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Robert Armstrong
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Robert Armstrong

169 titles on file · died at 82 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA · IMDb ↗

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.​

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Filmography · 160

Perry Mason
TV ★ 3.9

Perry Mason

1957 · Walter Haskell

Lassie
TV ★ 3.1

Lassie

1954 · Oliver

The Red Skelton Show
TV ★ 3.7

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Lt. Flanagan

Wagon Train
TV ★ 3.3

Wagon Train

1957 · Roy Daniels

Lawman
TV ★ 2.9

Lawman

1958 · Lacey Grant

Rawhide
TV ★ 3.6

Rawhide

1959 · Cal Stone

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV ★ 3.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Charles Faulkner

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV ★ 3.7

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Sidney Carter

Cheyenne
TV ★ 3.1

Cheyenne

1955 · Marshall Len Merrick

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV ★ 3.1

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Sheriff Dan Walker

Climax!
TV ★ 1.9

Climax!

1954 · Barney Farrell

The Deputy
TV ★ 3.3

The Deputy

1959 · Constable Emmanuel Dob...

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV ★ 3.9

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Saloonkeeper

This Is Your Life
TV ★ 3.3

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Sugarfoot
TV ★ 2.6

Sugarfoot

1957 · Big Bill Carmody

77 Sunset Strip
TV ★ 3.6

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Pop Bateman

Trackdown
TV ★ 3.4

Trackdown

1957 · Sheriff Croft

Studio 57
TV ★ 3.8

Studio 57

1954 · Pvt. Jeb Watkins

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV ★ 3.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Pop

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV ★ 3.2

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Insp. Gunnison

Public Defender
TV ★ 3.1

Public Defender

1954 · Father Dunn

Lock-Up
TV ★ 3.2

Lock-Up

1959 · Sam Ellender

King Kong
Film ★ 3.8

King Kong

1933 · Carl Denham

26 Men
TV ★ 2.5

26 Men

1957

The Alaskans
TV ★ 3.3

The Alaskans

1959

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV ★ 4.5

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

1958 · Police chief

Man with a Camera
TV ★ 2.8

Man with a Camera

1958 · Marty Delgado

Meet McGraw
TV ★ 3.3

Meet McGraw

1957 · Sheriff Andy Plummer

General Electric Theater
TV ★ 3.4

General Electric Theater

1953 · Walt Bevans

Redigo
TV ★ 3.2

Redigo

1963 · Pat Royal

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV ★ 3.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Jay Calliston

Mighty Joe Young
Film ★ 3.2

Mighty Joe Young

1949 · Max O'Hara

Johnny Cool
Film ★ 2.6

Johnny Cool

1963 · Underworld Leader

The Most Dangerous Game
Film ★ 3.5

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 · Martin Trowbridge

The Roaring Twenties
Film ★ 3.8

The Roaring Twenties

1939 · Hatted Passerby Before...

'G' Men
Film ★ 3.3

'G' Men

1935 · Jeff McCord

For Those Who Think Young
Film ★ 2.9

For Those Who Think Young

1964 · Norman Armstrong

The Cop
Film ★ 3.3

The Cop

1928 · Scarface Marcas

Decoy
Film ★ 2.9

Decoy

1946 · Frank Olins

The Son of Kong
Film ★ 2.7

The Son of Kong

1933 · Carl Denham

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Film ★ 3.1

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 · Nick Martel, Bookie

The Crime Doctor's Diary
Film ★ 3.1

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949 · George 'Goldie' Harrig...

Double Jeopardy
Film ★ 2.6

Double Jeopardy

1955 · Sam Baggott

The Paleface
Film ★ 3.1

The Paleface

1948 · Terris

She Made Her Bed
Film ★ 2.3

She Made Her Bed

1934 · 'Duke' Gordon

Unmarried
Film ★ 2.4

Unmarried

1939 · Pins Streaver

Destination Big House
Film ★ 4.0

Destination Big House

1950 · Ed Somers

The Fugitive
Film ★ 3.0

The Fugitive

1947 · Police sergeant

Exposed
Film ★ 3.1

Exposed

1947 · Insp. Prentice

Blonde Alibi
Film ★ 2.4

Blonde Alibi

1946 · Williams

Flight at Midnight
Film ★ 2.9

Flight at Midnight

1939 · Jim Brennan

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Film

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021 · Self - (archive footag...

