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R.G. Armstrong
Actor 1917 - 2012

R.G. Armstrong

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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.

Filmography

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41 titles
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

Geoff Murphy 1996 1h 30m

Los Angeles heroin addict Jesse endangers the lives of his childhood friends after he discovers a briefcase full of money from a drug deal gone bad, and returns home with it to Texas. Hoping to turn his life around with his newfound wealth, Jessie endures detox with the support of his friends.

Warlock: The Armageddon

Warlock: The Armageddon

Anthony Hickox 1993 1h 38m

Every six hundred years, a great evil has the opportunity to escape and unleash Armageddon. A group of five stones has the power to either free the evil, or banish it for another six hundred years. An order of Druids battles with a Warlock determined to unleash his father upon the world.

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Paul Joyce 1993 1h 34m 5.0

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Warren Beatty 1990 1h 45m 5.9

All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. But there's something pretty rotten going on in town, with someone pretty rotten behind it, and Tracy has his hands full with the likes of villain Big Boy Caprice and with the almost irresistible Breathless Mahoney.

Ghetto Blaster

Ghetto Blaster

Alan Stewart 1989 1h 22m 3.0

When Travis, middle-aged, working class man, returns home to visit his parents, he quickly learns that his hood is rife with criminal activity and gang warfare. Quickly, Travis finds himself thrust into a position to defend his family and neighbors from the punks who terrorize them on a daily basis.

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

Steve Carver 1988 1h 34m

A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

Predator

Predator

John McTiernan 1987 1h 47m 7.7

Predator is a big mix of science fiction, horror, action, war films and of course the muscle packed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a group of solders on a mission in to rescue a Guatemalan cabinet member from guerilla forces. Set in the jungle the group is attacked by a mysterious predator.

The Best of Times

The Best of Times

Roger Spottiswoode 1986 1h 44m 4.0

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Children of the Corn

Children of the Corn

Fritz Kiersch 1984 1h 32m 5.9

A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to murder every adult in town.

Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade

Steve Carver 1983 1h 47m 6.0

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.

The Beast Within

The Beast Within

Philippe Mora 1982 1h 38m 5.3

In the beginning of the movie you see a woman getting raped by a man-creature of some sort. The movie takes place years later when the child that was a result of that rape is on the rampage looking for a girl to rape to start the process all over again.

Hammett

Hammett

Wim Wenders 1982 1h 38m 7.0

A pulp writer's real life mimics his stories.

Reds

Reds

Warren Beatty 1981 3h 15m 7.3

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.

Evilspeak

Evilspeak

Eric Weston 1981 1h 33m 6.7

A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

Art Linson 1980 1h 39m 6.5

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Marvin J. Chomsky 1979 1h 46m 6.0

An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

Buck Henry, Warren Beatty 1978 1h 41m 6.8

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen.

The Pack

The Pack

Robert Clouse 1977 1h 38m

The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.

The Car

The Car

Elliot Silverstein 1977 1h 36m 6.4

The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff (John Marley), it becomes the job of Captain Wade Parent (James Brolin) to stop the murderous driver.

Mr. Billion

Mr. Billion

Jonathan Kaplan 1977 1h 29m 1.0

A fortuneless auto mechanic inherits a billion dollar financial empire when his uncle dies. However, there is one stipulation. In order to claim his fortune he must arrive in San Francisco within twenty days, and along the way there are a number of people who want to "share" his wealth.

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

Bob Rafelson 1976 1h 42m

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal.

White Line Fever

White Line Fever

Jonathan Kaplan 1975 1h 30m 6.0

An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.

Race with the Devil

Race with the Devil

Jack Starrett 1975 1h 28m 6.8

Two couples are being chased by the devil while vacationing together in an RV.

Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger

Jack Arnold 1975 1h 33m 5.0

Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

White Lightning

White Lightning

Joseph Sargent 1973 1h 41m 6.0

An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Sam Peckinpah 1973 1h 46m 8.9

An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons--his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

Il mio nome è Nessuno

Il mio nome è Nessuno

Tonino Valerii 1973 1h 57m 8.1

Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.

The Legend of Hillbilly John

The Legend of Hillbilly John

John Newland 1972 1h 29m 4.0

A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Philip Kaufman 1972 1h 31m 5.7

The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in Northfield, MN.

The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown

Oscar Williams 1972 1h 23m 6.5

Black revolutionaries take action in the white suburbs.

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

Martin Ritt 1970 1h 43m

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Sam Peckinpah 1970 2h 1m 8.1

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers.

El Dorado

El Dorado

Howard Hawks 1966 2h 6m 7.7

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Sam Peckinpah 1965 2h 5m 7.3

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Sam Peckinpah 1962 1h 34m 7.6

An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

Sidney Lumet 1960 1h 59m 8.1

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

Jack Arnold 1959 1h 17m 5.0

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

Robert Stevens 1958 1h 31m 6.0

Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John Drew Barrymore, father of the more famous Drew, and for being based on a novel by Harold Robbins, famous for steamy writing in his day.

From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas

Henry Hathaway 1958 1h 40m 7.0

The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita.

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Elia Kazan 1957 2h 5m 8.1

"A Face in the Crowd" charts the rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell

Baby Doll

Baby Doll

Elia Kazan 1956 1h 54m 7.3

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons.

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