Actor. Born Robert William Armstrong, he was a popular character performer best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in “King Kong” (1933). With the success of “King Kong”, he reprised his role in “The Son of Kong” (1933) and “Mighty Joe Young” (1949). He appeared in 127 films between 1927 and 1964, to include “The Racketeer” (1929), “The Fugitive” (1947), “The Sea of Grass” (1947) “The Peacemaker” (1956) and “Girl with an Itch” (1958). In the 1950s, he appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on the TV series “State Trooper”. He died of cancer at age 82. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)  Family links:  Parents:  William Noah Armstrong (1866 – 1921)  Mina A. Lahman Armstrong (1868 – 1935)  Spouses:  Peggy Fox Allenby (1901 – 1966)*  Jane Kent Smith Armstrong (1903 – 1950)* *Calculated relationship