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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.
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)
Carl Denham
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Max O'Hara
Sweet Music
(1935)
Dopey Malone
Decoy
(1946)
Frank Olins
The Most Dangerous Game
(1932)
Martin Trowbridge
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Blood on the Sun
(1945)
Col Hideki Tojo
The Kansan
(1943)
Malachy
The Son of Kong
(1933)
Carl Denham
The Paleface
(1948)
Terris
Full Filmography
Acting
The Main Event
(1927)
Red Lucas
The Leopard Lady
(1928)
Chris
Ned McCobb's Daughter
(1928)
Babe Callahan
Show Folks
(1928)
Owens - Promoter
Celebrity
(1928)
Kid Reagan
The Baby Cyclone
(1928)
Gene
A Girl in Every Port
(1928)
Bill / Salami
The Cop
(1928)
Scarface Marcas
The Racketeer
(1929)
Mahlon Keane
The Woman from Hell
(1929)
Alf
Oh, Yeah!
(1929)
Dude Cowan
The Leatherneck
(1929)
Joseph Hanlon
Big News
(1929)
Steve Banks
Dumb-bells in Ermine
(1930)
Jerry Malone
Paid
(1930)
Joe Garson
Danger Lights
(1930)
Larry Doyle
Be Yourself!
(1930)
Jerry Moore
Big Money
(1930)
Ace
Ex-Bad Boy
(1931)
Chester Binney
The Tip-Off
(1931)
Kayo McClure
Suicide Fleet
(1931)
Dutch
Iron Man
(1931)
George Regan
Panama Flo
(1932)
Babe Dillon
Radio Patrol
(1932)
Bill Kennedy
Hold 'Em Jail
(1932)
Sports Announcer Inmate
The Lost Squadron
(1932)
Lt. 'Woody' Curwood
Penguin Pool Murder
(1932)
Barry Costello
Is My Face Red?
(1932)
Ed Maloney
The Most Dangerous Game
(1932)
Martin Trowbridge
Blind Adventure
(1933)
Richard Bruce
I Love That Man
(1933)
Driller
Fast Workers
(1933)
Bucker Reilly
Above the Clouds
(1933)
Scoop Adams
The Son of Kong
(1933)
Carl Denham
King Kong
(1933)
Carl Denham
The Billion Dollar Scandal
(1933)
Frank "Fingers" Partos
Flirting with Danger
(1934)
Bob Owens
Palooka
(1934)
Pete Palooka
She Made Her Bed
(1934)
'Duke' Gordon
Kansas City Princess
(1934)
Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
Search for Beauty
(1934)
Larry Williams
The Hell Cat
(1934)
Dan Collins
Manhattan Love Song
(1934)
Tom Williams
Little Big Shot
(1935)
Steve Craig
The Mystery Man
(1935)
Larry Doyle
Remember Last Night?
(1935)
Fred Flannagan
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
(1935)
Performer
Things You Never See on the Screen
(1935)
Self
'G' Men
(1935)
Jeff McCord
Gigolette
(1935)
Chuck Ahearn
Sweet Music
(1935)
Dopey Malone
Without Orders
(1936)
Wad. Madison
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(1936)
Nick Martel, Bookie
Dangerous Waters
(1936)
'Dusty' Johnson
All American Chump
(1936)
Bill Hogan
Public Enemy's Wife
(1936)
Gene Ferguson
It Can't Last Forever
(1937)
Al Tinker
The Girl Said No
(1937)
Jimmie Allen
Three Legionnaires
(1937)
Sgt. Chuck Connors
Nobody's Baby
(1937)
Scoops Hanford
She Loved a Fireman
(1937)
Smokey Shannon
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Detective O'Brien
The Night Hawk
(1938)
Charlie McCormick
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Man of Conquest
(1939)
Jim Bowie
The Flying Irishman
(1939)
Joe Alden
Unmarried
(1939)
Pins Streaver
Flight at Midnight
(1939)
Jim Brennan
Winter Carnival
(1939)
Tiger Reynolds
Call a Messenger
(1939)
Kirk Graham
Forgotten Girls
(1940)
Grover Mullins
Service with the Colors
(1940)
Sergeant Clicker
Framed
(1940)
Skippy
San Francisco Docks
(1940)
Father Cameron
Enemy Agent
(1940)
Gordon
Meet the Fleet
(1940)
CPO Bill Jennings
Behind the News
(1940)
Vic Archer
Mr. Dynamite
(1941)
Gunman
Citadel of Crime
(1941)
Cal Fullerton
Dive Bomber
(1941)
Art Lyons
Sky Raiders
(1941)
Lieutenant Ed Carey
Gang Busters
(1942)
Det. Tim Nolan
My Favorite Spy
(1942)
Harry Robinson
Baby Face Morgan
(1942)
'Doc' Rogers
Let's Get Tough
(1942)
Pop Stevens
It Happened in Flatbush
(1942)
Danny Mitchell
Around the World
(1943)
General
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
(1943)
Arthur Galt
Wings Over the Pacific
(1943)
Pieter Van Bronk
The Mad Ghoul
(1943)
'Scoop' McClure
The Kansan
(1943)
Malachy
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
(1944)
Joe Tinker
The Navy Way
(1944)
CPO Harper
Action in Arabia
(1944)
Matthew Reed
Belle of the Yukon
(1944)
George
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
(1945)
Jonathan Price
Gangs of the Waterfront
(1945)
Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone
Blood on the Sun
(1945)
Col Hideki Tojo
The Falcon in San Francisco
(1945)
Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Arson Squad
(1945)
Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
Criminal Court
(1946)
Vic Wright
G.I. War Brides
(1946)
Dawson
Blonde Alibi
(1946)
Williams
Decoy
(1946)
Frank Olins
Gay Blades
(1946)
McManus
Exposed
(1947)
Insp. Prentice
The Sea of Grass
(1947)
Floyd McCurtin
Fall Guy
(1947)
Mac McLaine
The Fugitive
(1947)
Police sergeant
Return of the Bad Men
(1948)
Wild Bill Doolin
The Paleface
(1948)
Terris
Sons of New Mexico
(1949)
Pat Feeney
The Lucky Stiff
(1949)
Insp. Von Flanagan
Streets of San Francisco
(1949)
Willard Logan
The Crime Doctor's Diary
(1949)
George 'Goldie' Harrigan
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Max O'Hara
Captain China
(1950)
Keegan
Destination Big House
(1950)
Ed Somers
The Pace That Thrills
(1952)
J.C. Barton
Gang Busters
(1955)
Det. Tim Nolan
Las Vegas Shakedown
(1955)
Doc
Double Jeopardy
(1955)
Sam Baggott
The Peacemaker
(1956)
Sheriff Ben Seale
The Crooked Circle
(1957)
Al Taylor
Girl with an Itch
(1958)
Ben Cooper
Johnny Cool
(1963)
Underworld Leader
For Those Who Think Young
(1964)
Norman Armstrong