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R.G. Armstrong

Born Apr 7, 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Robert Golden Armstrong Jr. was an American character actor and playwright. A veteran performer who appeared in dozens of Westerns during his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam Peckinpah.

Filmography

Shows & movies
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film as R.G. Armstrong
2014
TVT Rating
Documentary | 57m
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait as R.G. Armstrong
2006
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 20m
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as R.G. Armstrong
2005
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 55m
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Himself
2004
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 23m
Go West, Young Man!
Go West, Young Man! as R.G. Armstrong
2004
TVT Rating
Documentary, Western | 1h 24m
Keeper of Souls
Keeper of Souls as Edward Sloan
2001
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 37m
Purgatory
Purgatory as Coachman
1999
TVT Rating
Fantasy, Action, Western, Science Fiction | 1h 34m
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask as Old Man
1998
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure | 1h 25m
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back as Parish
1996
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 30m
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of Privacy as Sam Logan - Storekeeper
1996
TVT Rating
| 1h 31m
Payback
Payback as Mac
1995
TVT Rating
Thriller, Drama | 1h 33m
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion as Retired Texas Ranger
1996
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime | 1h 28m
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Himself
1993
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 30m
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon as Franks
1993
TVT Rating
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 38m
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy as Pruneface
1990
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 1h 43m
Trapper County War
Trapper County War as Pop Luddigger
1989
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure | 1h 38m
Ghetto Blaster
Ghetto Blaster as Curtis
1989
TVT Rating
Drama, Action | 1h 22m
Bulletproof
Bulletproof as Miles Blackburn
1988
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 34m
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years as Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr.
1987
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 35m
Predator
Predator as Major General Homer Phillips
1987
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | 1h 47m
Oceans of Fire
Oceans of Fire as Rusty West
1988
TVT Rating
Action | 1h 32m
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger
1986
TVT Rating
Western | 1h 45m
Jocks
Jocks as Coach Bettlebom
1986
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 31m
The Best of Times
The Best of Times as Schutte
1987
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama, Sport | 1h 44m
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn as Diehl
1984
TVT Rating
Horror, Thriller | 1h 33m
Lone Wolf McQuade
Lone Wolf McQuade as T. Tyler
1983
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western | 1h 47m
Hammett
Hammett as Lt. O'Mara
1982
TVT Rating
Crime | 1h 37m
The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders as Sheriff Miles Gillette
1982
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Western | 1h 36m
The Beast Within
The Beast Within as Doc Schoonmaker
1982
TVT Rating
Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 38m
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper as Dempsey
1981
TVT Rating
Adventure, Crime, Thriller | 1h 40m
Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man as Rigby
1981
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 34m
Evilspeak
Evilspeak as Sarge
1981
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 33m
Reds
Reds as Agent
1981
TVT Rating
Drama | 3h 15m
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam as Judge Simpson
1980
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 39m
The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Legend of the Golden Gun as Judge Harrison Harding
1979
TVT Rating
Western, Fantasy | 1h 40m
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as Al Barber
1979
TVT Rating
Comedy, Action | 1h 38m
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Mr. Hemmings
1979
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 30m
Texas Detour
Texas Detour as Sheriff Burt
1987
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance | 1h 32m
The Time Machine
The Time Machine as Gen. Harris
1978
TVT Rating
Adventure, Science Fiction | 1h 39m
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell as Dunworth
1978
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 35m
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait as General Manager
1978
TVT Rating
Comedy, Fantasy | 2h
The Pack
The Pack as Cobb
1977
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 35m
The Car
The Car as Amos Clements
1977
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 36m
Dixie Dynamite
Dixie Dynamite as Charlie White - Bank President
1976
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 28m
Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry as Thor Erickson
1976
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 42m
Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows as Richard
1982
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Crime | 1h 30m
White Line Fever
White Line Fever as Prosecutor
1975
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama | 1h 30m
Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil as Sheriff Taylor
1975
TVT Rating
Horror, Action, Thriller | 1h 28m
Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger as Mayor Griffin
1975
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Western | 1h 33m
Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder as Mr. Turner
1974
TVT Rating
Horror, Thriller, Mystery | 1h 40m
Cotter
Cotter as Jack
1973
TVT Rating
Drama, Western | 1h 34m
Camper John
Camper John as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
1984
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 25m
White Lightning
White Lightning as Big Bear
1973
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Crime | 1h 41m
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody as Honest John
1974
TVT Rating
Comedy, Western | 1h 57m
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Ollinger
1973
TVT Rating
Western, Drama | 1h 46m
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John as Bristowe
1972
TVT Rating
Drama, Fantasy | 1h 29m
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse as Squire Fisk
1972
TVT Rating
Drama, Family, Western
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop as Jim Sawyer
1972
TVT Rating
Drama, Action | 1h 52m
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Clell Miller
1972
TVT Rating
Action, Western | 1h 31m
Angels Die Hard
Angels Die Hard as Mel
1982
TVT Rating
Action, Drama | 1h 26m
The McMasters
The McMasters as Watson
1990
TVT Rating
Western, Action, Drama | 1h 30m
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope as Captain Dan
1970
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 43m
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Quittner
1970
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2h 1m
80 Steps to Jonah
80 Steps to Jonah as Mackray
1969
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 47m
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat as Police Capt. McAllister
1 season • 1966 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Action | 25m
El Dorado
El Dorado as Kevin MacDonald
1966
TVT Rating
Western | 2h
Major Dundee
Major Dundee as Reverend Dahlstrom
1965
TVT Rating
Western | 2h 3m
Calhoun
Calhoun as Zac Laird
1964
TVT Rating
Drama, Adventure
He Rides Tall
He Rides Tall as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
1964
TVT Rating
Western | 1h 24m
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country as Joshua Knudsen
1962
TVT Rating
Action, Western | 1h 34m
Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared as Oramel Howland
1960
TVT Rating
Adventure, Family, Western | 1h 32m
The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
1960
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 59m
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet as Asa Canfield
1959
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller, Western | 1h 17m
From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas as Hunter Boyd
1958
TVT Rating
Western | 1h 40m
Never Love a Stranger
Never Love a Stranger as Flix
1958
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Thriller | 1h 31m