Robert Armstrong (actor)
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| Robert Armstrong | |
 in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) |
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| Born | November 20, 1890 Saginaw, Michigan, USA |
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| 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. 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 entertaining 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 Cooper, died within sixteen hours of each other.
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