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R.G. Armstrong
Acting

R.G. Armstrong

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

7 Apr 1917

Age

109 Years

Born In

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Total Projects

195

Years Active

71 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

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.

Filmography

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

movie

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

2024

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

2014

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

2006

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

as Self

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

movie

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

as Self

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

movie

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self

Keeper of Souls

movie

Keeper of Souls

2001

Keeper of Souls

Purgatory

movie

Purgatory

1999

Purgatory

as Coachman

The Man in the Iron Mask

movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Old Man

Invasion of Privacy

movie

Invasion of Privacy

1996

Invasion of Privacy

as Sam Logan - Storekeeper

Millennium

tv

Millennium

1996

Millennium

as The Old Man

Don't Look Back

movie

Don't Look Back

1996

Don't Look Back

as Parish

Payback

movie

Payback

1995

Payback

as Mac

Cybill

tv

Cybill

1995

Cybill

as Stitch Sullivan

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

movie

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

as Retired Texas Ranger

Dead Center

movie

Dead Center

1994

Dead Center

as Art Fencer

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

movie

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

as Self

Warlock: The Armageddon

movie

Warlock: The Armageddon

1993

Warlock: The Armageddon

as Franks

Walker, Texas Ranger

tv

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Frank Dodge

Dick Tracy

movie

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as Pruneface

Ghetto Blaster

movie

Ghetto Blaster

1989

Ghetto Blaster

as Curtis

Quantum Leap

tv

Quantum Leap

1989

Quantum Leap

as Davison

Trapper County War

movie

Trapper County War

1989

Trapper County War

as Pop Luddigger

War and Remembrance

tv

War and Remembrance

1988

War and Remembrance

as 'Moose' Fitzgerald

Bulletproof

movie

Bulletproof

1988

Bulletproof

as Miles Blackburn

Friday the 13th: The Series

tv

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987

Friday the 13th: The Series

as Lewis Vendredi

Beauty and the Beast

tv

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Beauty and the Beast

as Stanley Kazmarek

Predator

movie

Predator

1987

Predator

as Major General Homer Phillips

CineRaya

movie

Independence

1987

Independence

as Uriah Creed

LBJ: The Early Years

movie

LBJ: The Early Years

1987

LBJ: The Early Years

as Samuel Ealey Johnson

Jocks

movie

Jocks

1986

Jocks

as Bettlebom

Red Headed Stranger

movie

Red Headed Stranger

1986

Red Headed Stranger

as Sheriff Reese Scoby

Oceans of Fire

movie

Oceans of Fire

1986

Oceans of Fire

as Rusty West

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Frank Osgood

Matlock

tv

Matlock

1986

Matlock

as Sheriff Dalton Parks

The Best of Times

movie

The Best of Times

1986

The Best of Times

as Schutte

Children of the Corn

movie

Children of the Corn

1984

Children of the Corn

as Diehl

Lone Wolf McQuade

movie

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983

Lone Wolf McQuade

as T. Tyler

The Shadow Riders

movie

The Shadow Riders

1982

The Shadow Riders

as Sheriff Miles Gillette

Matt Houston

tv

Matt Houston

1982

Matt Houston

Hammett

movie

Hammett

1982

Hammett

as Lt. O'Mara

The Beast Within

movie

The Beast Within

1982

The Beast Within

as Doc Schoonmaker

Reds

movie

Reds

1981

Reds

as Government Agent

Darkroom

tv

Darkroom

1981

Darkroom

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

movie

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

as Dempsey

Code Red

tv

Code Red

1981

Code Red

Raggedy Man

movie

Raggedy Man

1981

Raggedy Man

as Rigby

Evilspeak

movie

Evilspeak

1981

Evilspeak

as Sarge

Dynasty

tv

Dynasty

1981

Dynasty

Where the Buffalo Roam

movie

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

as Judge Simpson

CineRaya

tv

Skag

1980

Skag

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

movie

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

1979

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

as Leland Stanford

Steel

movie

Steel

1979

Steel

as Kellin

Trapper John, M.D.

