Robert Armstrong
American actor (1890-1973) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Robert William Armstrong was an American film and television actor, best known to today's audiences for playing Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong from RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
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1973Died20 April 19731963
Johnny CoolFilm, Underworld Leader1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Charles Faulkner1960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries, Insp. Gunnison1959
Lock-UpSeries, Sam Ellender1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Pop Bateman1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Sidney Carter1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Saloonkeeper
Double JeopardyFilm, 1955Sam Baggott1954
Climax!Series, Barney Farrell1952
This Is Your LifeSeries1951
The Red Skelton ShowSeries, Lt. Flanagan1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. Hoffman1948
Return of the Bad MenFilm, Wild Bill Doolin1946
Criminal CourtFilm, Vic Wright1945
Blood on the SunFilm, Col Hideki Tojo1943
The KansanFilm, Malachy1941
Dive BomberFilm, Art Lyons1938
There Goes My HeartFilm, Detective O'Brien1936
Public Enemy's WifeFilm, Gene Ferguson1933
King KongFilm, Carl Denham1931
Danger LightsFilm, Larry Doyle1930
Be Yourself!Film, Jerry Moore1928
A Girl in Every PortFilm, Bill / Salami1890Born20 November 1890
Johnny CoolFilm, Underworld Leader1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Charles Faulkner1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries, Insp. Gunnison1959Lock-UpSeries, Sam Ellender195877 Sunset StripSeries, Pop Bateman1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Sidney Carter1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, SaloonkeeperDouble JeopardyFilm, 1955Sam Baggott1954Climax!Series, Barney Farrell1952This Is Your LifeSeries1951The Red Skelton ShowSeries, Lt. Flanagan1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. Hoffman1948Return of the Bad MenFilm, Wild Bill Doolin1946Criminal CourtFilm, Vic Wright1945Blood on the SunFilm, Col Hideki Tojo1943The KansanFilm, Malachy1941Dive BomberFilm, Art Lyons1938There Goes My HeartFilm, Detective O'Brien1936Public Enemy's WifeFilm, Gene Ferguson1933King KongFilm, Carl Denham1931Danger LightsFilm, Larry Doyle1930Be Yourself!Film, Jerry Moore1928A Girl in Every PortFilm, Bill / Salami1890Born20 November 1890Known for
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King Kong 1933
The Roaring Twenties 1939
The Most Dangerous Game 1932
'G' Men 1935
Mighty Joe Young 1949
People around Robert
Merian C. Cooper Produced Mighty Joe Young and The Fugitive
Ernest B. Schoedsack Directed King Kong and Mighty Joe Young
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Iron Man and Remember Last Night?
George Archainbaud Directed The Lost Squadron (1932)
Ralph Block Produced The Cop, The Racketeer and Big News
David O. Selznick Produced King Kong and The Lost Squadron
Addison Richards Also in G Men, Dive Bomber and 'G' Men
John Ford Produced Mighty Joe Young and The Fugitive
Michael Curtiz Directed Dive Bomber and Little Big Shot
Max Steiner Wrote King Kong, The Son of Kong and Dive Bomber
Hal B. Wallis Produced G Men and Dive Bomber
Tod Browning Produced Iron Man (1931)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed The Paleface and There Goes My Heart
Regis Toomey Also in Mighty Joe Young, G Men and Dive Bomber
Frank Reicher Also in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Arthur Lubin Directed Call a Messenger (1939)
Clarence Wilson Also in The Son of Kong and A Girl in Every Port
Wade Boteler Also in Iron Man and The Leatherneck- Ford Beebe Produced Gang Busters (1942)
Lewis R. Foster Directed Captain China and The Lucky Stiff- Harry Joe Brown Directed The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
Howard Higgin Directed The Leatherneck and The Racketeer
Ray Taylor Directed Gang Busters and Sky Raiders- Vin Moore Directed Ex-Bad Boy and Flirting with Danger
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1973 · aged 82
