R.G. Armstrong
Born
April 7, 1917
Died
July 27, 2012 (95 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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.
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Self
2024
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
Self
2014
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Self
2006
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
2004
Keeper of Souls
2001
Purgatory
Coachman
1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
Old Man
1998
Invasion of Privacy
Sam Logan - Storekeeper
1996
Millennium
(1 episode)
1996
Millennium
The Old Man · (2 episodes)
1996
Don't Look Back
Parish
1996
Payback
Mac
1995
Cybill
(1 episode)
1995
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Retired Texas Ranger
1994
Dead Center
Art Fencer
1994
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
1993
Warlock: The Armageddon
Franks
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Frank Dodge · (2 episodes)
1993
Dick Tracy
Pruneface
1990
Ghetto Blaster
Curtis
1989
Quantum Leap
Davison · (1 episode)
1989
Trapper County War
Pop Luddigger
1989
Bulletproof
Miles Blackburn
1988
Friday the 13th: The Series
Lewis Vendredi · (5 episodes)
1987
Beauty and the Beast
(1 episode)
1987
Predator
Major General Homer Phillips
1987
Independence
Uriah Creed
1987
LBJ: The Early Years
Samuel Ealey Johnson
1987
Jocks
Bettlebom
1986
Red Headed Stranger
Sheriff Reese Scoby
1986
Oceans of Fire
Rusty West
1986
L.A. Law
Frank Osgood · (2 episodes)
1986
Matlock
(2 episodes)
1986
The Best of Times
Schutte
1986
Children of the Corn
Diehl
1984
Lone Wolf McQuade
T. Tyler
1983
The Shadow Riders
Sheriff Miles Gillette
1982
Matt Houston
(1 episode)
1982
Hammett
Lt. O'Mara
1982
The Beast Within
Doc Schoonmaker
1982
Reds
Government Agent
1981
Darkroom
(1 episode)
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Dempsey
1981
Code Red
(1 episode)
1981
Raggedy Man
Rigby
1981
Evilspeak
Sarge
1981
Dynasty
(3 episodes)
1981
Where the Buffalo Roam
Judge Simpson
1980
Skag
(1 episode)
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Leland Stanford
1979
Steel
Kellin
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
(1 episode)
1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
Judge Harrison Harding
1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Al Barber
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Mr. Hemmings
1979
The Time Machine
Gen. Harris
1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Dunworth
1978
Vega$
(1 episode)
1978
Heaven Can Wait
General Manager
1978
Texas Detour
Sheriff Burt
1978
The Pack
Cobb
1977
The Car
Amos Clements
1977
Mr. Billion
Sheriff T.C. Bishop
1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
(1 episode)
1977
Charlie's Angels
Sebastian Craig · (1 episode)
1976
Kingston
Father Reardon
1976
Dixie Dynamite
Charlie White - Bank President
1976
Stay Hungry
Thor Erickson
1976
Mean Johnny Barrows
Richard
1975
Starsky & Hutch
'Dad' Watson · (1 episode)
1975
Switch
Detective Wills · (1 episode)
1975
Boss Nigger
Mayor Griffin
1975
White Line Fever
Prosecutor
1975
Race with the Devil
Sheriff Taylor
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
1975
Reflections of Murder
Mr. Turner
1974
Movin' On
(1 episode)
1974
The Manhunter
(1 episode)
1974
J.W. Coop
Jim Sawyer
1974
Manhunter
Henry Stratemeyer
1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Bristowe
1974
My Name Is Nobody
Honest John
1973
Running Wild
Bull
1973
White Lightning
Big Bear
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Ollinger
1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
1973
Cotter
Jack
1973
The Century Turns
Ben Ritt
1972
The Final Comedown
Mr. Freeman
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Clell Miller
1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Squire Fisk
1972
The Sixth Sense
(1 episode)
1972
McMillan & Wife
Sheriff Farraday · (1 episode)
1971
Cannon
(3 episodes)
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971
The Great White Hope
Captain Dan
1970
The McMasters
Watson
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Quittner
1970
Tiger by the Tail
Ben Holmes
1970
80 Steps to Jonah
Mackray
1969
Here Come the Brides
(1 episode)
1968
Lancer
(1 episode)
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Capt. Wade · (1 episode)
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Warden · (1 episode)
1968
The High Chaparral
Ed Henderson · (1 episode)
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(1 episode)
1967
Cimarron Strip
(1 episode)
1967
Custer
(1 episode)
1967
The Invaders
Gus Flagg · (1 episode)
1967
The Invaders
Police Capt. Bill Battersea · (1 episode)
1967
El Dorado
Kevin MacDonald
1966
T.H.E. Cat
Police Capt. McAllister · (26 episodes)
1966
T.H.E. Cat
Capt. McAllister · (1 episode)
1966
Felony Squad
(1 episode)
1966
The Time Tunnel
Allan Pinkerton · (1 episode)
1966
The F.B.I.
