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Robert Armstrong

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 19, 1890 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthSaginaw, Michigan, USA
Career Span1927 – 1973
Known Credits164 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.4

Robert Armstrong

Also known as: Bob ArmstrongРоберт АрмстронгRobert William Armstrong
Total Works

164

130 movies • 34 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.​

Signature Roles & Milestones

King Kong
7.6
King Kong
1933•movie
as Carl Denham
The Most Dangerous Game
6.9
as Martin Trowbridge
The Roaring Twenties
7.5
as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
as Saloonkeeper

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 164 titles featuring Robert Armstrong

King Kong
7.6
King Kong
1933•movie

as Carl Denham

The Most Dangerous Game
6.9

as Martin Trowbridge

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Saloonkeeper

The Son of Kong
5.4
The Son of Kong
1933•movie

as Carl Denham

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Walter Haskell

Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949•movie

as Max O'Hara

'G' Men
6.6
'G' Men
1935•movie

as Jeff McCord

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9
1 eps

as Charles Faulkner

The Paleface
6.1
The Paleface
1948•movie

as Terris

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series

as Oliver

The Fugitive
6.0
The Fugitive
1947•movie

as Police sergeant

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Cal Stone

Return of the Bad Men
6.3

as Wild Bill Doolin

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
1 eps

as Sidney Carter

Blood on the Sun
5.9
Blood on the Sun
1945•movie

as Col Hideki Tojo

The Mad Ghoul
5.9
The Mad Ghoul
1943•movie

as 'Scoop' McClure

Decoy
5.9
Decoy
1946•movie

as Frank Olins

Dive Bomber
6.3
Dive Bomber
1941•movie

as Art Lyons

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.2

as Nick Martel, Bookie

Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Roy Daniels

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as Floyd McCurtin

77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series

as Pop Bateman

Cheyenne
6.2
1 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series

as Marshall Len Merrick

A Girl in Every Port
6.0

as Bill / Salami

Johnny Cool
5.4
Johnny Cool
1963•movie

as Underworld Leader

Iron Man
5.7
Iron Man
1931•movie

as George Regan

The Penguin Pool Murder
5.9

as Barry Costello

The Lost Squadron
6.5
The Lost Squadron
1932•movie

as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Lt. Flanagan

Danger Lights
6.1
Danger Lights
1931•movie

as Larry Doyle

Paid
6.7
Paid
1930•movie

as Joe Garson

Criminal Court
5.4
Criminal Court
1946•movie

as Vic Wright

There Goes My Heart
7.3

as Detective O'Brien

The Falcon in San Francisco
6.2

as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

The Racketeer
5.1
The Racketeer
1929•movie

as Mahlon Keane

Double Jeopardy
5.2
Double Jeopardy
1955•movie

as Sam Baggott

Fall Guy
5.2
Fall Guy
1947•movie

as Mac McLaine

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series

as Lacey Grant

Action in Arabia
6.0
Action in Arabia
1944•movie

as Matthew Reed

Baby Face Morgan
4.5
Baby Face Morgan
1942•movie

as 'Doc' Rogers

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
7.1

as Joe Tinker

Be Yourself!
5.7
Be Yourself!
1930•movie

as Jerry Moore

Search for Beauty
5.5
Search for Beauty
1934•movie

as Larry Williams

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Barney Farrell

For Those Who Think Young
5.7

as Norman Armstrong

Palooka
3.6
Palooka
1934•movie

as Pete Palooka

The Leatherneck
5.7
The Leatherneck
1929•movie

as Joseph Hanlon

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
6.7

as Carl Denham (archive footage)

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
6.1

as Performer

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Sheriff Dan Walker

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Pop

Belle of the Yukon
5.8
Belle of the Yukon
1944•movie

as George

The Mystery Man
5.6
The Mystery Man
1935•movie

as Larry Doyle

Big News
4.5
Big News
1929•movie

as Steve Banks

The Girl Said No
6.0
The Girl Said No
1937•movie

as Jimmie Allen

Gang Busters
5.8
Gang Busters
1955•movie

as Det. Tim Nolan

Service with the Colors
5.4

as Sergeant Clicker

Let's Get Tough
5.3
Let's Get Tough
1942•movie

as Pop Stevens

The Kansan
6.0
The Kansan
1943•movie

as Malachy

The Navy Way
6.2
The Navy Way
1944•movie

as CPO Harper

Girl with an Itch
5.2
Girl with an Itch
1958•movie

as Ben Cooper

Suicide Fleet
5.0
Suicide Fleet
1931•movie

as Dutch

Fast Workers
5.0
Fast Workers
1933•movie

as Bucker Reilly

Is My Face Red?
5.0
Is My Face Red?
1932•movie

as Ed Maloney

Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Big Bill Carmody

26 Men
5.0
1 eps
26 Men
1957•series
Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series

as Sheriff Croft

Remember Last Night?
5.5

as Fred Flannagan

Manhattan Love Song
5.7

as Tom Williams

Public Enemy's Wife
6.4

as Gene Ferguson

Kansas City Princess
4.9

as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

All American Chump
6.2
All American Chump
1936•movie

as Bill Hogan

Man of Conquest
5.6
Man of Conquest
1939•movie

as Jim Bowie

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Dr. Hoffman

State Trooper
5.7
26 eps
State Trooper
1956•series

as Andy Anderson

Lock-Up
6.4
1 eps
Lock-Up
1959•series

as Sam Ellender

Blonde Alibi
4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946•movie

as Williams

My Favorite Spy
5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942•movie

as Harry Robinson

The Tip-Off
6.0
The Tip-Off
1931•movie

as Kayo McClure

Las Vegas Shakedown
5.8

as Doc

The Lucky Stiff
5.8
The Lucky Stiff
1949•movie

as Insp. Von Flanagan

Blind Adventure
6.2
Blind Adventure
1933•movie

as Richard Bruce

The Flying Irishman
5.0

as Joe Alden

Captain China
5.5
Captain China
1950•movie

as Keegan

Hold 'Em Jail
6.8
Hold 'Em Jail
1932•movie

as Sports Announcer Inmate

Gang Busters
6.0
Gang Busters
1942•movie

as Det. Tim Nolan

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Walt Bevans

The Deputy
6.5
1 eps
The Deputy
1959•series

as Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)

