Robert Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film actor remembered for his role as
Carl Denham in the 1933 version of
King Kong by
RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end. Months later, he starred as
Carl Denham again in the sequel,
Son of Kong, released the same year. Sixteen years later, in 1949, Armstrong played a similar role as showman Max O'Hara in another giant ape movie,
Mighty Joe Young. He appeared in 127 films between 1927 and 1964; very prolific in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he made nine movies in 1928 alone.
The Most Dangerous Game was filmed at night on the same jungle sets as
King Kong, which was being shot during the day, with Armstrong and
Fay Wray simultaneously starring in both pictures.