R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Acting

1917-04-07

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died: 2012-07-27

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.

Appears In

The Fugitive
⭐ 7.2
The Fugitive
1963

as Tully Gage

The Fugitive
⭐ 7.2
The Fugitive
1963

as Marshal Matt Peters

The Fugitive
⭐ 7.2
The Fugitive
1963

as Sheriff Bradley

Perry Mason
⭐ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957

as Matthew Bartlett

Perry Mason
⭐ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957

as Harry Bright

Perry Mason
⭐ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957

as John Gregory

The Twilight Zone
⭐ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959

as Contractor

Bonanza
⭐ 7.5
Bonanza
1959

as Nathan Clay

Bonanza
⭐ 7.5
Bonanza
1959

as Andrew Holloway

Bonanza
⭐ 7.5
Bonanza
1959

as Col. Keith Jarrell

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
⭐ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

as William Downey

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
⭐ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

as John Cooley

Quantum Leap
⭐ 8.0
Quantum Leap
1989

as Davison

Charlie's Angels
⭐ 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976

as Sebastian Craig

Lassie
⭐ 6.1
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
⭐ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960

as Farmer Flint

L.A. Law
⭐ 7.0
L.A. Law
1986

as Frank Osgood

The Rifleman
⭐ 7.1
The Rifleman
1958

as Sheriff Tomlinson

The Rifleman
⭐ 7.1
The Rifleman
1958

as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Maverick
⭐ 6.9
Maverick
1957

as Wellington Cosgrove

Have Gun, Will Travel
⭐ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
⭐ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

as Mayor Lovett

Dynasty
⭐ 6.4
Dynasty
1981
The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Ben Winters

The Virginian
⭐ 6.4
The Virginian
1962

as Frederick Harley

Wagon Train
⭐ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957

as John Muskie

Wagon Train
⭐ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957

as General Kirby

Cheyenne
⭐ 6.0
Cheyenne
1955
Cheyenne
⭐ 6.0
Cheyenne
1955

as Nathanael Grimm

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
⭐ 6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
⭐ 6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

as Sheriff Les Houghton

Hawaii Five-O
⭐ 7.1
Hawaii Five-O
1968

as Capt. Wade

Hawaii Five-O
⭐ 7.1
Hawaii Five-O
1968

as Warden

The Big Valley
⭐ 6.1
The Big Valley
1965

as Wallace Miles

Matlock
⭐ 7.1
Matlock
1986

as Sheriff Dalton Parks

Rawhide
⭐ 7.2
Rawhide
1959

as Enoch Talby

Rawhide
⭐ 7.2
Rawhide
1959

as Gantry Hobson

Rawhide
⭐ 7.2
Rawhide
1959

as Sheriff John Keeley

Rawhide
⭐ 7.2
Rawhide
1959

as Burke

Cannon
⭐ 6.6
Cannon
1971
Walker, Texas Ranger
⭐ 6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

as Frank Dodge

The Time Tunnel
⭐ 7.6
The Time Tunnel
1966

as Allan Pinkerton

The F.B.I.
⭐ 5.4
The F.B.I.
1965

as Sheriff Crowley

The F.B.I.
⭐ 5.4
The F.B.I.
1965

as Ed Cray

The F.B.I.
⭐ 5.4
The F.B.I.
1965

as George David Owens

Predator
⭐ 7.5
Predator
1987

as Major General Homer Phillips

Millennium
⭐ 7.7
Millennium
1996

as The Old Man

Starsky & Hutch
⭐ 7.2
Starsky & Hutch
1975

as 'Dad' Watson

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
⭐ 6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Lawman
⭐ 5.6
Lawman
1958

as Major Ben Rogers

Daniel Boone
⭐ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964

as Jarvis

Daniel Boone
⭐ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964

as Joseph Garth

Wanted: Dead or Alive
⭐ 6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

as Asa Wynter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
⭐ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

as Captain Bone

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
⭐ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

as Fred Riordan

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Capt. Benter

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Major

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Jud Briar

Gunsmoke
⭐ 6.6
Gunsmoke
1955

as Carl Anderson

The High Chaparral
⭐ 6.6
The High Chaparral
1967

as Ed Henderson

The Invaders
⭐ 6.8
The Invaders
1967

as Gus Flagg

The Invaders
⭐ 6.8
The Invaders
1967

as Police Capt. Bill Battersea

Run for Your Life
⭐ 7.2
Run for Your Life
1965

as Edward Loomis

Black Saddle
⭐ 6.0
Black Saddle
1959

as Ben Dawes

Bat Masterson
⭐ 6.1
Bat Masterson
1958

as Marshal William MacWilliams

Friday the 13th: The Series
⭐ 7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987

