Robert Armstrong
in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Born	November 20, 1890(1890-11-20) Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Died	April 20, 1973 (aged 82) Santa Monica, California
Spouse(s)	Louise de Bois (1939-1973 his death) Peggy Allenby Jeanne Kent

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.

[edit] Biography

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Armstrong worked throughout the 1930s and 1940s for many studios. In 1937 he starred in the movies With Words and Music released by Grand National Films Inc.. Prior to World War II, in the early 1940s, Universal Pictures released Enemy Agent, about a plot to thwart the Nazis. In the film, Armstrong co-starred with Helen Vinson, Richard Cromwell, and Jack La Rue. Later, 1942, Armstrong played again opposite Cromwell in Baby Face Morgan, a notable "B" effort for PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Later in that decade, Armstrong played another Carl Denham-like leading role, as "Max O'Hara," in 1949's Mighty Joe Young. This film was yet another stop-motion gorilla opus also made by the King Kong team of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, and it was remade in 1998 with Charlize Theron.

Although King Kong in 1933 was the pinnacle of Armstrong's career, he appeared in 127 films between 1927 and 1964.

[edit] Death

Armstrong died of cancer in Santa Monica, California. He and King Kong's co-producer, Merian C. Cooper, died within sixteen hours of each other.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Robert Armstrong (actor)

• Robert Armstrong at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert Armstrong at Allmovie
• Robert Armstrong at the Internet Broadway Database
• Robert Armstrong at Find a Grave

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NAME	Armstrong, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	November 20, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saginaw, Michigan, USA
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1973
PLACE OF DEATH	Santa Monica, California

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