tv

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

The Legend of the Golden Gun

movie

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

as Judge Harrison Harding

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

movie

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

as Al Barber

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

movie

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as Mr. Hemmings

The Time Machine

movie

The Time Machine

1978

The Time Machine

as Gen. Harris

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

movie

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

1978

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

as Dunworth

Vega$

tv

Vega$

1978

Vega$

Heaven Can Wait

movie

Heaven Can Wait

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as General Manager

Texas Detour

movie

Texas Detour

1978

Texas Detour

as Sheriff Burt

The Pack

movie

The Pack

1977

The Pack

as Cobb

The Car

movie

The Car

1977

The Car

as Amos Clements

Mr. Billion

movie

Mr. Billion

1977

Mr. Billion

as Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

1977

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

Charlie's Angels

tv

Charlie's Angels

1976

Charlie's Angels

as Sebastian Craig

Kingston

movie

Kingston

1976

Kingston

as Father Reardon

Dixie Dynamite

movie

Dixie Dynamite

1976

Dixie Dynamite

as Charlie White - Bank President

Stay Hungry

movie

Stay Hungry

1976

Stay Hungry

as Thor Erickson

Mean Johnny Barrows

movie

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

as Richard

Starsky & Hutch

tv

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Starsky & Hutch

as 'Dad' Watson

Switch

tv

Switch

1975

Switch

as Detective Wills

Boss Nigger

movie

Boss Nigger

1975

Boss Nigger

as Mayor Griffin

White Line Fever

movie

White Line Fever

1975

White Line Fever

as Prosecutor

Race with the Devil

movie

Race with the Devil

1975

Race with the Devil

as Sheriff Taylor

Baretta

tv

Baretta

1975

Baretta

Reflections of Murder

movie

Reflections of Murder

1974

Reflections of Murder

as Mr. Turner

Movin' On

tv

Movin' On

1974

Movin' On

The Manhunter

tv

The Manhunter

1974

The Manhunter

Manhunter

movie

Manhunter

1974

Manhunter

as Henry Stratemeyer

The Legend of Hillbilly John

movie

The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974

The Legend of Hillbilly John

as Bristowe

My Name Is Nobody

movie

My Name Is Nobody

1973

My Name Is Nobody

as Honest John

Running Wild

movie

Running Wild

1973

Running Wild

as Bull

White Lightning

movie

White Lightning

1973

White Lightning

as Big Bear

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

movie

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

as Ollinger

Prologue to Wounded Knee

movie

Prologue to Wounded Knee

1973

Prologue to Wounded Knee

as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

Cotter

movie

Cotter

1973

Cotter

as Jack

The Century Turns

movie

The Century Turns

1972

The Century Turns

as Ben Ritt

The Final Comedown

movie

The Final Comedown

1972

The Final Comedown

as Mr. Freeman

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

movie

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

as Clell Miller

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

movie

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

as Squire Fisk

The Sixth Sense

tv

The Sixth Sense

1972

The Sixth Sense

J.W. Coop

movie

J.W. Coop

1972

J.W. Coop

as Jim Sawyer

McMillan & Wife

tv

McMillan & Wife

1971

McMillan & Wife

as Sheriff Farraday

Cannon

tv

Cannon

1971

Cannon

Alias Smith and Jones

tv

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Alias Smith and Jones

The Great White Hope

movie

The Great White Hope

1970

The Great White Hope

as Captain Dan

The McMasters

movie

The McMasters

1970

The McMasters

as Watson

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

movie

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Quittner

Tiger by the Tail

movie

Tiger by the Tail

1970

Tiger by the Tail

as Ben Holmes

80 Steps to Jonah

movie

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

80 Steps to Jonah

as Mackray

Here Come the Brides

tv

Here Come the Brides

1968

Here Come the Brides

Lancer

tv

Lancer

1968

Lancer

Hawaii Five-O

tv

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Capt. Wade

Hawaii Five-O

tv

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Warden

The High Chaparral

tv

The High Chaparral

1967

The High Chaparral

as Ed Henderson

The Guns of Will Sonnett

tv

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Cimarron Strip

tv

Cimarron Strip

1967

Cimarron Strip

Custer

tv

Custer

1967

Custer

The Invaders

tv

The Invaders

1967

The Invaders

as Gus Flagg

The Invaders

tv

The Invaders

1967

The Invaders

as Police Capt. Bill Battersea

El Dorado

movie

El Dorado

1966

El Dorado

as Kevin MacDonald

T.H.E. Cat

tv

T.H.E. Cat

1966

T.H.E. Cat

as Police Capt. McAllister

T.H.E. Cat

tv

T.H.E. Cat

1966

T.H.E. Cat

as Capt. McAllister

Felony Squad

tv

Felony Squad

1966

Felony Squad

The Time Tunnel

tv

The Time Tunnel

1966

The Time Tunnel

as Allan Pinkerton

The F.B.I.

tv

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

as Sheriff Crowley

The F.B.I.

tv

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

as Ed Cray

The F.B.I.

