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
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Pruneface
Children of the Corn
(1984)
Diehl
El Dorado
(1966)
Kevin MacDonald
Major Dundee
(1965)
Reverend Dahlstrom
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Joshua Knudsen
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
Stay Hungry
(1976)
Thor Erickson
Reds
(1981)
Government Agent
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Quittner
Purgatory
(1999)
Coachman
Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993)
Franks
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983)
T. Tyler
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
Calhoun
(1964)
Zac Laird
He Rides Tall
(1964)
Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
Major Dundee
(1965)
Reverend Dahlstrom
El Dorado
(1966)
Kevin MacDonald
80 Steps to Jonah
(1969)
Mackray
The McMasters
(1970)
Watson
The Great White Hope
(1970)
Captain Dan
Tiger by the Tail
(1970)
Ben Holmes
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Quittner
J.W. Coop
(1971)
Jim Sawyer
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
(1972)
Squire Fisk
The Final Comedown
(1972)
Mr. Freeman
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Clell Miller
The Century Turns
(1972)
Ben Ritt
Cotter
(1973)
Jack
Running Wild
(1973)
Bull
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Prologue to Wounded Knee
(1973)
Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
The Legend of Hillbilly John
(1974)
Bristowe
Manhunter
(1974)
Henry Stratemeyer
Reflections of Murder
(1974)
Mr. Turner
White Line Fever
(1975)
Prosecutor
Boss Nigger
(1975)
Mayor Griffin
Race with the Devil
(1975)
Sheriff Taylor
Mean Johnny Barrows
(1975)
Richard
Dixie Dynamite
(1976)
Charlie White - Bank President
Stay Hungry
(1976)
Thor Erickson
Kingston
(1976)
Father Reardon
The Pack
(1977)
Cobb
Mr. Billion
(1977)
Sheriff T.C. Bishop
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
Texas Detour
(1978)
Sheriff Burt
Heaven Can Wait
(1978)
General Manager
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
(1978)
Dunworth
The Time Machine
(1978)
Gen. Harris
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
(1979)
Mr. Hemmings
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
(1979)
Leland Stanford
The Legend of the Golden Gun
(1979)
Judge Harrison Harding
Steel
(1979)
Kellin
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
(1979)
Al Barber
Where the Buffalo Roam
(1980)
Judge Simpson
Raggedy Man
(1981)
Rigby
Evilspeak
(1981)
Sarge
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
(1981)
Dempsey
Reds
(1981)
Government Agent
Hammett
(1982)
Lt. O'Mara
The Beast Within
(1982)
Doc Schoonmaker
The Shadow Riders
(1982)
Sheriff Miles Gillette
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983)
T. Tyler
Children of the Corn
(1984)
Diehl
Jocks
(1986)
Bettlebom
Red Headed Stranger
(1986)
Sheriff Reese Scoby
The Best of Times
(1986)
Schutte
Oceans of Fire
(1986)
Rusty West
Independence
(1987)
Uriah Creed
LBJ: The Early Years
(1987)
Samuel Ealey Johnson
Predator
(1987)
Major General Homer Phillips
Bulletproof
(1988)
Miles Blackburn
Ghetto Blaster
(1989)
Curtis
Trapper County War
(1989)
Pop Luddigger
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Pruneface
Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993)
Franks
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
(1993)
Self
Dead Center
(1994)
Art Fencer
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
(1994)
Retired Texas Ranger
Payback
(1995)
Mac
Invasion of Privacy
(1996)
Sam Logan - Storekeeper
Don't Look Back
(1996)
Parish
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