R.G. Armstrong

Acting

R.G. Armstrong

Born April 7, 1917Birmingham, Alabama, USA162 credits

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

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Movie

2024

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

Movie

2014

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Movie

2006

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
7.4

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Movie

2005

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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Keeper of Souls
2.0

Keeper of Souls

Movie

2001

Filmography

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Westernas SelfMovie
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2014Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Filmas SelfMovie
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2006Sam Peckinpah: Portraitas SelfMovie
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpahas SelfMovie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas SelfMovie
Keeper of Souls
2001Keeper of SoulsMovie
Purgatory
1999Purgatoryas CoachmanMovie
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998The Man in the Iron Maskas Old ManMovie
Invasion of Privacy
1996Invasion of Privacyas Sam Logan - StorekeeperMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas The Old ManTV
Don't Look Back
1996Don't Look Backas ParishMovie
Payback
1995Paybackas MacMovie
Cybill
1995Cybillas Stitch SullivanTV
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunionas Retired Texas RangerMovie
Dead Center
1994Dead Centeras Art FencerMovie
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas SelfMovie
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993Warlock: The Armageddonas FranksMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Frank DodgeTV
Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracyas PrunefaceMovie
Ghetto Blaster
1989Ghetto Blasteras CurtisMovie
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas DavisonTV
Trapper County War
1989Trapper County Waras Pop LuddiggerMovie
Bulletproof
1988Bulletproofas Miles BlackburnMovie
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987Friday the 13th: The Seriesas Lewis VendrediTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
Predator
1987Predatoras Major General Homer PhillipsMovie
I
1987Independenceas Uriah CreedMovie
LBJ: The Early Years
1987LBJ: The Early Yearsas Samuel Ealey JohnsonMovie
Jocks
1986Jocksas BettlebomMovie
Red Headed Stranger
1986Red Headed Strangeras Sheriff Reese ScobyMovie
Oceans of Fire
1986Oceans of Fireas Rusty WestMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Frank OsgoodTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Sheriff Dalton ParksTV
The Best of Times
1986The Best of Timesas SchutteMovie
Children of the Corn
1984Children of the Cornas DiehlMovie
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983Lone Wolf McQuadeas T. TylerMovie
The Shadow Riders
1982The Shadow Ridersas Sheriff Miles GilletteMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Hammett
1982Hammettas Lt. O'MaraMovie
The Beast Within
1982The Beast Withinas Doc SchoonmakerMovie
Reds
1981Redsas Government AgentMovie
Darkroom
1981DarkroomTV
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981The Pursuit of D.B. Cooperas DempseyMovie
Code Red
1981Code RedTV
Raggedy Man
1981Raggedy Manas RigbyMovie
Evilspeak
1981Evilspeakas SargeMovie
Dynasty
1981DynastyTV
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980Where the Buffalo Roamas Judge SimpsonMovie
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1980SkagTV
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gangas Leland StanfordMovie
Steel
1979Steelas KellinMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979The Legend of the Golden Gunas Judge Harrison HardingMovie
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rideras Al BarberMovie
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoffas Mr. HemmingsMovie
The Time Machine
1978The Time Machineas Gen. HarrisMovie
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978Devil Dog: The Hound of Hellas DunworthMovie
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
Heaven Can Wait
1978Heaven Can Waitas General ManagerMovie
Texas Detour
1978Texas Detouras Sheriff BurtMovie
The Pack
1977The Packas CobbMovie
The Car
1977The Caras Amos ClementsMovie
Mr. Billion
1977Mr. Billionas Sheriff T.C. BishopMovie
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Sebastian CraigTV
Kingston
1976Kingstonas Father ReardonMovie
Dixie Dynamite
1976Dixie Dynamiteas Charlie White - Bank PresidentMovie
Stay Hungry
1976Stay Hungryas Thor EricksonMovie
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975Mean Johnny Barrowsas RichardMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutchas 'Dad' WatsonTV
Switch
1975Switchas Detective WillsTV
Boss Nigger
1975Boss Niggeras Mayor GriffinMovie
White Line Fever
