David Armstrong obit

Actor David Armstrong Has Died 

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David Armstrong (16 October 1924 – 13 May 2016; age 91) was an actor who appeared in featured and background roles in episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation and in the two Star Trek films Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. As a background actor, Armstrong received no credit for his appearances. For "Operation -- Annihilate!", he filmed his scene on Wednesday 15 February 1967 at the TRW Space and Defense Park in Redondo Beach, California. His hat from Star Trek III was later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay and the name tag listed him as "Dave Armstrong". 

Armstrong made an uncredited appearance in A Star Is Born (1954), as guest star Richard Webb. He also appeared as a reporter in New York, New York (1977, featuring Dick Miller. His television appearances include guest spots and background roles on Mission: Impossible, The Invaders, The Twilight Zone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Cheers (1982 and 1983), Murder, She Wrote (1984, with Kim Darby, John Schuck, and Eric Server), Dynasty (1984, with Joan Collins, Conroy Gedeon, John Burnside, Michael Zurich, Peter Eastman, and Suzanne Lodge), Hill Street Blues (1985, with James B. Sikking, Marc Alaimo, Marco Rodriguez, Michael Chong, Marcelo Tubert, Elaine Nalee, Gene Cross, Conrad Hurtt, Dwayne McGee, and Ilona Wilson), The Colbys (1986, with Stephanie Beacham, Tracy Scoggins, Ricardo Montalban, Judson Scott, Peter White, Georgann Johnson, John Burnside, Faith Burton, Bob Davis, Ray Petersen, and Tim McCormack), and Falcon Crest (1982, 1984, and 1988, with Robert Foxworth, Roger Perry, Joanna Cassidy, John Hugh McKnight, Allan G. Royal, Robert Ito, J. Michael Flynn, Angela Paton, Lee Delano, Faith Burton, and Richard Sarstedt).

 

Actor (127 credits)

 1989Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Hotel Royale Staffer

- The Royale (1989) ... Hotel Royale Staffer (uncredited)

 1982-1988Falcon Crest (TV Series)

Crisis Meeting Vintner / Tuscany Downs Turf Club Patron / Wedding Guest / ...

- Liars Anonymous (1988) ... Crisis Meeting Vintner (uncredited)

- Insult and Injury (1985) ... Tuscany Downs Turf Club Patron (uncredited)

- For Better, for Worse (1984) ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

- Changing Times (1984) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- Murder One (1982) ... Police Forensics Technician (uncredited)

 1987No Way Out

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

 1987Dragnet

Pagan (uncredited)

 1987Matlock (TV Series)

Courtroom Spectator

- The Nurse (1987) ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

 1986-1987L.A. Law (TV Series)

Lawyer / Pedestrian / Detective

- Prince Kuzak in a Can (1987) ... Lawyer (uncredited)

- The House of the Rising Flan (1986) ... Pedestrian (uncredited)

- Pilot (1986) ... Detective (uncredited)

 1986The Colbys (TV Series)

Passerby

- Bloodlines (1986) ... Passerby (uncredited)

 1985Hill Street Blues (TV Series)

Spectator at Inquest

- Somewhere Over the Rambo (1985) ... Spectator at Inquest (uncredited)

 1982-1985Cheers (TV Series)

Bar Patron / Best Man

- Rescue Me (1985) ... Best Man (uncredited)

- Let Me Count the Ways (1983) ... Bar Patron (uncredited)

- Any Friend of Diane's (1982) ... Bar Patron (uncredited)

 1984Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)

Spectator

- We're Off to Kill the Wizard (1984) ... Spectator (uncredited)

 1981-1984Dynasty (TV Series)

Party Guest / Trial Spectator / Cop / ...

- The Trial (1984) ... Trial Spectator (uncredited)

- The Wedding (1982) ... Cop (uncredited)

- The Gun (1982) ... St. Dennis Club Patron (uncredited)

- The Baby (1982) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- The Party (1982) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- The Car Explosion (1982) ... Street Passerby (uncredited)

- Sammy Jo and Steven Marry (1982) ... Abortion Clinic Doctor / Patron entering St. Dennis Club (uncredited)

- The Testimony (1981) ... Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

 1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Vulcan Priest (uncredited)

 1983-1984Hotel (TV Series)

Hotel Guest

- Prisms (1984) ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)

- Hotel (1983) ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)

 1977-1984The Love Boat (TV Series)

Passenger

- Ace in the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle (1984) ... Passenger (uncredited)

- The Same Wavelength/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace (1982) ... Passenger (uncredited)

- That's My Dad/The Captain's Bird/Captive Audience (1980) ... Passenger (uncredited)

- Murder on the High Seas/Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker (1979) ... Passenger (uncredited)

- Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx/The Identical Problem (1977) ... Passenger (uncredited)

 1979-1984Hart to Hart (TV Series)

Party Guest / Guest / Press / ...

