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Robert Armstrong

Born 1890-11-19

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 1933 · 7.9 Son of Kong 1933 · 5.6 The Paleface 1948 · 6.6 'G' Men 1935 · 7.1 The Fugitive 1947 · 6.3 Blood on the Sun 1945 · 6.0 The Mad Ghoul 1943 · 5.8 A Girl in Every Port 1928 · 6.5 Search for Beauty 1934 · 6.0 Danger Lights 1931 · 6.1