Broken Arrow
6.5
1 eps
Broken Arrow
1956•series

as Inspector Higgins

Man with a Camera
5.5
1 eps
Man with a Camera
1958•series

as Marty Delgado

The Pace That Thrills
6.0

as J.C. Barton

Exposed
6.2
Exposed
1947•movie

as Insp. Prentice

Flirting with Danger
5.8

as Bob Owens

Forgotten Girls
5.6
Forgotten Girls
1940•movie

as Grover Mullins

Meet the Fleet
6.4
Meet the Fleet
1940•movie

as CPO Bill Jennings

It Happened in Flatbush
5.4

as Danny Mitchell

Gigolette
5.4
Gigolette
1935•movie

as Chuck Ahearn

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Jay Calliston

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Insp. Gunnison

Oh, Yeah!
5.0
Oh, Yeah!
1929•movie

as Dude Cowan

The Crime Doctor's Diary
6.2

as George 'Goldie' Harrigan

The Crooked Circle
6.5
The Crooked Circle
1957•movie

as Al Taylor

Panama Flo
7.8
Panama Flo
1932•movie

as Babe Dillon

Sweet Music
6.8
Sweet Music
1935•movie

as Dopey Malone

Nobody's Baby
6.0
Nobody's Baby
1937•movie

as Scoops Hanford

Sky Raiders
7.2
Sky Raiders
1941•movie

as Lieutenant Ed Carey

Flight at Midnight
5.8
Flight at Midnight
1939•movie

as Jim Brennan

Unmarried
4.8
Unmarried
1939•movie

as Pins Streaver

She Made Her Bed
4.5
She Made Her Bed
1934•movie

as 'Duke' Gordon

It Can't Last Forever
6.5

as Al Tinker

The Peacemaker
5.2
The Peacemaker
1956•movie

as Sheriff Ben Seale

Around the World
6.8
Around the World
1943•movie

as General

Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series

as Father Dunn

Crossroads
6.8
1 eps
Crossroads
1955•series

as Gatch

San Francisco Docks
7.3

as Father Cameron

Wings Over the Pacific
5.7

as Pieter Van Bronk

Little Big Shot
7.3
Little Big Shot
1935•movie

as Steve Craig

Framed
6.2
Framed
1940•movie

as Skippy

The Cop
6.7
The Cop
1928•movie

as Scarface Marcas

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
7.2

as Jonathan Price

Dumb-bells in Ermine
5.7

as Jerry Malone

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
6.7

as Arthur Galt

Without Orders
7.3
Without Orders
1936•movie

as Wad. Madison

Enemy Agent
6.7
Enemy Agent
1940•movie

as Gordon

Winter Carnival
6.7
Winter Carnival
1939•movie

as Tiger Reynolds

Dangerous Waters
6.0
Dangerous Waters
1936•movie

as 'Dusty' Johnson

Redigo
6.3
1 eps
Redigo
1963•series

as Pat Royal

The Alaskans
6.7
1 eps
The Alaskans
1959•series
Mr. Dynamite
8.0
Mr. Dynamite
1941•movie

as Gunman

Gangs of the Waterfront
7.5

as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

Behind the News
8.0
Behind the News
1940•movie

as Vic Archer

She Loved a Fireman
7.5

as Smokey Shannon

Above the Clouds
6.5
Above the Clouds
1933•movie

as Scoop Adams

The Hell Cat
8.0
The Hell Cat
1934•movie

as Dan Collins

Show Folks
7.0
Show Folks
1928•movie

as Owens - Promoter

Sons of New Mexico
6.5
Sons of New Mexico
1949•movie

as Pat Feeney

The Bride Wore Crutches
7.0

as Pete

Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series

as Pvt. Jeb Watkins

Meet McGraw
6.5
1 eps
Meet McGraw
1957•series

as Sheriff Andy Plummer

Ned McCobb's Daughter
9.0

as Babe Callahan

Radio Patrol
10.0
Radio Patrol
1932•movie

as Bill Kennedy

Destination Big House
8.0

as Ed Somers

Call a Messenger
8.0
Call a Messenger
1939•movie

as Kirk Graham

The Night Hawk
10.0
The Night Hawk
1938•movie

as Charlie McCormick

Ex-Bad Boy
8.0
Ex-Bad Boy
1931•movie

as Chester Binney

The Main Event
9.0
The Main Event
1927•movie

as Red Lucas

I Love That Man
10.0
I Love That Man
1933•movie

as Driller

G.I. War Brides
9.0
G.I. War Brides
1946•movie

as Dawson

Citadel of Crime
9.0
Citadel of Crime
1941•movie

as Cal Fullerton

Arson Squad
9.0
Arson Squad
1945•movie

as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

Celebrity
9.0
Celebrity
1928•movie

as Kid Reagan

Gay Blades
8.0
Gay Blades
1946•movie

as McManus

The Baby Cyclone
8.0
The Baby Cyclone
1928•movie

as Gene

The Billion Dollar Scandal

as Frank "Fingers" Partos

Big Money
10.0
Big Money
1930•movie

as Ace

The Woman from Hell
8.0

as Alf

The Shady Lady
8.0
The Shady Lady
1928•movie

as Blake

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
9.0
1 eps

as Police chief