- Max's Waltz (1984) ... Guest (uncredited)

- A Lighter Hart (1983) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- A Change of Hart (1983) ... Press (uncredited)

- Harts on the Scent (1983) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- With This Hart, I Thee Wed (1982) ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

- Death Set (1980) ... Attendant (uncredited)

- Too Many Cooks Are Murder (1980) ... Crew Member (uncredited)

- With This Gun, I Thee Wed (1979) ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)

- Murder Between Friends (1979) ... Passerby (uncredited)

- Hit Jennifer Hart (1979) ... Longshoreman / Conference Guest (uncredited)

 1984Night Court (TV Series)

Courtroom Spectator

- All You Need Is Love (1984) ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

 1983The Star Chamber

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1982My Favorite Year

Club Patron (uncredited)

 1982Lou Grant (TV Series)

Protestor

- Blacklist (1982) ... Protestor (uncredited)

 1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Enterprise Crewmember (uncredited)

 1976-1979Charlie's Angels (TV Series)

Mike / Restaurant Patron / Ship Passenger / ...

- Counterfeit Angels (1979) ... Mike (uncredited)

- The Jade Trap (1978) ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

- Angels at Sea (1977) ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)

- The Vegas Connection (1977) ... Driver (uncredited)

- The Big Tap-Out (1977) ... Bar Patron (uncredited)

- The Killing Kind (1976) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- The Mexican Connection (1976) ... Agent (uncredited)

 1976-1978Starsky and Hutch (TV Series)

Detective / Hotel guest / Party Guest / ...

- Cover Girl (1978) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Dandruff (1978) ... Hotel guest (uncredited)

- Strange Justice (1978) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Photo Finish (1978) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- Murder Ward (1977) ... Nurse (uncredited)

- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty (1977) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Murder on Stage 17 (1977) ... Crew Member (uncredited)

- Survival (1977) ... Detective (uncredited)

- The Psychic (1977) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Bloodbath (1977) ... Reporter (uncredited)

- Gillian (1976) ... Councilman (uncredited)

- The Las Vegas Strangler, Part 2 (1976) ... Security Guard (uncredited)

- A Coffin for Starsky (1976) ... Detective (uncredited)

 1975-1978The Waltons (TV Series)

Townsman

- The Rumor (1978) ... Townsman (uncredited)

- The Fighter (1975) ... Townsman (uncredited)

 1977High Anxiety

Club Patron (uncredited)

 1977Sex and the Married Woman (TV Movie)

 1977New York, New York

Reporter

 1976-1977Quincy M.E. (TV Series)

Paramedic / Reporter

- Snake Eyes: Part 2 (1977) ... Paramedic (uncredited)

- Go Fight City Hall... to the Death (1976) ... Reporter (uncredited)

 1977The Love Boat II (TV Movie)

Crew Member (uncredited)

 1976Family (TV Series)

Assistant District Attorney

- Jury Duty: Part 1 (1976) ... Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

 1976Two-Minute Warning

Commuter (uncredited)

 1976Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV Movie)

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

 1973-1976Columbo (TV Series)

Stage Hand / Party Guest / Doctor

- Fade in to Murder (1976) ... Stage Hand (uncredited)

- Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- A Stitch in Crime (1973) ... Doctor (uncredited)

 1976Gus

Coach (uncredited)

 1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (TV Movie)

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

 1973-1975Kojak (TV Series)

Detective / Wake Guest / Bodyguard

- Money Back Guarantee (1975) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Acts of Desperate Men (1975) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Deliver Us Some Evil (1974) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Requiem for a Cop (1973) ... Wake Guest (uncredited)

- One for the Morgue (1973) ... Bodyguard (uncredited)

- Web of Death (1973) ... Detective (uncredited)

 1975Police Woman (TV Series)

Casino Patron

- The Company (1975) ... Casino Patron (uncredited)

 1973-1975Kung Fu (TV Series)

