Robert Armstrong
Biography
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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
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
as Carl Denham (archive footage)
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Norman Armstrong
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
Girl with an Itch
1958
as Ben Cooper
The Crooked Circle
1957
as Al Taylor
The Peacemaker
1956
as Sheriff Ben Seale
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Sam Baggott
Gang Busters
1955
as Det. Tim Nolan
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Doc
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
as Walt Bevans
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as J.C. Barton
Destination Big House
1950
as Ed Somers
Captain China
1950
as Keegan
Sons of New Mexico
1949
as Pat Feeney
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Max O'Hara
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Insp. Von Flanagan
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Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Willard Logan
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
The Paleface
1948
as Terris
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Wild Bill Doolin
The Fugitive
1947
as Police sergeant
Exposed
1947
as Insp. Prentice
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Floyd McCurtin