R. G. Armstrong Biography (1917-)

Full name, Robert Golden Armstrong; born April 7, 1917, in Birmingham, AL; married, wife's name Mary. Addresses: Contact: c/o 3856 Reklaw Rd., North Hollywood, CA 91604.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 7, 1917; Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
J. Randolph "Jay" Lattimore, Garden of Eden, Excelsior, 1954
Flix, Never Love a Stranger, Allied Artists, 1958
Hunter Boyd, From Hell to Texas (also known as The Hell-Bent Kid and Manhunt), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
Asa Canfield, No Name on the Bullet, Universal, 1959
Sheriff Talbott, The Fugitive Kind, United Artists, 1960
Oramel Howland, Ten Who Dared, Buena Vista, 1960
Joshua Knudsen, Ride the High Country (also known as Guns in the Afternoon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
Josh McCloud, He Rides Tall, Universal, 1964
Reverend Dhalstrom, Major Dundee, Columbia, 1965
Kevin MacDonald, El Dorado, Paramount, 1967
Day of the Evil Gun, 1968
Ben Holmes, Tiger by the Tail, 1968, United/COM, 1970
Mackray, 80 Steps to Jonah, Motion Pictures International, 1969
Mel Potter, Angels Die Hard (also known as Rough Boys), NewWorld, 1970
Quittner, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Bros., 1970
Cap'n Dan, The Great White Hope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
Watson, The McMasters (also known as The Blood Crowd and The McMasters ... Tougher than the West Itself!), Chevron, 1970
Clell Miller, The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, Universal, 1972
Jim Sawyer, J. W. Coop, Columbia, 1971
Bristowe, Who Fears the Devil? (also known as The Ballad of Hillbilly John, The Legend of Hillbilly John, and My Name Is John), Jack H. Harris, 1972
Mr. Freeman, The Final Comedown (also known as Blast!), NewWorld, 1972
Squire Fisk, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, 1972
Big Bear, White Lightning (also known as McKlusky), UnitedArtists, 1973
Deputy Sheriff Bob Ollinger, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
Bull, Running Wild, 1973
Gentle Savage (also known as Camper John), 1973
Honest John, My Name Is Nobody (also known as Lonesome Gun, Mein Name ist Nobody, Il mio nome e nessuno, and Mon nom est personne), Universal, 1974
Mayor, Boss Nigger (also known as The Black Bounty Hunter, The Black Bounty Killer, and Boss), Dimension, 1974
Prosecutor, White Line Fever, Columbia, 1975
Sheriff Taylor, Race with the Devil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Thor Erickson, Stay Hungry, United Artists, 1975
Deliver Us from Evil, Dimension, 1975
Bank manager, Dixie Dynamite, Dimension, 1976
Silas, Slumber Party '57, Cannon/Happy, 1976
Richard, Mean Johnny Barrows, Atlas, 1976
Amos Clements, The Car, Universal, 1977
Cobb, The Pack (also known as The Long, Dark Night and The Long Hard Night), Warner Bros., 1977
Sheriff T. C. Bishop, Mr. Billion (also known as The Windfall), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Team manager, Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
Sheriff, Texas Detour, 1978
Goin' South, 1978
Al Barber, Fast Charlie--the Moonbeam Rider (also known as FastCharlie and the Moonbeam), Universal, 1979
Mr. Hemmings, Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (also known as Secret Yearnings, The Shaming, and The Sin), 1979
Judge Simpson, Where the Buffalo Roam, Universal, 1980
Kellin, Steel (also known as Look Down and Die and Men of Steel), World Northal, 1980
Dempsey, The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (also known as Pursuit), Universal, 1981
Government agent, Reds, Paramount, 1981
Rigby, Raggedy Man, Universal, 1981
Sarge, Evilspeak, Moreno, 1982
Doc Schoonmaker, The Beast Within, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Lieutenant O'Mara, Hammett, Orion/Warner Bros., 1982
Captain T. Tyler, Lone Wolf McQuade, Orion, 1983
Diehl, Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's Children of the Corn), New World, 1984
Sheriff Reese Scoby/Driscoll Montana, Red-Headed Stranger, Alive,1984
Schutte, The Best of Times, Universal, 1985
Coach Betlebom, Jocks (also known as Road Trip), Crown International, 1986
Major General Phillips, Predator, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Miles Blackburn, Bulletproof, CineTel, 1987
El Dorado, 1987
Pop Luddigger, Trapper County War (also known as Porter County and Trapper County), Noble Entertainment Group/Alpine Releasing Group, 1989
Curtis, Ghetto Blaster, 1989
Pruneface, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990
Franks, Warlock: The Armageddon, Trimark Pictures, 1993
Mac, Payback, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Art fencer, Dead Center (also known as Crazy Joe), 21st Century Film Corp., 1994
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (documentary), FBN, 1996
Sam Logan, Invasion of Privacy, Trimark Pictures, 1996
The Man in the Iron Mask, Invisible Studio/Fastest Cheapest Best Film Corp., 1998
Edward Sloan, The Waking, Film Systems International, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Captain MacAllister, T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966-1967
Uncle Lewis Vendredi, a recurring role, Friday the 13th: The Series (also known as Friday's Curse and Friday the 13th), syndicated, 1987-1989
Also appeared as Elwood Fraser in the series Police Story.
