Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong will forever be the man who delivered one of cinema's most famous closing lines in the 1933 King Kong. To me there is real charm in his backstory: a Michigan native who trained at the University of Washington School of Law before choosing the screen over the courtroom. As the showman Carl Denham, he gave that landmark monster film its human anchor, the ambition and bravado that set the whole tragedy in motion. He died in 1973, but every time Kong climbs that tower, Armstrong's voice and presence are woven into the legend. I think he was a genuinely fine character actor.

Name (English)

Robert Armstrong

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・アームストロング

Reading

ろばーと・あーむすとろんぐ

Born

November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

Origin

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor

University

University of Washington School of Law

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Armstrong%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82360

Tags

• Michigan
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-24

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