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Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Born: 1890-11-19 • Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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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.

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Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies poster
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021 • Self - (archive footage)
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence poster
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005 • Carl Denham (archive footage)
For Those Who Think Young poster
For Those Who Think Young
1964 • Norman Armstrong
Johnny Cool poster
Johnny Cool
1963 • Underworld Leader
Girl with an Itch poster
Girl with an Itch
1958 • Ben Cooper
The Crooked Circle poster
The Crooked Circle
1957 • Al Taylor
The Peacemaker poster
The Peacemaker
1956 • Sheriff Ben Seale
Double Jeopardy poster
Double Jeopardy
1955 • Sam Baggott
Gang Busters poster
Gang Busters
1955 • Det. Tim Nolan
Las Vegas Shakedown poster
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955 • Doc
General Electric Theater: Into the Night poster
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955 • Walt Bevans
The Pace That Thrills poster
The Pace That Thrills
1952 • J.C. Barton
Destination Big House poster
Destination Big House
1950 • Ed Somers
Captain China poster
Captain China
1950 • Keegan
Sons of New Mexico poster
Sons of New Mexico
1949 • Pat Feeney
Mighty Joe Young poster
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Max O'Hara
The Lucky Stiff poster
The Lucky Stiff
1949 • Insp. Von Flanagan
No Image
Streets of San Francisco
1949 • Willard Logan
The Crime Doctor's Diary poster
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949 • George 'Goldie' Harrigan
The Paleface poster
The Paleface
1948 • Terris
Return of the Bad Men poster
Return of the Bad Men
1948 • Wild Bill Doolin
The Fugitive poster
The Fugitive
1947 • Police sergeant
Exposed poster
Exposed
1947 • Insp. Prentice
The Sea of Grass poster
The Sea of Grass
1947 • Floyd McCurtin
Fall Guy poster
Fall Guy
1947 • Mac McLaine
Criminal Court poster
Criminal Court
1946 • Vic Wright
Decoy poster
Decoy
1946 • Frank Olins
G.I. War Brides poster
G.I. War Brides
1946 • Dawson
Blonde Alibi poster
Blonde Alibi
1946 • Williams
Gay Blades poster
Gay Blades
1946 • McManus
The Royal Mounted Rides Again poster
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945 • Jonathan Price
Arson Squad poster
Arson Squad
1945 • Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
The Falcon in San Francisco poster
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 • Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Gangs of the Waterfront poster
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 • Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Blood on the Sun poster
Blood on the Sun
1945 • Col Hideki Tojo
Belle of the Yukon poster
Belle of the Yukon
1944 • George
Mr. Winkle Goes to War poster
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944 • Joe Tinker
The Navy Way poster
The Navy Way
1944 • CPO Harper
Action in Arabia poster
Action in Arabia
1944 • Matthew Reed
Around the World poster
Around the World
1943 • General
The Mad Ghoul poster
The Mad Ghoul
1943 • 'Scoop' McClure
The Kansan poster
The Kansan
1943 • Malachy
Adventures of the Flying Cadets poster
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943 • Arthur Galt
Wings Over the Pacific poster
Wings Over the Pacific
1943 • Pieter Van Bronk
Baby Face Morgan poster
Baby Face Morgan
1942 • 'Doc' Rogers
My Favorite Spy poster
My Favorite Spy
1942 • Harry Robinson
Let's Get Tough poster
Let's Get Tough
1942 • Pop Stevens
It Happened in Flatbush poster
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 • Danny Mitchell
Gang Busters poster
Gang Busters
1942 • Det. Tim Nolan
Dive Bomber poster
Dive Bomber
1941 • Art Lyons
No Image
Citadel of Crime
1941 • Cal Fullerton
Sky Raiders poster
Sky Raiders
1941 • Lieutenant Ed Carey
Mr. Dynamite poster
Mr. Dynamite
1941 • Gunman
San Francisco Docks poster
San Francisco Docks
1940 • Father Cameron
Meet the Fleet poster
Meet the Fleet
1940 • CPO Bill Jennings
Behind the News poster
Behind the News
1940 • Vic Archer
The Bride Wore Crutches poster
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940 • Pete
Service with the Colors poster
Service with the Colors
1940 • Sergeant Clicker
Enemy Agent poster
Enemy Agent
1940 • Gordon
Forgotten Girls poster
Forgotten Girls
1940 • Grover Mullins
Framed poster
Framed
1940 • Skippy
Call a Messenger poster
Call a Messenger
1939 • Kirk Graham
The Roaring Twenties poster
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Flight at Midnight poster
Flight at Midnight
1939 • Jim Brennan
Winter Carnival poster
Winter Carnival
1939 • Tiger Reynolds
Unmarried poster
Unmarried
1939 • Pins Streaver
Man of Conquest poster
Man of Conquest
1939 • Jim Bowie
The Flying Irishman poster
The Flying Irishman
1939 • Joe Alden
There Goes My Heart poster
There Goes My Heart
1938 • Detective O'Brien
The Night Hawk poster
The Night Hawk
1938 • Charlie McCormick
She Loved a Fireman poster
She Loved a Fireman
1937 • Smokey Shannon
The Girl Said No poster
The Girl Said No
1937 • Jimmie Allen
It Can't Last Forever poster
It Can't Last Forever
1937 • Al Tinker
No Image
Three Legionnaires
1937 • Sgt. Chuck Connors
Nobody's Baby poster
Nobody's Baby
1937 • Scoops Hanford
Without Orders poster
Without Orders
1936 • Wad. Madison
All American Chump poster
All American Chump
1936 • Bill Hogan
Public Enemy's Wife poster
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 • Gene Ferguson
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford poster
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • Nick Martel, Bookie
Dangerous Waters poster
Dangerous Waters
1936 • 'Dusty' Johnson
Things You Never See on the Screen poster
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935 • Self
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle poster
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935 • Performer
Remember Last Night? poster
Remember Last Night?
1935 • Fred Flannagan
Little Big Shot poster
Little Big Shot
1935 • Steve Craig
'G' Men poster
'G' Men
1935 • Jeff McCord
Sweet Music poster
Sweet Music
1935 • Dopey Malone
Gigolette poster
Gigolette
1935 • Chuck Ahearn
The Mystery Man poster
The Mystery Man
1935 • Larry Doyle
Flirting with Danger poster
Flirting with Danger
1934 • Bob Owens
Kansas City Princess poster
Kansas City Princess
1934 • Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
The Hell Cat poster
The Hell Cat
1934 • Dan Collins
Manhattan Love Song poster
Manhattan Love Song
1934 • Tom Williams
She Made Her Bed poster
She Made Her Bed
1934 • 'Duke' Gordon
Search for Beauty poster
Search for Beauty
1934 • Larry Williams
Palooka poster
Palooka
1934 • Pete Palooka
The Son of Kong poster
The Son of Kong
1933 • Carl Denham
Above the Clouds poster
Above the Clouds
1933 • Scoop Adams
Blind Adventure poster
Blind Adventure
1933 • Richard Bruce
I Love That Man poster
I Love That Man
1933 • Driller
King Kong poster
King Kong
1933 • Carl Denham