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Robert Armstrong
Actor

Robert Armstrong

Born November 19, 1890 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died April 20, 1973

17 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography 17

Mighty Joe Young (1949) movie poster
Mighty Joe Young1949
The Paleface (1948) movie poster
The Paleface1948
Blood on the Sun (1945) movie poster
Blood on the Sun1945
Belle of the Yukon (1944) movie poster
Belle of the Yukon1944
The Kansan (1943) movie poster
The Kansan1943
Dive Bomber (1941) movie poster
Dive Bomber1941
Behind the News (1940) movie poster
Behind the News1940
Service with the Colors (1940) movie poster
Service with the Colors1940
Man of Conquest (1939) movie poster
Man of Conquest1939
There Goes My Heart (1938) movie poster
There Goes My Heart1938
The Girl Said No (1937) movie poster
The Girl Said No1937
'G' Men (1935) movie poster
'G' Men1935
King Kong (1933) movie poster
King Kong1933
The Son of Kong (1933) movie poster
The Son of Kong1933
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) movie poster
The Most Dangerous Game1932
The Leatherneck (1929) movie poster
The Leatherneck1929
The Cop (1928) movie poster
The Cop1928