R.G. Armstrong
Known for acting · Born 7 April 1917 · Died 27 July 2012 · aged 95 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
Children of the Corn
1984
My Name Is Nobody
1973
Predator
1987
Evilspeak
1981
The Car
1977
Ride the High Country
1962
Boss Nigger
1975
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
Race with the Devil
1975
The Beast Within
1982
The Fugitive Kind
1960
Acting (165)
2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternSelfFilm
2014Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite FilmSelfFilm
2006Sam Peckinpah: PortraitSelfFilm
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahSelfFilm
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelfFilm
2001Keeper of SoulsFilm
1999PurgatoryCoachmanFilm
1998The Man in the Iron MaskOld ManFilm
1996MillenniumThe Old Man · 3 episodesSeries
1996Don't Look BackParishFilm
1996Invasion of PrivacySam Logan - StorekeeperFilm
1995CybillStitch SullivanSeries
1995PaybackMacFilm
1994Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly ReunionRetired Texas RangerFilm
1994Dead CenterArt FencerFilm
1993Walker, Texas RangerFrank Dodge · 2 episodesSeries
1993Warlock: The ArmageddonFranksFilm
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelfFilm
1990Dick TracyPrunefaceFilm
1989Quantum LeapDavisonSeries
1989Ghetto BlasterCurtisFilm
1989Trapper County WarPop LuddiggerFilm
1988BulletproofMiles BlackburnFilm
1988War and Remembrance'Moose' FitzgeraldSeries
1987PredatorMajor General Homer PhillipsFilm
1987Beauty and the BeastStanley KazmarekSeries
1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesLewis Vendredi · 5 episodesSeries
1987LBJ: The Early YearsSamuel Ealey JohnsonFilm
1987IndependenceUriah CreedFilm
1986MatlockSheriff Dalton Parks · 2 episodesSeries
1986The Best of TimesSchutteFilm
1986L.A. LawFrank Osgood · 2 episodesSeries
1986JocksBettlebomFilm
1986Red Headed StrangerSheriff Reese ScobyFilm
1986Oceans of FireRusty WestFilm
1984Children of the CornDiehlFilm
1983Lone Wolf McQuadeT. TylerFilm
1982The Beast WithinDoc SchoonmakerFilm
1982HammettLt. O'MaraFilm
1982The Shadow RidersSheriff Miles GilletteFilm
1982Matt HoustonSeries
1981RedsGovernment AgentFilm
1981Dynasty · 3 episodesSeries
1981EvilspeakSargeFilm
1981Raggedy ManRigbyFilm
1981The Pursuit of D.B. CooperDempseyFilm
1981DarkroomSheriff DodsonSeries
1981Code RedSeries
1980Where the Buffalo RoamJudge SimpsonFilm
1980SkagSeries
1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffMr. HemmingsFilm
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
1979SteelKellinFilm
1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam RiderAl BarberFilm
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton GangLeland StanfordFilm
1979The Legend of the Golden GunJudge Harrison HardingFilm
1978Heaven Can WaitGeneral ManagerFilm
1978Devil Dog: The Hound of HellDunworthFilm
1978Vega$Series
1978Texas DetourSheriff BurtFilm
1978The Time MachineGen. HarrisFilm
1977The CarAmos ClementsFilm
1977Mr. BillionSheriff T.C. BishopFilm
1977The PackCobbFilm
1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedSeries
1976Charlie's AngelsSebastian CraigSeries
1976Stay HungryThor EricksonFilm
1976Dixie DynamiteCharlie White - Bank PresidentFilm
1976KingstonFather ReardonFilm
1975Starsky & Hutch'Dad' WatsonSeries
1975Race with the DevilSheriff TaylorFilm
1975Boss NiggerMayor GriffinFilm
1975White Line FeverProsecutorFilm
1975BarettaSeries
1975Mean Johnny BarrowsRichardFilm
1975SwitchDetective WillsSeries
1974Reflections of MurderMr. TurnerFilm
1974Movin' OnSeries
1974ManhunterHenry StratemeyerFilm
1974The Legend of Hillbilly JohnBristoweFilm
1974The ManhunterSeries
1973My Name Is NobodyHonest JohnFilm
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidOllingerFilm
