Robert Armstrong
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1890-11-19 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Died
- 1973-04-20
Known for
- King Kong (1933) — Carl Denham
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) — Martin Trowbridge
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Saloonkeeper
- The Son of Kong (1933) — Carl Denham
- Perry Mason (1957) — Walter Haskell
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) — Max O'Hara
- 'G' Men (1935) — Jeff McCord
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Charles Faulkner
- The Paleface (1948) — Terris
- Lassie (1954) — Oliver
- The Fugitive (1947) — Police sergeant
- Rawhide (1959) — Cal Stone
- Return of the Bad Men (1948) — Wild Bill Doolin
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Sidney Carter
- Blood on the Sun (1945) — Col Hideki Tojo