Actor
Robert Armstrong
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-t ...

Known For
Acting
2005 -- The Lost Spider Pit Sequence | Carl Denham (archive footage)
1964 -- For Those Who Think Young | Norman Armstrong
1963 -- Johnny Cool | Underworld Leader
1958 -- Girl with an Itch | Ben Cooper
1957 -- The Crooked Circle | Al Taylor
1956 -- The Peacemaker | Sheriff Ben Seale
1955 -- Double Jeopardy | Sam Baggott
1955 -- Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan
1955 -- Las Vegas Shakedown | Doc
1955 -- General Electric Theater: Into the Night | Walt Bevans
1952 -- The Pace That Thrills | J.C. Barton
1950 -- Destination Big House | Ed Somers
1950 -- Captain China | Keegan
1949 -- Sons of New Mexico | Pat Feeney
1949 -- Mighty Joe Young | Max O'Hara
1949 -- The Lucky Stiff | Insp. Von Flanagan
1949 -- Streets of San Francisco | Willard Logan
1949 -- The Crime Doctor's Diary | George 'Goldie' Harrigan
1948 -- The Paleface | Terris
1948 -- Return of the Bad Men | Wild Bill Doolin
1947 -- The Fugitive | Police sergeant
1947 -- Exposed | Insp. Prentice
1947 -- The Sea of Grass | Floyd McCurtin
1947 -- Fall Guy | Mac McLaine
1946 -- Criminal Court | Vic Wright
1946 -- Decoy | Frank Olins
1946 -- G.I. War Brides | Dawson
1946 -- Blonde Alibi | Williams
1946 -- Gay Blades | McManus
1945 -- The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Jonathan Price
1945 -- Arson Squad | Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
1945 -- The Falcon in San Francisco | Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
1945 -- Gangs of the Waterfront | Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
1945 -- Blood on the Sun | Col Hideki Tojo
1944 -- Belle of the Yukon | George
1944 -- Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Joe Tinker
1944 -- The Navy Way | CPO Harper
1944 -- Action in Arabia | Matthew Reed
1943 -- Around the World | General
1943 -- The Mad Ghoul | 'Scoop' McClure
1943 -- The Kansan | Malachy
1943 -- Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Arthur Galt
1943 -- Wings Over the Pacific | Pieter Van Bronk
1942 -- Baby Face Morgan | 'Doc' Rogers
1942 -- My Favorite Spy | Harry Robinson
1942 -- Let's Get Tough | Pop Stevens
1942 -- It Happened in Flatbush | Danny Mitchell
1942 -- Gang Busters | Det. Tim Nolan
1941 -- Citadel of Crime | Cal Fullerton
1941 -- Sky Raiders | Lieutenant Ed Carey
1941 -- Mr. Dynamite | Gunman
1941 -- Dive Bomber | Art Lyons
1940 -- San Francisco Docks | Father Cameron
1940 -- Meet the Fleet | CPO Bill Jennings
1940 -- Behind the News | Vic Archer
1940 -- Service with the Colors | Sergeant Clicker
1940 -- Enemy Agent | Gordon
1940 -- Forgotten Girls | Grover Mullins
1940 -- Framed | Skippy
1939 -- Call a Messenger | Kirk Graham
1939 -- The Roaring Twenties | Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
1939 -- Flight at Midnight | Jim Brennan
1939 -- Winter Carnival | Tiger Reynolds
1939 -- Unmarried | Pins Streaver
1939 -- Man of Conquest | Jim Bowie
1939 -- The Flying Irishman | Joe Alden
1938 -- There Goes My Heart | Detective O'Brien
1938 -- The Night Hawk | Charlie McCormick
1937 -- She Loved a Fireman | Smokey Shannon
1937 -- The Girl Said No | Jimmie Allen
1937 -- It Can't Last Forever | Al Tinker
1937 -- Three Legionnaires | Sgt. Chuck Connors
1937 -- Nobody's Baby | Scoops Hanford
1936 -- Without Orders | Wad. Madison
1936 -- All American Chump | Bill Hogan
1936 -- Public Enemy's Wife | Gene Ferguson
1936 -- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Nick Martel, Bookie
1936 -- Dangerous Waters | 'Dusty' Johnson
1935 -- Things You Never See on the Screen | Self
1935 -- Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Performer
1935 -- Remember Last Night? | Fred Flannagan
1935 -- Little Big Shot | Steve Craig
1935 -- 'G' Men | Jeff McCord
1935 -- Sweet Music | Dopey Malone
1935 -- Gigolette | Chuck Ahearn
1935 -- The Mystery Man | Larry Doyle
1934 -- Flirting with Danger | Bob Owens
1934 -- Kansas City Princess | Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
1934 -- The Hell Cat | Dan Collins
1934 -- Manhattan Love Song | Tom Williams
1934 -- She Made Her Bed | 'Duke' Gordon
1934 -- Search for Beauty | Larry Williams
1934 -- Palooka | Pete Palooka
1933 -- The Son of Kong | Carl Denham
1933 -- Above the Clouds | Scoop Adams
1933 -- Blind Adventure | Richard Bruce
1933 -- I Love That Man | Driller
1933 -- King Kong | Carl Denham
1933 -- Fast Workers | Bucker Reilly
1933 -- The Billion Dollar Scandal | Frank "Fingers" Partos
1932 -- Penguin Pool Murder | Barry Costello
1932 -- The Most Dangerous Game | Martin Trowbridge
1932 -- Hold 'Em Jail | Sports Announcer Inmate
1932 -- Is My Face Red? | Ed Maloney
1932 -- Radio Patrol | Bill Kennedy
1932 -- The Lost Squadron | Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
1932 -- Panama Flo | Babe Dillon
1931 -- Suicide Fleet | Dutch
1931 -- The Tip-Off | Kayo McClure
1931 -- Ex-Bad Boy | Chester Binney
1931 -- Iron Man | George Regan
1931 -- Danger Lights | Larry Doyle
1930 -- Paid | Joe Garson
1930 -- Big Money | Ace
1930 -- Dumb-bells in Ermine | Jerry Malone
1930 -- Be Yourself! | Jerry Moore
1929 -- The Racketeer | Mahlon Keane
1929 -- Oh, Yeah! | Dude Cowan
1929 -- Big News | Steve Banks
1929 -- The Woman from Hell | Alf
1929 -- The Leatherneck | Joseph Hanlon
1928 -- Ned McCobb's Daughter | Babe Callahan
1928 -- Show Folks | Owens - Promoter
1928 -- The Baby Cyclone | Gene
1928 -- The Cop | Scarface Marcas
1928 -- Celebrity | Kid Reagan
1928 -- A Girl in Every Port | Bill / Salami
1928 -- The Leopard Lady | Chris
1927 -- The Main Event | Red Lucas
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