
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