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.
Movies & TV Shows
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King Kong (1933) — Carl Denham
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The Most Dangerous Game (1932) — Martin Trowbridge
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The Roaring Twenties (1939) — Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Saloonkeeper
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The Son of Kong (1933) — Carl Denham
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Perry Mason (1957) — Walter Haskell
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Mighty Joe Young (1949) — Max O'Hara
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'G' Men (1935) — Jeff McCord
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Charles Faulkner
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The Paleface (1948) — Terris
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Lassie (1954) — Oliver
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Rawhide (1959) — Cal Stone
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The Fugitive (1947) — Police sergeant
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Return of the Bad Men (1948) — Wild Bill Doolin
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Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Sidney Carter
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Blood on the Sun (1945) — Col Hideki Tojo
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The Mad Ghoul (1943) — 'Scoop' McClure
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Decoy (1946) — Frank Olins
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Dive Bomber (1941) — Art Lyons
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) — Nick Martel, Bookie
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Wagon Train (1957) — Roy Daniels
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The Sea of Grass (1947) — Floyd McCurtin
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77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Pop Bateman
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A Girl in Every Port (1928) — Bill / Salami
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Cheyenne (1955) — Marshall Len Merrick
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Johnny Cool (1963) — Underworld Leader
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Iron Man (1931) — George Regan
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The Penguin Pool Murder (1932) — Barry Costello
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The Lost Squadron (1932) — Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
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The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Lt. Flanagan
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Danger Lights (1931) — Larry Doyle
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Paid (1930) — Joe Garson
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Criminal Court (1946) — Vic Wright
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There Goes My Heart (1938) — Detective O'Brien
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The Racketeer (1929) — Mahlon Keane
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Double Jeopardy (1955) — Sam Baggott
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Fall Guy (1947) — Mac McLaine
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The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) — Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
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This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
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Action in Arabia (1944) — Matthew Reed