R. G. Armstrong was an American playwright and film and television actor. Trained at the Actors Studio in New York, his filmography lists more than 180 credits spanning 50 years. Armstrong made his first film appearance in "Garden of Eden" (1954). While working on the television show "The Westerner," he met writer/director Sam Peckinpah, who cast him in several of his films, including "Ride the High Country" (1962), "Major Dundee" (1965), "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970) and "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973). Armstrong was also cast in three Warren Beatty films, including "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), "Reds" (1981) and "Dick Tracy" (1990), in which he played the villain Pruneface.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Millennium (1996)
Guest starring as The Old Man
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Roosters (Mar 13, 1998)
- Episode 2x15: Owls (Mar 6, 1998)
- Episode 2x02: Beware of the Dog (Sep 26, 1997)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Guest starring as Davison
- Episode 4x09: A Single Drop of Rain - September 7, 1953 (Nov 20, 1991)
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
Guest starring as Lewis Vendredi
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: Doorway to Hell (Sep 30, 1988)
- Episode 1x26: Bottle of Dreams (Jul 30, 1988)
- Episode 1x25: What a Mother Wouldn't Do (Jul 23, 1988) [Uncredited]
- Episode 1x05: Hellowe'en (Oct 31, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: The Inheritance (Oct 3, 1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Frank Osgood
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x14: Where There's a Will (Feb 25, 1993)
- Episode 7x02: Second Time Around (Oct 29, 1992)
Matlock (1986)
Guest starring as Sheriff Dalton Parkes
- Episode 4x01: The Hunting Party (Sep 19, 1989)
Darkroom (1981)
Guest starring as Sheriff Dodson
- Episode 1x03: The Bogeyman Will Get You (Dec 4, 1981)
Dynasty (1981)
Guest starring as Alfred Grimes
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: The Wedding (Oct 20, 1982)
- Episode 3x02: The Roof (Oct 6, 1982)
- Episode 2x22: The Cliff (May 4, 1982)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Capt. Hawks
- Episode 3x05: The Chain Gang / The Boss (Oct 20, 1979)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Guest starring as Sebastian Craig
- Episode 4x14: Of Ghosts and Angels (Jan 2, 1980)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Stan Buffo
- Episode 1x22: The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (Apr 4, 1976)
Cannon (1971)
Guest starring as Sheriff
- Episode 1x09: A Lonely Place to Die (Nov 16, 1971)
Guest starring as Banner
- Episode 3x01: He Who Digs a Grave (Sep 12, 1973) [Co-Star]
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Guest starring as Max
- Episode 2x12: The Bounty Hunter (Dec 9, 1971) [Co-Star]
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Guest starring as Grandee MacAllister
- Episode 5x16: No Charity for the MacAllisters (Jan 15, 1974)
The Doris Day Show (1968)
Guest starring as Henry R. Pritchart
- Episode 1x03: The Friend (Oct 8, 1968)
The Invaders (1967)
Guest starring as Capt. Bill Battersea
- Episode 2x24: The Life Seekers (Mar 5, 1968)
Guest starring as Gus Flagg
- Episode 1x14: Panic (Apr 11, 1967)
T.H.E. Cat (1966)
Starring as Captain McAllister
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: If Once You Fail (Jan 27, 1967)
- Episode 1x11: Curtains for Miss Winslow (Dec 2, 1966)
- Episode 1x10: To Bell T.H.E. Cat (Nov 25, 1966)
- Episode 1x07: Moment of Truth (Oct 28, 1966)
- Episode 1x04: Brotherhood (Oct 7, 1966)
- Episode 1x03: Payment Overdue (Sep 30, 1966)
- Episode 1x01: To Kill a Priest (Sep 16, 1966)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Guest starring as Edward Loomis
- Episode 1x09: This Town for Sale (Nov 15, 1965)
The Wide Country (1962)
Guest starring as Charlie Devlin
- Episode 1x17: Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin (Jan 24, 1963)
SurfSide 6 (1960)
Guest starring as Paul Wyatt
- Episode 2x40: Midnight for Prince Charming (Jun 25, 1962)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Guest starring as Farmer Flint
- Episode 1x27: Ellie Saves a Female (Apr 17, 1961)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Guest starring as Contractor
- Episode 3x16: Nothing in the Dark (Jan 5, 1962)
Bonanza (1959)
Guest starring as Andrew Holloway
- Episode 1x08: The Phillip Diedesheimer Story (Oct 31, 1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Guest starring as Gantry Hobson
- Episode 5x06: Incident of the Lost Woman (Nov 2, 1962)
Guest starring as Sheriff John Keeley
- Episode 8x03: Six Weeks to Bent Fork (Sep 28, 1965)
Guest starring as Burke
- Episode 2x27: Incident of the 100 Amulets (May 6, 1960)
The Rifleman (1958)
Guest starring as Sheriff Fred Tomlinson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Marshal (Oct 21, 1958)
- Episode 1x01: The Sharpshooter (Sep 30, 1958)
The Texan (1958)
Guest starring as Big Sam Aldridge
- Episode 1x26: Letter of the Law (Mar 23, 1959)
Guest starring as Cliff Clifford
- Episode 1x10: Desert Passage (Dec 1, 1958)
Maverick (1957)
Guest starring as Colonel Karl Bent
- Episode 2x21: The Saga of Waco Williams (Feb 15, 1959)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Matthew Bartlett
- Episode 1x37: Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Black-eyed Blonde (Jun 14, 1958)
Guest starring as Harry Bright
- Episode 2x25: The Case of the Petulant Partner (Apr 25, 1959)
Guest starring as John Gregory
- Episode 6x08: The Case of the Stand-In Sister (Nov 15, 1962)
Wagon Train (1957)
Guest starring as John Muskie
- Episode 5x23: The Charley Shutup Story (Mar 7, 1962)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Guest starring as Marshall Tom Jaffey
- Episode 1x28: Killer's Widow (Mar 22, 1958)
Guest starring as Mayor S. J. Lovett
- Episode 1x38: Deliver the Body (Jun 7, 1958)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Major
- Episode 8x29: With a Smile (Mar 30, 1963)
Guest starring as Jud Briar
- Episode 10x27: The Lady (Mar 27, 1965)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Squire Fisk
(2 episodes)
- Episode 18x14: Justin Morgan had a Horse (2) (Feb 13, 1972)
- Episode 18x13: Justin Morgan had a Horse (1) (Feb 6, 1972)
Guest starring as Jack O'Neal
- Episode 5x19: The Griswold Murder (Feb 20, 1959)