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Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-11-19 (134 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
Redigo as Pat Royal

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Charles Faulkner

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Insp. Gunnison

1959

The Deputy as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
Lock-Up as Sam Ellender
Rawhide as Cal Stone

1958

Girl with an Itch as Ben Cooper
Man with a Camera as Marty Delgado
77 Sunset Strip as Pop Bateman
Lawman as Lacey Grant
Lawman as Frank Fenway

1957

The Crooked Circle as Al Taylor
Perry Mason as Walter Haskell
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sidney Carter
Sugarfoot as Big Bill Carmody
Perry Mason as Capt. Bancroft
Perry Mason as Jimmy West
Perry Mason as Phil Jenks
Wagon Train as Roy Daniels
Trackdown as Sheriff Croft
Meet McGraw as Sheriff Andy Plummer

1956

The Peacemaker as Sheriff Ben Seale
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Dan Walker
State Trooper as Sheriff Andy Anderson
Broken Arrow as Inspector Higgins

1955

Double Jeopardy as Sam Baggott
Gang Busters as Det. Tim Nolan
Cheyenne as Marshall Len Merrick

1954

Lassie as Oliver
Climax! as Barney Farrell
Public Defender as Father Dunn
Studio 57 as Pvt. Jeb Watkins
Studio 57 as Dowd
Studio 57 as Woody Woodruff
Studio 57 as Grandpa Soames
Studio 57 as Prescott

1953

1952

The Pace That Thrills as J.C. Barton

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Lt. Flanagan

1950

Captain China as Keegan
Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Hoffman

1949

Mighty Joe Young as Max O'Hara
The Crime Doctor's Diary as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Streets of San Francisco as Willard Logan
The Lucky Stiff as Insp. Von Flanagan
Sons of New Mexico as Pat Feeney

1948

The Paleface as Terris
Return of the Bad Men as Wild Bill Doolin

1947

The Fugitive as Police sergeant
Fall Guy as Mac McLaine
Exposed as Insp. Prentice
The Sea of Grass as Floyd McCurtin

1946

Decoy as Frank Olins
Blonde Alibi as Williams
Criminal Court as Vic Wright
G.I. War Brides as Dawson
Gay Blades as McManus

1945

The Falcon in San Francisco as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Blood on the Sun as Col Hideki Tojo
Gangs of the Waterfront as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Arson Squad as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

1944

Action in Arabia as Matthew Reed
The Navy Way as CPO Harper

1943

The Kansan as Malachy
The Mad Ghoul as 'Scoop' McClure
Wings Over the Pacific as Pieter Van Bronk
Around the World as General

1942

My Favorite Spy as Harry Robinson
Baby Face Morgan as 'Doc' Rogers
It Happened in Flatbush as Danny Mitchell
Gang Busters as Det. Tim Nolan
Let's Get Tough as Pop Stevens

1941

Dive Bomber as Art Lyons
Mr. Dynamite as Gunman
Sky Raiders as Lieutenant Ed Carey
Citadel of Crime as Cal Fullerton

1940

San Francisco Docks as Father Cameron
Framed as Skippy
Forgotten Girls as Grover Mullins
Behind the News as Vic Archer
Meet the Fleet as CPO Bill Jennings
Service with the Colors as Sergeant Clicker
Enemy Agent as Gordon

1939

Call a Messenger as Kirk Graham
The Flying Irishman as Joe Alden
The Roaring Twenties as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Flight at Midnight as Jim Brennan
Unmarried as Pins Streaver
Man of Conquest as Jim Bowie
Winter Carnival as Tiger Reynolds

1938

The Night Hawk as Charlie McCormick
There Goes My Heart as Detective O'Brien

1937

Nobody's Baby as Scoops Hanford
The Girl Said No as Jimmie Allen
She Loved a Fireman as Smokey Shannon
Three Legionnaires as Sgt. Chuck Connors

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Nick Martel, Bookie
Public Enemy's Wife as Gene Ferguson
Without Orders as Wad. Madison
All American Chump as Bill Hogan
Dangerous Waters as 'Dusty' Johnson

1935

'G' Men as Jeff McCord
Remember Last Night? as Fred Flannagan
The Mystery Man as Larry Doyle
Little Big Shot as Steve Craig
Sweet Music as Dopey Malone
Gigolette as Chuck Ahearn

1934

Manhattan Love Song as Tom Williams
Kansas City Princess as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
Search for Beauty as Larry Williams
The Hell Cat as Dan Collins
Palooka as Pete Palooka
She Made Her Bed as 'Duke' Gordon

1933

King Kong as Carl Denham
The Son of Kong as Carl Denham
Blind Adventure as Richard Bruce
Fast Workers as Bucker Reilly
Above the Clouds as Scoop Adams
I Love That Man as Driller
The Billion Dollar Scandal as Frank "Fingers" Partos

1932

The Most Dangerous Game as Martin Trowbridge
The Penguin Pool Murder as Barry Costello
The Lost Squadron as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Radio Patrol as Bill Kennedy
Panama Flo as Babe Dillon
Is My Face Red? as Ed Maloney
Hold 'Em Jail as Sports Announcer Inmate

1931

The Tip-Off as Kayo McClure
Danger Lights as Larry Doyle
Iron Man as George Regan
Suicide Fleet as Dutch
Ex-Bad Boy as Chester Binney

1930

Be Yourself! as Jerry Moore
Paid as Joe Garson
Dumb-bells in Ermine as Jerry Malone
Big Money as Ace

1929

Oh, Yeah! as Dude Cowan
The Racketeer as Mahlon Keane
Big News as Steve Banks
The Leatherneck as Joseph Hanlon

1928

Ned McCobb's Daughter as Babe Callahan
A Girl in Every Port as Bill / Salami
The Cop as Scarface Marcas
Show Folks as Owens - Promoter
Celebrity as Kid Reagan

1927

The Main Event as Red Lucas