Coarse, burly, prolific character player, who since his big screen debut in 1954, has appeared in over 57 features in bit and supporting roles, mostly in the action or Western genres. On-screen, Armstrong has worked with such notable directors as Sidney Lumet ("The Fugitive Kind", 1960), Sam Peckinpah ("Ride the High Country", 1962), Bob Rafelson ("Stay Hungry", 1975), Jack Nicholson ("Goin' South", 1978), Warren Beatty ("Dick Tracy", 1990), Howard Hawks ("El Dorado", 1987), Martin Ritt ("The Great White Hope", 1970), and Wim Wenders ("Hammett", 1982).
On the small screen, Armstrong made his