Miniseries
Billy Soto, "Texas John Slaughter," Walt Disney Presents, ABC, 1958
General "Moose" Fitzgerald, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
Movies
Mr. Turner, Reflections of Murder, ABC, 1974
General Harris, The Time Machine, NBC, 1978

Dunworth, Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell, CBS, 1978
Leland Stanford, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
Sheriff Miles Gillette, Louis L'Amour's "The Shadow Riders" (alsoknown as The Shadow Riders), CBS, 1982
Rusty West, Oceans of Fire, CBS, 1986
Samuel Johnson, LBJ: The Early Years, NBC, 1987
Uriah Creed, Independence, NBC, 1987
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Isaiah Parish, Don't Look Back, HBO, 1996
Coachman, Purgatory, TNT, 1999
Pilots
Ben Ritt, Hec Ramsey (also known as The Century Turns), NBC, 1972
Henry Stratemeyer, Manhunter, CBS, 1974
Father Reardon, Kingston: The Power Play (also known as Kingston and The Newspaper Game), NBC, 1976
Judge Harrison Harding, The Legend of the Golden Gun, NBC, 1979
Mr. Fisk, The Stockers, NBC, 1981
Episodic
Sheriff Fred Tomlinson, "The Sharpshooter," Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, 1958
"The Street," The Californians, 1958
"Law and Order," Jefferson Drum, 1958
"The Manhunter," Have Gun Will Travel, 1958
Matthew Bartlett, "The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde," Perry Mason, 1958
"The Turning Point," Bronco, 1958
Sheriff Fred Tomlinson, "The Marshal," The Rifleman, 1958
"Desert Passage," The Texan, 1958
"Let the Man Die," Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, 1958
"The Brand Release," Lawman, 1959
Ben Dawes, "Client: Dawes," Black Saddle, 1959
Colonel Karl Bent, "The Saga of Waco Williams," Maverick, 1959
"Battle Scar," Lawman, 1959
"Incident of the Dog Days," Rawhide, 1959
Harry Bright, "The Case of the Petulant Partner," Perry Mason, 1959
"The Tyrant," Wanted: Dead or Alive, 1959
Andrew Holloway, "The Phillip Diedesheimer Story," Bonanza, 1959
Wellington Cosgrove, "The People's Friend," Maverick, 1960
"Alibi for a Scalped Man," Cheyenne, 1960
Mike Haley, "I Bet Your Life," Mr. Lucky, 1960
"Incident of the One Hundred Amulets," Rawhide, 1960
"School Days," The Westerner, 1960
"License to Kill," Laramie, 1960
"Bitter Ashes," The Tall Man, 1960
Captain Bone, "The Man Who Found the Money," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1960
"The Return of Mr. Grimm," Cheyenne, 1961
"No Amnesty for Death," Bat Masterson, 1961
"Run of the Hunted," Laramie, 1961
Farmer Flint, "Ellie Saves a Female," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS,1961
"The Horse Breaker," Bonanza, 1961
Captain Benter, "Indian Ford," Gunsmoke, 1961
"The Jailbreakers," Laramie, 1961
"Coals of Fire," Frontier Circus, 1962
Contractor, "Nothing in the Dark," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962
"The Charley Shutup Story," Wagon Train, 1962
Fred Riordan, "What Frightened You, Fred?," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1962
"Final Vow," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1962
"Incident of the Lost Woman," Rawhide, 1962
"The Shiloh Degnan Story," Wagon Train, 1962
John Gregory, "The Case of the Stand-in Sister," Perry Mason, 1962
"Time of the Traitor," Laramie, 1962
"Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin," The Wide Country, 1963
"The Small Parade," The Virginian, 1963
Major Creed, "With a Smile," Gunsmoke, 1963
Sheriff Bradley, "The Other Side of the Mountain," The Fugitive, 1963
