Robert Armstrong (actor)

Robert Armstrong
Armstrong in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Born(1890-11-20)November 20, 1890
DiedApril 20, 1973(1973-04-20) (aged 82)
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1919–1966
Spouses
(m. 1920; div. 1925)
(† 1966)
    Ethel Virah Smith
    (m. 1926; div. 1931)
    († 1950)
      Gladys Dubois
      (m. 1936; div. 1939)
      († 1971)
        Claire Louise Frisbie Armstrong
        (m. 1940)
        († 1990)

        Robert William Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor noted for playing 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. It was beauty killed the beast."