as Lewis Vendredi

The Texan
⭐ 5.5
The Texan
1958
The Texan
⭐ 5.5
The Texan
1958

as Big Sam Aldridge

Cybill
⭐ 5.8
Cybill
1995

as Stitch Sullivan

Vega$
⭐ 7.0
Vega$
1978
McMillan & Wife
⭐ 6.9
McMillan & Wife
1971

as Sheriff Farraday

Surfside 6
⭐ 5.0
Surfside 6
1960

as Paul Wyatt

Matt Houston
⭐ 6.2
Matt Houston
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
⭐ 6.5
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Switch
⭐ 6.7
Switch
1975

as Detective Wills

Baretta
⭐ 6.4
Baretta
1975
The Guns of Will Sonnett
⭐ 6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Alias Smith and Jones
⭐ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Sugarfoot
⭐ 4.8
Sugarfoot
1957

as Clay Calhoun

Sugarfoot
⭐ 4.8
Sugarfoot
1957

as Lou Stoner

Felony Squad
⭐ 6.4
Felony Squad
1966
Bronco
⭐ 5.9
Bronco
1958
The Beast Within
⭐ 5.4
The Beast Within
1982

as Doc Schoonmaker

Lancer
⭐ 4.7
Lancer
1968
Riverboat
⭐ 6.2
Riverboat
1959

as Rothgate

Heaven Can Wait
⭐ 6.6
Heaven Can Wait
1978

as General Manager

87th Precinct
⭐ 7.5
87th Precinct
1961

as Franklin Phelps

Hammett
⭐ 6.2
Hammett
1982

as Lt. O'Mara

Prologue to Wounded Knee
⭐ 6.0
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973

as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

The Tall Man
⭐ 6.3
The Tall Man
1960
Ghetto Blaster
⭐ 2.9
Ghetto Blaster
1989

as Curtis

Reflections of Murder
⭐ 6.3
Reflections of Murder
1974

as Mr. Turner

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
⭐ 6.9
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993

as Self

Everglades
⭐ 8.5
Everglades
1961
Movin' On
⭐ 6.4
Movin' On
1974
Cimarron Strip
⭐ 5.5
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Sixth Sense
⭐ 5.9
The Sixth Sense
1972
Warlock: The Armageddon
⭐ 5.3
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993

as Franks

Mr. Lucky
⭐ 6.4
Mr. Lucky
1959
My Name Is Nobody
⭐ 7.3
My Name Is Nobody
1973

as Honest John

Here Come the Brides
⭐ 6.3
Here Come the Brides
1968
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
⭐ 5.1
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979

as Al Barber

T.H.E. Cat
⭐ 7.2
T.H.E. Cat
1966

as Police Capt. McAllister

T.H.E. Cat
⭐ 7.2
T.H.E. Cat
1966

as Capt. McAllister

The Manhunter
⭐ 5.0
The Manhunter
1974
Ten Who Dared
⭐ 5.8
Ten Who Dared
1960

as Oramel Howland

Dixie Dynamite
⭐ 5.0
Dixie Dynamite
1976

as Charlie White - Bank President

The Westerner
⭐ 6.8
The Westerner
1960

as Shell Davidson

The Pack
⭐ 6.8
The Pack
1977

as Cobb

Custer
⭐ 6.0
Custer
1967
Reds
⭐ 6.9
Reds
1981

as Government Agent

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Billy Soto

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Jack O'Neal

The Wonderful World of Disney
⭐ 7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

as Squire Fisk

Dick Tracy
⭐ 6.2
Dick Tracy
1990

as Pruneface

El Dorado
⭐ 7.4
El Dorado
1966

as Kevin MacDonald

Children of the Corn
⭐ 5.7
Children of the Corn
1984

as Diehl

The McMasters
⭐ 4.2
The McMasters
1970

as Watson

Red Headed Stranger
⭐ 4.8
Red Headed Stranger
1986

as Sheriff Reese Scoby

Lone Wolf McQuade
⭐ 6.5
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983

as T. Tyler

Mean Johnny Barrows
⭐ 5.5
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975

as Richard

He Rides Tall
⭐ 4.8
He Rides Tall
1964

as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
⭐ 7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973

as Ollinger

Jocks
⭐ 4.2
Jocks
1986

as Bettlebom

Code Red
⭐ 5.5
Code Red
1981
Payback
⭐ 4.7
Payback
1995

as Mac

Where the Buffalo Roam
⭐ 6.0
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980

