Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1917-04-07
- Day of Death2012-07-27 (95 years)
- Place of BirthBirmingham, Alabama, USA
- Also Known AsR. G. ArmstrongRobert Golden ArmstrongRobert ArmstrongRobert Golden Armstrong Jr.
R.G. Armstrong
Biography
Robert Golden Armstrong was an American actor and playwright. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of Westerns over the course of his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.
Acting Career
- 1999
Purgatory
As: Coachman
- 1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
As: Old Man
- 1996
Invasion of Privacy
As: Sam Logan - Storekeeper
- 1996
Millennium
As: The Old Man
- 1996
Don't Look Back
As: Parish
- 1995
Payback
As: Mac
- 1994
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
As: Retired Texas Ranger
- 1994
Dead Center
As: Art Fencer
1993Warlock: The Armageddon
As: Franks
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
As: Frank Dodge
- 1990
Dick Tracy
As: Pruneface
1989Ghetto Blaster
As: Curtis
1989Quantum Leap
As: Davison
1989Trapper County War
As: Pop Luddigger
1988Bulletproof
As: Miles Blackburn
1987Friday the 13th: The Series
As: Lewis Vendredi
- 1987
Predator
As: Major General Homer Phillips
1987LBJ: The Early Years
As: Samuel Ealey Johnson
1986Jocks
As: Bettlebom
1986Red Headed Stranger
As: Sheriff Reese Scoby
1986Oceans of Fire
As: Rusty West
1986L.A. Law
As: Frank Osgood
1986The Best of Times
As: Schutte
- 1984
Children of the Corn
As: Diehl
1983Lone Wolf McQuade
As: T. Tyler
1982The Shadow Riders
As: Sheriff Miles Gillette
1982Hammett
As: Lt. O'Mara
1982The Beast Within
As: Doc Schoonmaker
1981Reds
As: Government Agent
1981The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
As: Dempsey
1981Raggedy Man
As: Rigby
1981Evilspeak
As: Sarge
1980Where the Buffalo Roam
As: Judge Simpson
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
As: Leland Stanford
1979Steel
As: Kellin
1979The Legend of the Golden Gun
As: Judge Harrison Harding
1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
As: Al Barber
1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
As: Mr. Hemmings
1978The Time Machine
As: Gen. Harris
1978Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
As: Dunworth
1978Heaven Can Wait
As: General Manager
1978Texas Detour
As: Sheriff Burt
1977The Pack
As: Cobb
1977The Car
As: Amos Clements
1977Mr. Billion
As: Sheriff T.C. Bishop
1976Charlie's Angels
As: Sebastian Craig
1976Kingston
As: Father Reardon
1976Dixie Dynamite
As: Charlie White - Bank President
1976Stay Hungry
As: Thor Erickson
1975Mean Johnny Barrows
As: Richard
1975Starsky & Hutch
As: 'Dad' Watson
1975Switch
As: Detective Wills
1975Boss Nigger
As: Mayor Griffin
1975White Line Fever
As: Prosecutor
1975Race with the Devil
As: Sheriff Taylor
1974Reflections of Murder
As: Mr. Turner
1974J.W. Coop
As: Jim Sawyer
1974Manhunter
As: Henry Stratemeyer
1974The Legend of Hillbilly John
As: Bristowe
- 1973
My Name Is Nobody
As: Honest John
1973Running Wild
As: Bull
1973White Lightning
As: Big Bear
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
As: Ollinger
1973Prologue to Wounded Knee
As: Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
1973Cotter
As: Jack
1972The Century Turns
As: Ben Ritt
1972The Final Comedown
As: Mr. Freeman
1972The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
As: Clell Miller
1972Justin Morgan Had a Horse
As: Squire Fisk
1971McMillan & Wife
As: Sheriff Farraday
1970The Great White Hope
As: Captain Dan
1970The McMasters
As: Watson
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogue
As: Quittner
1970Tiger by the Tail
As: Ben Holmes
196980 Steps to Jonah
As: Mackray
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Capt. Wade
- 1968
Hawaii Five-O
As: Warden
1967The High Chaparral
As: Ed Henderson
1967The Invaders
As: Gus Flagg
- 1967
The Invaders
As: Police Capt. Bill Battersea
- 1966
El Dorado
As: Kevin MacDonald
1966T.H.E. Cat
As: Police Capt. McAllister
- 1966
T.H.E. Cat
As: Capt. McAllister
1966The Time Tunnel
As: Allan Pinkerton
1965The F.B.I.
As: Sheriff Crowley
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Ed Cray
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: George David Owens
1965The Big Valley
As: Wallace Miles
1965Run for Your Life
As: Edward Loomis
1965Major Dundee
As: Reverend Dahlstrom
1964Daniel Boone
As: Jarvis
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Joseph Garth
1964Calhoun
As: Zac Laird
1964He Rides Tall
As: Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1963The Fugitive
As: Tully Gage
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Sheriff Bradley
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Marshal Matt Peters
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: William Downey
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: John Cooley
1962The Virginian
As: Ben Winters
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Frederick Harley
1962Ride the High Country
As: Joshua Knudsen
1960The Man Who Found the Money
As: Captain Bone
1960Ten Who Dared
As: Oramel Howland
1960Surfside 6
As: Paul Wyatt
1960The Andy Griffith Show
As: Farmer Flint
1960The Westerner
As: Shell Davidson
1960The Fugitive Kind
As: Sheriff Jordan Talbott
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Contractor
1959Riverboat
As: Rothgate
1959Bonanza
As: Nathan Clay
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Andrew Holloway
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Col. Keith Jarrell
1959No Name on the Bullet
As: Asa Canfield
1959Black Saddle
As: Ben Dawes
1959Rawhide
As: Enoch Talby
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Gantry Hobson
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Sheriff John Keeley
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Burke
1958Bat Masterson
As: Marshal William MacWilliams
1958The Rifleman
As: Sheriff Tomlinson
- 1958
The Rifleman
As: Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
1958The Texan
As: Big Sam Aldridge
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Asa Wynter
1958Never Love a Stranger
As: Flix
1958From Hell to Texas
As: Hunter Boyd
1957Maverick
As: Wellington Cosgrove
1957Perry Mason
As: Matthew Bartlett
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Harry Bright
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: John Gregory
1957Sugarfoot
As: Clay Calhoun
- 1957
Sugarfoot
As: Lou Stoner
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Mayor Lovett
1957A Face in the Crowd
As: Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
1956Baby Doll
As: Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sheriff Les Houghton
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Captain Bone
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Fred Riordan
1955Cheyenne
As: Nathanael Grimm
1955Gunsmoke
As: Capt. Benter
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Major
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Jud Briar
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Carl Anderson
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Billy Soto
- 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Jack O'Neal
- 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Squire Fisk
1954Garden of Eden
As: J. Randolph Latimore
1953General Electric Theater
As: Jerry Boynton