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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_Armstrong_(actor)Robert Armstrong (actor) - Wikipedia

    Robert William Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0035877Robert Armstrong - IMDb

    Robert Armstrong. Actor: King Kong. Robert Armstrong is familiar to old-movie buffs for his case-hardened, rapid-fire delivery in such roles as fast-talking promoters, managers, FBI agents, street cops, detectives and other such characters in scores of films--over 160--many of them at Warner Brothers, where he was part of the so-called "Warner Brothers Stock Company" that consisted of such ...

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    • November 20, 1890
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    • April 20, 1973

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  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0035877Robert Armstrong - Biography - IMDb

    Robert Armstrong. Actor: King Kong. Robert Armstrong is familiar to old-movie buffs for his case-hardened, rapid-fire delivery in such roles as fast-talking promoters, managers, FBI agents, street cops, detectives and other such characters in scores of films--over 160--many of them at Warner Brothers, where he was part of the so-called "Warner Brothers Stock Company" that consisted of such ...

    • November 20, 1890
    • April 20, 1973

  5. www.themoviedb.org › person › 3243-robert-armstrongRobert Armstrong — The Movie Database (TMDB)

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film actor best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end. Months later, he starred as Carl Denham again in the sequel, Son of Kong, released the same ...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 1973/04/22 › archivesRobert Armstrong, Actor, Dies; Played Director in ‘King Kong’

    Apr 22, 1973 · SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 21 (AP)—Robert Armstrong, the actor who brought King Kong back alive from his prehistoric island habitat, died yesterday at a hospital after a short illness.

  8. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › personRobert Armstrong - Turner Classic Movies

    Biography. As the big-time promoter Carl Denham in 1933's "King Kong," Robert Armstrong uttered one of the most famous lines in movie history. "Twas beauty killed the beast," he said at the close of that now iconic film. Although "King Kong " put Armstrong on the map as an actor, it would also cause him to be typecast as a fast-talking promoter ...