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, USADied20/04/1973 (aged 82)Died 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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Filmography129 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1964	For Those Who Think YoungMovie	Norman Armstrong	74
1963	Johnny CoolMovie	Underworld Leader	73
1963	RedigoSeries	Pat Royal	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
1955	Gang BustersMovie	Det. Tim Nolan	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
1952	The Pace That ThrillsMovie	J.C. Barton	62
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Lt. Flanagan	61
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Jay Calliston	61
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Dr. Hoffman	60
1950	The First Hundred YearsSeries	—	60
1949	Mighty Joe YoungMovie	Max O'Hara	59
1949	The Lucky StiffMovie	Insp. Von Flanagan	59
1949	Streets of San FranciscoMovie	Willard Logan	59
1949	Sons of New MexicoMovie	Pat Feeney	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
1947	ExposedMovie	Insp. Prentice	57
1947	Fall GuyMovie	Mac McLaine	57
1946	Criminal CourtMovie	Vic Wright	56
1946	DecoyMovie	Frank Olins	56
1946	Blonde AlibiMovie	Williams	56
1945	Blood on the SunMovie	Col Hideki Tojo	55
1945	Arson SquadMovie	Fire Capt. Joe Dugan	55
1945	Gangs of the WaterfrontMovie	Peter Winkley / John 'Dutch' Malone	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
1943	Adventures of the Flying CadetsMovie	Arthur Galt	53
1943	Wings Over the PacificMovie	Pieter Van Bronk	53
1942	My Favorite SpyMovie	Harry Robinson	52
1942	Baby Face MorganMovie	'Doc' Rogers	52
1942	Let's Get ToughMovie	Pop Stevens	52
1942	Gang BustersMovie	Det. Tim Nolan	52
1941	Dive BomberMovie	Art Lyons	51
1941	Mr. DynamiteMovie	Gunman	51
1940	Behind the NewsMovie	Vic Archer	50
1940	Meet the FleetMovie	CPO Bill Jennings	50
1940	Service with the ColorsMovie	Sergeant Clicker	50
1940	The Bride Wore CrutchesMovie	Pete	50
1940	FramedMovie	Skippy	50
1939	The Roaring TwentiesMovie	Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)	49
1939	UnmarriedMovie	Pins Streaver	49
1939	Winter CarnivalMovie	Tiger Reynolds	49
1939	Man of ConquestMovie	Jim Bowie	49
1938	There Goes My HeartMovie	Detective O'Brien	48
1938	The Night HawkMovie	Charlie McCormick	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
1937	Three LegionnairesMovie	Sgt. Chuck Connors	47
1936	Without OrdersMovie	Wad. Madison	46
1936	Public Enemy's WifeMovie	Gene Ferguson	46
1936	The Ex-Mrs. BradfordMovie	Nick Martel, Bookie	46
1936	All American ChumpMovie	Bill Hogan	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
1935	Remember Last Night?Movie	Fred Flannagan	45
1935	The Mystery ManMovie	Larry Doyle	45
1934	Manhattan Love SongMovie	Tom Williams	44
1934	PalookaMovie	Pete Palooka	44
1934	She Made Her BedMovie	'Duke' Gordon	44
1934	Kansas City PrincessMovie	Dynamite 'Dynie' Carson	44
1934	Flirting with DangerMovie	Bob Owens	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
1933	Above the CloudsMovie	Scoop Adams	43
1932	The Lost SquadronMovie	Lt. 'Woody' Curwood	42
1932	The Penguin Pool MurderMovie	Barry Costello	42
1932	The Most Dangerous GameMovie	Martin Trowbridge	42
1932	Hold 'Em JailMovie	Sports Announcer Inmate	42
1932	Radio PatrolMovie	Bill Kennedy	42
1931	Iron ManMovie	George Regan	41
1931	Danger LightsMovie	Larry Doyle	41
1931	Ex-Bad BoyMovie	Chester Binney	41
1931	The Tip-OffMovie	Kayo McClure	41
1930	Dumb-bells in ErmineMovie	Jerry Malone	40
1930	PaidMovie	Joe Garson	40
1930	Big MoneyMovie	Ace	40
1930	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Movie	Self	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
1929	The Woman from HellMovie	Alf	39
1928	Show FolksMovie	Owens - Promoter	38
1928	The Baby CycloneMovie	Gene	38
1928	Ned McCobb's DaughterMovie	Babe Callahan	38
1928	The Shady LadyMovie	Blake	38
1928	CelebrityMovie	Kid Reagan	38