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.​

Filmography

• 2005The Lost Spider Pit Sequence — Carl Denham (archive footage)
• 1964For Those Who Think Young — Norman Armstrong
• 1963Johnny Cool — Underworld Leader
• Redigo — Pat Royal
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Charles Faulkner
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show — Insp. Gunnison
• Lock-Up — Sam Ellender
• Rawhide — Cal Stone
• The Alaskans
• The Deputy — Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)
• 77 Sunset Strip — Pop Bateman
• 1958Girl with an Itch — Ben Cooper
• Lawman — Lacey Grant, Frank Fenway
• Man with a Camera — Marty Delgado
• The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen — Police chief
• 26 Men
• Have Gun, Will Travel — Sidney Carter
• Meet McGraw — Sheriff Andy Plummer
• Perry Mason — Walter Haskell, Capt. Bancroft, Jimmy West, Phil Jenks
• Sugarfoot — Big Bill Carmody
• 1957The Crooked Circle — Al Taylor
• Trackdown — Sheriff Croft
• Wagon Train — Roy Daniels
• Broken Arrow — Inspector Higgins
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Sheriff Dan Walker
• State Trooper — Andy Anderson
• 1956The Peacemaker — Sheriff Ben Seale
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Saloonkeeper, Doc Buckles
• Cheyenne — Marshall Len Merrick
• Crossroads — Gatch
• 1955Double Jeopardy — Sam Baggott
• 1955Gang Busters — Det. Tim Nolan
• 1955General Electric Theater: Into the Night — Walt Bevans
• 1955Las Vegas Shakedown — Doc
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Pop
• Climax! — Barney Farrell
• Lassie — Oliver
• Public Defender — Father Dunn
• Studio 57 — Pvt. Jeb Watkins, Dowd, Woody Woodruff, Grandpa Soames, Prescott
• General Electric Theater — Walt Bevans, Kennedy
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse — Gus Brennar
• 1952The Pace That Thrills — J.C. Barton
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Jay Calliston
• The Red Skelton Show — Lt. Flanagan
• 1950Captain China — Keegan
• 1950Destination Big House — Ed Somers
• Lux Video Theatre — Dr. Hoffman
• The First Hundred Years
• 1949Mighty Joe Young — Max O'Hara
• 1949Sons of New Mexico — Pat Feeney
• 1949Streets of San Francisco — Willard Logan
• 1949The Crime Doctor's Diary — George 'Goldie' Harrigan
• 1949The Lucky Stiff — Insp. Von Flanagan
• 1948Return of the Bad Men — Wild Bill Doolin
• 1948The Paleface — Terris
• 1947Exposed — Insp. Prentice
• 1947Fall Guy — Mac McLaine
• 1947The Fugitive — Police sergeant
• 1947The Sea of Grass — Floyd McCurtin
• 1946Blonde Alibi — Williams
• 1946Criminal Court — Vic Wright
• 1946Decoy — Frank Olins
• 1946G.I. War Brides — Dawson
• 1946Gay Blades — McManus
• 1945Arson Squad — Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
• 1945Blood on the Sun — Col Hideki Tojo
• 1945Gangs of the Waterfront — Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
• 1945The Falcon in San Francisco — Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
• 1945The Royal Mounted Rides Again — Jonathan Price
• 1944Action in Arabia — Matthew Reed
• 1944Belle of the Yukon — George
• 1944Mr. Winkle Goes to War — Joe Tinker
• 1944The Navy Way — CPO Harper
• 1943Adventures of the Flying Cadets — Arthur Galt
• 1943Around the World — General
• 1943The Kansan — Malachy
• 1943The Mad Ghoul — 'Scoop' McClure
• 1943Wings Over the Pacific — Pieter Van Bronk
• 1942Baby Face Morgan — 'Doc' Rogers
• 1942Gang Busters — Det. Tim Nolan
