Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
King Kong
Carl Denham
The Most Dangerous Game
Martin Trowbridge
Is My Face Red?
Ed Maloney
Mighty Joe Young
Max O'Hara
The Roaring Twenties
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Blood on the Sun
Col Hideki Tojo
The Son of Kong
Carl Denham
'G' Men
Jeff McCord
The Sea of Grass
Floyd McCurtin
The Lucky Stiff
Insp. Von Flanagan