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Robert Armstrong

1890 - 1973

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Armstrong is the 4,996th most popular actor (down from 4,934th in 2019), the 7,829th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,217th in 2019) and the 2,280th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Armstrong ranks 4,996 out of 13,578. Before him are Sydney Sweeney, Amparo Baró, Haifa Wehbe, Reta Shaw, Maura Tierney, and Gummo Marx. After him are Lori Singer, Vanessa Marcil, Kevin McKidd, Olga Aroseva, Verna Bloom, and Moonbin.

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Among people born in 1890, Robert Armstrong ranks 193. Before him are Paul Whiteman, Robert Lindsay, Mortimer Wheeler, Cecil Kellaway, Jean Piot, and Gopinath Bordoloi. After him are Julie Vinter Hansen, Luís de Freitas Branco, Ichiya Kumagae, Zhang Shichuan, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, and Georges Tainturier. Among people deceased in 1973, Robert Armstrong ranks 219. Before him are Pixinguinha, Cecil Kellaway, Tomoji Abe, Roland Dorgelès, M. Ageyev, and Mahmud Taymur. After him are Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Alberto Denegri, Constance Talmadge, Memphis Minnie, and Ivan Petrovsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Armstrong ranks 7,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Beck (1949), Sydney Sweeney (1997), Reta Shaw (1912), Maura Tierney (1965), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), and Gummo Marx (1893). After him are Lori Singer (1957), Ollie Johnston (1912), Vanessa Marcil (1968), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), and Larry Graham (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Armstrong ranks 2,281. Before him are Shelley Hack (1947), Michael Beck (1949), Sydney Sweeney (1997), Reta Shaw (1912), Maura Tierney (1965), and Gummo Marx (1893). After him are Lori Singer (1957), Vanessa Marcil (1968), Verna Bloom (1938), Jim Hutton (1934), Jack Colvin (1934), and Corey Feldman (1971).

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