R.G. Armstrong
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Predator
as Major General Homer Phillips
1987
Tiger by the Tail
as Ben Holmes
1970
Children of the Corn
as Diehl
1984
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Retired Texas Ranger
1994
Stay Hungry
as Thor Erickson
1976
White Lightning
as Big Bear
1973
The Best of Times
as Schutte
1986
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Ollinger
1973
El Dorado
as Kevin MacDonald
1966
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Quittner
1970
The Car
as Amos Clements
1977
Race with the Devil
as Sheriff Taylor
1975
My Name Is Nobody
as Honest John
1973
Boss Nigger
as Mayor Griffin
1975
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Judge Simpson
1980
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Clell Miller
1972
Ride the High Country
as Joshua Knudsen
1962
Major Dundee
as Reverend Dahlstrom
1965
White Line Fever
as Prosecutor
1975
Keeper of Souls
2001
TV Appearances
The Andy Griffith Show
as Farmer Flint
1960
The Time Tunnel
as Allan Pinkerton
1966
Movin' On
1974
Cheyenne
1955
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
L.A. Law
as Frank Osgood
1986
Starsky & Hutch
as 'Dad' Watson
1975
The F.B.I.
as Sheriff Crowley
1965
Mr. Lucky
1959
Matlock
as Sheriff Dalton Parks
1986
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Lewis Vendredi
1987
Hawaii Five-O
as Capt. Wade
1968