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R.G. Armstrong

Acting 95 (deceased) years old Birmingham, Alabama, USA ★ 1.4
Born: April 7, 1917
Died: July 27, 2012

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.

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Known For

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Contractor 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Nathan Clay 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Andrew Holloway 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Col. Keith Jarrell 1959
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour William Downey 1962

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Predator
Predator Farmer Flint 1987
New Jack City
New Jack City Burke 1991
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver Allan Pinkerton 1976

Filmography

Acting Credits (194)

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western Self 2024
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film Self 2014
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait Self 2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah Self 2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self 2004
Keeper of Souls
Keeper of Souls 2001
Purgatory
Purgatory Coachman 1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask Old Man 1998
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of Privacy Sam Logan - Storekeeper 1996
Millennium
Millennium The Old Man 1996
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back Parish 1996
Payback
Payback Mac 1995
Cybill
Cybill Stitch Sullivan 1995
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion Retired Texas Ranger 1994
Dead Center
Dead Center Art Fencer 1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron Self 1993
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon Franks 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Frank Dodge 1993
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy Pruneface 1990
Ghetto Blaster
Ghetto Blaster Curtis 1989
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap Davison 1989
Trapper County War
Trapper County War Pop Luddigger 1989
Bulletproof
Bulletproof Miles Blackburn 1988
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series Lewis Vendredi 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast 1987
Predator
Predator Major General Homer Phillips 1987
Independence
Independence Uriah Creed 1987
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years Samuel Ealey Johnson 1987
Jocks
Jocks Bettlebom 1986
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger Sheriff Reese Scoby 1986
Oceans of Fire
Oceans of Fire Rusty West 1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Frank Osgood 1986
Matlock
Matlock Sheriff Dalton Parks 1986
The Best of Times
The Best of Times Schutte 1986
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn Diehl 1984
Lone Wolf McQuade
Lone Wolf McQuade T. Tyler 1983
The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders Sheriff Miles Gillette 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Hammett
Hammett Lt. O'Mara 1982
The Beast Within
The Beast Within Doc Schoonmaker 1982
Reds
Reds Government Agent 1981
Darkroom
Darkroom 1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Dempsey 1981
Code Red
Code Red 1981
Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man Rigby 1981
Evilspeak
Evilspeak Sarge 1981
Dynasty
Dynasty 1981
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam Judge Simpson 1980
Skag
Skag 1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Leland Stanford 1979
Steel
Steel Kellin 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Legend of the Golden Gun Judge Harrison Harding 1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider Al Barber 1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Mr. Hemmings 1979
The Time Machine
The Time Machine Gen. Harris 1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell Dunworth 1978
Vega$
Vega$ 1978
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait General Manager 1978
Texas Detour
Texas Detour Sheriff Burt 1978
The Pack
The Pack Cobb 1977
The Car
The Car Amos Clements 1977
Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion Sheriff T.C. Bishop 1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected 1977
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Sebastian Craig 1976
Kingston
Kingston Father Reardon 1976
Dixie Dynamite
Dixie Dynamite Charlie White - Bank President 1976
Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry Thor Erickson 1976
Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows Richard 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch 'Dad' Watson 1975
Switch
Switch Detective Wills 1975
Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger Mayor Griffin 1975
White Line Fever
White Line Fever Prosecutor 1975
Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil Sheriff Taylor 1975
Baretta
Baretta 1975
Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder Mr. Turner 1974
Movin' On
Movin' On 1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter 1974
Manhunter
Manhunter Henry Stratemeyer 1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John Bristowe 1974
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody Honest John 1973
Running Wild
Running Wild Bull 1973
White Lightning
White Lightning Big Bear 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Ollinger 1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Prologue to Wounded Knee Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar' 1973
Cotter
Cotter Jack 1973
The Century Turns
The Century Turns Ben Ritt 1972
The Final Comedown
The Final Comedown Mr. Freeman 1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Clell Miller 1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse Squire Fisk 1972
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense 1972
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop Jim Sawyer 1972
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Sheriff Farraday 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope Captain Dan 1970
The McMasters
The McMasters Watson 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Quittner 1970
Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail Ben Holmes 1970
80 Steps to Jonah
80 Steps to Jonah Mackray 1969
Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides 1968
Lancer
Lancer 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Capt. Wade 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Warden 1968
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral Ed Henderson 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip 1967
Custer
Custer 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Gus Flagg 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Police Capt. Bill Battersea 1967
El Dorado
El Dorado Kevin MacDonald 1966
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat Police Capt. McAllister 1966
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat Capt. McAllister 1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel Allan Pinkerton 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Sheriff Crowley 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Ed Cray 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. George David Owens 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Wallace Miles 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Edward Loomis 1965
Major Dundee
Major Dundee Reverend Dahlstrom 1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Jarvis 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Joseph Garth 1964
Calhoun
Calhoun Zac Laird 1964
He Rides Tall
He Rides Tall Joshua 'Josh' McCloud 1964
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Tully Gage 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Marshal Matt Peters 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Sheriff Bradley 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour William Downey 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour John Cooley 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Ben Winters 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Frederick Harley 1962
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country Joshua Knudsen 1962
Everglades
Everglades 1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct Franklin Phelps 1961
The Man Who Found the Money
The Man Who Found the Money Captain Bone 1960
Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared Oramel Howland 1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6 Paul Wyatt 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show Farmer Flint 1960
The Westerner
The Westerner Shell Davidson 1960
The Tall Man
The Tall Man 1960
The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind Sheriff Jordan Talbott 1960
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Contractor 1959
Riverboat
Riverboat Rothgate 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Nathan Clay 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Andrew Holloway 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Col. Keith Jarrell 1959
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet Asa Canfield 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Ben Dawes 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Enoch Talby 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Gantry Hobson 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Sheriff John Keeley 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Burke 1959
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson Marshal William MacWilliams 1958
Lawman
Lawman Major Ben Rogers 1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman Sheriff Tomlinson 1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman Sheriff Fred Tomlinson 1958
The Texan
The Texan 1958
The Texan
The Texan Big Sam Aldridge 1958
Bronco
Bronco 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Asa Wynter 1958
Never Love a Stranger
Never Love a Stranger Flix 1958
From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas Hunter Boyd 1958
Jefferson Drum
Jefferson Drum Kreiger 1958
Maverick
Maverick Wellington Cosgrove 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Matthew Bartlett 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Harry Bright 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason John Gregory 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train John Muskie 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train General Kirby 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Clay Calhoun 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Lou Stoner 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Mayor Lovett 1957
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd Teleprompter Operator (uncredited) 1957
Baby Doll
Baby Doll Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited) 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sheriff Fred Tomlinson 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sheriff Les Houghton 1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Captain Bone 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Fred Riordan 1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne 1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Nathanael Grimm 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Capt. Benter 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Major 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Jud Briar 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Carl Anderson 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Billy Soto 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Jack O'Neal 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Squire Fisk 1954
Lassie
Lassie 1954
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden J. Randolph Latimore 1954
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Jerry Boynton 1953

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