Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I remember him best as the religious fanatic dad of the gal in Ride the High Country: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/arts/television/r-g-armstrong-character-actor-in-westerns-dies-at-95.html?ref=obituaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Sorry to hear this. RIP, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 His bio on Wikipedia says he came from a family of religious fundamentalists, and his mother had wanted him to become a pastor, so I guess such parts in movies came naturally to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Milo Talon SASS #23163 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Good solid actor.I have always enjoyed his work.RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Good solid actor.I have always enjoyed his work.RIP +1 Great character actor. God Speed RG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper Dynamite Dick Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 A great actor, he did the bad guy parts fantastically. It was almost like he lived the role, rather than acted it. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 How many of y'all remember that he was the original sheriff on "The Rifleman?" James Drury shot and killed him, which led to Micah sobering up and becoming the sheriff. Rest in peace, sir. And thank you for all the wonderful memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 How many of y'all remember that he was the original sheriff on "The Rifleman?" James Drury shot and killed him, which led to Micah sobering up and becoming the sheriff. Rest in peace, sir. And thank you for all the wonderful memories. And James Drury with his bad brothers shot and killed him in Ride the High Country, too! Sam Peckinpah's dad was a preacher, too, and he liked to put religious elements in his movies. One of the interesting contrasts in Ride the High Country is that between the half-crazed religiosity of Armstrong's character, and the quiet faith of Steve Judd, played by Joel McCrae: "All I want is to enter my house justified." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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