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Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Acting

Born: November 19, 1890Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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.​

Known For
Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2021
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

Carl Denham (archive footage)

2005
For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

Norman Armstrong

1964
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

Underworld Leader

1963
Girl with an Itch

Girl with an Itch

Ben Cooper

1958
The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

Al Taylor

1957
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

Sheriff Ben Seale

1956
Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy

Sam Baggott

1955
Gang Busters

Gang Busters

Det. Tim Nolan

1955
Las Vegas Shakedown

Las Vegas Shakedown

Doc

1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

Walt Bevans

1955
The Pace That Thrills

The Pace That Thrills

J.C. Barton

1952
Destination Big House

Destination Big House

Ed Somers

1950
Captain China

Captain China

Keegan

1950
Sons of New Mexico

Sons of New Mexico

Pat Feeney

1949
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Max O'Hara

1949
The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

Insp. Von Flanagan

1949

Streets of San Francisco

Willard Logan

1949
The Crime Doctor's Diary

The Crime Doctor's Diary

George 'Goldie' Harrigan

1949
The Paleface

The Paleface

Terris

1948
Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men

Wild Bill Doolin

1948
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Police sergeant

1947
Exposed

Exposed

Insp. Prentice

1947
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

Floyd McCurtin

1947
Fall Guy

Fall Guy

Mac McLaine

1947
Criminal Court

Criminal Court

Vic Wright

1946
Decoy

Decoy

Frank Olins

1946
G.I. War Brides

G.I. War Brides

Dawson

1946
Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

Williams

1946
Gay Blades

Gay Blades

McManus

1946
The Royal Mounted Rides Again

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

Jonathan Price

1945
Arson Squad

Arson Squad

Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

1945
The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco

Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

1945
Gangs of the Waterfront

Gangs of the Waterfront

Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

1945
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

Col Hideki Tojo

1945
Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

George

1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Joe Tinker

1944
The Navy Way

The Navy Way

CPO Harper

1944
Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

Matthew Reed

1944
Around the World

Around the World

General

1943
The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul

'Scoop' McClure

1943
The Kansan

The Kansan

Malachy

1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Arthur Galt

1943
Wings Over the Pacific

Wings Over the Pacific

Pieter Van Bronk

1943
Baby Face Morgan

Baby Face Morgan

'Doc' Rogers

1942
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

Harry Robinson

1942
Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

Pop Stevens

1942
It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

Danny Mitchell

1942
Gang Busters

Gang Busters

Det. Tim Nolan

1942
Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Art Lyons

1941
Citadel of Crime

Citadel of Crime

Cal Fullerton

1941
Sky Raiders

Sky Raiders

Lieutenant Ed Carey

1941
Mr. Dynamite

Mr. Dynamite

Gunman

1941
San Francisco Docks

San Francisco Docks

Father Cameron

1940
Meet the Fleet

Meet the Fleet

CPO Bill Jennings

1940
Behind the News

Behind the News

Vic Archer

1940
The Bride Wore Crutches

The Bride Wore Crutches

Pete

1940
Service with the Colors

Service with the Colors

Sergeant Clicker

1940
Enemy Agent

Enemy Agent

Gordon

1940
Forgotten Girls

Forgotten Girls

Grover Mullins

1940
Framed

Framed

Skippy

1940
Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

Kirk Graham

1939
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

1939
Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight

Jim Brennan

1939
Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival

Tiger Reynolds

1939
Unmarried

Unmarried

Pins Streaver

1939
Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest

Jim Bowie

1939
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

Joe Alden

1939
There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

Detective O'Brien

1938
The Night Hawk

The Night Hawk

Charlie McCormick

1938
She Loved a Fireman

She Loved a Fireman

Smokey Shannon

1937
The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

Jimmie Allen

1937
It Can't Last Forever

It Can't Last Forever

Al Tinker

1937

Three Legionnaires

Sgt. Chuck Connors

1937
Nobody's Baby

Nobody's Baby

Scoops Hanford

1937
Without Orders

Without Orders

Wad. Madison

1936
All American Chump

All American Chump

Bill Hogan

1936
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

Gene Ferguson

1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Nick Martel, Bookie

1936
Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

'Dusty' Johnson

1936
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

Performer

1935
Remember Last Night?

Remember Last Night?

Fred Flannagan

1935
Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

Steve Craig

1935
'G' Men

'G' Men

Jeff McCord

1935
Sweet Music

Sweet Music

Dopey Malone

1935
Gigolette

Gigolette

Chuck Ahearn

1935
The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

Larry Doyle

1935
Flirting with Danger

Flirting with Danger

Bob Owens

1934
Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

1934
The Hell Cat

The Hell Cat

Dan Collins

1934
Manhattan Love Song

Manhattan Love Song

Tom Williams

1934
She Made Her Bed

She Made Her Bed

'Duke' Gordon

1934
Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

Larry Williams

1934
Palooka

Palooka

Pete Palooka

1934
The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong

Carl Denham

1933
Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds

Scoop Adams

1933
Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure

Richard Bruce

1933
I Love That Man

I Love That Man

Driller

1933
King Kong

King Kong

Carl Denham

1933
Fast Workers

Fast Workers

Bucker Reilly

1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

Frank "Fingers" Partos

1933
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

Barry Costello

1932
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

Martin Trowbridge

1932
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

Sports Announcer Inmate

1932
Is My Face Red?

Is My Face Red?

Ed Maloney

1932
Radio Patrol

Radio Patrol

Bill Kennedy

1932
The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

1932
Panama Flo

Panama Flo

Babe Dillon

1932
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

Dutch

1931
The Tip-Off

The Tip-Off

Kayo McClure

1931
Ex-Bad Boy

Ex-Bad Boy

Chester Binney

1931
Iron Man

Iron Man

George Regan

1931
Danger Lights

Danger Lights

Larry Doyle

1931
Paid

Paid

Joe Garson

1930
Big Money

Big Money

Ace

1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self

1930
Dumb-bells in Ermine

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Jerry Malone

1930
Be Yourself!

Be Yourself!

Jerry Moore

1930
The Racketeer

The Racketeer

Mahlon Keane

1929
Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah!

Dude Cowan

1929
Big News

Big News

Steve Banks

1929
The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell

Alf

1929
The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

Joseph Hanlon

1929
The Shady Lady

The Shady Lady

Blake

1928
Ned McCobb's Daughter

Ned McCobb's Daughter

Babe Callahan

1928
Show Folks

Show Folks

Owens - Promoter

1928
The Baby Cyclone

The Baby Cyclone

Gene

1928
The Cop

The Cop

Scarface Marcas

1928
Celebrity

Celebrity

Kid Reagan

1928

Square Crooks

Eddie Ellison

1928
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Bill / Salami

1928

The Leopard Lady

Chris

1928
The Main Event

The Main Event

Red Lucas

1927