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Robert Armstrong (I) (1890–1973)

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Robert Armstrong is familiar to old-movie buffs for his case-hardened, rapid-fire delivery in such roles as fast-talking promoters, managers, FBI agents, street cops, detectives and other such characters in scores of films--over 160--many of them at Warner Brothers, where he was part of the so-called "Warner Brothers Stock Company" that consisted of such players as James Cagney... See full bio »

Born:

Robert William Armstrong
in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1964 For Those Who Think Young
Norman Armstrong (Cronin's business associate)
 
1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Capt. Bancroft / Jimmy West / Phil Jenks / …
– The Case of the Accosted Accountant (1964) … Phil Jenks
– The Case of the Playboy Pugilist (1962) … Jimmy West
– The Case of the Malicious Mariner (1961) … Capt. Bancroft
– The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant (1958) … Walter Haskell
 
1963 Redigo (TV series)
Pat Royal
– The Crooked Circle (1963) … Pat Royal
 
1963 Johnny Cool
Gang member
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Pop Bateman
– To Catch a Mink (1963) … Pop Bateman
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Captain Charles Faulkner
– House Guest (1962) … Captain Charles Faulkner
 
1960-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Doc Buckles / Saloonkeeper
– The Faith of Aaron Menefee (1962) … Doc Buckles
– The Little Man Who Was There (1960) … Saloonkeeper
 
1961 Lassie (TV series)
Oliver
– Lassie and the Grand Canyon (1961) … Oliver
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Cal Stone
– Incident Before Black Pass (1961) … Cal Stone
 
1958-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Jess Walden / Red Willis
– Lady Trouble (1961) … Jess Walden
– The Prisoner (1958) … Red Willis
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Inspector Gunnison
– Along the Barbary Coast (1961) … Inspector Gunnison
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Lost Dutchman (1961) … Sheriff
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Frank Fenway / Lacey Grant
– The Catcher (1960) … Frank Fenway
– The Hardcase (1960) … Lacey Grant
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Sam Ellender
– The Seventh Hour (1960) … Sam Ellender
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Marshall
– The Mustangers (1960) … Marshall
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
John Coleman
– Sign of the Kodiak (1960) … John Coleman
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Big Bill Carmody
– The Long Dry (1960) … Big Bill Carmody
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Wichita Arrows (1960) … Sheriff
 
1960 M Squad (TV series)
Otto Penick
– Burglar's Nightmare (1960) … Otto Penick
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Jud Bowlus
– Calamity (1959) … Jud Bowlus
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Roy Daniels
– The Estaban Zamora Story (1959) … Roy Daniels
 
1956-1959 State Trooper (TV series)
Sheriff Andy Anderson
– The Choker (1959) … Sheriff Andy Anderson
– Hard Money, Soft Touch (1959) … Sheriff Andy Anderson
– Fiddle Dee Dead (1959) … Sheriff Andy Anderson
– This One'll Kill Ya (1959) … Sheriff Andy Anderson
– You Can't Run Forever (1958) … Sheriff Andy Anderson
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1959 26 Men (TV series)
Tom Marlin
– The Unwanted (1959) … Tom Marlin
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Josh Matthews
– The Town Is a Prisoner (1959) … Josh Matthews
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Vernan Croft
– Three-Legged Fox (1958) … Vernan Croft
 
1958 Girl with an Itch
Ben Cooper
 
1958 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Marty Delgado
– Closeup on Violence (1958) … Marty Delgado
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Sidney Carter
– The Hanging of Roy Carter (1958) … Sidney Carter
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Barney Farrell
– Shooting for the Moon (1958) … Barney Farrell
 
1957 The Crooked Circle
Al Taylor
 
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Sheriff
– Roadblock Number Seven (1957) … Sheriff
 
1957 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Sheriff Andy Plummer
– Mojave (1957) … Sheriff Andy Plummer
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Capt. Morse
– Case 2206 (1957) … Capt. Morse
– The Menace (1957)
– The Print with a Face (1957)
 
1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Lt. Flanagan
– Clem's Fish Market (1957) … Lt. Flanagan
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Larsen
– Company Control (1957) … Larsen
 
1955-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Casey / Orville Jackson
– Half Mile Down (1957) … Orville Jackson
– The Bowery Bishop (1956) … Casey
– Hostage (1955)
 
1956 The Peacemaker
Sheriff Ben Seale
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Inspector Higgins
– Justice (1956) … Inspector Higgins
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Pop
– Smoke Jumpers (1956) … Pop
 
