Person
R.G. Armstrong
Acting · 1917–2012 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Matthew Bartlett
The Rifleman
Sheriff Tomlinson
Quantum Leap
Davison
The Fugitive
Tully Gage
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Andy Griffith Show
Farmer Flint
Hawaii Five-O
Capt. Wade
Bonanza
Nathan Clay
Lassie
1954
Baretta
1975
Filmography
- 2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternSelf
- 2014Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite FilmSelf
- 2007The Hottest StateThanks
- 2006Sam Peckinpah: PortraitSelf
- 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahSelf
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf
- 2001Keeper of Souls
- 1999PurgatoryCoachman
- 1998The Man in the Iron MaskOld Man
- 1996Invasion of PrivacySam Logan - Storekeeper
- 1996MillenniumThe Old Man
- 1996Don't Look BackParish
- 1995PaybackMac
- 1995CybillStitch Sullivan
- 1994Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly ReunionRetired Texas Ranger
- 1994Dead CenterArt Fencer
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelf
- 1993Warlock: The ArmageddonFranks
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerFrank Dodge
- 1990Dick TracyPruneface
- 1989Ghetto BlasterCurtis
- 1989Quantum LeapDavison
- 1989Trapper County WarPop Luddigger
- 1988War and Remembrance'Moose' Fitzgerald
- 1988BulletproofMiles Blackburn
- 1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesLewis Vendredi
- 1987La Bella y la BestiaStanley Kazmarek
- 1987PredatorMajor General Homer Phillips
- 1987IndependenceUriah Creed
- 1987LBJ: The Early YearsSamuel Ealey Johnson
- 1986JocksBettlebom
- 1986Red Headed StrangerSheriff Reese Scoby
- 1986Oceans of FireRusty West
- 1986L.A. LawFrank Osgood
- 1986MatlockSheriff Dalton Parks
- 1986The Best of TimesSchutte
- 1984Children of the CornDiehl
- 1983Lone Wolf McQuadeT. Tyler
- 1982The Shadow RidersSheriff Miles Gillette
- 1982Matt Houston
- 1982HammettLt. O'Mara
- 1982The Beast WithinDoc Schoonmaker
- 1981RedsGovernment Agent
- 1981DarkroomSheriff Dodson
- 1981The Pursuit of D.B. CooperDempsey
- 1981Code Red
- 1981Raggedy ManRigby
- 1981EvilspeakSarge
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Where the Buffalo RoamJudge Simpson
- 1980Skag
- 1979The Last Ride of the Dalton GangLeland Stanford
- 1979SteelKellin
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.
- 1979The Legend of the Golden GunJudge Harrison Harding
- 1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam RiderAl Barber
- 1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffMr. Hemmings
- 1978The Time MachineGen. Harris
- 1978Devil Dog: The Hound of HellDunworth
- 1978Vega$
- 1978Heaven Can WaitGeneral Manager
- 1978Texas DetourSheriff Burt
- 1977The PackCobb
- 1977The CarAmos Clements
- 1977Mr. BillionSheriff T.C. Bishop
- 1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
- 1976Charlie's AngelsSebastian Craig
- 1976KingstonFather Reardon
- 1976Dixie DynamiteCharlie White - Bank President
- 1976Stay HungryThor Erickson
- 1975Mean Johnny BarrowsRichard
- 1975Starsky & Hutch'Dad' Watson
- 1975SwitchDetective Wills
- 1975Boss NiggerMayor Griffin
- 1975White Line FeverProsecutor
- 1975Race with the DevilSheriff Taylor
- 1975Baretta
- 1974Reflections of MurderMr. Turner
- 1974Movin' On
- 1974The Manhunter
- 1974ManhunterHenry Stratemeyer
- 1974The Legend of Hillbilly JohnBristowe
- 1973My Name Is NobodyHonest John
- 1973Running WildBull
- 1973White LightningBig Bear
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidOllinger
- 1973Prologue to Wounded KneeRupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
- 1973CotterJack
- 1972The Century TurnsBen Ritt
- 1972The Final ComedownMr. Freeman
- 1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidClell Miller
- 1972Justin Morgan Had a HorseSquire Fisk
- 1972The Sixth Sense
- 1972J.W. CoopJim Sawyer
- 1971McMillan & WifeSheriff Farraday
- 1971Cannon
- 1971Alias Smith and Jones
- 1970The Great White HopeCaptain Dan
- 1970The McMastersWatson
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueQuittner
- 1970Tiger by the TailBen Holmes
- 196980 Steps to JonahMackray
- 1968Here Come the Brides
- 1968Lancer
- 1968Hawaii Five-OCapt. Wade
- 1967The High ChaparralEd Henderson
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
- 1967Cimarron Strip
- 1967Custer
- 1967The InvadersGus Flagg
- 1966El DoradoKevin MacDonald
- 1966T.H.E. CatPolice Capt. McAllister
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966The Time TunnelAllan Pinkerton
- 1965The F.B.I.Sheriff Crowley
- 1965The Big ValleyWallace Miles
- 1965Run for Your LifeEdward Loomis
- 1965Major DundeeReverend Dahlstrom
- 1964Daniel BooneJarvis
- 1964CalhounZac Laird
- 1964He Rides TallJoshua 'Josh' McCloud
- 1963The FugitiveTully Gage
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWilliam Downey
- 1962The VirginianBen Winters
- 1962Ride the High CountryJoshua Knudsen
- 1961Everglades
- 196187th PrecinctFranklin Phelps
- 1960The Man Who Found the MoneyCaptain Bone
- 1960Ten Who DaredOramel Howland
- 1960Surfside 6Paul Wyatt
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowFarmer Flint
- 1960The WesternerShell Davidson
- 1960The Tall Man
- 1960The Fugitive KindSheriff Jordan Talbott
- 1959Mr. Lucky
- 1959The Twilight ZoneContractor
- 1959RiverboatRothgate
- 1959BonanzaNathan Clay
- 1959No Name on the BulletAsa Canfield
- 1959Black SaddleBen Dawes
- 1959RawhideEnoch Talby
- 1958Bat MastersonMarshal William MacWilliams
- 1958LawmanMajor Ben Rogers
- 1958The RiflemanSheriff Tomlinson
- 1958The TexanBig Sam Aldridge
- 1958BroncoReverend Hardin
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveAsa Wynter
- 1958Never Love a StrangerFlix
- 1958From Hell to TexasHunter Boyd
- 1958Jefferson DrumKreiger
- 1957MaverickWellington Cosgrove
- 1957Perry MasonMatthew Bartlett
- 1957Wagon TrainJohn Muskie
- 1957SugarfootClay Calhoun
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957A Face in the CrowdTeleprompter Operator (uncredited)
- 1956Baby DollTownsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff Fred Tomlinson
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCaptain Bone
- 1955Cheyenne
- 1955GunsmokeCapt. Benter
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyBilly Soto
- 1954Lassie
- 1954Garden of EdenJ. Randolph Latimore
- 1953General Electric TheaterJerry Boynton
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