R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

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.

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Known For

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 • as Mayor Lovett

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Contractor

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Matthew Bartlett

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Harry Bright

Filmography

2024

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/2/2024

2014

Movie
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/2014

2006

Movie
Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006

2005

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/25/2004

2001

Keeper of Souls
Keeper of Souls
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001

1999

Purgatory
Purgatory
as Coachman
Movie - Released: 1/10/1999

1998

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Old Man
Movie - Released: 2/5/1998

1996

Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
as Parish
Movie - Released: 7/13/1996
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Logan - Storekeeper
Movie - Released: 11/15/1996
Millennium
Millennium
TV - Released: 10/25/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as The Old Man
TV - Released: 10/25/1996

1995

Payback
Payback
as Mac
Movie - Released: 1/10/1995
Cybill
Cybill
TV - Released: 1/2/1995

1994

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Retired Texas Ranger
Movie - Released: 5/14/1994
Dead Center
Dead Center
as Art Fencer
Movie - Released: 4/27/1994

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/29/1993
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warlock: The Armageddon
as Franks
Movie - Released: 5/1/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Frank Dodge
TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1990

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
as Pruneface
Movie - Released: 4/5/1990

1989

Ghetto Blaster
Ghetto Blaster
as Curtis
Movie - Released: 6/1/1989
Trapper County War
Trapper County War
as Pop Luddigger
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
as Davison
TV - Released: 3/26/1989

1988

Bulletproof
Bulletproof
as Miles Blackburn
Movie - Released: 4/20/1988

1987

Predator
Predator
as Major General Homer Phillips
Movie - Released: 6/12/1987
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years
as Samuel Ealey Johnson
Movie - Released: 2/1/1987
Movie
Independence
as Uriah Creed
Movie - Released: 3/28/1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Lewis Vendredi
TV - Released: 10/3/1987
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
TV - Released: 9/25/1987

1986

The Best of Times
The Best of Times
as Schutte
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
Jocks
Jocks
as Bettlebom
Movie - Released: 11/14/1986
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger
as Sheriff Reese Scoby
Movie - Released: 10/31/1986
Oceans of Fire
Oceans of Fire
as Rusty West
Movie - Released: 9/16/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Frank Osgood
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1984

Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn
as Diehl
Movie - Released: 3/9/1984

1983

Lone Wolf McQuade
Lone Wolf McQuade
as T. Tyler
Movie - Released: 4/15/1983

1982

The Beast Within
The Beast Within
as Doc Schoonmaker
Movie - Released: 2/12/1982
Hammett
Hammett
as Lt. O'Mara
Movie - Released: 6/9/1982
The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders
as Sheriff Miles Gillette
Movie - Released: 9/28/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982

1981

Evilspeak
Evilspeak
as Sarge
Movie - Released: 8/22/1981
Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man
as Rigby
Movie - Released: 9/18/1981
Reds
Reds
as Government Agent
Movie - Released: 12/25/1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
as Dempsey
Movie - Released: 11/13/1981
Dynasty
Dynasty
TV - Released: 1/12/1981
Darkroom
Darkroom
TV - Released: 11/27/1981
Code Red
Code Red
TV - Released: 9/20/1981

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Judge Simpson
Movie - Released: 4/25/1980
TV
Skag
TV - Released: 1/6/1980

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Judge Harrison Harding
Movie - Released: 7/5/1979
Steel
Steel
as Kellin
Movie - Released: 10/21/1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Mr. Hemmings
Movie - Released: 4/13/1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Al Barber
Movie - Released: 5/1/1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Leland Stanford
Movie - Released: 11/20/1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
TV - Released: 9/23/1979

1978

Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
as General Manager
Movie - Released: 6/28/1978
Texas Detour
Texas Detour
as Sheriff Burt
Movie - Released: 6/6/1978
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
as Dunworth
Movie - Released: 10/31/1978
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
as Gen. Harris
Movie - Released: 11/5/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

The Car
The Car
as Amos Clements
Movie - Released: 5/12/1977
The Pack
The Pack
as Cobb
Movie - Released: 11/20/1977
Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion
as Sheriff T.C. Bishop
Movie - Released: 3/3/1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
TV - Released: 2/2/1977

1976

Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry
as Thor Erickson
Movie - Released: 4/23/1976
Dixie Dynamite
Dixie Dynamite
as Charlie White - Bank President
Movie - Released: 5/13/1976
Kingston
Kingston
as Father Reardon
Movie - Released: 9/15/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Sebastian Craig
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil
as Sheriff Taylor
Movie - Released: 6/1/1975
Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger
as Mayor Griffin
Movie - Released: 8/17/1975
White Line Fever
White Line Fever
as Prosecutor
Movie - Released: 7/16/1975
Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Richard
Movie - Released: 11/27/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as 'Dad' Watson
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Switch
Switch
as Detective Wills
TV - Released: 9/9/1975