1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Sheriff Dan Walker
– The Long Road Home (1956) … Sheriff Dan Walker
 
1956 Camera Three (TV series)
Vardamen
– As I Lay Dying (1956) … Vardamen
 
1956 Strange Stories (TV series)
Gus Brennar / Woody Woodruff
– Such a Nice Little Girl (1956) … Woody Woodruff
– Pals to the End (1956) … Gus Brennar
 
1954-1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Grandpa Soames / Private Jeb Watkins / Woody Woodruff
– The Regulators (1956)
– Georgia Man (1956) … Private Jeb Watkins
– The Lonely Man (1955)
– Secret Message (1955) … Grandpa Soames
– Sauce for the Gander (1954) … Woody Woodruff
 
1956 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
O'Rourke
– Hot Oil (1956) … O'Rourke
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
Marshall Len Merrick
– The Travelers (1956) … Marshall Len Merrick
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Kennedy / Walt Bevans
– Farewell to Kennedy (1955) … Kennedy
– Into the Night (1955) … Walt Bevans
 
1955 Double Jeopardy
Sam Baggott
 
1955 Las Vegas Shakedown
Doc
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Sacaree
– Cut Charlie In (1955) … Sacaree
 
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
– Pals to the End (1955)
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Barry Lang / George Grinley
– The Big Break (1954) … Barry Lang
– The Paper Finger (1954) … George Grinley
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Long Trail (1954)
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Father Dunn
– The Last Appeal (1954) … Father Dunn
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Clem Bartlett / Tom Henderson
– Anchors of the Past (1954) … Clem Bartlett
– Double Exposure … Tom Henderson
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Hoffman
– Autumn Nocturne (1953) … Dr. Hoffman
 
1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Harry Parker
– Fable of Honest Harry (1952) … Harry Parker
 
1952 The Pace That Thrills
J.C. Barton
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– The First Hundred Years (1951)
 
1950 The First Hundred Years (TV series)
Mr. Martin (1950-1952)
 
1950 Destination Big House
Ed Somers
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– The First Hundred Years (1950)
 
1950 Captain China
Keegan
 
1949 Sons of New Mexico
Pat Feeney
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Max O'Hara
 
1949 Streets of San Francisco
Willard Logan
 
1949 The Crime Doctor's Diary
George 'Goldie' Harrigan
 
1949 The Lucky Stiff
Insp. Von Flanagan
 
1948 The Paleface
Terris
 
1948 Return of the Bad Men
Wild Bill Doolin
 
1947 The Fugitive
A Sergeant of Police
 
1947 Exposed
Insp. Prentice
 
1947 Fall Guy
Mac McLaine
 
1947 The Sea of Grass
Floyd McCurtin (Brewton's attorney)
 
1946 Criminal Court
Vic Wright (Club Circle owner)
 
1946 Decoy
Frank Olins
 
1946 G.I. War Brides
Dawson
 
1946 Blonde Alibi
Williams
 
1946 Gay Blades
McManus
 
1945 The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Jonathan Price
 
1945 Arson Squad
Fire Capt. Joe Dugan
 
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
Duke Monet/De Forrest Marshall
 
1945 Gangs of the Waterfront
Peter Winkly and Dutch Malone
 
1945 Blood on the Sun
Col. Hideki Tojo
 
1944 Belle of the Yukon
George
 
1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Joe Tinker
 
1944 The Navy Way
CPO Harper
 
1944 Action in Arabia
Matthew Reed
 
1943 Around the World
General (uncredited)
 
1943 The Mad Ghoul
Ken McClure
 
1943 The Kansan
Malachy
 
1943 Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Arthur Galt, alias The Black Hangman
 