Townsman / Gate Guard

- Barbary House (1975) ... Townsman (uncredited)

- Chains (1973) ... Gate Guard (uncredited)

 1975Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series)

Fashion Show Attendee

- The Trevi Collection (1975) ... Fashion Show Attendee (uncredited)

 1974Maude (TV Series)

Party Guest

- Nostalgia Party (1974) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

 1974The Rockford Files (TV Series)

Hood

- Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss (1974) ... Hood (uncredited)

 1974The Towering Inferno

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1973-1974McMillan & Wife (TV Series)

Security Guard / Party Guest

- Buried Alive (1974) ... Security Guard (uncredited)

- Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend (1973) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

 1974Hangup

Detective (as Dave Armstrong)

 1974Three the Hard Way

Guard (uncredited)

 1974Blazing Saddles

Pressman (uncredited)

 1974Shaft (TV Series)

Police Officer

- The Capricorn Murders (1974) ... Police Officer (uncredited)

 1972-1973Banacek (TV Series)

Restaurant Patron / Party Guest / Newscaster

- The Three Million Dollar Piracy (1973) ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

- The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack (1973) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

- Detour to Nowhere (1972) ... Newscaster (uncredited)

 1973The Rookies (TV Series)

Police Officer

- Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard (1973) ... Police Officer (uncredited)

 1973The World's Greatest Athlete

Judge (uncredited)

 1973Search (TV Series)

Lafarge

- Numbered for Death (1973) ... Lafarge (uncredited)

 1973The Night Strangler (TV Movie)

Police Officer (uncredited)

 1972-1973Cannon (TV Series)

Pedestrian / Cafe Patron / Barfly

- The Dead Samaritan (1973) ... Pedestrian (uncredited)

- Bad Cats and Sudden Death (1972) ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)

- A Flight of Hawks (1972) ... Barfly (uncredited)

 1972Snowball Express

Insurance Office Worker (uncredited)

 1972O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series)

Security Guard

- Operation: Smokescreen (1972) ... Security Guard (uncredited)

 1972The Sixth Sense (TV Series)

Detective

- Lady, Lady, Take My Life (1972) ... Detective (uncredited)

 1972Gidget Gets Married (TV Movie)

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

 1968-1971Mod Squad (TV Series)

Detective / Reporter / George

- Feet of Clay (1971) ... Reporter (uncredited)

- Captain Greer, Call Surgery (1969) ... George (uncredited)

- The Guru (1968) ... Detective (uncredited)

- You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer (1968) ... Detective (uncredited)

- Bad Man on Campus (1968) ... Detective (uncredited)

 1971The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series)

Party Guest

- A Little Get Together for Cissy (1971) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

 1970There Was a Crooked Man...

Prisoner (uncredited)

 1970Darling Lili

Squadron Pilot (uncredited)

 1970The Grasshopper

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1969Topaz

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1969The Brady Bunch (TV Series)

Wedding Guest

- The Honeymoon (1969) ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

 1966-1968The Big Valley (TV Series)

Townsman / Lumberjack

- A Stranger Everywhere (1968) ... Townsman (uncredited)

- By Fires Unseen (1966) ... Lumberjack (uncredited)

 1966-1968Mission: Impossible (TV Series)

Heckler #2 / Patrolman / Casino Patron

- The Play (1968) ... Heckler #2 (uncredited)

- The Counterfeiter (1968) ... Patrolman (as Dave Armstrong)

- Odds on Evil (1966) ... Casino Patron (uncredited)

 1968The Boston Strangler

Suspect (uncredited)

 1968Mannix (TV Series)

Prison Guard

- Comes Up Rose (1968) ... Prison Guard (uncredited)

 1968It Takes a Thief (TV Series)

Guard

- A Matter of Royal Larceny (1968) ... Guard (uncredited)

- Birds of a Feather (1968) ... Guard (uncredited)

 1968The Power

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1964-1967The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series)

Thrush Agent / Guard / UNCLE Agent / ...

