Robert Armstrong
As the big-time promoter Carl Denham in 1933's "King Kong," Robert Armstrong uttered one of the most famous lines in movie history. "Twas beauty killed the beast," he said at the close of that now iconic film. Although "King Kong " put Armstrong on the map as an actor, it would also cause him to be typecast as a fast-talking promoter in several adventure movies to follow. He played Carl Denham again in the sequel, "Son of Kong," and was cast in a similar role in 1949's "Mighty Joe Young," which was also about a giant gorilla. In the 1950s Armstrong tried his hand at television. He acted in a series of TV playhouse programs, which were live broadcasts of hour-long dramatic plays, as well as many of the popular television series of the time, including "Lassie" and "Perry Mason." In a career that lasted from 1927 to 1964, Armstrong acted in over a hundred films and television series before succumbing to cancer at the age of 82 in 1973.
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Robert Armstrong
Filmography
Movies
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For Those Who Think Young | Norman Armstrong (Character) | - | 1964 |
50% |
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Johnny Cool | Gang member (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Peacemaker | Sheriff Ben Seale (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Jeopardy | Sam Baggott (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pace That Thrills | J.C. Barton (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sons of New Mexico | Pat Feeney (Character) | - | 1949 |
91% |
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Mighty Joe Young | Max O'Hara (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucky Stiff | Insp. Von Flanagan (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Streets of San Francisco | Unknown (Character) | - | 1949 |
100% |
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The Paleface | Terris (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Return of the Bad Men | Wild Bill Doolin (Character) | - | 1948 |
71% |
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The Fugitive | A Sergeant of Police (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fall Guy | Mac McLaine (Character) | - | 1947 |
14% |
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The Sea of Grass | Floyd McCurtin (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exposed | Insp. Prentice (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Criminal Court | Vic Wright (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Decoy | Frank Olins (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tournament Tempo | McManus (Character) | - | 1946 |
80% |
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Blood on the Sun | Col. Hideki Tojo (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gangs of the Waterfront |
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The Falcon in San Francisco |
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- | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arson Squad | Fire Capt. Joe Dugan (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Belle of the Yukon | George (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Navy Way | CPO Harper (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Joe Tinker (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Action in Arabia | Matthew Reed (Character) | - | 1944 |
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The Mad Ghoul | Ken McClure (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wings Over the Pacific | Pieter Van Bronk (Character) | - | 1943 |
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The Kansan | Malachy (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Baby Face Morgan | "Doc" Rogers (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It Happened in Flatbush | Danny Mitchell (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Let's Get Tough | Officer "Pop" Stevens (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Favorite Spy | Harry Robinson (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blonde Alibi | Williams (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Citadel of Crime | Cal Fullerton (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Dynamite | Paul (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | San Francisco Docks | Father Cameron (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sky Raiders | Lieutenant Ed Carey (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Enemy Agent | Gordon (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Service With the Colors | Sgt. Clicker (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind the News | Vic Archer (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meet the Fleet | CPO Bill Jennings (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man of Conquest | Jim Bowie (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Winter Carnival | Tiger Reynolds (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call a Messenger | Kirk Graham (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Flying Irishman | Joseph "Joe" Alden (Character) | - | 1939 |
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There Goes My Heart | Detective O'Brien (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nobody's Baby | Scoops Hanford (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Three Legionnaires | Sgt. Chuck Connors (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | With Words and Music | Jimmie Allen (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Loved a Fireman | Capt. Smokey Shannon (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl Said No | Jimmie Allen (Character) | - | 1937 |
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Nick Martel (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Public Enemy's Wife | Gene Ferguson (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All-American Chump | Bill Hogan (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without Orders | Wad. Madison (Character) | - | 1936 |
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The Mystery Man | Larry Doyle (Character) | - | 1935 |
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G-Men | Jeff McCord (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Big Shot | Steve Craig (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gigolette | Chuck Ahearn (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flirting With Danger | Bob Owens (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Search for Beauty | Larry Williams (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manhattan Love Song | Williams (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Palooka | Pete "Goodtime" Palooka (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Made Her Bed | Unknown (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hell Cat | Dan Collins (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Kansas City Princess | Dynamite Carson (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Above the Clouds | Scoop Adams (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fast Workers | Bucker Reilly (Character) | - | 1933 |
97% |
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King Kong | Carl Denham (Character) | - | 1933 |
42% |
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Son of Kong | Carl Denham (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Billion Dollar Scandal | Fingers Partos (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blind Adventure | Richard Bruce (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Panama Flo | Babe (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Is My Face Red? | Ed Maloney (Character) | - | 1932 |
100% |
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The Most Dangerous Game | Martin Trowbridge (Character) | - | 1932 |
100% |
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The Lost Squadron | Lt. "Woody" Curwood (Character) | - | 1932 |
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The Penguin Pool Murder | Lawyer Barry Costello (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hold 'Em Jail | The Radio Announcer (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Paid | Joe Garson (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suicide Fleet | Dutch (Character) | - | 1931 |
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Iron Man | George Regan (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tip Off | Kayo McClure (Character) | - | 1931 |
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Be Yourself | Jerry Moore (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Money | Ace (Character) | - | 1930 |
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Danger Lights | Larry Doyle (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oh, Yeah? | Dude Cowan (Character) | - | 1929 |
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The Racketeer | Mahlon Keane (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | So This Is College | Biff (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big News | Steve Banks (Character) | - | 1929 |
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The Leatherneck | Joseph Hanlon (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cop | Scarface Marcas (Character) | - | 1928 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity | Kid Reagan (Character) | - | 1928 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Salami (Character) | - | 1928 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Baby Cyclone | Gene (Character) | - | 1928 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Capt. Bancroft (Guest Star) | 1958 1961-1962 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Pop Bateman (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doc Buckles (Character) | 1960 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Oliver (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Jess Walden (Guest Star) | 1958 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Sheriff (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sugarfoot | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Sheriff Warren Croft (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Skelton Show |
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1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |