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Robert Armstrong

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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

Born

Nov 19, 1890

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died

Apr 20, 1973

Known For

Acting

Movies

134 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

King Kong
King Kong
1933 • as Carl Denham
★ 7.6
Exposed
Exposed
1947 • as Insp. Prentice
★ 6.2
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool
1963 • as Underworld Leader
★ 5.4
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • as Max O'Hara
★ 6.4
'G' Men
'G' Men
1935 • as Jeff McCord
★ 6.6
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 • as Martin Trowbridge
★ 6.9
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun
1945 • as Col Hideki Tojo
★ 5.9
The Son of Kong
The Son of Kong
1933 • as Carl Denham
★ 5.4
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
1946 • as Williams
★ 4.8
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1955 • as Sam Baggott
★ 5.2
Decoy
Decoy
1946 • as Frank Olins
★ 5.9
The Bride Wore Crutches
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940 • as Pete
★ 7.0
The Cop
The Cop
1928 • as Scarface Marcas
★ 6.7
Oh, Yeah!
Oh, Yeah!
1929 • as Dude Cowan
★ 5.0
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Floyd McCurtin
★ 6.1
Flight at Midnight
Flight at Midnight
1939 • as Jim Brennan
★ 5.8
The Paleface
The Paleface
1948 • as Terris
★ 6.1
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia
1944 • as Matthew Reed
★ 5.9
Big Money
Big Money
1930 • as Ace
★ 10.0
Celebrity
Celebrity
1928 • as Kid Reagan
★ 9.0
Arson Squad
Arson Squad
1945 • as Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
★ 9.0
Unmarried
Unmarried
1939 • as Pins Streaver
★ 4.8
Call a Messenger
Call a Messenger
1939 • as Kirk Graham
★ 8.0
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1947 • as Police sergeant
★ 5.9
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
1941 • as Art Lyons
★ 6.3
Gay Blades
Gay Blades
1946 • as McManus
★ 8.0
She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed
1934 • as 'Duke' Gordon
★ 4.5
Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men
1948 • as Wild Bill Doolin
★ 6.3
Las Vegas Shakedown
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955 • as Doc
★ 5.8
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932 • as Barry Costello
★ 5.9
Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
1940 • as Sergeant Clicker
★ 5.4
For Those Who Think Young
For Those Who Think Young
1964 • as Norman Armstrong
★ 5.7
Forgotten Girls
Forgotten Girls
1940 • as Grover Mullins
★ 5.6
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 • as Nick Martel, Bookie
★ 6.3
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005 • as Carl Denham (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Gigolette
Gigolette
1935 • as Chuck Ahearn
★ 5.4
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No
1937 • as Jimmie Allen
★ 6.0
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944 • as Joe Tinker
★ 7.1
Ned McCobb's Daughter
Ned McCobb's Daughter
1928 • as Babe Callahan
★ 9.0
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
1938 • as Detective O'Brien
★ 7.3
The Pace That Thrills
The Pace That Thrills
1952 • as J.C. Barton
★ 6.0
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932 • as Ed Maloney
★ 5.0
Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon
1944 • as George
★ 5.8
The Crime Doctor's Diary
The Crime Doctor's Diary
1949 • as George 'Goldie' Harrigan
★ 6.2
The Woman from Hell
The Woman from Hell
1929 • as Alf
★ 8.0
Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931 • as Chester Binney
★ 8.0
I Love That Man
I Love That Man
1933 • as Driller
★ 10.0
movie
Square Crooks
1928 • as Eddie Ellison
★ 8.0
The Tip-Off
The Tip-Off
1931 • as Kayo McClure
★ 6.0
The Hell Cat
The Hell Cat
1934 • as Dan Collins
★ 8.0
Citadel of Crime
Citadel of Crime
1941 • as Cal Fullerton
★ 9.0
Captain China
Captain China
1950 • as Keegan
★ 5.5
Destination Big House
Destination Big House
1950 • as Ed Somers
★ 8.0
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides
1946 • as Dawson
★ 9.0
Behind the News
Behind the News
1940 • as Vic Archer
★ 8.0
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest
1939 • as Jim Bowie
★ 5.6
The Kansan
The Kansan
1943 • as Malachy
★ 6.0
The Shady Lady
The Shady Lady
1928 • as Blake
★ 8.0
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945 • as Jonathan Price
★ 7.2
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port
1928 • as Bill / Salami
★ 6.0
It Happened in Flatbush
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 • as Danny Mitchell
★ 5.4
Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough
1942 • as Pop Stevens
★ 5.3
movie
The Leopard Lady
1928 • as Chris
★ 7.0
Mr. Dynamite
Mr. Dynamite
1941 • as Gunman
★ 8.0
Flirting with Danger
Flirting with Danger
1934 • as Bob Owens
★ 5.8
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
1936 • as Gene Ferguson
★ 6.4
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 • as Joe Alden
★ 5.0
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 • as Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
★ 6.2
Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot
1935 • as Steve Craig
★ 7.3
It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever
1937 • as Al Tinker
★ 6.5
Baby Face Morgan
Baby Face Morgan
1942 • as 'Doc' Rogers
★ 4.5
Danger Lights
Danger Lights
1931 • as Larry Doyle
★ 6.1
Girl with an Itch
Girl with an Itch
1958 • as Ben Cooper
★ 5.2
Without Orders
Without Orders
1936 • as Wad. Madison
★ 7.3
Sons of New Mexico
Sons of New Mexico
1949 • as Pat Feeney
★ 6.5
Blind Adventure
Blind Adventure
1933 • as Richard Bruce
★ 6.2
The Racketeer
The Racketeer
1929 • as Mahlon Keane
★ 5.1
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff
1949 • as Insp. Von Flanagan
★ 5.8
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943 • as Arthur Galt
★ 6.7
Big News
Big News
1929 • as Steve Banks
★ 4.5
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930 • as Jerry Malone
★ 5.7
The Navy Way
The Navy Way
1944 • as CPO Harper
★ 6.2
Around the World
Around the World
1943 • as General
★ 6.8
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1956 • as Sheriff Ben Seale
★ 5.2
Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet
1931 • as Dutch
★ 5.0
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds
1933 • as Scoop Adams
★ 6.5
Gangs of the Waterfront
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 • as Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
★ 7.5
Wings Over the Pacific
Wings Over the Pacific
1943 • as Pieter Van Bronk
★ 5.7
Framed
Framed
1940 • as Skippy
★ 6.2
Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby
1937 • as Scoops Hanford
★ 6.0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 • as Frank "Fingers" Partos
Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival
1939 • as Tiger Reynolds
★ 6.7
Fast Workers
Fast Workers
1933 • as Bucker Reilly
★ 5.0
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935 • as Performer
★ 6.1
The Mystery Man
The Mystery Man
1935 • as Larry Doyle
★ 5.6
Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters
1936 • as 'Dusty' Johnson
★ 6.0
She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman
1937 • as Smokey Shannon
★ 7.5
The Night Hawk
The Night Hawk
1938 • as Charlie McCormick
★ 10.0
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1947 • as Mac McLaine
★ 5.2
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 • as Dopey Malone
★ 6.8
Enemy Agent
Enemy Agent
1940 • as Gordon
★ 6.7
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 • as Fred Flannagan
★ 5.5
Gang Busters
Gang Busters
1955 • as Det. Tim Nolan
★ 5.8
All American Chump
All American Chump
1936 • as Bill Hogan
★ 6.2
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol
1932 • as Bill Kennedy
★ 10.0
Be Yourself!
Be Yourself!
1930 • as Jerry Moore
★ 5.7
Gang Busters
Gang Busters
1942 • as Det. Tim Nolan
★ 6.0
Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 • as Sports Announcer Inmate
★ 6.8
Criminal Court
Criminal Court
1946 • as Vic Wright
★ 5.4
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • as Harry Robinson
★ 5.7
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
1940 • as Father Cameron
★ 7.3
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 • as Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
★ 6.5
Things You Never See on the Screen
★ 5.2
Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess
1934 • as Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
★ 5.2
The Leatherneck
The Leatherneck
1929 • as Joseph Hanlon
★ 5.7
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul
1943 • as 'Scoop' McClure
★ 5.9
movie
Streets of San Francisco
1949 • as Willard Logan
★ 9.0
Palooka
Palooka
1934 • as Pete Palooka
★ 3.6
Show Folks
Show Folks
1928 • as Owens - Promoter
★ 7.0
Iron Man
Iron Man
1931 • as George Regan
★ 5.7
The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle
1957 • as Al Taylor
★ 6.5
The Baby Cyclone
The Baby Cyclone
1928 • as Gene
★ 8.0
Manhattan Love Song
Manhattan Love Song
1934 • as Tom Williams
★ 5.7
Sky Raiders
Sky Raiders
1941 • as Lieutenant Ed Carey
★ 7.2
Panama Flo
Panama Flo
1932 • as Babe Dillon
★ 7.8
Paid
Paid
1930 • as Joe Garson
★ 6.7
movie
Three Legionnaires
1937 • as Sgt. Chuck Connors
★ 8.0
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty
1934 • as Larry Williams
★ 5.5
Meet the Fleet
Meet the Fleet
1940 • as CPO Bill Jennings
★ 6.4
The Main Event
The Main Event
1927 • as Red Lucas
★ 9.0