Robert Armstrong

Acting

November 19, 1890 – April 20, 1973 (died at 82)

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Male

134 Movies

45 TV Shows

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.

King Kong

1933 7.6

as Carl Denham

Age 42 (now 82)

The Son of Kong

1933 5.4

as Carl Denham

Age 43 (now 82)

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 6.9

as Martin Trowbridge

Age 41 (now 82)

Mighty Joe Young

1949 6.4

as Max O'Hara

Age 58 (now 82)

The Paleface

1948 6.1

as Terris

Age 58 (now 82)

'G' Men

1935 6.6

as Jeff McCord

Age 44 (now 82)

Decoy

1946 5.9

as Frank Olins

Age 55 (now 82)

Paid

1930 6.7

as Joe Garson

Age 40 (now 82)

A Girl in Every Port

1928 6.0

as Bill / Salami

Age 37 (now 82)

Iron Man

1931 5.7

as George Regan

Age 40 (now 82)

Danger Lights

1931 6.1

as Larry Doyle

Age 40 (now 82)

Blood on the Sun

1945 5.9

as Col Hideki Tojo

Age 54 (now 82)

The Mad Ghoul

1943 6.0

as 'Scoop' McClure

Age 52 (now 82)

Dive Bomber

1941 6.5

as Art Lyons

Age 50 (now 82)

The Lost Squadron

1932 6.5

as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

Age 41 (now 82)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 6.2

as Nick Martel, Bookie

Age 45 (now 82)

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021

as Self - (archive footage)

Age 130 (now 82)

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005 6.7

as Carl Denham (archive footage)

Age 115 (now 82)

For Those Who Think Young

1964 5.7

as Norman Armstrong

Age 73 (now 82)

Johnny Cool

1963 5.3

as Underworld Leader

Age 72 (now 82)

Girl with an Itch

1958 5.3

as Ben Cooper

Age 67 (now 82)

The Crooked Circle

1957 6.5

as Al Taylor

Age 66 (now 82)

The Peacemaker

1956 5.3

as Sheriff Ben Seale

Age 65 (now 82)

Double Jeopardy

1955 5.2

as Sam Baggott

Age 64 (now 82)

Gang Busters

1955 5.8

as Det. Tim Nolan

Age 64 (now 82)

Las Vegas Shakedown

1955 5.8

as Doc

Age 64 (now 82)

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955

as Walt Bevans

Age 64 (now 82)

The Pace That Thrills

1952 6.0

as J.C. Barton

Age 61 (now 82)

Destination Big House

1950 8.0

as Ed Somers

Age 59 (now 82)

Captain China

1950 5.5

as Keegan

Age 59 (now 82)

Sons of New Mexico

1949 6.5

as Pat Feeney

Age 59 (now 82)

Mighty Joe Young

1949 6.4

as Max O'Hara

Age 58 (now 82)

The Lucky Stiff

1949 5.8

as Insp. Von Flanagan

Age 58 (now 82)

Streets of San Francisco

1949 9.0

as Willard Logan

Age 58 (now 82)

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949 6.3

as George 'Goldie' Harrigan

Age 58 (now 82)

The Paleface

1948 6.1

as Terris

Age 58 (now 82)

Return of the Bad Men

1948 6.3

as Wild Bill Doolin

Age 57 (now 82)

The Fugitive

1947 6.0

as Police sergeant

Age 56 (now 82)

Exposed

1947 6.2

as Insp. Prentice

Age 56 (now 82)

The Sea of Grass

1947 6.1

as Floyd McCurtin

Age 56 (now 82)

Fall Guy

1947 5.2

as Mac McLaine

Age 56 (now 82)

Criminal Court

1946 5.4

as Vic Wright

Age 55 (now 82)

Decoy

1946 5.9

as Frank Olins

Age 55 (now 82)

G.I. War Brides

1946 9.0

as Dawson

Age 55 (now 82)

Blonde Alibi

1946 4.8

as Williams

Age 55 (now 82)

Gay Blades

1946 8.0

as McManus

Age 55 (now 82)

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945 7.2

as Jonathan Price

Age 54 (now 82)

Arson Squad

1945 9.0

as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan

Age 54 (now 82)

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945 6.2

as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

Age 54 (now 82)