John Cooley, "Terror at Northfield," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1963
Tully, "Corner of Hell," The Fugitive, 1965
Jud Briar, "The Lady," Gunsmoke, 1965
"Six Weeks to Bent Fork," Rawhide, 1965
Sheriff Crowley, "A Mouthful of Dust," The F.B.I., 1965
Marshal Matt Peters, "All the Scared Rabbits," The Fugitive, 1965
Mr. Miles, "My Son, My Son," The Big Valley, 1965
Argonaut, "Which Dr.," Gunsmoke, 1966
"The Last Mission," Bonanza, 1966
Pinkerton, "The Death Trap," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966
"The Wolf Man," Daniel Boone, 1967
Frederick Harley, "The Girl on the Pinto," The Virginian, 1967
Gus Flagg, "Panic," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
William Payne, "The Battleground," Cimarron Strip, 1967
George David Owens, "Blood Verdict," The F.B.I., 1967
"War Lance and Saber," Custer, 1967
Arnie Kale, "Time of Trial," Felony Squad, 1967
Carl C. Anderson, "Stranger in Town," Gunsmoke, 1967
"The Turkey Shoot," The Guns of Will Sonnett, 1967
Captain Butterfield, "The Life Seekers," The Invaders, 1968
Gant Foley, "Foley," Lancer, 1968
Captain Wade, "The Box," Hawaii Five-0, 1969
"Wind," The High Chaparral, 1970
Sheriff, "A Lonely Place to Die," Cannon, 1971
Max, "The Bounty Hunter," Alias Smith and Jones, 1971
"He Who Digs a Grave," Cannon, 1973
"No Charity for the MacAllisters," Marcus Welby, M.D., 1974
Sam Buffo, "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger," Ellery Queen, 1976
Dad Watson, "Huggy Bear and Turkey," Starsky and Hutch, 1977
Tom Pryor, "Witness for the Persecution," The Dukes of Hazzard, 1979
Zanski, Skag, NBC, 1980
Sebastian Craig, "Of Ghosts and Angels," Charlie's Angels, 1980
Sheriff Dodson, "The Bogeyman Will Get You," Darkroom, 1981
Alfred Grimes, "The Cliff," Dynasty, 1982
Alfred Grimes, "The Wedding," Dynasty, 1982
Calloway, "Ding, Dong, the Boss Is Dead," The Dukes of Hazzard, 1983
"Caged," Matt Houston, 1984
Stanley Kazmarek, "A Kingdom by the Sea," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1989
Sheriff Dalton Parkes, "The Hunting Party," Matlock, NBC, 1989
Mr. Cameron, "Going to Babylon," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1991
Davison, "A Single Drop of Rain--September 7, 1953," Quantum Leap,NBC, 1991
Frank Osgoode, "Second Time Around," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
Frank Osgoode, "Where There's a Will," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Frank Dodge, "Deadly Reunion," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
Stitch Sullivan, "See Jeff Jump, Jump, Jeff, Jump!" Cybill, CBS, 1995
Old man, "Beware of the Dog," Millennium, Fox, 1997
Old man, "Owls," Millennium, Fox, 1998
Old man, "Roosters," Millennium, Fox, 1998
Other
Jack O'Neal, The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (also known as Elfego Baca), 1958
Dear Detective, 1979
The Making of "Lone Wolf McQuade" (special), 1983
Stage Appearances
End as a Man, off-Broadway, 1953, then Broadway production
Doctor Baugh, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1955-1956
Sheriff Talbott, Orpheus Descending, Martin Beck Theatre, New YorkCity, 1957
The Miracle Worker, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, c. 1959-1961
Chief of Police Gerald Canley, The Long Dream, Ambassador Theatre,New York City, 1960
RECORDINGS
Videos
Appeared in the music video "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Starlog, September, 1980

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