Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.
Known For
Predator
(1987)
Major General Homer Phillips
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Pruneface
El Dorado
(1966)
Kevin MacDonald
Children of the Corn
(1984)
Diehl
Major Dundee
(1965)
Reverend Dahlstrom
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Joshua Knudsen
Reds
(1981)
Government Agent
Purgatory
(1999)
Coachman
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983)
T. Tyler
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Hammett
(1982)
Lt. O'Mara
Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993)
Franks
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
Stay Hungry
(1976)
Thor Erickson
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
Full Filmography
Acting
Garden of Eden
(1954)
J. Randolph Latimore
Baby Doll
(1956)
Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd
(1957)
Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Never Love a Stranger
(1958)
Flix
From Hell to Texas
(1958)
Hunter Boyd
No Name on the Bullet
(1959)
Asa Canfield
The Fugitive Kind
(1960)
Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Ten Who Dared
(1960)
Oramel Howland
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Joshua Knudsen
He Rides Tall
(1964)
Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
Calhoun
(1964)
Zac Laird
Major Dundee
(1965)
Reverend Dahlstrom
El Dorado
(1966)
Kevin MacDonald
80 Steps to Jonah
(1969)
Mackray
Tiger by the Tail
(1970)
Ben Holmes
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Quittner
The McMasters
(1970)
Watson
The Great White Hope
(1970)
Captain Dan
J.W. Coop
(1971)
Jim Sawyer
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Clell Miller
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
(1972)
Squire Fisk
The Final Comedown
(1972)
Mr. Freeman
The Century Turns
(1972)
Ben Ritt
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Running Wild
(1973)
Bull
Prologue to Wounded Knee
(1973)
Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Cotter
(1973)
Jack
Manhunter
(1974)
Henry Stratemeyer
Reflections of Murder
(1974)
Mr. Turner
The Legend of Hillbilly John
(1974)
Bristowe
Race with the Devil
(1975)
Sheriff Taylor
Boss Nigger
(1975)
Mayor Griffin
White Line Fever
(1975)
Prosecutor
Mean Johnny Barrows
(1975)
Richard
Stay Hungry
(1976)
Thor Erickson
Dixie Dynamite
(1976)
Charlie White - Bank President
Kingston
(1976)
Father Reardon
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
The Pack
(1977)
Cobb
Mr. Billion
(1977)
Sheriff T.C. Bishop
Texas Detour
(1978)
Sheriff Burt
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
(1978)
Dunworth
The Time Machine
(1978)
Gen. Harris
Heaven Can Wait
(1978)
General Manager
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
(1979)
Mr. Hemmings
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
(1979)
Al Barber
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
(1979)
Leland Stanford
The Legend of the Golden Gun
(1979)
Judge Harrison Harding
Steel
(1979)
Kellin
Where the Buffalo Roam
(1980)
Judge Simpson
Evilspeak
(1981)
Sarge
Raggedy Man
(1981)
Rigby
Reds
(1981)
Government Agent
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
(1981)
Dempsey
The Beast Within
(1982)
Doc Schoonmaker
Hammett
(1982)
Lt. O'Mara
The Shadow Riders
(1982)
Sheriff Miles Gillette
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983)
T. Tyler
Children of the Corn
(1984)
Diehl
The Best of Times
(1986)
Schutte
Jocks
(1986)
Bettlebom
Red Headed Stranger
(1986)
Sheriff Reese Scoby
Oceans of Fire
(1986)
Rusty West
Predator
(1987)
Major General Homer Phillips
LBJ: The Early Years
(1987)
Samuel Ealey Johnson
Independence
(1987)
Uriah Creed
Bulletproof
(1988)
Miles Blackburn
Ghetto Blaster
(1989)
Curtis
Trapper County War
(1989)
Pop Luddigger
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Pruneface
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
(1993)
Self
Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993)
Franks
Dead Center
(1994)
Art Fencer
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
(1994)
Retired Texas Ranger
Payback
(1995)
Mac
Don't Look Back
(1996)
Parish
Invasion of Privacy
(1996)
Sam Logan - Storekeeper
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Old Man
Purgatory
(1999)
Coachman
Keeper of Souls
(2001)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
(2005)
Self
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
(2006)
Self
Crew