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
| Birth Location | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-04-07 |
| Died | 2012-07-27 |
Movies
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as Self
2006
2005
2004
2001
Purgatory
as Coachman
1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Old Man
1998
Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Logan - Storekeeper
1996
Don't Look Back
as Parish
1996
Payback
as Mac
1995
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Retired Texas Ranger
1994
Dead Center
as Art Fencer
1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
1993
Warlock: The Armageddon
as Franks
1993
Dick Tracy
as Pruneface
1990
Ghetto Blaster
as Curtis
1989
Trapper County War
as Pop Luddigger
1989
Bulletproof
as Miles Blackburn
1988
Predator
as Major General Homer Phillips
1987
Independence
as Uriah Creed
1987
LBJ: The Early Years
as Samuel Ealey Johnson
1987
Jocks
as Bettlebom
1986
Red Headed Stranger
as Sheriff Reese Scoby
1986
Oceans of Fire
as Rusty West
1986
The Best of Times
as Schutte
1986
Children of the Corn
as Diehl
1984
Lone Wolf McQuade
as T. Tyler
1983
The Shadow Riders
as Sheriff Miles Gillette
1982
Hammett
as Lt. O'Mara
1982
The Beast Within
as Doc Schoonmaker
1982
Reds
as Government Agent
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
as Dempsey
1981
Raggedy Man
as Rigby
1981
Evilspeak
as Sarge
1981
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Judge Simpson
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Leland Stanford
1979
Steel
as Kellin
1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Judge Harrison Harding
1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Al Barber
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Mr. Hemmings
1979
The Time Machine
as Gen. Harris
1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
as Dunworth
1978
Heaven Can Wait
as General Manager
1978
Texas Detour
as Sheriff Burt
1978
The Pack
as Cobb
1977
The Car
as Amos Clements
1977
Mr. Billion
as Sheriff T.C. Bishop
1977
Kingston
as Father Reardon
1976
Dixie Dynamite
as Charlie White - Bank President
1976
Stay Hungry
as Thor Erickson
1976
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Richard
1975
Boss Nigger
as Mayor Griffin
1975
White Line Fever
as Prosecutor
1975
Race with the Devil
as Sheriff Taylor
1975
Reflections of Murder
as Mr. Turner
1974
Manhunter
as Henry Stratemeyer
1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
as Bristowe
1974
My Name Is Nobody
as Honest John
1973
Running Wild
as Bull
1973
White Lightning
as Big Bear
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Ollinger
1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
1973
Cotter
as Jack
1973
The Century Turns
as Ben Ritt
1972
The Final Comedown
as Mr. Freeman
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Clell Miller
1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
as Squire Fisk
1972
J.W. Coop
as Jim Sawyer
1971
The Great White Hope
as Captain Dan
1970
The McMasters
as Watson
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Quittner
1970
Tiger by the Tail
as Ben Holmes
1970
80 Steps to Jonah
as Mackray
1969
El Dorado
as Kevin MacDonald
1966
Major Dundee
as Reverend Dahlstrom
1965
Calhoun
as Zac Laird
1964
He Rides Tall
as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1964
Ride the High Country
as Joshua Knudsen
1962
Ten Who Dared
as Oramel Howland
1960
The Fugitive Kind
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
1960
No Name on the Bullet
as Asa Canfield
1959
Never Love a Stranger
as Flix
1958
From Hell to Texas
as Hunter Boyd
1958
A Face in the Crowd
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
1957
Baby Doll
as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
1956
Garden of Eden
as J. Randolph Latimore
1954
Movies
The Hottest State
Thanks
2006