1975White Line Feveras ProsecutorMovie
Race with the Devil
1975Race with the Devilas Sheriff TaylorMovie
Baretta
1975BarettaTV
Reflections of Murder
1974Reflections of Murderas Mr. TurnerMovie
Movin' On
1974Movin' OnTV
The Manhunter
1974The ManhunterTV
Manhunter
1974Manhunteras Henry StratemeyerMovie
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974The Legend of Hillbilly Johnas BristoweMovie
My Name Is Nobody
1973My Name Is Nobodyas Honest JohnMovie
Running Wild
1973Running Wildas BullMovie
White Lightning
1973White Lightningas Big BearMovie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas OllingerMovie
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973Prologue to Wounded Kneeas Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'Movie
Cotter
1973Cotteras JackMovie
The Century Turns
1972The Century Turnsas Ben RittMovie
The Final Comedown
1972The Final Comedownas Mr. FreemanMovie
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972The Great Northfield Minnesota Raidas Clell MillerMovie
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972Justin Morgan Had a Horseas Squire FiskMovie
The Sixth Sense
1972The Sixth SenseTV
J.W. Coop
1972J.W. Coopas Jim SawyerMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Sheriff FarradayTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
The Great White Hope
1970The Great White Hopeas Captain DanMovie
The McMasters
1970The McMastersas WatsonMovie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogueas QuittnerMovie
Tiger by the Tail
1970Tiger by the Tailas Ben HolmesMovie
80 Steps to Jonah
196980 Steps to Jonahas MackrayMovie
Here Come the Brides
1968Here Come the BridesTV
Lancer
1968LancerTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Capt. WadeTV
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas Ed HendersonTV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron StripTV
Custer
1967CusterTV
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Gus FlaggTV
El Dorado
1966El Doradoas Kevin MacDonaldMovie
T.H.E. Cat
1966T.H.E. Catas Police Capt. McAllisterTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The Time Tunnel
1966The Time Tunnelas Allan PinkertonTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Sheriff CrowleyTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Edward LoomisTV
Major Dundee
1965Major Dundeeas Reverend DahlstromMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas JarvisTV
Calhoun
1964Calhounas Zac LairdMovie
He Rides Tall
1964He Rides Tallas Joshua 'Josh' McCloudMovie
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Tully GageTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras William DowneyTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Ben WintersTV
Ride the High Country
1962Ride the High Countryas Joshua KnudsenMovie
Everglades
1961EvergladesTV
87th Precinct
196187th Precinctas Franklin PhelpsTV
The Man Who Found the Money
1960The Man Who Found the Moneyas Captain BoneMovie
Ten Who Dared
1960Ten Who Daredas Oramel HowlandMovie
Surfside 6
1960Surfside 6as Paul WyattTV
The Westerner
1960The Westerneras Shell DavidsonTV
The Tall Man
1960The Tall ManTV
The Fugitive Kind
1960The Fugitive Kindas Sheriff Jordan TalbottMovie
Mr. Lucky
1959Mr. LuckyTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas ContractorTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboatas RothgateTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Nathan ClayTV
No Name on the Bullet
1959No Name on the Bulletas Asa CanfieldMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas Ben DawesTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Enoch TalbyTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Mastersonas Marshal William MacWilliamsTV
Lawman
1958Lawmanas Major Ben RogersTV
The Rifleman
1958The Riflemanas Sheriff TomlinsonTV
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Bronco
1958BroncoTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Asa WynterTV
Never Love a Stranger
1958Never Love a Strangeras FlixMovie
From Hell to Texas
1958From Hell to Texasas Hunter BoydMovie
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1958Jefferson Drumas KreigerTV
Maverick
1957Maverickas Wellington CosgroveTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Matthew BartlettTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas John MuskieTV
Sugarfoot
1957Sugarfootas Clay CalhounTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
A Face in the Crowd
1957A Face in the Crowdas Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)Movie
Baby Doll
1956Baby Dollas Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sheriff Fred TomlinsonTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Captain BoneTV
Cheyenne
1955CheyenneTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Capt. BenterTV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Billy SotoTV
Lassie
1954LassieTV
Garden of Eden
1954Garden of Edenas J. Randolph LatimoreMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Jerry BoyntonTV