R.G. Armstrong

Acting

R.G. Armstrong

Born 7 April 1917 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Died 27 July 2012 at 95

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

Highlights

Predator1987 · Film · Major General Homer Phillips
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Contractor
Quantum Leap1989 · Series · Davison
My Name Is Nobody1973 · Film · Honest John
El Dorado1966 · Film · Kevin MacDonald
Bonanza1959 · Series · Nathan Clay

Filmography

Movies

81 films

Keeper of Souls2001 · Film · Edward Sloan
Purgatory1999 · Film · Coachman
The Man in the Iron Mask1998 · Film · Old Man
Invasion of Privacy1996 · Film · Sam Logan - Storekeeper
Don't Look Back1996 · Film · Parish
Payback1995 · Film · Mac
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion1994 · Film · Retired Texas Ranger
Dead Center1994 · Film · Art Fencer
Warlock: The Armageddon1993 · Film · Franks
Dick Tracy1990 · Film · Pruneface
Ghetto Blaster1989 · Film · Curtis
Trapper County War1989 · Film · Pop Luddigger
Bulletproof1988 · Film · Miles Blackburn
Predator1987 · Film · Major General Homer Phillips
LBJ: The Early Years1987 · Film · Samuel Ealey Johnson
Jocks1986 · Film · Bettlebom
Red Headed Stranger1986 · Film · Sheriff Reese Scoby
Oceans of Fire1986 · Film · Rusty West
The Best of Times1986 · Film · Schutte
Children of the Corn1984 · Film · Diehl
Lone Wolf McQuade1983 · Film · T. Tyler
The Shadow Riders1982 · Film · Sheriff Miles Gillette
Hammett1982 · Film · Lt. O'Mara
The Beast Within1982 · Film · Doc Schoonmaker
Reds1981 · Film · Government Agent
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper1981 · Film · Dempsey
Raggedy Man1981 · Film · Rigby
Evilspeak1981 · Film · Sarge
Where the Buffalo Roam1980 · Film · Judge Simpson
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang1979 · Film · Leland Stanford
Steel1979 · Film · Kellin
The Legend of the Golden Gun1979 · Film · Judge Harrison Harding
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider1979 · Film · Al Barber
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff1979 · Film · Mr. Hemmings
The Time Machine1978 · Film · Gen. Harris
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell1978 · Film · Dunworth
Heaven Can Wait1978 · Film · General Manager
Texas Detour1978 · Film · Sheriff Burt
The Pack1977 · Film · Cobb
The Car1977 · Film · Amos Clements
Mr. Billion1977 · Film · Sheriff T.C. Bishop
Kingston1976 · Film · Father Reardon
Dixie Dynamite1976 · Film · Charlie White - Bank President
Stay Hungry1976 · Film · Thor Erickson
Mean Johnny Barrows1975 · Film · Richard
Boss Nigger1975 · Film · Mayor Griffin
White Line Fever1975 · Film · Prosecutor
Race with the Devil1975 · Film · Sheriff Taylor
Reflections of Murder1974 · Film · Mr. Turner
Manhunter1974 · Film · Henry Stratemeyer
The Legend of Hillbilly John1974 · Film · Bristowe
My Name Is Nobody1973 · Film · Honest John
Running Wild1973 · Film · Bull
White Lightning1973 · Film · Big Bear
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973 · Film · Ollinger
Prologue to Wounded Knee1973 · Film · Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Cotter1973 · Film · Jack
The Century Turns1972 · Film · Ben Ritt
The Final Comedown1972 · Film · Mr. Freeman
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid1972 · Film · Clell Miller
Justin Morgan Had a Horse1972 · Film · Squire Fisk
J.W. Coop1972 · Film · Jim Sawyer
The Great White Hope1970 · Film · Captain Dan
The McMasters1970 · Film · Watson
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · Film · Quittner
Tiger by the Tail1970 · Film · Ben Holmes
80 Steps to Jonah1969 · Film · Mackray
El Dorado1966 · Film · Kevin MacDonald
Major Dundee1965 · Film · Reverend Dahlstrom
Calhoun1964 · Film · Zac Laird
He Rides Tall1964 · Film · Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
Ride the High Country1962 · Film · Joshua Knudsen
The Man Who Found the Money1960 · Film · Captain Bone
Ten Who Dared1960 · Film · Oramel Howland
The Fugitive Kind1960 · Film · Sheriff Jordan Talbott
No Name on the Bullet1959 · Film · Asa Canfield
Never Love a Stranger1958 · Film · Flix
From Hell to Texas1958 · Film · Hunter Boyd
A Face in the Crowd1957 · Film · Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Baby Doll1956 · Film · Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Garden of Eden1954 · Film · J. Randolph Latimore