Blood on the Sun
Film ★ 3.0

Blood on the Sun

1945 · Col Hideki Tojo

Action in Arabia
Film ★ 3.0

Action in Arabia

1944 · Matthew Reed

The Sea of Grass
Film ★ 3.1

The Sea of Grass

1947 · Floyd McCurtin

Gigolette
Film ★ 2.7

Gigolette

1935 · Chuck Ahearn

Arson Squad
Film ★ 4.5

Arson Squad

1945 · Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

Winter Carnival
Film ★ 3.3

Winter Carnival

1939 · Tiger Reynolds

Captain China
Film ★ 2.8

Captain China

1950 · Keegan

Flirting with Danger
Film ★ 2.9

Flirting with Danger

1934 · Bob Owens

The Bride Wore Crutches
Film ★ 3.5

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940 · Pete

Forgotten Girls
Film ★ 2.8

Forgotten Girls

1940 · Grover Mullins

Dive Bomber
Film ★ 3.2

Dive Bomber

1941 · Art Lyons

Paid
Film ★ 3.4

Paid

1930 · Joe Garson

The Kansan
Film ★ 3.0

The Kansan

1943 · Malachy

Gay Blades
Film ★ 4.0

Gay Blades

1946 · McManus

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Film ★ 3.5

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944 · Joe Tinker

Big Money
Film ★ 5.0

Big Money

1930 · Ace

Las Vegas Shakedown
Film ★ 2.9

Las Vegas Shakedown

1955 · Doc

A Girl in Every Port
Film ★ 3.0

A Girl in Every Port

1928 · Bill / Salami

The Shady Lady
Film ★ 4.0

The Shady Lady

1928 · Blake

Return of the Bad Men
Film ★ 3.2

Return of the Bad Men

1948 · Wild Bill Doolin

The Pace That Thrills
Film ★ 3.0

The Pace That Thrills

1952 · J.C. Barton

There Goes My Heart
Film ★ 3.6

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Detective O'Brien

The Hell Cat
Film ★ 4.0

The Hell Cat

1934 · Dan Collins

The Penguin Pool Murder
Film ★ 3.0

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 · Barry Costello

Oh, Yeah!
Film ★ 2.5

Oh, Yeah!

1929 · Dude Cowan

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Film ★ 3.4

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005 · Carl Denham (archive f...

Around the World
Film ★ 3.2

Around the World

1943 · General

My Favorite Spy
Film ★ 2.8

My Favorite Spy

1942 · Harry Robinson

The Girl Said No
Film ★ 3.0

The Girl Said No

1937 · Jimmie Allen

Celebrity
Film ★ 4.5

Celebrity

1928 · Kid Reagan

The Billion Dollar Scandal
Film

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933 · Frank "Fingers" Partos

Remember Last Night?
Film ★ 2.8

Remember Last Night?

1935 · Fred Flannagan

Things You Never See on the Screen
Film ★ 2.6

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935 · Self

Blind Adventure
Film ★ 3.1

Blind Adventure

1933 · Richard Bruce

Ex-Bad Boy
Film ★ 4.0

Ex-Bad Boy

1931 · Chester Binney

The Falcon in San Francisco
Film ★ 3.1

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945 · Duke Monet / De Forres...

Dangerous Waters
Film ★ 3.0

Dangerous Waters

1936 · 'Dusty' Johnson

Fast Workers
Film ★ 2.5

Fast Workers

1933 · Bucker Reilly

The Lost Squadron
Film ★ 3.2

The Lost Squadron

1932 · Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

The Racketeer
Film ★ 2.6

The Racketeer

1929 · Mahlon Keane

Belle of the Yukon
Film ★ 2.9

Belle of the Yukon

1944 · George

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Film ★ 3.1

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935 · Performer

Citadel of Crime
Film ★ 4.5

Citadel of Crime

1941 · Cal Fullerton

G.I. War Brides
Film ★ 4.5

G.I. War Brides

1946 · Dawson

Search for Beauty
Film ★ 2.8

Search for Beauty

1934 · Larry Williams

It Happened in Flatbush
Film ★ 2.7

It Happened in Flatbush

1942 · Danny Mitchell

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Film ★ 3.3

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943 · Arthur Galt

Iron Man
Film ★ 2.8

Iron Man

1931 · George Regan

Little Big Shot
Film ★ 3.7

Little Big Shot

1935 · Steve Craig

She Loved a Fireman
Film ★ 3.8

She Loved a Fireman

1937 · Smokey Shannon

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Film ★ 3.6

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945 · Jonathan Price

Man of Conquest
Film ★ 2.8

Man of Conquest

1939 · Jim Bowie

Public Enemy's Wife
Film ★ 3.2

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 · Gene Ferguson

The Flying Irishman
Film ★ 2.5

The Flying Irishman

1939 · Joe Alden

I Love That Man
Film ★ 5.0

I Love That Man

1933 · Driller

The Navy Way
Film ★ 3.1

The Navy Way

1944 · CPO Harper

The Woman from Hell
Film ★ 4.0

The Woman from Hell

1929 · Alf

Palooka
Film ★ 1.8

Palooka

1934 · Pete Palooka

The Night Hawk
Film ★ 5.0

The Night Hawk

1938 · Charlie McCormick

The Mad Ghoul
Film ★ 3.0

The Mad Ghoul

1943 · 'Scoop' McClure

Above the Clouds
Film ★ 3.3

Above the Clouds

1933 · Scoop Adams

Sweet Music
Film ★ 3.4

Sweet Music

1935 · Dopey Malone

Fall Guy
Film ★ 2.6

Fall Guy

1947 · Mac McLaine

The Baby Cyclone
Film ★ 4.0

The Baby Cyclone

1928 · Gene

Kansas City Princess
Film ★ 2.5

Kansas City Princess

1934 · Dynamite 'Dynie' Carso...

