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
Children of the Corn
(1984)
Diehl
El Dorado
(1966)
Kevin MacDonald
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Pruneface
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
Major Dundee
(1965)
Reverend Dahlstrom
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983)
T. Tyler
Stay Hungry
(1976)
Thor Erickson
Reds
(1981)
Government Agent
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Quittner
Purgatory
(1999)
Coachman
Warlock: The Armageddon
(1993)
Franks
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
Baby Doll
(1956)
Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
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)
From Hell to Texas
(1958)
Hunter Boyd
Never Love a Stranger
(1958)
Flix
No Name on the Bullet
(1959)
Asa Canfield
Ten Who Dared
(1960)
Oramel Howland
The Fugitive Kind
(1960)
Sheriff Jordan Talbott
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 Century Turns
(1972)
Ben Ritt
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Clell Miller
The Final Comedown
(1972)
Mr. Freeman
Cotter
(1973)
Jack
Running Wild
(1973)
Bull
My Name Is Nobody
(1973)
Honest John
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Ollinger
White Lightning
(1973)
Big Bear
Prologue to Wounded Knee
(1973)
Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
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
The Car
(1977)
Amos Clements
Mr. Billion
(1977)
Sheriff T.C. Bishop
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
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
(1979)
Al Barber
The Legend of the Golden Gun
(1979)
Judge Harrison Harding
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
(1979)
Leland Stanford
Steel
(1979)
Kellin
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 Shadow Riders
(1982)
Sheriff Miles Gillette
The Beast Within
(1982)
Doc Schoonmaker
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