1973White LightningBig BearFilm
1973CotterJackFilm
1973Prologue to Wounded KneeRupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'Film
1973Running WildBullFilm
1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidClell MillerFilm
1972The Final ComedownMr. FreemanFilm
1972J.W. CoopJim SawyerFilm
1972The Sixth SenseSeries
1972Justin Morgan Had a HorseSquire FiskFilm
1972The Century TurnsBen RittFilm
1971Cannon · 3 episodesSeries
1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
1971McMillan & WifeSheriff FarradaySeries
1970The Ballad of Cable HogueQuittnerFilm
1970The Great White HopeCaptain DanFilm
1970The McMastersWatsonFilm
1970Tiger by the TailBen HolmesFilm
1969Hawaii Five-OCapt. Wade, WardenSeries
196980 Steps to JonahMackrayFilm
1968Here Come the BridesSeries
1968LancerSeries
1967The InvadersGus Flagg, Police Capt. Bill BatterseaSeries
1967The High ChaparralEd HendersonSeries
1967Cimarron StripSeries
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
1967CusterSeries
1966El DoradoKevin MacDonaldFilm
1966The Time TunnelAllan PinkertonSeries
1966Felony SquadSeries
1966T.H.E. CatPolice Capt. McAllister · 26 episodesSeries
1965Major DundeeReverend DahlstromFilm
1965The Big ValleyWallace MilesSeries
1965The F.B.I.Sheriff Crowley, Ed Cray, George David OwensSeries
1965Run for Your LifeEdward LoomisSeries
1964Daniel BooneJarvis, Joseph GarthSeries
1964He Rides TallJoshua 'Josh' McCloudFilm
1964CalhounZac LairdFilm
1963The FugitiveTully Gage, Marshal Matt Peters, Sheriff BradleySeries
1962Ride the High CountryJoshua KnudsenFilm
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWilliam Downey, John CooleySeries
1962The VirginianBen Winters, Frederick HarleySeries
196187th PrecinctFranklin PhelpsSeries
1961EvergladesSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowFarmer FlintSeries
1960The Fugitive KindSheriff Jordan TalbottFilm
1960The WesternerShell DavidsonSeries
1960Ten Who DaredOramel HowlandFilm
1960The Tall ManSeries
1960Surfside 6Paul WyattSeries
1960The Man Who Found the MoneyCaptain BoneFilm
1959The Twilight ZoneContractorSeries
1959BonanzaNathan Clay, Andrew Holloway, Col. Keith JarrellSeries
1959No Name on the BulletAsa CanfieldFilm
1959RawhideEnoch Talby, Gantry Hobson, Sheriff John Keeley, BurkeSeries
1959Mr. LuckySeries
1959RiverboatRothgateSeries
1959Black SaddleBen DawesSeries
1958The RiflemanSheriff Tomlinson, Sheriff Fred TomlinsonSeries
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveAsa WynterSeries
1958From Hell to TexasHunter BoydFilm
1958Bat MastersonMarshal William MacWilliamsSeries
1958LawmanMajor Ben RogersSeries
1958Never Love a StrangerFlixFilm
1958BroncoReverend HardinSeries
1958The TexanBig Sam Aldridge, Cliff CliffordSeries
1958Jefferson DrumKreigerSeries
1957A Face in the CrowdTeleprompter Operator (uncredited)Film
1957Perry MasonMatthew Bartlett, Harry Bright, John GregorySeries
1957Have Gun, Will Travel, Mayor LovettSeries
1957MaverickWellington Cosgrove · 2 episodesSeries
1957Wagon TrainJohn Muskie, General KirbySeries
1957SugarfootClay Calhoun, Lou StonerSeries
1956Baby DollTownsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)Film
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFred Tomlinson, Sheriff Les HoughtonSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain Bone, Fred RiordanSeries
1955GunsmokeCapt. Benter, Major, Jud Briar, Carl AndersonSeries
1955Cheyenne, Nathanael GrimmSeries
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries
1954LassieSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyBilly Soto, Jack O'Neal, Squire FiskSeries
1954Garden of EdenJ. Randolph LatimoreFilm
1953General Electric TheaterJerry BoyntonSeries
Crew (1)
2007The Hottest StateThanksFilm