R.G. Armstrong

Acting

April 7, 1917 — July 27, 2012Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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.

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Known for

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Predator

1987

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Children of the Corn

1984

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My Name Is Nobody

1973

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Dick Tracy

1990

The Twilight Zone

1959

Quantum Leap

1989

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El Dorado

1966

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Bonanza

1959

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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Acting163

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Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

2024

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Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

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Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

2014

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Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

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Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

2006

Self

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Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005

Self

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Self

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Keeper of Souls

2001

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Purgatory

1999

Coachman

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The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

Old Man

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Invasion of Privacy

1996

Sam Logan - Storekeeper

Millennium

1996

The Old Man

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Don't Look Back

1996

Parish

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Payback

1995

Mac

Cybill

1995

Stitch Sullivan

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Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

1994

Retired Texas Ranger

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Dead Center

1994

Art Fencer

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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993

Self

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Warlock: The Armageddon

1993

Franks

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

Frank Dodge

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Dick Tracy

1990

Pruneface

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Ghetto Blaster

1989

Curtis

Quantum Leap

1989

Davison

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Trapper County War

1989

Pop Luddigger

War and Remembrance

1988

'Moose' Fitzgerald

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Bulletproof

1988

Miles Blackburn

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987

Lewis Vendredi

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Stanley Kazmarek

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Predator

1987

Major General Homer Phillips / Farmer Flint

Independence

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Independence

1987

Uriah Creed

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LBJ: The Early Years

1987

Samuel Ealey Johnson

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Jocks

1986

Bettlebom

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Red Headed Stranger

1986

Sheriff Reese Scoby

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Oceans of Fire

1986

Rusty West

L.A. Law

1986

Frank Osgood

Matlock

1986

Sheriff Dalton Parks

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The Best of Times

1986

Schutte

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Children of the Corn

1984

Diehl

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Lone Wolf McQuade

1983

T. Tyler

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The Shadow Riders

1982

Sheriff Miles Gillette

Matt Houston

1982

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Hammett

1982

Lt. O'Mara

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The Beast Within

1982

Doc Schoonmaker

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Reds

1981

Government Agent

Darkroom

1981

Sheriff Dodson

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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981

Dempsey

Code Red

1981

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Raggedy Man

1981

Rigby

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Evilspeak

1981

Sarge

Dynasty

1981

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Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Judge Simpson

Skag

1980

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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

1979

Leland Stanford

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Steel

1979

Kellin

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

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The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

Judge Harrison Harding

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Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

Al Barber

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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Mr. Hemmings

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The Time Machine

1978

Gen. Harris

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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

1978

Dunworth

Vega$

1978

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Heaven Can Wait

1978

General Manager

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Texas Detour

1978

Sheriff Burt

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The Pack

1977

Cobb

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The Car

1977

Amos Clements

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Mr. Billion

1977

Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

1977

Charlie's Angels

1976

Sebastian Craig

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Kingston

1976

Father Reardon

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Dixie Dynamite

1976

Charlie White - Bank President

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Stay Hungry

1976

Thor Erickson

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Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

Richard

Starsky & Hutch

1975

'Dad' Watson

Switch

1975

Detective Wills

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Boss Nigger

1975

Mayor Griffin

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White Line Fever

1975

Prosecutor

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Race with the Devil

1975

Sheriff Taylor

Baretta

1975

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Reflections of Murder

1974

Mr. Turner

Movin' On

1974

The Manhunter

1974

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Manhunter

1974

Henry Stratemeyer

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The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974

Bristowe

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My Name Is Nobody

1973

Honest John

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Running Wild

1973

Bull

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White Lightning

1973

Big Bear

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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Ollinger / Wallace Miles

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Prologue to Wounded Knee

1973

Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

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Cotter

1973

Jack

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The Century Turns

1972

Ben Ritt

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The Final Comedown

1972

Mr. Freeman

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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

Clell Miller

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Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972

Squire Fisk

The Sixth Sense

1972

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J.W. Coop

1972

Jim Sawyer

McMillan & Wife

1971

Sheriff Farraday

Cannon

1971

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

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The Great White Hope

1970

Captain Dan

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The McMasters

1970

Watson

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The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

Quittner

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Tiger by the Tail

1970

Ben Holmes

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80 Steps to Jonah

1969

Mackray

Here Come the Brides

1968

Lancer

1968

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Capt. Wade / Warden

The High Chaparral

1967

Ed Henderson

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

Cimarron Strip

1967

Custer

1967

The Invaders

1967

Gus Flagg / Police Capt. Bill Battersea

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El Dorado

1966

Kevin MacDonald

T.H.E. Cat

1966

Police Capt. McAllister / Capt. McAllister

Felony Squad

1966

The Time Tunnel

1966

Allan Pinkerton

The F.B.I.

1965

Sheriff Crowley / Ed Cray / George David Owens

Run for Your Life

1965

Edward Loomis

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Major Dundee

1965

Reverend Dahlstrom

Daniel Boone

1964

Jarvis / Joseph Garth

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Calhoun

1964

Zac Laird

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He Rides Tall

1964

Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

The Fugitive

1963

Tully Gage / Marshal Matt Peters / Sheriff Bradley

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

William Downey / John Cooley

The Virginian

1962

Ben Winters / Frederick Harley

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Ride the High Country

1962

Joshua Knudsen

Everglades

1961

87th Precinct

1961

Franklin Phelps

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The Man Who Found the Money

1960

Captain Bone

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Ten Who Dared

1960

Oramel Howland

Surfside 6

1960

Paul Wyatt

The Westerner

1960

Shell Davidson

The Tall Man

1960

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The Fugitive Kind

1960

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Mr. Lucky

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959

Contractor

Riverboat

1959

Rothgate

Bonanza

1959

Nathan Clay / Andrew Holloway / Col. Keith Jarrell

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No Name on the Bullet

1959

Asa Canfield

Black Saddle

1959

Ben Dawes

Rawhide

1959

Enoch Talby / Gantry Hobson / Sheriff John Keeley / Burke

Bat Masterson

1958

Marshal William MacWilliams

Lawman

1958

Major Ben Rogers

The Rifleman

1958

Sheriff Tomlinson / Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

The Texan

1958

Big Sam Aldridge / Cliff Clifford

Bronco

1958

Reverend Hardin

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Asa Wynter

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Never Love a Stranger

1958

Flix

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From Hell to Texas

1958

Hunter Boyd

Jefferson Drum

1958

Kreiger

Maverick

1957

Wellington Cosgrove

Perry Mason

1957

Matthew Bartlett / Harry Bright / John Gregory

Wagon Train

1957

John Muskie / General Kirby

Sugarfoot

1957

Clay Calhoun / Lou Stoner

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Mayor Lovett

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A Face in the Crowd

1957

Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

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Baby Doll

1956

Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Sheriff Fred Tomlinson / Sheriff Les Houghton

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Captain Bone / Fred Riordan

Cheyenne

1955

Nathanael Grimm

Gunsmoke

1955

Capt. Benter / Major / Jud Briar / Carl Anderson

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Billy Soto / Jack O'Neal / Squire Fisk

Lassie

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Garden of Eden

1954

J. Randolph Latimore

General Electric Theater

1953

Jerry Boynton

Crew1

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The Hottest State

2007

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