Filmography

Series

76 shows

Millennium1996 · Series · The Old Man
Cybill1995 · Series · Stitch Sullivan
Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · Series · Frank Dodge
Quantum Leap1989 · Series · Davison
War and Remembrance1988 · Series · 'Moose' Fitzgerald
Friday the 13th: The Series1987 · Series · Lewis Vendredi
Beauty and the Beast1987 · Series · Stanley Kazmarek
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Frank Osgood
Matlock1986 · Series · Sheriff Dalton Parks
Matt Houston1982 · Series
Darkroom1981 · Series · Sheriff Dodson
Code Red1981 · Series
Dynasty1981 · Series
Trapper John, M.D.1979 · Series
Vega$1978 · Series
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected1977 · Series
Charlie's Angels1976 · Series · Sebastian Craig
Starsky & Hutch1975 · Series · 'Dad' Watson
Switch1975 · Series · Detective Wills
Baretta1975 · Series
Movin' On1974 · Series
The Manhunter1974 · Series
The Sixth Sense1972 · Series
McMillan & Wife1971 · Series · Sheriff Farraday
Cannon1971 · Series
Alias Smith and Jones1971 · Series
Hawaii Five-O1969 · Series · Capt. Wade
Here Come the Brides1968 · Series
Lancer1968 · Series
The High Chaparral1967 · Series · Ed Henderson
The Guns of Will Sonnett1967 · Series
Cimarron Strip1967 · Series
Custer1967 · Series
The Invaders1967 · Series · Gus Flagg
T.H.E. Cat1966 · Series · Police Capt. McAllister
Felony Squad1966 · Series
The Time Tunnel1966 · Series · Allan Pinkerton
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Sheriff Crowley
The Big Valley1965 · Series · Wallace Miles
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Edward Loomis
Daniel Boone1964 · Series · Jarvis
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Tully Gage
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · William Downey
The Virginian1962 · Series · Ben Winters
Everglades1961 · Series
87th Precinct1961 · Series · Franklin Phelps
Surfside 61960 · Series · Paul Wyatt
The Andy Griffith Show1960 · Series · Farmer Flint
The Westerner1960 · Series · Shell Davidson
The Tall Man1960 · Series
Mr. Lucky1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Contractor
Riverboat1959 · Series · Rothgate
Bonanza1959 · Series · Nathan Clay
Black Saddle1959 · Series · Ben Dawes
Rawhide1959 · Series · Enoch Talby
Bat Masterson1958 · Series · Marshal William MacWilliams
Lawman1958 · Series · Major Ben Rogers
The Rifleman1958 · Series · Sheriff Tomlinson
The Texan1958 · Series · Big Sam Aldridge
Bronco1958 · Series · Reverend Hardin
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Series · Asa Wynter
Jefferson Drum1958 · Series · Kreiger
Maverick1957 · Series · Wellington Cosgrove
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Matthew Bartlett
Wagon Train1957 · Series · John Muskie
Sugarfoot1957 · Series · Clay Calhoun
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Fred Tomlinson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Captain Bone
Cheyenne1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Capt. Benter
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Billy Soto
Lassie1954 · Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Jerry Boynton