R.G. Armstrong
Date of birth: 1917-04-07
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: R. G. Armstrong, Robert Golden Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Robert Golden Armstrong Jr.
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.
Movie Credits
Predator
1987-06-12
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves h
Tiger by the Tail
1970-01-01
Vietnam war hero, accused of murdering his brother, recruits his socialite girlfriend to hunt for th
Children of the Corn
1984-03-09
A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children wh
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994-05-14
An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooti
Stay Hungry
1976-04-23
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolish
White Lightning
1973-08-06
An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
The Best of Times
1986-01-31
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring d
El Dorado
1966-12-17
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970-03-18
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It
The Car
1977-05-12
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of
Race with the Devil
1975-06-01
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness
My Name Is Nobody
1973-12-13
Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe,
Boss Nigger
1975-08-17
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980-04-25
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972-05-12
The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces to rob the First National Bank in Northfield,
Ride the High Country
1962-06-20
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But wha
Major Dundee
1965-03-15
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Ar
White Line Fever
1975-07-16
An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.
Keeper of Souls
2001-01-01
A young couple hopes to begin their lives together, but the appearance of a demon threatens to destr
Heaven Can Wait
1978-06-28
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979-07-05
In Kansas during the middle of the Civil War, John Golden is left for dead and his family has been k
Steel
1979-10-21
Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but
The Fugitive Kind
1960-04-14
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by L
Evilspeak
1981-08-22
Bullied by classmates, a pudgy military-school student fights back by computer with the devil.
Cotter
1973-01-01
A rodeo rider is killed because Cotter is too drunk to distract the raging bull.
Jocks
1986-11-14
When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005-01-01
Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and
No Name on the Bullet
1959-02-01
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading ci
Dixie Dynamite
1976-05-13
When their moonshiner father is killed by a corrupt deputy, two young girls decide to take over his
Payback
1995-01-10
Oscar Bonsetter tells a dying prisoner that he will take revenge on the sadistic guard who killed hi
The Pack
1977-11-20
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remna
The McMasters
1970-04-23
When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local
Ghetto Blaster
1989-06-01
When Travis, middle-aged, working class man, returns home to visit his parents, he quickly learns th
Raggedy Man
1981-09-18
Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town
Manhunter
1974-02-26
Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bou
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993-06-29
This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, who
Reflections of Murder
1974-11-24
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. The
Texas Detour
1978-06-06
A trip across the United States takes a wrong turn when three California teenagers have their van st
A Face in the Crowd
1957-05-29
The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local medi
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979-04-13
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972-02-06
This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974-02-01
A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and do
He Rides Tall
1964-02-26
A rancher is pressured by his cheating wife and a gang leader, into trying to cripple a marshal's gu
Ten Who Dared
1960-11-01
The John Wesley Powell expedition of 1869 explores the dangerous Colorado River, withstands internal
80 Steps to Jonah
1969-12-01
Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.
From Hell to Texas
1958-04-29
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod r
The Century Turns
1972-10-08
An old-fashioned western lawman coming to grips with the "modern technology" of the 20th century. He
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004-07-25
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist
Red Headed Stranger
1986-10-31
Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983-04-15
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978-10-31
A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.
Bulletproof
1988-04-20
A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
Kingston
1976-09-15
In this pilot for the "Kingston: Confidential" series, an investigative reporter, backed by the head
LBJ: The Early Years
1987-02-01
LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depic
Calhoun
1964-07-08
Unaired pilot for a drama/adventure series about a county agent.
Don't Look Back
1996-07-13
Los Angeles heroin addict Jesse endangers the lives of his childhood friends after he discovers a br
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975-11-27
A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
The Great White Hope
1970-10-11
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing est
Reds
1981-12-25
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981-11-13
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in t
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
2024-07-02
A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (197
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993-05-01
Every six hundred years, a great evil has the opportunity to escape and unleash Armageddon. A group
The Beast Within
1982-02-12
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying
The Time Machine
1978-11-05
A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979-05-01
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
Oceans of Fire
1986-09-16
Ben, a former Navy officer now works on a rig as the guy in charge, but since a lot of crew keeps dy
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998-02-05
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with t
Invasion of Privacy
1996-11-15
A mentally unbalanced man kidnaps the woman carrying his child to prevent her from having an abortio
Never Love a Stranger
1958-06-22
Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest becau
Independence
1987-03-28
A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets
Hammett
1982-06-09
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with
The Final Comedown
1972-05-31
Prejudice transforms a young black man into an armed militant leader, who believes the only answer t
J.W. Coop
1972-01-01
After losing eight years to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professiona
Dick Tracy
1990-04-05
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t
The Shadow Riders
1982-09-28
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979-11-20
A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leadin
Dead Center
1994-04-27
Street killer is retrained by a black-belt fighter who works for the government.
Purgatory
1999-01-10
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks,
Running Wild
1973-08-15
A photographer travels to the stunning vistas of Colorado and becomes involved in an effort to save
Trapper County War
1989-01-01
A pair of city boys get in trouble with a backwoods North Carolina family, when the boys try to stop
Mr. Billion
1977-03-03
An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
2006-06-01
A portrait of director Sam Peckinpah focusing more on his personal life than his moviemaking - featu
Baby Doll
1956-12-29
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlik
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973-04-27
An Indian is accused of the rape and murder of a white girl. The girl's stepfather incites the towns
Garden of Eden
1954-09-01
War widow and pre-teen daughter leave home of tyrannical father-in-law in Florida, get lost on a det
The Man Who Found the Money
1960-12-27
A teacher reports to the police that he found $92,000 in a clip, amid claims that $10,000 of the mon
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
2014-03-10
A new documentary about Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia'.