R.G. Armstrong
Known for
Acting
Life
1917 – 2012 (aged 95)
Born in
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Credits
View on IMDb159 acting credits
Biography
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
Predator
12 Jun 1987
Children of the Corn
09 Mar 1984
My Name Is Nobody
13 Dec 1973
Dick Tracy
15 Jun 1990
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Quantum Leap
26 Mar 1989
El Dorado
17 Dec 1966
Walker, Texas Ranger
21 Apr 1993
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Filmography
2001
1999
- Purgatoryas Coachman
1998
- The Man in the Iron Maskas Old Man
1996
- Invasion of Privacyas Sam Logan - Storekeeper
- Millenniumas The Old Man3 episodes
- Don't Look Backas Parish
1994
- Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunionas Retired Texas Ranger
- Dead Centeras Art Fencer
1993
- Warlock: The Armageddonas Franks
- Walker, Texas Rangeras Frank Dodge2 episodes
1990
- Dick Tracyas Pruneface
1989
- Ghetto Blasteras Curtis
- Quantum Leapas Davison1 episode
- Trapper County Waras Pop Luddigger
1988
- War and Remembranceas 'Moose' Fitzgerald1 episode
- Bulletproofas Miles Blackburn
1987
- Friday the 13th: The Seriesas Lewis Vendredi5 episodes
- Beauty and the Beastas Stanley Kazmarek1 episode
- Predatoras Major General Homer Phillips
- Independenceas Uriah Creed
- LBJ: The Early Yearsas Samuel Ealey Johnson
1986
- Jocksas Bettlebom
- Red Headed Strangeras Sheriff Reese Scoby
- Oceans of Fireas Rusty West
- L.A. Lawas Frank Osgood2 episodes
- Matlockas Sheriff Dalton Parks2 episodes
- The Best of Timesas Schutte
1984
- Children of the Cornas Diehl
1983
- Lone Wolf McQuadeas T. Tyler
1982
- The Shadow Ridersas Sheriff Miles Gillette
- Matt Houston1 episode
- Hammettas Lt. O'Mara
- The Beast Withinas Doc Schoonmaker
1981
- Redsas Government Agent
- Darkroomas Sheriff Dodson1 episode
- The Pursuit of D.B. Cooperas Dempsey
- Code Red1 episode
- Raggedy Manas Rigby
- Evilspeakas Sarge
- Dynasty3 episodes
1980
- Where the Buffalo Roamas Judge Simpson
- Skag1 episode
1979
- The Last Ride of the Dalton Gangas Leland Stanford
- Steelas Kellin
- Trapper John, M.D.1 episode
- The Legend of the Golden Gunas Judge Harrison Harding
- Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rideras Al Barber
- Good Luck, Miss Wyckoffas Mr. Hemmings
1978
- The Time Machineas Gen. Harris
- Devil Dog: The Hound of Hellas Dunworth
- Vega$1 episode
- Heaven Can Waitas General Manager
- Texas Detouras Sheriff Burt
1977
- The Packas Cobb
- The Caras Amos Clements
- Mr. Billionas Sheriff T.C. Bishop
- Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected1 episode
1976
- Charlie's Angelsas Sebastian Craig1 episode
- Kingstonas Father Reardon
- Dixie Dynamiteas Charlie White - Bank President
- Stay Hungryas Thor Erickson
1975
- Mean Johnny Barrowsas Richard
- Starsky & Hutchas 'Dad' Watson1 episode
- Switchas Detective Wills1 episode
- Boss Niggeras Mayor Griffin
- White Line Feveras Prosecutor
- Race with the Devilas Sheriff Taylor
- Baretta1 episode
1974
- Reflections of Murderas Mr. Turner
- Movin' On1 episode
- The Manhunter1 episode
- Manhunteras Henry Stratemeyer
- The Legend of Hillbilly Johnas Bristowe
1973
- My Name Is Nobodyas Honest John
- Running Wildas Bull
- White Lightningas Big Bear
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Ollinger
- Prologue to Wounded Kneeas Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
- Cotteras Jack
1972
- The Century Turnsas Ben Ritt
- The Final Comedownas Mr. Freeman
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raidas Clell Miller
- Justin Morgan Had a Horseas Squire Fisk
- The Sixth Sense1 episode
- J.W. Coopas Jim Sawyer
1971
- McMillan & Wifeas Sheriff Farraday1 episode
- Cannon3 episodes
- Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
1970
- The Great White Hopeas Captain Dan
- The McMastersas Watson
- The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Quittner
- Tiger by the Tailas Ben Holmes
1969
- 80 Steps to Jonahas Mackray
1968
- Here Come the Brides1 episode
- Lancer1 episode
- Hawaii Five-Oas Warden1 episode
1967
- The High Chaparralas Ed Henderson1 episode
- The Guns of Will Sonnett1 episode
- Cimarron Strip1 episode
- Custer1 episode
- The Invadersas Police Capt. Bill Battersea1 episode
1966
- El Doradoas Kevin MacDonald
- T.H.E. Catas Capt. McAllister1 episode
- Felony Squad1 episode
- The Time Tunnelas Allan Pinkerton1 episode
1965
- The F.B.I.as George David Owens1 episode
- The Big Valleyas Wallace Miles1 episode
- Run for Your Lifeas Edward Loomis1 episode
- Major Dundeeas Reverend Dahlstrom
1964
- Daniel Booneas Joseph Garth1 episode
- Calhounas Zac Laird
- He Rides Tallas Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1963
- The Fugitiveas Marshal Matt Peters1 episode
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras John Cooley1 episode
- The Virginianas Frederick Harley1 episode
- Ride the High Countryas Joshua Knudsen
1961
- Everglades1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Franklin Phelps1 episode
1960
- The Man Who Found the Moneyas Captain Bone
- Ten Who Daredas Oramel Howland
- Surfside 6as Paul Wyatt1 episode
- The Andy Griffith Showas Farmer Flint1 episode
- The Westerneras Shell Davidson1 episode
- The Tall Man1 episode
- The Fugitive Kindas Sheriff Jordan Talbott
1959
- Mr. Lucky1 episode
- The Twilight Zoneas Contractor1 episode
- Riverboatas Rothgate1 episode
- Bonanzaas Col. Keith Jarrell1 episode
- No Name on the Bulletas Asa Canfield
- Black Saddleas Ben Dawes1 episode
- Rawhideas Burke1 episode
1958
- Bat Mastersonas Marshal William MacWilliams1 episode
- Lawmanas Major Ben Rogers1 episode
- The Riflemanas Sheriff Fred Tomlinson1 episode
- The Texanas Cliff Clifford1 episode
- Broncoas Reverend Hardin1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Asa Wynter1 episode
- Never Love a Strangeras Flix
- From Hell to Texasas Hunter Boyd
- Jefferson Drumas Kreiger1 episode
1957
- Maverickas Wellington Cosgrove2 episodes
- Perry Masonas John Gregory1 episode
- Wagon Trainas General Kirby1 episode
- Sugarfootas Lou Stoner1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Mayor Lovett1 episode
- A Face in the Crowdas Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
1956
- Baby Dollas Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sheriff Les Houghton1 episode
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Fred Riordan1 episode
- Cheyenneas Nathanael Grimm1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Carl Anderson1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Squire Fisk1 episode
- Lassie1 episode
- Garden of Edenas J. Randolph Latimore
1953
- General Electric Theateras Jerry Boynton1 episode