Acting
R.G. Armstrong
Born 7 April 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA ยท Died 27 July 2012
166 credits
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.
Known for
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- 2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternFilmSelf
- 2014Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite FilmFilmSelf
- 2006Sam Peckinpah: PortraitFilmSelf
- 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahFilmSelf
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf
- 2001Keeper of SoulsFilm
- 1999PurgatoryFilmCoachman
- 1998The Man in the Iron MaskFilmOld Man
- 1996MillenniumSeriesThe Old Man
- 1996Don't Look BackFilmParish
- 1996Invasion of PrivacyFilmSam Logan - Storekeeper
- 1995CybillSeriesStitch Sullivan
- 1995PaybackFilmMac
- 1994Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly ReunionFilmRetired Texas Ranger
- 1994Dead CenterFilmArt Fencer
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerSeriesFrank Dodge
- 1993Warlock: The ArmageddonFilmFranks
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilmSelf
- 1990Dick TracyFilmPruneface
- 1989Quantum LeapSeriesDavison
- 1989Ghetto BlasterFilmCurtis
- 1989Trapper County WarFilmPop Luddigger
- 1988War and RemembranceSeries'Moose' Fitzgerald
- 1988BulletproofFilmMiles Blackburn
- 1987PredatorFilmMajor General Homer Phillips
- 1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeriesLewis Vendredi
- 1987Beauty and the BeastSeriesStanley Kazmarek
- 1987LBJ: The Early YearsFilmSamuel Ealey Johnson
- 1987IndependenceFilmUriah Creed
- 1986MatlockSeriesSheriff Dalton Parks
- 1986L.A. LawSeriesFrank Osgood
- 1986The Best of TimesFilmSchutte
- 1986JocksFilmBettlebom
- 1986Red Headed StrangerFilmSheriff Reese Scoby
- 1986Oceans of FireFilmRusty West
- 1984Children of the CornFilmDiehl
- 1983Lone Wolf McQuadeFilmT. Tyler
- 1982Matt HoustonSeries
- 1982The Beast WithinFilmDoc Schoonmaker
- 1982HammettFilmLt. O'Mara
- 1982The Shadow RidersFilmSheriff Miles Gillette
- 1981DynastySeries
- 1981RedsFilmGovernment Agent
- 1981EvilspeakFilmSarge
- 1981DarkroomSeriesSheriff Dodson
- 1981The Pursuit of D.B. CooperFilmDempsey
- 1981Raggedy ManFilmRigby
- 1981Code RedSeries
- 1980Where the Buffalo RoamFilmJudge Simpson
- 1980SkagSeries
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
- 1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffFilmMr. Hemmings
- 1979SteelFilmKellin
- 1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam RiderFilmAl Barber
- 1979The Last Ride of the Dalton GangFilmLeland Stanford
- 1979The Legend of the Golden GunFilmJudge Harrison Harding
- 1978Heaven Can WaitFilmGeneral Manager
- 1978Vega$Series
- 1978Devil Dog: The Hound of HellFilmDunworth
- 1978The Time MachineFilmGen. Harris
- 1978Texas DetourFilmSheriff Burt
- 1977The CarFilmAmos Clements
- 1977Mr. BillionFilmSheriff T.C. Bishop
- 1977The PackFilmCobb
- 1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedSeries
- 1976Charlie's AngelsSeriesSebastian Craig
- 1976Stay HungryFilmThor Erickson
- 1976Dixie DynamiteFilmCharlie White - Bank President
- 1976KingstonFilmFather Reardon
- 1975Starsky & HutchSeries'Dad' Watson
- 1975BarettaSeries
- 1975Race with the DevilFilmSheriff Taylor
- 1975SwitchSeriesDetective Wills
- 1975Boss NiggerFilmMayor Griffin
- 1975White Line FeverFilmProsecutor
- 1975Mean Johnny BarrowsFilmRichard
- 1974Movin' OnSeries
- 1974The ManhunterSeries
- 1974Reflections of MurderFilmMr. Turner
- 1974The Legend of Hillbilly JohnFilmBristowe
- 1974ManhunterFilmHenry Stratemeyer
- 1973My Name Is NobodyFilmHonest John
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilmOllinger
- 1973White LightningFilmBig Bear
- 1973CotterFilmJack
- 1973Prologue to Wounded KneeFilmRupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
- 1973Running WildFilmBull
- 1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidFilmClell Miller
