Robert Armstrong

November 19, 1890(82 at death)|Died April 20, 1973
Saginaw, Michigan, USA|Acting

Biography

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.​

Movies (130)

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
6.7

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005

For Those Who Think Young
5.7

For Those Who Think Young

1964

Johnny Cool
5.3

Johnny Cool

1963

Girl with an Itch
5.3

Girl with an Itch

1958

The Crooked Circle
6.5

The Crooked Circle

1957

The Peacemaker
5.3

The Peacemaker

1956

Double Jeopardy
5.2

Double Jeopardy

1955

Gang Busters
5.8

Gang Busters

1955

Las Vegas Shakedown
5.8

Las Vegas Shakedown

1955

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955

The Pace That Thrills
6.0

The Pace That Thrills

1952

Destination Big House
8.0

Destination Big House

1950

Captain China
5.5

Captain China

1950

Sons of New Mexico
6.5

Sons of New Mexico

1949

Mighty Joe Young
6.4

Mighty Joe Young

1949

The Lucky Stiff
5.8

The Lucky Stiff

1949

The Crime Doctor's Diary
6.3

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949

The Paleface
6.1

The Paleface

1948

Return of the Bad Men
6.3

Return of the Bad Men

1948

The Fugitive
6.0

The Fugitive

1947

Exposed
6.2

Exposed

1947

The Sea of Grass
6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947

Fall Guy
5.2

Fall Guy

1947

Criminal Court
5.4

Criminal Court

1946

Decoy
5.9

Decoy

1946

G.I. War Brides
9.0

G.I. War Brides

1946

Blonde Alibi
4.8

Blonde Alibi

1946

Gay Blades
8.0

Gay Blades

1946

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
7.2

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945

Arson Squad
9.0

Arson Squad

1945

The Falcon in San Francisco
6.2

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

Gangs of the Waterfront
7.5

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945

Blood on the Sun
5.9

Blood on the Sun

1945

Belle of the Yukon
5.8

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
6.8

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

The Navy Way
6.3

The Navy Way

1944

Action in Arabia
6.0

Action in Arabia

1944

Around the World
6.3

Around the World

1943

The Mad Ghoul
6.0

The Mad Ghoul

1943

The Kansan
6.0

The Kansan

1943

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
6.7

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943

Wings Over the Pacific
5.7

Wings Over the Pacific

1943

Baby Face Morgan
4.4

Baby Face Morgan

1942

My Favorite Spy
5.7

My Favorite Spy

1942

Let's Get Tough
4.8

Let's Get Tough

1942

It Happened in Flatbush
5.4

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

Gang Busters
6.0

Gang Busters

1942

Dive Bomber
6.5

Dive Bomber

1941

Citadel of Crime
9.0

Citadel of Crime

1941

Sky Raiders
7.3

Sky Raiders

1941

Mr. Dynamite
9.0

Mr. Dynamite

1941

San Francisco Docks
7.3

San Francisco Docks

1940

Meet the Fleet
6.4

Meet the Fleet

1940

Behind the News
8.0

Behind the News

1940

The Bride Wore Crutches
7.0

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940

Service with the Colors
5.3

Service with the Colors

1940

Enemy Agent
6.7

Enemy Agent

1940

Forgotten Girls
5.6

Forgotten Girls

1940

Framed
6.2

Framed

1940

Call a Messenger
8.0

Call a Messenger

1939

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

The Roaring Twenties

1939

Flight at Midnight
6.0

Flight at Midnight

1939

Winter Carnival
7.5

Winter Carnival

1939

Unmarried
4.8

Unmarried

1939

Man of Conquest
5.6

Man of Conquest

1939

The Flying Irishman
5.0

The Flying Irishman

1939

There Goes My Heart
7.3

There Goes My Heart

1938

The Night Hawk
10.0

The Night Hawk

1938

She Loved a Fireman
7.5

She Loved a Fireman

1937

The Girl Said No
6.0

The Girl Said No

1937

It Can't Last Forever
6.5

It Can't Last Forever

1937

Nobody's Baby
6.0

Nobody's Baby

1937

Without Orders
7.3

Without Orders

1936

All American Chump
6.2

All American Chump

1936

Public Enemy's Wife
6.4

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.2

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

Dangerous Waters
6.0

Dangerous Waters

1936

Things You Never See on the Screen
5.0

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
6.1

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935

Remember Last Night?
5.5

Remember Last Night?

1935

Little Big Shot
7.3

Little Big Shot

1935

'G' Men
6.6

'G' Men

1935

Sweet Music
6.8

Sweet Music

1935

Gigolette
5.4

Gigolette

1935

The Mystery Man
5.6

The Mystery Man

1935

Flirting with Danger
6.3

Flirting with Danger

1934

Kansas City Princess
4.9

Kansas City Princess

1934

The Hell Cat
8.0

The Hell Cat

1934

Manhattan Love Song
5.7

Manhattan Love Song

1934

She Made Her Bed
4.5

She Made Her Bed

1934

Search for Beauty
5.5

Search for Beauty

1934

Palooka
3.6

Palooka

1934

The Son of Kong
5.4

The Son of Kong

1933

Above the Clouds
6.5

Above the Clouds

1933

Blind Adventure
6.3

Blind Adventure

1933

I Love That Man
10.0

I Love That Man

1933

King Kong
7.6

King Kong

1933

Fast Workers
5.0

Fast Workers

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

The Penguin Pool Murder
6.0

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

The Most Dangerous Game
6.9

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

Hold 'Em Jail
7.4

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Is My Face Red?
5.0

Is My Face Red?

1932

Radio Patrol
10.0

Radio Patrol

1932

The Lost Squadron
6.5

The Lost Squadron

1932

Panama Flo
7.8

Panama Flo

1932

Suicide Fleet
5.0

Suicide Fleet

1931

The Tip-Off
6.0

The Tip-Off

1931

Ex-Bad Boy
8.0

Ex-Bad Boy

1931

Iron Man
5.7

Iron Man

1931

Danger Lights
6.1

Danger Lights

1931

Paid
6.7

Paid

1930

Big Money
10.0

Big Money

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

Dumb-bells in Ermine
5.7

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930

Be Yourself!
5.7

Be Yourself!

1930

The Racketeer
5.1

The Racketeer

1929

Oh, Yeah!
5.0

Oh, Yeah!

1929

Big News
4.5

Big News

1929

The Woman from Hell
8.0

The Woman from Hell

1929

The Leatherneck
5.7

The Leatherneck

1929

The Shady Lady
8.0

The Shady Lady

1928

Ned McCobb's Daughter
9.0

Ned McCobb's Daughter

1928

Show Folks
7.0

Show Folks

1928

The Baby Cyclone
8.0

The Baby Cyclone

1928

The Cop
6.7

The Cop

1928

Celebrity
9.0

Celebrity

1928

A Girl in Every Port
6.0

A Girl in Every Port

1928

The Main Event
9.0

The Main Event

1927

TV Shows (40)