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R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Acting

Born: April 7, 1917Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.

Known For
Filmography
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Self

2024

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

Self

2014

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Self

2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Self

2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self

2004
Keeper of Souls

Keeper of Souls

2001
Purgatory

Purgatory

Coachman

1999
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Old Man

1998
Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy

Sam Logan - Storekeeper

1996
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

Parish

1996
Payback

Payback

Mac

1995
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Retired Texas Ranger

1994
Dead Center

Dead Center

Art Fencer

1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Self

1993
Warlock: The Armageddon

Warlock: The Armageddon

Franks

1993
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Pruneface

1990
Ghetto Blaster

Ghetto Blaster

Curtis

1989
Trapper County War

Trapper County War

Pop Luddigger

1989
Bulletproof

Bulletproof

Miles Blackburn

1988
Predator

Predator

Major General Homer Phillips

1987

Independence

Uriah Creed

1987
LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years

Samuel Ealey Johnson

1987
Jocks

Jocks

Bettlebom

1986
Red Headed Stranger

Red Headed Stranger

Sheriff Reese Scoby

1986
Oceans of Fire

Oceans of Fire

Rusty West

1986
The Best of Times

The Best of Times

Schutte

1986
Children of the Corn

Children of the Corn

Diehl

1984
Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade

T. Tyler

1983
The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders

Sheriff Miles Gillette

1982
Hammett

Hammett

Lt. O'Mara

1982
The Beast Within

The Beast Within

Doc Schoonmaker

1982
Reds

Reds

Government Agent

1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

Dempsey

1981
Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

Rigby

1981
Evilspeak

Evilspeak

Sarge

1981
Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

Judge Simpson

1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Leland Stanford

1979
Steel

Steel

Kellin

1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun

Judge Harrison Harding

1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Al Barber

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Mr. Hemmings

1979
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Gen. Harris

1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Dunworth

1978
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

General Manager

1978
Texas Detour

Texas Detour

Sheriff Burt

1978
The Pack

The Pack

Cobb

1977
The Car

The Car

Amos Clements

1977
Mr. Billion

Mr. Billion

Sheriff T.C. Bishop

1977
Kingston

Kingston

Father Reardon

1976
Dixie Dynamite

Dixie Dynamite

Charlie White - Bank President

1976
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

Thor Erickson

1976
Mean Johnny Barrows

Mean Johnny Barrows

Richard

1975
Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger

Mayor Griffin

1975
White Line Fever

White Line Fever

Prosecutor

1975
Race with the Devil

Race with the Devil

Sheriff Taylor

1975
Reflections of Murder

Reflections of Murder

Mr. Turner

1974
Manhunter

Manhunter

Henry Stratemeyer

1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Bristowe

1974
My Name Is Nobody

My Name Is Nobody

Honest John

1973
Running Wild

Running Wild

Bull

1973
White Lightning

White Lightning

Big Bear

1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Ollinger

1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee

Prologue to Wounded Knee

Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

1973
Cotter

Cotter

Jack

1973
The Century Turns

The Century Turns

Ben Ritt

1972
The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown

Mr. Freeman

1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Clell Miller

1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Squire Fisk

1972
J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

Jim Sawyer

1972
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

Captain Dan

1970
The McMasters

The McMasters

Watson

1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Quittner

1970
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

Ben Holmes

1970
80 Steps to Jonah

80 Steps to Jonah

Mackray

1969
El Dorado

El Dorado

Kevin MacDonald

1966
Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Reverend Dahlstrom

1965
Calhoun

Calhoun

Zac Laird

1964
He Rides Tall

He Rides Tall

Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

1964
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Joshua Knudsen

1962
The Man Who Found the Money

The Man Who Found the Money

Captain Bone

1960
Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared

Oramel Howland

1960
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

1960
No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

Asa Canfield

1959
Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

Flix

1958
From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas

Hunter Boyd

1958
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

1957
Baby Doll

Baby Doll

Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

J. Randolph Latimore

1954