- 1972The Sixth SenseSeries
- 1972Justin Morgan Had a HorseFilmSquire Fisk
- 1972The Final ComedownFilmMr. Freeman
- 1972J.W. CoopFilmJim Sawyer
- 1972The Century TurnsFilmBen Ritt
- 1971CannonSeries
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
- 1971McMillan & WifeSeriesSheriff Farraday
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueFilmQuittner
- 1970The Great White HopeFilmCaptain Dan
- 1970The McMastersFilmWatson
- 1970Tiger by the TailFilmBen Holmes
- 1969Hawaii Five-OSeriesCapt. Wade, Warden
- 196980 Steps to JonahFilmMackray
- 1968Here Come the BridesSeries
- 1968LancerSeries
- 1967The InvadersSeriesGus Flagg, Police Capt. Bill Battersea
- 1967The High ChaparralSeriesEd Henderson
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
- 1967Cimarron StripSeries
- 1967CusterSeries
- 1966The Time TunnelSeriesAllan Pinkerton
- 1966El DoradoFilmKevin MacDonald
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1966T.H.E. CatSeriesCapt. McAllister, Police Capt. McAllister
- 1965The Big ValleySeriesWallace Miles
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesEd Cray, George David Owens, Sheriff Crowley
- 1965Major DundeeFilmReverend Dahlstrom
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesEdward Loomis
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesJarvis, Joseph Garth
- 1964He Rides TallFilmJoshua 'Josh' McCloud
- 1964CalhounFilmZac Laird
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesMarshal Matt Peters, Sheriff Bradley, Tully Gage
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesJohn Cooley, William Downey
- 1962The VirginianSeriesBen Winters, Frederick Harley
- 1962Ride the High CountryFilmJoshua Knudsen
- 196187th PrecinctSeriesFranklin Phelps
- 1961EvergladesSeries
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesFarmer Flint
- 1960The Fugitive KindFilmSheriff Jordan Talbott
- 1960The Tall ManSeries
- 1960Surfside 6SeriesPaul Wyatt
- 1960The WesternerSeriesShell Davidson
- 1960Ten Who DaredFilmOramel Howland
- 1960The Man Who Found the MoneyFilmCaptain Bone
- 1959BonanzaSeriesAndrew Holloway, Col. Keith Jarrell, Nathan Clay
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesContractor
- 1959RawhideSeriesBurke, Enoch Talby, Gantry Hobson, Sheriff John Keeley
- 1959No Name on the BulletFilmAsa Canfield
- 1959RiverboatSeriesRothgate
- 1959Black SaddleSeriesBen Dawes
- 1959Mr. LuckySeries
- 1958The RiflemanSeriesSheriff Fred Tomlinson, Sheriff Tomlinson
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesAsa Wynter
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesMarshal William MacWilliams
- 1958LawmanSeriesMajor Ben Rogers
- 1958BroncoSeriesReverend Hardin
- 1958The TexanSeriesBig Sam Aldridge, Cliff Clifford
- 1958From Hell to TexasFilmHunter Boyd
- 1958Never Love a StrangerFilmFlix
- 1958Jefferson DrumSeriesKreiger
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesHarry Bright, John Gregory, Matthew Bartlett
- 1957MaverickSeriesWellington Cosgrove
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesMayor Lovett
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesGeneral Kirby, John Muskie
- 1957A Face in the CrowdFilmTeleprompter Operator (uncredited)
- 1957SugarfootSeriesClay Calhoun, Lou Stoner
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesFred Tomlinson, Sheriff Les Houghton
- 1956Baby DollFilmTownsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesCaptain Bone, Fred Riordan
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesCapt. Benter, Carl Anderson, Jud Briar, Major
- 1955CheyenneSeriesNathanael Grimm
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries
- 1954LassieSeries
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesBilly Soto, Jack O'Neal, Squire Fisk
- 1954Garden of EdenFilmJ. Randolph Latimore
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesJerry Boynton
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