933

The Son of Kong

as

Carl Denham

Blonde Alibi

1946

Blonde Alibi

as

Williams

Fall Guy

1947

Fall Guy

as

Mac McLaine

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Belle of the Yukon

as

George

Criminal Court

1946

Criminal Court

as

Vic Wright

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

The Falcon in San Francisco

as

Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

Mighty Joe Young

1949

Mighty Joe Young

as

Max O'Hara

Dive Bomber

1941

Dive Bomber

as

Art Lyons

The Kansan

1943

The Kansan

as

Malachy

The Paleface

1948

The Paleface

as

Terris

Ned McCobb's Daughter

1928

Ned McCobb's Daughter

as

Babe Callahan

Mr. Dynamite

1941

Mr. Dynamite

as

Gunman

Oh, Yeah!

1929

Oh, Yeah!

as

Dude Cowan

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as

Nick Martel, Bookie

Remember Last Night?

1935

Remember Last Night?

as

Fred Flannagan

The Mad Ghoul

1943

The Mad Ghoul

as

'Scoop' McClure

The Mystery Man

1935

The Mystery Man

as

Larry Doyle

Blood on the Sun

1945

Blood on the Sun

as

Col Hideki Tojo

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

The Penguin Pool Murder

as

Barry Costello

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949

The Crime Doctor's Diary

as

George 'Goldie' Harrigan

San Francisco Docks

1940

San Francisco Docks

as

Father Cameron

The Crooked Circle

1957

The Crooked Circle

as

Al Taylor

Wings Over the Pacific

1943

Wings Over the Pacific

as

Pieter Van Bronk

My Favorite Spy

1942

My Favorite Spy

as

Harry Robinson

Action in Arabia

1944

Action in Arabia

as

Matthew Reed

Baby Face Morgan

1942

Baby Face Morgan

as

'Doc' Rogers

The Navy Way

1944

The Navy Way

as

CPO Harper

The Racketeer

1929

The Racketeer

as

Mahlon Keane

The Pace That Thrills

1952

The Pace That Thrills

as

J.C. Barton

The Lost Squadron

1932

The Lost Squadron

as

Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as

Joe Tinker

Little Big Shot

1935

Little Big Shot

as

Steve Craig

For Those Who Think Young

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as

Norman Armstrong

Radio Patrol

1932

Radio Patrol

as

Bill Kennedy

Exposed

1947

Exposed

as

Insp. Prentice

Framed

1940

Framed

as

Skippy

A Girl in Every Port

1928

A Girl in Every Port

as

Bill / Salami

Streets of San Francisco

1949

Streets of San Francisco

as

Willard Logan

Flirting with Danger

1934

Flirting with Danger

as

Bob Owens

The Tip-Off

1931

The Tip-Off

as

Kayo McClure

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945

Gangs of the Waterfront

as

Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

Destination Big House

1950

Destination Big House

as

Ed Somers

Forgotten Girls

1940

Forgotten Girls

as

Grover Mullins

The Lucky Stiff

1949

The Lucky Stiff

as

Insp. Von Flanagan

Big News

1929

Big News

as

Steve Banks

Panama Flo

1932

Panama Flo

as

Babe Dillon

The Cop

1928

The Cop

as

Scarface Marcas

Manhattan Love Song

1934

Manhattan Love Song

as

Tom Williams

Sweet Music

1935

Sweet Music

as

Dopey Malone

Girl with an Itch

1958

Girl with an Itch

as

Ben Cooper

Danger Lights

1931

Danger Lights

as

Larry Doyle

Return of the Bad Men

1948

Return of the Bad Men

as

Wild Bill Doolin

Blind Adventure

1933

Blind Adventure

as

Richard Bruce

Be Yourself!

1930

Be Yourself!

as

Jerry Moore

Iron Man

1931

Iron Man

as

George Regan

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

Public Enemy's Wife

as

Gene Ferguson

Nobody's Baby

1937

Nobody's Baby

as

Scoops Hanford

Paid

1930

Paid

as

Joe Garson

Suicide Fleet

1931

Suicide Fleet

as

Dutch

Kansas City Princess

1934

Kansas City Princess

as

Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

as

Jonathan Price

Behind the News

1940

Behind the News

as

Vic Archer

The Girl Said No

1937

The Girl Said No

as

Jimmie Allen

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930

Dumb-bells in Ermine

as

Jerry Malone

Sky Raiders

1941

Sky Raiders

as

Lieutenant Ed Carey

Call a Messenger

1939

Call a Messenger

as

Kirk Graham

The Flying Irishman

1939

The Flying Irishman

as

Joe Alden

Fast Workers

1933

Fast Workers

as

Bucker Reilly

She Loved a Fireman

1937

She Loved a Fireman

as

Smokey Shannon

Is My Face Red?