as Judge Simpson

Never Love a Stranger
⭐ 4.9
Never Love a Stranger
1958

as Flix

Calhoun
⭐ 6.0
Calhoun
1964

as Zac Laird

Bulletproof
⭐ 5.0
Bulletproof
1988

as Miles Blackburn

Major Dundee
⭐ 6.7
Major Dundee
1965

as Reverend Dahlstrom

Darkroom
⭐ 7.2
Darkroom
1981
Manhunter
⭐ 6.5
Manhunter
1974

as Henry Stratemeyer

Purgatory
⭐ 7.2
Purgatory
1999

as Coachman

Tiger by the Tail
⭐ 5.0
Tiger by the Tail
1970

as Ben Holmes

Stay Hungry
⭐ 5.7
Stay Hungry
1976

as Thor Erickson

Kingston
⭐ 0.0
Kingston
1976

as Father Reardon

Race with the Devil
⭐ 6.4
Race with the Devil
1975

as Sheriff Taylor

The Fugitive Kind
⭐ 6.8
The Fugitive Kind
1960

as Sheriff Jordan Talbott

The Car
⭐ 6.3
The Car
1977

as Amos Clements

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
⭐ 6.9
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970

as Quittner

Evilspeak
⭐ 5.3
Evilspeak
1981

as Sarge

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
⭐ 6.0
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
The Shadow Riders
⭐ 6.4
The Shadow Riders
1982

as Sheriff Miles Gillette

General Electric Theater
⭐ 6.4
General Electric Theater
1953

as Jerry Boynton

Steel
⭐ 5.5
Steel
1979

as Kellin

Running Wild
⭐ 0.0
Running Wild
1973

as Bull

Baby Doll
⭐ 7.0
Baby Doll
1956

as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Ride the High Country
⭐ 7.1
Ride the High Country
1962

as Joshua Knudsen

A Face in the Crowd
⭐ 7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957

as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Mr. Billion
⭐ 5.5
Mr. Billion
1977

as Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Cotter
⭐ 1.0
Cotter
1973

as Jack

No Name on the Bullet
⭐ 6.6
No Name on the Bullet
1959

as Asa Canfield

White Lightning
⭐ 6.1
White Lightning
1973

as Big Bear

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
⭐ 5.5
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972

as Clell Miller

Raggedy Man
⭐ 5.3
Raggedy Man
1981

as Rigby

Beauty and the Beast
⭐ 7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
The Best of Times
⭐ 5.6
The Best of Times
1986

as Schutte

J.W. Coop
⭐ 5.1
J.W. Coop
1972

as Jim Sawyer

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
⭐ 5.3
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979

as Mr. Hemmings

Don't Look Back
⭐ 4.6
Don't Look Back
1996

as Parish

White Line Fever
⭐ 6.0
White Line Fever
1975

as Prosecutor

Boss Nigger
⭐ 6.6
Boss Nigger
1975

as Mayor Griffin

From Hell to Texas
⭐ 5.9
From Hell to Texas
1958

as Hunter Boyd

The Great White Hope
⭐ 6.2
The Great White Hope
1970

as Captain Dan

LBJ: The Early Years
⭐ 7.5
LBJ: The Early Years
1987

as Samuel Ealey Johnson

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
⭐ 5.2
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981

as Dempsey

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
⭐ 1.9
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979

as Leland Stanford

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
⭐ 7.8
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004

as Self

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
⭐ 7.2
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994

as Retired Texas Ranger

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
⭐ 7.4
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005

as Self

Keeper of Souls
⭐ 2.0
Keeper of Souls
2001
The Time Machine
⭐ 4.7
The Time Machine
1978

as Gen. Harris

Trapper County War
⭐ 3.5
Trapper County War
1989

as Pop Luddigger

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
⭐ 6.3
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978

as Dunworth

The Legend of Hillbilly John
⭐ 5.3
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974

as Bristowe

The Legend of the Golden Gun
⭐ 5.0
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979

as Judge Harrison Harding

80 Steps to Jonah
⭐ 4.6
80 Steps to Jonah
1969

as Mackray

The Man Who Found the Money
⭐ 0.0
The Man Who Found the Money
1960

as Captain Bone

Invasion of Privacy
⭐ 4.3
Invasion of Privacy
1996

as Sam Logan - Storekeeper

The Man in the Iron Mask
⭐ 5.2
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998

as Old Man

The Final Comedown
⭐ 6.2
The Final Comedown
1972

as Mr. Freeman

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
⭐ 0.0
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024

as Self

Oceans of Fire
⭐ 4.4
Oceans of Fire
1986

as Rusty West

The Century Turns
⭐ 0.0
The Century Turns
1972

as Ben Ritt

Garden of Eden
⭐ 3.5
Garden of Eden
1954

as J. Randolph Latimore

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
⭐ 7.8
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972

as Squire Fisk

Texas Detour
⭐ 4.0
Texas Detour
1978

as Sheriff Burt

Dead Center
⭐ 3.0
Dead Center
1994

as Art Fencer