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945 7.5

as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone

Age 54 (now 82)

Blood on the Sun

1945 5.9

as Col Hideki Tojo

Age 54 (now 82)

Belle of the Yukon

1944 5.8

as George

Age 54 (now 82)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944 6.8

as Joe Tinker

Age 53 (now 82)

The Navy Way

1944 6.3

as CPO Harper

Age 53 (now 82)

Action in Arabia

1944 6.0

as Matthew Reed

Age 53 (now 82)

Around the World

1943 6.3

as General

Age 53 (now 82)

The Mad Ghoul

1943 6.0

as 'Scoop' McClure

Age 52 (now 82)

The Kansan

1943 6.0

as Malachy

Age 52 (now 82)

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943 6.7

as Arthur Galt

Age 52 (now 82)

Wings Over the Pacific

1943 5.7

as Pieter Van Bronk

Age 52 (now 82)

Baby Face Morgan

1942 4.4

as 'Doc' Rogers

Age 51 (now 82)

My Favorite Spy

1942 5.7

as Harry Robinson

Age 51 (now 82)

Let's Get Tough

1942 5.4

as Pop Stevens

Age 51 (now 82)

It Happened in Flatbush

1942 5.4

as Danny Mitchell

Age 51 (now 82)

Gang Busters

1942 6.0

as Det. Tim Nolan

Age 51 (now 82)

Dive Bomber

1941 6.5

as Art Lyons

Age 50 (now 82)

Citadel of Crime

1941 9.0

as Cal Fullerton

Age 50 (now 82)

Sky Raiders

1941 7.3

as Lieutenant Ed Carey

Age 50 (now 82)

Mr. Dynamite

1941 9.0

as Gunman

Age 50 (now 82)

San Francisco Docks

1940 7.3

as Father Cameron

Age 50 (now 82)

Meet the Fleet

1940 6.4

as CPO Bill Jennings

Age 50 (now 82)

Behind the News

1940 8.0

as Vic Archer

Age 50 (now 82)

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940 7.0

as Pete

Age 49 (now 82)

Service with the Colors

1940 5.3

as Sergeant Clicker

Age 49 (now 82)

Enemy Agent

1940 6.7

as Gordon

Age 49 (now 82)

Forgotten Girls

1940 5.6

as Grover Mullins

Age 49 (now 82)

Framed

1940 6.2

as Skippy

Age 49 (now 82)

Call a Messenger

1939 8.0

as Kirk Graham

Age 48 (now 82)

The Roaring Twenties

1939 7.5

as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 82)

Flight at Midnight

1939 6.0

as Jim Brennan

Age 48 (now 82)

Winter Carnival

1939 6.7

as Tiger Reynolds

Age 48 (now 82)

Unmarried

1939 4.8

as Pins Streaver

Age 48 (now 82)

Man of Conquest

1939 5.6

as Jim Bowie

Age 48 (now 82)

The Flying Irishman

1939 5.0

as Joe Alden

Age 48 (now 82)

There Goes My Heart

1938 7.3

as Detective O'Brien

Age 47 (now 82)

The Night Hawk

1938 10.0

as Charlie McCormick

Age 47 (now 82)

She Loved a Fireman

1937 7.5

as Smokey Shannon

Age 47 (now 82)

The Girl Said No

1937 6.0

as Jimmie Allen

Age 46 (now 82)

It Can't Last Forever

1937 6.5

as Al Tinker

Age 46 (now 82)

Three Legionnaires

1937 8.0

as Sgt. Chuck Connors

Age 46 (now 82)

Nobody's Baby

1937 6.0

as Scoops Hanford

Age 46 (now 82)

Without Orders

1936 7.3

as Wad. Madison

Age 45 (now 82)

All American Chump

1936 6.2

as Bill Hogan

Age 45 (now 82)

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 6.4

as Gene Ferguson

Age 45 (now 82)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 6.2

as Nick Martel, Bookie

Age 45 (now 82)

Dangerous Waters

1936 6.0

as 'Dusty' Johnson

Age 45 (now 82)

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935 5.0

as Self

Age 45 (now 82)

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935 6.1

as Performer

Age 44 (now 82)

Remember Last Night?

