Robert Armstrong
Known for ActingBorn 1890-11-19 — died 1973-04-20Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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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.
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In the late 1950s, Armstrong appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed television series, State Trooper.
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Known for
King Kong
1933 · as Carl Denham
Johnny Cool
1963 · as Underworld Leader
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · as Max O'Hara
The Son of Kong
1933 · as Carl Denham
Double Jeopardy
1955 · as Sam Baggott
'G' Men
1935 · as Jeff McCord
The Roaring Twenties
1939 · as Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948 · as Terris
Forgotten Girls
1940 · as Grover Mullins
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 · as Martin Trowbridge
Exposed
1947 · as Insp. Prentice
The Fugitive
1947 · as Police sergeant
The Sea of Grass
1947 · as Floyd McCurtin
Action in Arabia
1944 · as Matthew Reed
Gay Blades
1946 · as McManus
Blood on the Sun
1945 · as Col Hideki Tojo
Decoy
1946 · as Frank Olins
Blonde Alibi
1946 · as Williams