R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Acting
Born Apr 07, 1917
From Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died Jul 27, 2012

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

Filmography — Acting

Predator
7.5
1987

Predator

Major General Homer Phillips

The Car
6.3
1977

The Car

Amos Clements

Children of the Corn
5.7
1984

Children of the Corn

Diehl

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
7.0
1970

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Quittner

Dick Tracy
6.1
1990

Dick Tracy

Pruneface

My Name Is Nobody
7.3
1973

My Name Is Nobody

Honest John

El Dorado
7.4
1966

El Dorado

Kevin MacDonald

Reds
6.9
1981

Reds

Government Agent

Lone Wolf McQuade
6.5
1983

Lone Wolf McQuade

T. Tyler

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2
1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Ollinger

Heaven Can Wait
6.6
1978

Heaven Can Wait

General Manager

The Fugitive Kind
6.8
1960

The Fugitive Kind

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Purgatory
7.2
1999

Purgatory

Coachman

Major Dundee
6.6
1965

Major Dundee

Reverend Dahlstrom

Stay Hungry
5.7
1976

Stay Hungry

Thor Erickson

The Shadow Riders
6.4
1982

The Shadow Riders

Sheriff Miles Gillette

Baby Doll
7.0
1956

Baby Doll

Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Ride the High Country
7.1
1962

Ride the High Country

Joshua Knudsen

Payback
4.6
1995

Payback

Mac

A Face in the Crowd
7.6
1957

A Face in the Crowd

Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Race with the Devil
6.4
1975

Race with the Devil

Sheriff Taylor

Evilspeak
5.3
1981

Evilspeak

Sarge

Warlock: The Armageddon
5.3
1993

Warlock: The Armageddon

Franks

Raggedy Man
5.4
1981

Raggedy Man

Rigby

Where the Buffalo Roam
5.9
1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

Judge Simpson

White Lightning
6.1
1973

White Lightning

Big Bear

No Name on the Bullet
6.6
1959

No Name on the Bullet

Asa Canfield

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
5.2
1981

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

Dempsey

The Best of Times
5.7
1986

The Best of Times

Schutte

Jocks
4.2
1986

Jocks

Bettlebom

Boss Nigger
6.6
1975

Boss Nigger

Mayor Griffin

Mr. Billion
5.5
1977

Mr. Billion

Sheriff T.C. Bishop

Don't Look Back
4.6
1996

Don't Look Back

Parish

The Pack
6.8
1977

The Pack

Cobb

Hammett
6.2
1982

Hammett

Lt. O'Mara

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
7.2
1994

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Retired Texas Ranger

Steel
5.5
1979

Steel

Kellin

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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
5.6
1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Clell Miller

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1.9
1979

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Leland Stanford

Ghetto Blaster
2.8
1989

Ghetto Blaster

Curtis

Red Headed Stranger
5.0
1986

Red Headed Stranger

Sheriff Reese Scoby

LBJ: The Early Years
7.5
1987

LBJ: The Early Years

Samuel Ealey Johnson

The Beast Within
5.5
1982

The Beast Within

Doc Schoonmaker

From Hell to Texas
5.9
1958

From Hell to Texas

Hunter Boyd

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
6.3
1978

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Dunworth

Bulletproof
5.0
1988

Bulletproof

Miles Blackburn

Calhoun
6.0
1964

Calhoun

Zac Laird

The Man in the Iron Mask
5.2
1998

The Man in the Iron Mask

Old Man

Garden of Eden
3.5
1954

Garden of Eden

J. Randolph Latimore

The Legend of Hillbilly John
5.5
1974

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Bristowe

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
5.1
1979

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Al Barber

Manhunter
6.5
1974

Manhunter

Henry Stratemeyer

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.2
1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Mr. Hemmings

The McMasters
4.2
1970

The McMasters

Watson

White Line Fever
6.0
1975

White Line Fever

Prosecutor

The Great White Hope
6.2
1970

The Great White Hope

Captain Dan

J.W. Coop
5.1
1972

J.W. Coop

Jim Sawyer

The Final Comedown
6.2
1972

The Final Comedown

Mr. Freeman

Never Love a Stranger
4.9
1958

Never Love a Stranger

Flix

The Man Who Found the Money
1960

The Man Who Found the Money

Captain Bone

Trapper County War
3.5
1989

Trapper County War

Pop Luddigger

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
6.9
1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Self

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
7.4
2005

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Self

Kingston
1976

Kingston

Father Reardon

The Legend of the Golden Gun
5.0
1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

Judge Harrison Harding

Oceans of Fire
4.4
1986

Oceans of Fire

Rusty West

Mean Johnny Barrows
5.5
1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

Richard

The Century Turns
1972

The Century Turns

Ben Ritt

Invasion of Privacy
4.3
1996

Invasion of Privacy

Sam Logan - Storekeeper

He Rides Tall
4.8
1964

He Rides Tall

Joshua 'Josh' McCloud

Ten Who Dared
5.8
1960

Ten Who Dared

Oramel Howland

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
7.8
1972

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Squire Fisk

Dixie Dynamite
5.0
1976

Dixie Dynamite

Charlie White - Bank President

Tiger by the Tail
5.0
1970

Tiger by the Tail

Ben Holmes

The Time Machine
4.7
1978

The Time Machine

Gen. Harris

1987

Independence

Uriah Creed

Cotter
1.0
1973

Cotter

Jack

Prologue to Wounded Knee
6.0
1973

Prologue to Wounded Knee

Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'

Texas Detour
4.0
1978

Texas Detour

Sheriff Burt

Reflections of Murder
6.3
1974

Reflections of Murder

Mr. Turner

80 Steps to Jonah
4.6
1969

80 Steps to Jonah

Mackray

Running Wild
1973

Running Wild

Bull

Dead Center
3.0
1994

Dead Center

Art Fencer

2014

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

Self

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Self

2006

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Self

Keeper of Souls
2.0
2001

Keeper of Souls