1935 5.5

as Fred Flannagan

Age 44 (now 82)

Little Big Shot

1935 7.3

as Steve Craig

Age 44 (now 82)

'G' Men

1935 6.6

as Jeff McCord

Age 44 (now 82)

Sweet Music

1935 6.8

as Dopey Malone

Age 44 (now 82)

Gigolette

1935 5.4

as Chuck Ahearn

Age 44 (now 82)

The Mystery Man

1935 5.6

as Larry Doyle

Age 44 (now 82)

Flirting with Danger

1934 5.8

as Bob Owens

Age 44 (now 82)

Kansas City Princess

1934 4.9

as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson

Age 43 (now 82)

The Hell Cat

1934 8.0

as Dan Collins

Age 43 (now 82)

Manhattan Love Song

1934 5.7

as Tom Williams

Age 43 (now 82)

She Made Her Bed

1934 4.5

as 'Duke' Gordon

Age 43 (now 82)

Search for Beauty

1934 5.5

as Larry Williams

Age 43 (now 82)

Palooka

1934 3.6

as Pete Palooka

Age 43 (now 82)

The Son of Kong

1933 5.4

as Carl Denham

Age 43 (now 82)

Above the Clouds

1933 6.5

as Scoop Adams

Age 43 (now 82)

Blind Adventure

1933 6.3

as Richard Bruce

Age 42 (now 82)

I Love That Man

1933 10.0

as Driller

Age 42 (now 82)

King Kong

1933 7.6

as Carl Denham

Age 42 (now 82)

Fast Workers

1933 5.0

as Bucker Reilly

Age 42 (now 82)

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

as Frank "Fingers" Partos

Age 42 (now 82)

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 5.9

as Barry Costello

Age 42 (now 82)

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 6.9

as Martin Trowbridge

Age 41 (now 82)

Hold 'Em Jail

1932 7.4

as Sports Announcer Inmate

Age 41 (now 82)

Is My Face Red?

1932 5.0

as Ed Maloney

Age 41 (now 82)

Radio Patrol

1932 10.0

as Bill Kennedy

Age 41 (now 82)

The Lost Squadron

1932 6.5

as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood

Age 41 (now 82)

Panama Flo

1932 7.8

as Babe Dillon

Age 41 (now 82)

Suicide Fleet

1931 5.0

as Dutch

Age 40 (now 82)

The Tip-Off

1931 6.0

as Kayo McClure

Age 40 (now 82)

Ex-Bad Boy

1931 8.0

as Chester Binney

Age 40 (now 82)

Iron Man

1931 5.7

as George Regan

Age 40 (now 82)

Danger Lights

1931 6.1

as Larry Doyle

Age 40 (now 82)

Paid

1930 6.7

as Joe Garson

Age 40 (now 82)

Big Money

1930 10.0

as Ace

Age 39 (now 82)

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

as Self

Age 39 (now 82)

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930 5.7

as Jerry Malone

Age 39 (now 82)

Be Yourself!

1930 5.7

as Jerry Moore

Age 39 (now 82)

The Racketeer

1929 5.1

as Mahlon Keane

Age 38 (now 82)

Oh, Yeah!

1929 5.0

as Dude Cowan

Age 38 (now 82)

Big News

1929 4.5

as Steve Banks

Age 38 (now 82)

The Woman from Hell

1929 8.0

as Alf

Age 38 (now 82)

The Leatherneck

1929 5.7

as Joseph Hanlon

Age 38 (now 82)

The Shady Lady

1928 8.0

as Blake

Age 38 (now 82)

Ned McCobb's Daughter

1928 9.0

as Babe Callahan

Age 38 (now 82)

Show Folks

1928 7.0

as Owens - Promoter

Age 37 (now 82)

The Baby Cyclone

1928 8.0

as Gene

Age 37 (now 82)

The Cop

1928 6.7

as Scarface Marcas

Age 37 (now 82)

Celebrity

1928 9.0

as Kid Reagan

Age 37 (now 82)

Square Crooks

1928 8.0

as Eddie Ellison

Age 37 (now 82)

A Girl in Every Port

1928 6.0

as Bill / Salami

Age 37 (now 82)

The Leopard Lady

1928 7.0

as Chris

Age 37 (now 82)

The Main Event

1927 9.0

as Red Lucas

Age 36 (now 82)