Robert Armstrong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1890, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Died
- April 20, 1973
- Movies
- 134
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2021 | Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | The Lost Spider Pit Sequence | Carl Denham (archive footage) |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young | Norman Armstrong |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Underworld Leader |
| 1958 | Girl with an Itch | Ben Cooper |
| 1957 | The Crooked Circle | Al Taylor |
| 1956 | The Peacemaker | Sheriff Ben Seale |
| 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Sam Baggott |
| 1955 | Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan |
| 1955 | Las Vegas Shakedown | Doc |
| 1955 | General Electric Theater: Into the Night | Walt Bevans |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills | J.C. Barton |
| 1950 | Destination Big House | Ed Somers |
| 1950 | Captain China | Keegan |
| 1949 | Sons of New Mexico | Pat Feeney |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Max O'Hara |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff | Insp. Von Flanagan |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Willard Logan |
| 1949 | The Crime Doctor's Diary | George 'Goldie' Harrigan |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Terris |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Wild Bill Doolin |
| 1947 | The Fugitive | Police sergeant |
| 1947 | Exposed | Insp. Prentice |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Floyd McCurtin |
| 1947 | Fall Guy | Mac McLaine |
| 1946 | Criminal Court | Vic Wright |
| 1946 | Decoy | Frank Olins |
| 1946 | G.I. War Brides | Dawson |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Williams |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | McManus |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Jonathan Price |
| 1945 | Arson Squad | Fire Capt. Joe Dugan |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall |
| 1945 | Gangs of the Waterfront | Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Col Hideki Tojo |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon | George |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Joe Tinker |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | CPO Harper |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia | Matthew Reed |
| 1943 | Around the World | General |
| 1943 | The Mad Ghoul | 'Scoop' McClure |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Malachy |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Arthur Galt |
| 1943 | Wings Over the Pacific | Pieter Van Bronk |
| 1942 | Baby Face Morgan | 'Doc' Rogers |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Harry Robinson |
| 1942 | Let's Get Tough | Pop Stevens |
| 1942 | It Happened in Flatbush | Danny Mitchell |
| 1942 | Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Art Lyons |
| 1941 | Citadel of Crime | Cal Fullerton |
| 1941 | Sky Raiders | Lieutenant Ed Carey |
| 1941 | Mr. Dynamite | Gunman |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Father Cameron |
| 1940 | Meet the Fleet | CPO Bill Jennings |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Vic Archer |
| 1940 | The Bride Wore Crutches | Pete |
| 1940 | Service with the Colors | Sergeant Clicker |
| 1940 | Enemy Agent | Gordon |
| 1940 | Forgotten Girls | Grover Mullins |
| 1940 | Framed | Skippy |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | Kirk Graham |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Flight at Midnight | Jim Brennan |
| 1939 | Winter Carnival | Tiger Reynolds |
| 1939 | Unmarried | Pins Streaver |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Jim Bowie |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Joe Alden |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Detective O'Brien |
| 1938 | The Night Hawk | Charlie McCormick |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Smokey Shannon |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Jimmie Allen |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever | Al Tinker |
| 1937 | Three Legionnaires | Sgt. Chuck Connors |
| 1937 | Nobody's Baby | Scoops Hanford |
| 1936 | Without Orders | Wad. Madison |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Bill Hogan |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Gene Ferguson |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Nick Martel, Bookie |
| 1936 | Dangerous Waters | 'Dusty' Johnson |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Performer |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Fred Flannagan |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot | Steve Craig |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Jeff McCord |
| 1935 | Sweet Music | Dopey Malone |
| 1935 | Gigolette | Chuck Ahearn |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man | Larry Doyle |
| 1934 | Flirting with Danger | Bob Owens |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson |
| 1934 | The Hell Cat | Dan Collins |
| 1934 | Manhattan Love Song | Tom Williams |
| 1934 | She Made Her Bed | 'Duke' Gordon |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty | Larry Williams |
| 1934 | Palooka | Pete Palooka |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong | Carl Denham |
| 1933 | Above the Clouds | Scoop Adams |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure | Richard Bruce |
| 1933 | I Love That Man | Driller |
| 1933 | King Kong | Carl Denham |
| 1933 | Fast Workers | Bucker Reilly |
| 1933 | The Billion Dollar Scandal | Frank "Fingers" Partos |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool Murder | Barry Costello |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous Game | Martin Trowbridge |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail | Sports Announcer Inmate |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Ed Maloney |
| 1932 | Radio Patrol | Bill Kennedy |
| 1932 | The Lost Squadron | Lt. 'Woody' Curwood |
| 1932 | Panama Flo | Babe Dillon |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Dutch |
| 1931 | The Tip-Off | Kayo McClure |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy | Chester Binney |
| 1931 | Iron Man | George Regan |
| 1931 | Danger Lights | Larry Doyle |
| 1930 | Paid | Joe Garson |
| 1930 | Big Money | Ace |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self |
| 1930 | Dumb-bells in Ermine | Jerry Malone |
| 1930 | Be Yourself! | Jerry Moore |
| 1929 | The Racketeer | Mahlon Keane |
| 1929 | Oh, Yeah! | Dude Cowan |
| 1929 | Big News | Steve Banks |
| 1929 | The Woman from Hell | Alf |
| 1929 | The Leatherneck | Joseph Hanlon |
| 1928 | The Shady Lady | Blake |
| 1928 | Ned McCobb's Daughter | Babe Callahan |
| 1928 | Show Folks | Owens - Promoter |
| 1928 | The Baby Cyclone | Gene |
| 1928 | The Cop | Scarface Marcas |
| 1928 | Celebrity | Kid Reagan |
| 1928 | Square Crooks | Eddie Ellison |
| 1928 | A Girl in Every Port | Bill / Salami |
| 1928 | The Leopard Lady | Chris |
| 1927 | The Main Event | Red Lucas |
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