The Tip-Off
Film ★ 3.0

The Tip-Off

1931 · Kayo McClure

It Can't Last Forever
Film ★ 3.3

It Can't Last Forever

1937 · Al Tinker

The Mystery Man
Film ★ 2.8

The Mystery Man

1935 · Larry Doyle

Without Orders
Film ★ 3.7

Without Orders

1936 · Wad. Madison

Let's Get Tough
Film ★ 2.7

Let's Get Tough

1942 · Pop Stevens

Radio Patrol
Film ★ 5.0

Radio Patrol

1932 · Bill Kennedy

The Crooked Circle
Film ★ 3.3

The Crooked Circle

1957 · Al Taylor

Service with the Colors
Film ★ 2.7

Service with the Colors

1940 · Sergeant Clicker

Sons of New Mexico
Film ★ 3.3

Sons of New Mexico

1949 · Pat Feeney

Sky Raiders
Film ★ 3.6

Sky Raiders

1941 · Lieutenant Ed Carey

Ned McCobb's Daughter
Film ★ 4.5

Ned McCobb's Daughter

1928 · Babe Callahan

Criminal Court
Film ★ 2.7

Criminal Court

1946 · Vic Wright

Be Yourself!
Film ★ 2.8

Be Yourself!

1930 · Jerry Moore

Framed
Film ★ 3.1

Framed

1940 · Skippy

Gang Busters
Film ★ 3.0

Gang Busters

1942 · Det. Tim Nolan

Baby Face Morgan
Film ★ 2.2

Baby Face Morgan

1942 · 'Doc' Rogers

Wings Over the Pacific
Film ★ 2.8

Wings Over the Pacific

1943 · Pieter Van Bronk

Enemy Agent
Film ★ 3.3

Enemy Agent

1940 · Gordon

The Peacemaker
Film ★ 2.6

The Peacemaker

1956 · Sheriff Ben Seale

The Lucky Stiff
Film ★ 2.9

The Lucky Stiff

1949 · Insp. Von Flanagan

San Francisco Docks
Film ★ 3.7

San Francisco Docks

1940 · Father Cameron

Is My Face Red?
Film ★ 2.5

Is My Face Red?

1932 · Ed Maloney

All American Chump
Film ★ 3.1

All American Chump

1936 · Bill Hogan

Nobody's Baby
Film ★ 3.0

Nobody's Baby

1937 · Scoops Hanford

Suicide Fleet
Film ★ 2.5

Suicide Fleet

1931 · Dutch

Panama Flo
Film ★ 3.9

Panama Flo

1932 · Babe Dillon

Girl with an Itch
Film ★ 2.6

Girl with an Itch

1958 · Ben Cooper

Behind the News
Film ★ 4.0

Behind the News

1940 · Vic Archer

Mr. Dynamite
Film ★ 4.5

Mr. Dynamite

1941 · Gunman

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Film

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930 · Self

Manhattan Love Song
Film ★ 2.9

Manhattan Love Song

1934 · Tom Williams

Gangs of the Waterfront
Film ★ 3.8

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945 · Peter Winkley / John '...

Danger Lights
Film ★ 3.1

Danger Lights

1931 · Larry Doyle

Show Folks
Film ★ 3.5

Show Folks

1928 · Owens - Promoter

Big News
Film ★ 2.3

Big News

1929 · Steve Banks

General Electric Theater: Into the Night
Film

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955 · Walt Bevans

The Main Event
Film ★ 4.5

The Main Event

1927 · Red Lucas

Hold 'Em Jail
Film ★ 3.4

Hold 'Em Jail

1932 · Sports Announcer Inmat...

Call a Messenger
Film ★ 4.0

Call a Messenger

1939 · Kirk Graham

The Leatherneck
Film ★ 2.8

The Leatherneck

1929 · Joseph Hanlon

Gang Busters
Film ★ 2.9

Gang Busters

1955 · Det. Tim Nolan

Meet the Fleet
Film ★ 3.2

Meet the Fleet

1940 · CPO Bill Jennings

Dumb-bells in Ermine
Film ★ 2.8

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930 · Jerry Malone

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