1974

Manhunter
Manhunter
as Henry Stratemeyer
Movie - Released: 2/26/1974
Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder
as Mr. Turner
Movie - Released: 11/24/1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John
as Bristowe
Movie - Released: 2/1/1974
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
as Jim Sawyer
Movie - Released: 8/23/1974
Movin' On
Movin' On
TV - Released: 9/12/1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

White Lightning
White Lightning
as Big Bear
Movie - Released: 8/6/1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Ollinger
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody
as Honest John
Movie - Released: 12/13/1973
Cotter
Cotter
as Jack
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
Running Wild
Running Wild
as Bull
Movie - Released: 8/15/1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Prologue to Wounded Knee
as Rupert Beeker - Owner of 'Beeker's Bar'
Movie - Released: 4/27/1973

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Clell Miller
Movie - Released: 5/12/1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
as Squire Fisk
Movie - Released: 2/6/1972
The Century Turns
The Century Turns
as Ben Ritt
Movie - Released: 10/8/1972
The Final Comedown
The Final Comedown
as Mr. Freeman
Movie - Released: 5/31/1972
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
TV - Released: 1/15/1972

1971

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
as Sheriff Farraday
TV - Released: 9/29/1971

1970

Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail
as Ben Holmes
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Quittner
Movie - Released: 3/18/1970
The McMasters
The McMasters
as Watson
Movie - Released: 4/23/1970
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
as Captain Dan
Movie - Released: 10/11/1970

1969

80 Steps to Jonah
80 Steps to Jonah
as Mackray
Movie - Released: 12/1/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Capt. Wade
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides
TV - Released: 9/25/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Warden
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Ed Henderson
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Custer
Custer
TV - Released: 9/6/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Gus Flagg
TV - Released: 1/10/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Police Capt. Bill Battersea
TV - Released: 1/10/1967

1966

El Dorado
El Dorado
as Kevin MacDonald
Movie - Released: 12/17/1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
as Allan Pinkerton
TV - Released: 9/9/1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat
as Police Capt. McAllister
TV - Released: 9/16/1966
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat
as Capt. McAllister
TV - Released: 9/16/1966

1965

Major Dundee
Major Dundee
as Reverend Dahlstrom
Movie - Released: 3/15/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Sheriff Crowley
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Edward Loomis
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Wallace Miles
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Ed Cray
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as George David Owens
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

He Rides Tall
He Rides Tall
as Joshua 'Josh' McCloud
Movie - Released: 2/26/1964
Calhoun
Calhoun
as Zac Laird
Movie - Released: 7/8/1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Jarvis
TV - Released: 9/24/1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Joseph Garth
TV - Released: 9/24/1964

1963

The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Tully Gage
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Marshal Matt Peters
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Sheriff Bradley
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
as Joshua Knudsen
Movie - Released: 6/20/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Ben Winters
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Frederick Harley
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as William Downey
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as John Cooley
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Everglades
Everglades
TV - Released: 10/9/1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct
as Franklin Phelps
TV - Released: 9/25/1961

1960

The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Movie - Released: 4/14/1960
Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared
as Oramel Howland
Movie - Released: 11/1/1960
The Man Who Found the Money
The Man Who Found the Money
as Captain Bone
Movie - Released: 12/27/1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Farmer Flint
TV - Released: 10/3/1960
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
TV - Released: 9/10/1960
The Westerner
The Westerner
as Shell Davidson
TV - Released: 9/30/1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
as Paul Wyatt
TV - Released: 10/6/1960

1959

No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet
as Asa Canfield
Movie - Released: 2/1/1959
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
TV - Released: 10/24/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Contractor
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Enoch Talby
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Ben Dawes
TV - Released: 1/10/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Rothgate
TV - Released: 9/13/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Gantry Hobson
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Sheriff John Keeley
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Nathan Clay
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Andrew Holloway
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Col. Keith Jarrell
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Burke
TV - Released: 1/9/1959

1958

From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas
as Hunter Boyd
Movie - Released: 4/29/1958
Never Love a Stranger
Never Love a Stranger
as Flix
Movie - Released: 6/22/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Asa Wynter
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Marshal William MacWilliams
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
The Texan
The Texan
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
TV
Jefferson Drum
as Kreiger
TV - Released: 4/25/1958
The Texan
The Texan
as Big Sam Aldridge
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Sheriff Tomlinson
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/29/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Matthew Bartlett
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Clay Calhoun
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Wellington Cosgrove
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Lou Stoner
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Harry Bright
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as John Gregory
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Mayor Lovett
TV - Released: 9/14/1957

1956

Baby Doll
Baby Doll
as Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/29/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Les Houghton
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Cheyenne
Cheyenne
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Capt. Benter
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Captain Bone
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV - Released: 9/6/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Major
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jud Briar
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Carl Anderson
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fred Riordan
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Nathanael Grimm
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1954

Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden
as J. Randolph Latimore
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954
Lassie
Lassie
TV - Released: 9/12/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Billy Soto
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jack O'Neal
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Squire Fisk
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Jerry Boynton
TV - Released: 2/1/1953