• 1942It Happened in Flatbush — Danny Mitchell
• 1942Let's Get Tough — Pop Stevens
• 1942My Favorite Spy — Harry Robinson
• 1941Citadel of Crime — Cal Fullerton
• 1941Dive Bomber — Art Lyons
• 1941Mr. Dynamite — Gunman
• 1941Sky Raiders — Lieutenant Ed Carey
• 1940Behind the News — Vic Archer
• 1940Enemy Agent — Gordon
• 1940Forgotten Girls — Grover Mullins
• 1940Framed — Skippy
• 1940Meet the Fleet — CPO Bill Jennings
• 1940San Francisco Docks — Father Cameron
• 1940Service with the Colors — Sergeant Clicker
• 1940The Bride Wore Crutches — Pete
• 1939Call a Messenger — Kirk Graham
• 1939Flight at Midnight — Jim Brennan
• 1939Man of Conquest — Jim Bowie
• 1939The Flying Irishman — Joe Alden
• 1939The Roaring Twenties — Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
• 1939Unmarried — Pins Streaver
• 1939Winter Carnival — Tiger Reynolds
• 1938The Night Hawk — Charlie McCormick
• 1938There Goes My Heart — Detective O'Brien
• 1937It Can't Last Forever — Al Tinker
• 1937Nobody's Baby — Scoops Hanford
• 1937She Loved a Fireman — Smokey Shannon
• 1937The Girl Said No — Jimmie Allen
• 1937Three Legionnaires — Sgt. Chuck Connors
• 1936All American Chump — Bill Hogan
• 1936Dangerous Waters — 'Dusty' Johnson
• 1936Public Enemy's Wife — Gene Ferguson
• 1936The Ex-Mrs. Bradford — Nick Martel, Bookie
• 1936Without Orders — Wad. Madison
• 1935'G' Men — Jeff McCord
• 1935Gigolette — Chuck Ahearn
• 1935Little Big Shot — Steve Craig
• 1935Pirate Party on Catalina Isle — Performer
• 1935Remember Last Night? — Fred Flannagan
• 1935Sweet Music — Dopey Malone
• 1935The Mystery Man — Larry Doyle
• 1934Flirting with Danger — Bob Owens
• 1934Kansas City Princess — Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
• 1934Manhattan Love Song — Tom Williams
• 1934Palooka — Pete Palooka
• 1934Search for Beauty — Larry Williams
• 1934She Made Her Bed — 'Duke' Gordon
• 1934The Hell Cat — Dan Collins
• 1933Above the Clouds — Scoop Adams
• 1933Blind Adventure — Richard Bruce
• 1933Fast Workers — Bucker Reilly
• 1933I Love That Man — Driller
• 1933King Kong — Carl Denham
• 1933The Billion Dollar Scandal — Frank "Fingers" Partos
• 1933The Son of Kong — Carl Denham
• 1932Hold 'Em Jail — Sports Announcer Inmate
• 1932Is My Face Red? — Ed Maloney
• 1932Panama Flo — Babe Dillon
• 1932Radio Patrol — Bill Kennedy
• 1932The Lost Squadron — Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
• 1932The Most Dangerous Game — Martin Trowbridge
• 1932The Penguin Pool Murder — Barry Costello
• 1931Danger Lights — Larry Doyle
• 1931Ex-Bad Boy — Chester Binney
• 1931Iron Man — George Regan
• 1931Suicide Fleet — Dutch
• 1931The Tip-Off — Kayo McClure
• 1930Be Yourself! — Jerry Moore
• 1930Big Money — Ace
• 1930Dumb-bells in Ermine — Jerry Malone
• 1930Paid — Joe Garson
• 1929Big News — Steve Banks
• 1929Oh, Yeah! — Dude Cowan
• 1929The Leatherneck — Joseph Hanlon
• 1929The Racketeer — Mahlon Keane
• 1929The Woman from Hell — Alf
• 1928A Girl in Every Port — Bill / Salami
• 1928Celebrity — Kid Reagan
• 1928Ned McCobb's Daughter — Babe Callahan
• 1928Show Folks — Owens - Promoter
• 1928Square Crooks — Eddie Ellison
• 1928The Baby Cyclone — Gene
• 1928The Cop — Scarface Marcas
• 1928The Leopard Lady — Chris
• 1928The Shady Lady — Blake
• 1927The Main Event — Red Lucas

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• This Is Your Life — Self
• 1935Things You Never See on the Screen — Self
• 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 — Self