Robert William Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor, best known to today's audiences for playing Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong from RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Armstrong lived in Bay City, Michigan until about…
