- Home
- Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
Filmography 34
The Paleface
as Terris 
King Kong
+4
as Carl Denham 
The Son of Kong
as Carl Denham 
The Most Dangerous Game
+9
as Martin Trowbridge 
Mighty Joe Young
+1
as Max O'Hara 
The Fugitive
as Police sergeant 
Return of the Bad Men
as Wild Bill Doolin 
Blood on the Sun
+3
as Col Hideki Tojo 
'G' Men
as Jeff McCord 
Belle of the Yukon
as George 
The Sea of Grass
as Floyd McCurtin 
Dive Bomber
+1
as Art Lyons 
Double Jeopardy
as Sam Baggott 
There Goes My Heart
as Detective O'Brien 
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Barry Costello 
Is My Face Red?
as Ed Maloney 
Fast Workers
as Bucker Reilly 
The Pace That Thrills
as J.C. Barton 
Action in Arabia
as Matthew Reed 
A Girl in Every Port
+1
as Bill / Salami 
Let's Get Tough
as Pop Stevens 
My Favorite Spy
as Harry Robinson 
She Loved a Fireman
as Smokey Shannon 
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Arthur Galt 
Captain China
as Keegan 
The Kansan
+3
as Malachy 
The Girl Said No
as Jimmie Allen 
Blonde Alibi
as Williams 
Winter Carnival
as Tiger Reynolds 
The Crime Doctor's Diary
as George 'Goldie' Harrigan 
Fall Guy
as Mac McLaine 
The Mystery Man
as Larry Doyle 
Flirting with Danger
as Bob Owens 
Sons of New Mexico
+1
as Pat Feeney