tv

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

as George David Owens

The Big Valley

tv

The Big Valley

1965

The Big Valley

as Wallace Miles

Run for Your Life

tv

Run for Your Life

1965

Run for Your Life

as Edward Loomis

Major Dundee

movie

Major Dundee

1965

Major Dundee

as Reverend Dahlstrom

Daniel Boone

tv

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

as Jarvis

Daniel Boone

tv

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

as Joseph Garth

Calhoun

movie

Calhoun

1964

Calhoun

as Zac Laird

He Rides Tall

movie

He Rides Tall

1964

He Rides Tall

as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

The Fugitive

tv

The Fugitive

1963

The Fugitive

as Tully Gage

The Fugitive

tv

The Fugitive

1963

The Fugitive

as Marshal Matt Peters

The Fugitive

tv

The Fugitive

1963

The Fugitive

as Sheriff Bradley

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

tv

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as William Downey

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

tv

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as John Cooley

The Virginian

tv

The Virginian

1962

The Virginian

as Ben Winters

The Virginian

tv

The Virginian

1962

The Virginian

as Frederick Harley

Ride the High Country

movie

Ride the High Country

1962

Ride the High Country

as Joshua Knudsen

Everglades

tv

Everglades

1961

Everglades

87th Precinct

tv

87th Precinct

1961

87th Precinct

as Franklin Phelps

The Man Who Found the Money

movie

The Man Who Found the Money

1960

The Man Who Found the Money

as Captain Bone

Ten Who Dared

movie

Ten Who Dared

1960

Ten Who Dared

as Oramel Howland

Surfside 6

tv

Surfside 6

1960

Surfside 6

as Paul Wyatt

The Andy Griffith Show

tv

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

The Andy Griffith Show

as Farmer Flint

The Westerner

tv

The Westerner

1960

The Westerner

as Shell Davidson

The Tall Man

tv

The Tall Man

1960

The Tall Man

The Fugitive Kind

movie

The Fugitive Kind

1960

The Fugitive Kind

as Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Mr. Lucky

tv

Mr. Lucky

1959

Mr. Lucky

The Twilight Zone

tv

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Twilight Zone

as Contractor

Riverboat

tv

Riverboat

1959

Riverboat

as Rothgate

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Nathan Clay

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Andrew Holloway

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Col. Keith Jarrell

No Name on the Bullet

movie

No Name on the Bullet

1959

No Name on the Bullet

as Asa Canfield

Black Saddle

tv

Black Saddle

1959

Black Saddle

as Ben Dawes

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Enoch Talby

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Gantry Hobson

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Sheriff John Keeley

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Burke

Bat Masterson

tv

Bat Masterson

1958

Bat Masterson

as Marshal William MacWilliams

Lawman

tv

Lawman

1958

Lawman

as Major Ben Rogers

The Rifleman

tv

The Rifleman

1958

The Rifleman

as Sheriff Tomlinson

The Rifleman

tv

The Rifleman

1958

The Rifleman

as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

The Texan

tv

The Texan

1958

The Texan

as Big Sam Aldridge

The Texan

tv

The Texan

1958

The Texan

as Cliff Clifford

Bronco

tv

Bronco

1958

Bronco

Wanted: Dead or Alive

tv

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Asa Wynter

Never Love a Stranger

movie

Never Love a Stranger

1958

Never Love a Stranger

as Flix

From Hell to Texas

movie

From Hell to Texas

1958

From Hell to Texas

as Hunter Boyd

CineRaya

tv

Jefferson Drum

1958

Jefferson Drum

as Kreiger

Maverick

tv

Maverick

1957

Maverick

as Wellington Cosgrove

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as Matthew Bartlett

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as Harry Bright

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as John Gregory

Wagon Train

tv

Wagon Train

1957

Wagon Train

as John Muskie

Wagon Train

tv

Wagon Train

1957

Wagon Train

as General Kirby

Sugarfoot

tv

Sugarfoot

1957

Sugarfoot

as Clay Calhoun

Sugarfoot

tv

Sugarfoot

1957

Sugarfoot

as Lou Stoner

Have Gun, Will Travel

tv

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

tv

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Mayor Lovett

A Face in the Crowd

movie

A Face in the Crowd

1957

A Face in the Crowd

as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Baby Doll

movie

Baby Doll

1956

Baby Doll

as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

tv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

tv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Les Houghton

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

tv

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Captain Bone

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

tv

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Fred Riordan

Cheyenne

tv

Cheyenne

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

tv

Cheyenne

1955

Cheyenne

as Nathanael Grimm

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Capt. Benter

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Major

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Jud Briar

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Carl Anderson

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Wonderful World of Disney

tv

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Billy Soto

The Wonderful World of Disney

tv

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Jack O'Neal

The Wonderful World of Disney

tv

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Squire Fisk

Lassie

tv

Lassie

1954

Lassie

Garden of Eden

movie

Garden of Eden

1954

Garden of Eden

as J. Randolph Latimore

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Jerry Boynton

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