Sheriff Crowley · (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I.
Ed Cray · (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I.
George David Owens · (1 episode)
1965
The Big Valley
Wallace Miles · (1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Edward Loomis · (1 episode)
1965
Major Dundee
Reverend Dahlstrom
1965
Daniel Boone
Jarvis · (1 episode)
1964
Daniel Boone
Joseph Garth · (1 episode)
1964
Calhoun
Zac Laird
1964
He Rides Tall
Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1964
The Fugitive
Tully Gage · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Sheriff Bradley · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Marshal Matt Peters · (1 episode)
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
William Downey · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
John Cooley · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Ben Winters · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Frederick Harley · (1 episode)
1962
Ride the High Country
Joshua Knudsen
1962
Everglades
(1 episode)
1961
87th Precinct
Franklin Phelps · (1 episode)
1961
The Man Who Found the Money
Captain Bone
1960
Ten Who Dared
Oramel Howland
1960
Surfside 6
Paul Wyatt · (1 episode)
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Farmer Flint · (1 episode)
1960
The Westerner
Shell Davidson · (1 episode)
1960
The Tall Man
(1 episode)
1960
The Fugitive Kind
Sheriff Jordan Talbott
1960
Mr. Lucky
(1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
Contractor · (1 episode)
1959
Riverboat
Rothgate · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Nathan Clay · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Andrew Holloway · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Col. Keith Jarrell · (1 episode)
1959
No Name on the Bullet
Asa Canfield
1959
Black Saddle
Ben Dawes · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Enoch Talby · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Gantry Hobson · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Sheriff John Keeley · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Burke · (1 episode)
1959
Bat Masterson
Marshal William MacWilliams · (1 episode)
1958
Lawman
Major Ben Rogers · (1 episode)
1958
The Rifleman
Sheriff Tomlinson · (1 episode)
1958
The Rifleman
Sheriff Fred Tomlinson · (1 episode)
1958
The Texan
(1 episode)
1958
The Texan
Big Sam Aldridge · (1 episode)
1958
Bronco
(1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Asa Wynter · (1 episode)
1958
Never Love a Stranger
Flix
1958
From Hell to Texas
Hunter Boyd
1958
Jefferson Drum
Kreiger · (1 episode)
1958
Maverick
Wellington Cosgrove · (2 episodes)
1957
Perry Mason
Matthew Bartlett · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Harry Bright · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
John Gregory · (1 episode)
1957
Wagon Train
John Muskie · (1 episode)
1957
Sugarfoot
Clay Calhoun · (1 episode)
1957
Sugarfoot
Lou Stoner · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Mayor Lovett · (1 episode)
1957
A Face in the Crowd
Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
1957
Baby Doll
Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Fred Tomlinson · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Les Houghton · (1 episode)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Captain Bone · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fred Riordan · (1 episode)
1955
Cheyenne
(1 episode)
1955
Cheyenne
Nathanael Grimm · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Capt. Benter · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Major · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Jud Briar · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Carl Anderson · (1 episode)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Billy Soto · (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jack O'Neal · (1 episode)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Squire Fisk · (1 episode)
1954
Lassie
(1 episode)
1954
Garden of Eden
J. Randolph Latimore
1954
General Electric Theater
Jerry Boynton · (1 episode)
1953