R.G. Armstrong
Biography
R. G. Armstrong was an American character actor and playwright who appeared in dozens of Westerns across a 40-year career. Born in Pleasant Grove, Alabama and raised on a farm near Birmingham, he began acting with the Carolina Playmakers at the University of North Carolina and later studied at the Actors Studio. He first earned notice on television, guest starring in Western series, and on Broadway he played Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Captain Keller in The Miracle Worker. Sam Peckinpah cast him as a slightly unhinged fundamentalist, a type seen in Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965) and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). Other films included El Dorado (1966), The Great White Hope (1970), Children of the Corn (1984), Red Headed Stranger (1986) and Predator (1987) as General Phillips. He retired from acting in 2005.
95years old at death
- Born Birmingham
- Died Studio City
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Robert Golden Armstrong, Jr., Robert Golden Armstrong and Robert Armstrong
Movie Career
- Films
- 44
- Career span
- 43 years1956 to 1999
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First role
Television is where Armstrong first made a name for himself, though his first film appearance had come in Garden of Eden in 1954.
Big break
Armstrong met Sam Peckinpah, an up-and-coming writer and director, in 1960 on The Westerner, and the two men became friends right away.
Early training
Armstrong trained at the Actors Studio after graduating from the University of North Carolina, where he acted on stage with the Carolina Playmakers.
R.G. Armstrong movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sam Peckinpah directed four of these films, Steve Carver three and Elia Kazan two. L.Q. Jones appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
L.Q. Jones's page
Slim Pickens's page
Luke Askew's page
Royal Dano's page
Matt Clark's page
Chill Wills's page
All films by Sam Peckinpah
Steve CarverDirector, 3 films, 1983 to 1988
All films by Steve Carver
All films by Elia Kazan
Also three films together2 more actors
- Warren OatesRace with the Devil (1975), Major Dundee (1965) and Ride the High Country (1962)
- William SmithBulletproof (1988), Boss Nigger (1974) and Angels Die Hard (1970)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What R.G. Armstrong's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$231 million
17 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 44 films: 17 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 16Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$98M42.5% of the total
- 2$35M15.2% of the total
- 3$25M10.8% of the total
- 4$15M6.3% of the total
- 5$12M5.3% of the total
- 6$11M4.8% of the total
- 7$7.7M3.4% of the total
- 8$6.7M2.9% of the total
$20.6 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.