1943 Wings Over the Pacific
Pieter Van Bronk
 
1943 The Fighting Engineers (short)
 
1942 Baby Face Morgan
'Doc' Rogers
 
1942 Let's Get Tough!
Officer 'Pops' Stevens
 
1942 My Favorite Spy
Harry Robinson
 
1942 It Happened in Flatbush
Danny Mitchell (reporter)
 
1942 Gang Busters
Det. Tim Nolan
 
1941 Dive Bomber
Art Lyons
 
1941 Citadel of Crime
Cal Fullerton
 
1941 Sky Raiders
Lieutenant Ed Carey
 
1941 Mr. Dynamite
Paul
 
1940 San Francisco Docks
Father Cameron
 
1940 Meet the Fleet (short)
CPO Bill Jennings
 
1940 Behind the News
Vic Archer
 
1940 The Bride Wore Crutches
Pete
 
1940 Service with the Colors (short)
Sgt. Clicker
 
1940 Enemy Agent
Gordon
 
1940 Forgotten Girls
Grover Mullins
 
1940 Framed
Skippy
 
1939 Call a Messenger
Kirk Graham
 
1939 The Roaring Twenties
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1939 Flight at Midnight
Jim Brennan
 
1939 Winter Carnival
Tiger Reynolds
 
1939 Unmarried
Pins Streaver
 
1939 Man of Conquest
Jim Bowie
 
1939 The Flying Irishman
Joe Alden
 
1938 There Goes My Heart
Detective O'Brien
 
1938 The Night Hawk
Charlie McCormick
 
1937 She Loved a Fireman
Capt. Smokey Shannon
 
1937 The Girl Said No
Jimmie Allen
 
1937 It Can't Last Forever
Al Tinker
 
1937 Three Legionnaires
Sgt. Chuck Connors
 
1937 Nobody's Baby
Scoops Hanford
 
1936 Without Orders
Wad. Madison
 
1936 All American Chump
Hogan
 
1936 Public Enemy's Wife
Gene Ferguson
 
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Nick Martel (bookie)
 
1936 Dangerous Waters
'Dusty' Johnson
 
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (short)
Performer
 
1935 Remember Last Night?
Flannagan
 
1935 Little Big Shot
Steve
 
1935 'G' Men
Jeff McCord
 
1935 Sweet Music
'Dopey' Malone
 
1935 Gigolette
Chuck Ahearn
 
1935 The Mystery Man
Larry Doyle
 
1934 Flirting with Danger
Bob Owens
 
1934 Kansas City Princess
Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson
 
1934 The Hell Cat
Dan Collins
 
1934 Manhattan Love Song
Tom Williams
 
1934 She Made Her Bed
'Duke' Gordon
 
1934 Search for Beauty
Larry Williams
 
1934 Palooka
Pete Palooka
 
1933 The Son of Kong
Carl Denham
 
1933 Above the Clouds
Scoop Adams
 
1933 Blind Adventure
Richard Bruce
 
1933 I Love That Man
Driller
 
1933 Fast Workers
Bucker Reilly
 
1933 King Kong
Carl Denham
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Fingers Partos
 
1932 Penguin Pool Murder
Barry Costello
 
1932 The Most Dangerous Game
Martin
 
1932 Hold 'Em Jail
The Radio Announcer
 
1932 Is My Face Red?
Ed Maloney
 
1932 Radio Patrol
Bill Kennedy
 
1932 The Lost Squadron
Woody
 
1932 Panama Flo
Babe Dillon
 
1931 Suicide Fleet
Dutch
 
1931 The Tip-Off
Kayo McClure
 
1931 Ex-Bad Boy
Chester Binney
 
1931 Iron Man
George Regan
 
1930 Paid
Joe Garson
 
1930/I Big Money
Ace
 
1930 Danger Lights
Larry Doyle
 
1930 Dumbbells in Ermine
Jerry Malone
 
1930 Be Yourself!
Jerry Moore
 
1929 The Racketeer
Mahlon Keane
 
1929 Oh, Yeah!
Dude Cowan
 
1929 Big News
Steve Banks
 
1929 The Woman from Hell
Alf
 
1929 The Leatherneck
Joseph Hanlon
 
1928 The Shady Lady
Blake
 
1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter
Babe Callahan
 
1928 Show Folks
Owens - Promoter
 
1928 Celebrity
Kid Reagan
 
1928 The Baby Cyclone
Gene
 
1928 The Cop
Scarface Marcas
 
1928 Square Crooks
Eddie Ellison
 
1928 A Girl in Every Port
Salami
 
1928 The Leopard Lady
Chris
 
1927 The Main Event
Red Lucas
 
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1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War (performer: "Sweet Genevieve" - uncredited)
 
1935 Sweet Music (performer: "The Good Green Acres of Home" - uncredited)
 
1933 King Kong ("St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Lost Squadron ("Auld Lang Syne" 1788 - uncredited)
 
1930 Be Yourself! (performer: "Cookin' Breakfast for the One I Love" 1930 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1958 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Jimmy Gleason (1958) … Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (short)
Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (short)
Himself
 
1929 Players at Play (documentary short)
Himself (as Bob Armstrong)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 J. Edgar
Jeff McCord in G-Men (uncredited)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Carl Denham
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 

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Alternate Names:

Bob Armstrong

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Extensively discussed by his friend, actor Jimmy Lydon, in the book, "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010), by Tom Weaver. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio