Deceased

How Did Robert Armstrong Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known as Bob Armstrong, Роберт Армстронг, Robert William ArmstrongGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/11/1890Born inSaginaw, Michigan, USADied20/04/1973Died inSanta MonicaCausecancerWikidataQ82360 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#3243 ↗

Robert William Armstrong was an American film and television actor, best known to today's audiences for playing Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong from RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."

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Filmography89 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1964	For Those Who Think YoungMovie	Norman Armstrong	74
1963	Johnny CoolMovie	Underworld Leader	73
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Charles Faulkner	72
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Insp. Gunnison	70
1959	RawhideSeries	Cal Stone	69
1959	Lock-UpSeries	Sam Ellender	69
1959	The AlaskansSeries	—	69
1959	The DeputySeries	Constable Emmanuel Dobbs (uncredited)	69
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	Pop Bateman	68
1958	Man with a CameraSeries	Marty Delgado	68
1958	Girl with an ItchMovie	Ben Cooper	68
1958	LawmanSeries	Frank Fenway	68
1958	The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenSeries	Police chief	68
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Roy Daniels	67
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Capt. Bancroft	67
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Sidney Carter	67
1957	TrackdownSeries	Sheriff Croft	67
1957	SugarfootSeries	Big Bill Carmody	67
1957	26 MenSeries	—	67
1957	The Crooked CircleMovie	Al Taylor	67
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Sheriff Dan Walker	66
1956	State TrooperSeries	Andy Anderson	66
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Doc Buckles	65
1955	CheyenneSeries	Marshall Len Merrick	65
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Pop	65
1955	Las Vegas ShakedownMovie	Doc	65
1955	Double JeopardyMovie	Sam Baggott	65
1954	Climax!Series	Barney Farrell	64
1954	LassieSeries	Oliver	64
1954	Public DefenderSeries	Father Dunn	64
1954	Studio 57Series	Dowd	64
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Walt Bevans	63
1953	The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries	Gus Brennar	63
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	62
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Lt. Flanagan	61
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Jay Calliston	61
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Dr. Hoffman	60
1949	Mighty Joe YoungMovie	Max O'Hara	59
1948	Return of the Bad MenMovie	Wild Bill Doolin	58
1948	The PalefaceMovie	Terris	58
1947	The Sea of GrassMovie	Floyd McCurtin	57
1947	The FugitiveMovie	Police sergeant	57
1946	Criminal CourtMovie	Vic Wright	56
1946	DecoyMovie	Frank Olins	56
1945	Blood on the SunMovie	Col Hideki Tojo	55
1945	Arson SquadMovie	Fire Capt. Joe Dugan	55
1944	Mr. Winkle Goes to WarMovie	Joe Tinker	54
1944	Belle of the YukonMovie	George	54
1943	The Mad GhoulMovie	'Scoop' McClure	53
1943	The KansanMovie	Malachy	53
1943	Around the WorldMovie	General	53
1942	My Favorite SpyMovie	Harry Robinson	52
1942	Let's Get ToughMovie	Pop Stevens	52
1941	Dive BomberMovie	Art Lyons	51
1941	Mr. DynamiteMovie	Gunman	51
1940	Behind the NewsMovie	Vic Archer	50
1940	Service with the ColorsMovie	Sergeant Clicker	50
1939	The Roaring TwentiesMovie	Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)	49
1939	UnmarriedMovie	Pins Streaver	49
1939	Winter CarnivalMovie	Tiger Reynolds	49
1938	There Goes My HeartMovie	Detective O'Brien	48
1937	It Can't Last ForeverMovie	Al Tinker	47
1937	She Loved a FiremanMovie	Smokey Shannon	47
1937	Nobody's BabyMovie	Scoops Hanford	47
1936	Without OrdersMovie	Wad. Madison	46
1936	Public Enemy's WifeMovie	Gene Ferguson	46
1936	The Ex-Mrs. BradfordMovie	Nick Martel, Bookie	46
1935	Things You Never See on the ScreenMovie	Self	45
1935	'G' MenMovie	Jeff McCord	45
1935	Pirate Party on Catalina IsleMovie	Performer	45
1934	Manhattan Love SongMovie	Tom Williams	44
1934	PalookaMovie	Pete Palooka	44
1933	I Love That ManMovie	Driller	43
1933	The Son of KongMovie	Carl Denham	43
1933	Blind AdventureMovie	Richard Bruce	43
1933	Fast WorkersMovie	Bucker Reilly	43
1933	The Billion Dollar ScandalMovie	Frank "Fingers" Partos	43
1933	King KongMovie	Carl Denham	43
1932	The Lost SquadronMovie	Lt. 'Woody' Curwood	42
1932	The Penguin Pool MurderMovie	Barry Costello	42
1931	Iron ManMovie	George Regan	41
1931	The Tip-OffMovie	Kayo McClure	41
1930	Dumb-bells in ErmineMovie	Jerry Malone	40
1930	PaidMovie	Joe Garson	40
1929	The RacketeerMovie	Mahlon Keane	39
1929	Big NewsMovie	Steve Banks	39
1929	The LeatherneckMovie	Joseph Hanlon	39
1929	Oh, Yeah!Movie	Dude Cowan	39
1928	Show FolksMovie	Owens - Promoter	38