R.G. Armstrong

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 142

Gender Male

Birthday 1917-04-07

Day of Death 2012-07-27 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

R. G. Armstrong
Robert Golden Armstrong
Robert Armstrong

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R.G. Armstrong

Biography

Robert Golden “R. G.” Armstrong (born April 7, 1917) is 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

Acting

2006

2005

2004

as Himself

1999

as Coachman

1998

as Old Man

1996		Millennium (1 episode)
1996		Don't Look Back as Parish
1996		Invasion of Privacy as Sam Logan - Storekeeper

1995		Payback as Mac
1995		Cybill (1 episode)

1994

as Art Fencer

1993		Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Himself
1993		Warlock: The Armageddon as Franks
1993		Walker, Texas Ranger (2 episodes)

1990

as Pruneface

1989		Quantum Leap (1 episode)
1989		Trapper County War as Pop Luddigger
1989		Ghetto Blaster as Curtis

1988

as Miles Blackburn

1987		Friday the 13th (5 episodes) as Lewis Vendredi
1987		Beauty and the Beast (1 episode)
1987		Predator as Major General Homer Phillips
1987		Independence as Uriah Creed
1987		LBJ: The Early Years as Samuel Ealey Johnson

1986		Jocks as Coach Bettlebom
1986		L.A. Law (2 episodes)
1986		Matlock (2 episodes)
1986		The Best of Times as Schutte
1986		Oceans of Fire as Rusty West
1986		Red Headed Stranger

1984

as Diehl

1983

as T. Tyler

1982		The Shadow Riders as Sheriff Miles Gillette
1982		Matt Houston (1 episode)
1982		Hammett as Lt. O'Mara
1982		The Beast Within as Doc Schoonmaker

1981		Reds as Government Agent
1981		Darkroom (1 episode)
1981		The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper as Dempsey
1981		Raggedy Man as Rigby
1981		Evilspeak as Sarge
1981		Dynasty (3 episodes)

1980		Where the Buffalo Roam as Judge Simpson
1980		Skag (1 episode)

1979		The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Leland Stanford
1979		Trapper John, M.D. (1 episode)
1979		Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as Al Barber
1979		Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Mr. Hemmings

1978		The Time Machine as Gen. Harris
1978		Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell as Dunworth
1978		Vega$ (1 episode)
1978		Heaven Can Wait as General Manager
1978		Texas Detour as Sheriff Burt

1977		The Pack as Cobb
1977		The Car as Amos Clements
1977		Mr. Billion as Sheriff T.C. Bishop
1977		Tales of the Unexpected (1 episode)

1976		Charlie's Angels (1 episode)
1976		Dixie Dynamite as Charlie White - Bank President
1976		Stay Hungry as Thor Erickson
1976		Mean Johnny Barrows as Richard

1975		Starsky & Hutch (1 episode)
1975		Switch (1 episode)
1975		Boss Nigger as Mayor Griffin
1975		White Line Fever as Prosecutor
1975		Race with the Devil as Sheriff Taylor
1975		Baretta (1 episode)

1974		Reflections of Murder as Mr. Turner
1974		The Manhunter (1 episode)
1974		Movin' On (1 episode)
1974		Manhunter as Henry Stratemeyer
1974		The Legend of Hillbilly John as Bristowe

1973		My Name Is Nobody as Honest John
1973		Running Wild as Bull
1973		White Lightning as Big Bear
1973		Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Ollinger

1972		The Final Comedown as Mr. Freeman
1972		The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Clell Miller
1972		Justin Morgan Had a Horse as Squire Fisk
1972		The Sixth Sense (1 episode)
1972		J.W. Coop as Jim Sawyer

1971		Cannon (3 episodes)
1971		Alias Smith and Jones (1 episode)

1970		The Great White Hope as Captain Dan
1970		The McMasters as Watson
1970		The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Quittner
1970		Tiger by the Tail as Ben Holmes

1969

as Mackray

1968		Here Come the Brides (1 episode)
1968		Lancer (1 episode)
1968		Hawaii Five-O (2 episodes)

1967		The High Chaparral (1 episode)
1967		The Guns of Will Sonnett (1 episode)
1967		Cimarron Strip (1 episode)
1967		Custer (1 episode)
1967		El Dorado as Kevin MacDonald
1967		The Invaders (1 episode) as Police Capt. Bill Battersea (1 episode) as Gus Flagg

1966		The CAT (26 episodes) as Police Capt. McAllister
1966		Felony Squad (1 episode)
1966		The Time Tunnel (1 episode) as Allan Pinkerton

1965		The F.B.I. (3 episodes)
1965		The Big Valley (1 episode)
1965		Run for Your Life (1 episode)
1965		Major Dundee as Reverend Dahlstrom

1964		Daniel Boone (2 episodes)
1964		Calhoun: County Agent as Zac Laird
1964		He Rides Tall as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

1963

(3 episodes)

1962		The Virginian (2 episodes)
1962		Ride the High Country as Joshua Knudsen

1961		Everglades (1 episode)
1961		87th Precinct (1 episode)

1960		Ten Who Dared as Oramel Howland
1960		Surfside 6 (1 episode)
1960		The Andy Griffith Show (1 episode) as Farmer Flint
1960		The Tall Man (1 episode)
1960		The Fugitive Kind as Sheriff Jordan Talbott

1959		Mr. Lucky (1 episode)
1959		The Twilight Zone (1 episode)
1959		Riverboat (1 episode)
1959		No Name on the Bullet as Asa Canfield
1959		Black Saddle (1 episode)
1959		Rawhide (4 episodes)

1958		Bat Masterson (1 episode)
1958		The Rifleman (2 episodes)
1958		The Texan (2 episodes)
1958		Bronco (1 episode)
1958		Wanted: Dead or Alive (1 episode)
1958		Never Love a Stranger as Flix
1958		From Hell to Texas as Hunter Boyd

1957		Maverick (2 episodes)
1957		Perry Mason (3 episodes)
1957		Sugarfoot (2 episodes)
1957		Have Gun – Will Travel (2 episodes)

1956		Baby Doll as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (2 episodes)

1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 episodes)
1955		Cheyenne (2 episodes)
1955		Gunsmoke (5 episodes)
1955		The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1 episode)

1954

(1 episode)

1953

(1 episode)

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