1932

Is My Face Red?

as

Ed Maloney

Search for Beauty

1934

Search for Beauty

as

Larry Williams

The Night Hawk

1938

The Night Hawk

as

Charlie McCormick

Above the Clouds

1933

Above the Clouds

as

Scoop Adams

The Hell Cat

1934

The Hell Cat

as

Dan Collins

Ex-Bad Boy

1931

Ex-Bad Boy

as

Chester Binney

The Main Event

1927

The Main Event

as

Red Lucas

Show Folks

1928

Show Folks

as

Owens - Promoter

Palooka

1934

Palooka

as

Pete Palooka

Meet the Fleet

1940

Meet the Fleet

as

CPO Bill Jennings

There Goes My Heart

1938

There Goes My Heart

as

Detective O'Brien

Captain China

1950

Captain China

as

Keegan

The Roaring Twenties

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as

Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Without Orders

1936

Without Orders

as

Wad. Madison

Gang Busters

1955

Gang Busters

as

Det. Tim Nolan

Service with the Colors

1940

Service with the Colors

as

Sergeant Clicker

Flight at Midnight

1939

Flight at Midnight

as

Jim Brennan

I Love That Man

1933

I Love That Man

as

Driller

Sons of New Mexico

1949

Sons of New Mexico

as

Pat Feeney

G.I. War Brides

1946

G.I. War Brides

as

Dawson

Citadel of Crime

1941

Citadel of Crime

as

Cal Fullerton

Three Legionnaires

1937

Three Legionnaires

as

Sgt. Chuck Connors

Unmarried

1939

Unmarried

as

Pins Streaver

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

as

Sports Announcer Inmate

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

It Happened in Flatbush

as

Danny Mitchell

All American Chump

1936

All American Chump

as

Bill Hogan

Man of Conquest

1939

Man of Conquest

as

Jim Bowie

The Leopard Lady

1928

The Leopard Lady

as

Chris

Enemy Agent

1940

Enemy Agent

as

Gordon

She Made Her Bed

1934

She Made Her Bed

as

'Duke' Gordon

Arson Squad

1945

Arson Squad

as

Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

Celebrity

1928

Celebrity

as

Kid Reagan

Gay Blades

1946

Gay Blades

as

McManus

Winter Carnival

1939

Winter Carnival

as

Tiger Reynolds

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

as

Carl Denham (archive footage)

It Can't Last Forever

1937

It Can't Last Forever

as

Al Tinker

Gang Busters

1942

Gang Busters

as

Det. Tim Nolan

The Peacemaker

1956

The Peacemaker

as

Sheriff Ben Seale

Gigolette

1935

Gigolette

as

Chuck Ahearn

Let's Get Tough

1942

Let's Get Tough

as

Pop Stevens

Around the World

1943

Around the World

as

General

Johnny Cool

1963

Johnny Cool

as

Underworld Leader

The Leatherneck

1929

The Leatherneck

as

Joseph Hanlon

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

as

Frank "Fingers" Partos

Dangerous Waters

1936

Dangerous Waters

as

'Dusty' Johnson

Big Money

1930

Big Money

as

Ace

The Sea of Grass

1947

The Sea of Grass

as

Floyd McCurtin

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Walter Haskell

Lassie

Lassie

as

Oliver

Redigo

Redigo

as

Pat Royal

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Sidney Carter

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Dr. Hoffman

Climax!

Climax!

as

Barney Farrell

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Big Bill Carmody

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Father Dunn

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Lt. Flanagan

The Deputy

The Deputy

as

Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Sheriff Andy Anderson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Capt. Bancroft

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

as

Inspector Higgins

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Jimmy West

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Phil Jenks

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Pvt. Jeb Watkins

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Roy Daniels

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Dowd

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

as

Marty Delgado

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Pop Bateman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Charles Faulkner

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Sheriff Croft

Lawman

Lawman

as

Lacey Grant

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

as

Sam Ellender

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Cal Stone

Lawman

Lawman

as

Frank Fenway

Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw

as

Sheriff Andy Plummer

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Marshall Len Merrick

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Woody Woodruff

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Grandpa Soames

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Prescott

Production

Crew

Directing