Robert Armstrong (actor)
Robert Armstrong | |
|---|---|
Armstrong in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) | |
| Born | November 20, 1890 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1973 (aged 82) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1919–1966 |
| Spouses | Ethel Virah Smith
(m. 1926; div. 1931)Gladys Dubois
(m. 1936; div. 1939)Claire Louise Frisbie Armstrong
(m. 1940) |
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."