- The Deep Six Affair (1967) ... Thrushman (as Dave Armstrong)

- The Apple a Day Affair (1967) ... Gloved Thrushman

- The It's All Greek to Me Affair (1967) ... Priest (uncredited)

- The Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum Affair (1967) ... Second Thrushman

- The Super-Colossal Affair (1966) ... Actor in Film (uncredited)

- The Indian Affairs Affair (1966) ... Scientist (uncredited)

- The Minus-X Affair (1966) ... Thrush Expert (uncredited)

- The Project Deephole Affair (1966) ... Thrush Agent (uncredited)

- The Dippy Blonde Affair (1966) ... Thrush Agent (uncredited)

- The Very Important Zombie Affair (1965) ... Clerk (uncredited)

- The Arabian Affair (1965) ... Thrush Agent (uncredited)

- The Ultimate Computer Affair (1965) ... Pedestrian (uncredited)

- Alexander the Greater Affair: Part Two (1965) ... Tractor Driver

- The Odd Man Affair (1965) ... Guard (uncredited)

- The Never-Never Affair (1965) ... Thrush Agent

- The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) ... Henchman (uncredited)

- The Four-Steps Affair (1965) ... Harry (uncredited)

- The Bow-Wow Affair (1965) ... UNCLE Agent (uncredited)

- The Fiddlesticks Affair (1965) ... Guard (uncredited)

- The Deadly Decoy Affair (1965) ... UNCLE Agent (uncredited)

- The King of Knaves Affair (1964) ... Soldier (uncredited)

- The Double Affair (1964) ... Guard (uncredited)

 1967I Spy (TV Series)

Tennis Champion / Technician #1 / Henchman

- Apollo (1967) ... Tennis Champion (uncredited)

- Red Sash of Courage (1967) ... Technician #1 (as Dave Armstrong)

- A Room with a Rack (1967) ... Henchman (uncredited)

 1967The Invaders (TV Series)

Man #2 / Cameraman / M.P.

- Summit Meeting: Part I (1967) ... Man #2 (as Dave Armstrong)

- Wall of Crystal (1967) ... Cameraman (uncredited)

- Doomsday Minus One (1967) ... M.P. (as Dave Armstrong)

 1967Star Trek (TV Series)

Kartan / Eminiar Guard

- Operation -- Annihilate! (1967) ... Kartan (uncredited)

- A Taste of Armageddon (1967) ... Eminiar Guard (uncredited)

 1967Get Smart (TV Series)

Chief

- How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying (1967) ... Chief (uncredited)

 1967Hotel

Hotel Patron (uncredited)

 1966Combat! (TV Series)

Poker Player / American Corporal

- The Bankroll (1966) ... Poker Player (as Dave Armstrong)

- The Chapel at Able-Five (1966) ... American Corporal

 196612 O'Clock High (TV Series)

Guard

- Burden of Guilt (1966) ... Guard (as Dave Armstrong)

 1966Laredo (TV Series)

Slave

- The Last of the Caesars: Absolutely (1966) ... Slave (uncredited)

 1966Jericho (TV Series)

Agent / Soldier

- Four O'Clock Bomb to London (1966) ... Agent (uncredited)

- Upbeat and Underground (1966) ... Soldier (uncredited)

 1966Batman (TV Series)

Henchman

- Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds (1966) ... Henchman (uncredited)

- Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (1966) ... Henchman (uncredited)

 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series)

Thrushman

- The Paradise Lost Affair (1966) ... Thrushman (uncredited)

 1966The F.B.I. (TV Series)

Jim Morgan

- The Baby Sitter (1966) ... Jim Morgan (as Dave Armstrong)

 1965The Lucy Show (TV Series)

Reporter

- Lucy Saves Milton Berle (1965) ... Reporter (uncredited)

 1965The Virginian (TV Series)

Barfly / Rurlale / Juror

- The Claim (1965) ... Barfly (uncredited)

- We've Lost a Train (1965) ... Rurlale (uncredited)

- Two Men Named Laredo (1965) ... Juror (uncredited)

 1965Honey West (TV Series)

Man

- The Swingin' Mrs. Jones (1965) ... Man

 1963-1965The Fugitive (TV Series)

Officer #2 / Second Deputy / Coates / ...

- Wings of an Angel (1965) ... Officer #2 (as Dave Armstrong)

- Dark Corner (1964) ... Second Deputy (as Dave Armstrong)

- Taps for a Dead War (1964) ... Coates (uncredited)

- Never Wave Goodbye: Part 1 (1963) ... Police Officer (uncredited)

 1965Brainstorm

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1965How to Murder Your Wife

Club Member (uncredited)

 1964Sex and the Single Girl

Attendant (uncredited)

 1964Your Cheatin' Heart

Spectator (uncredited)

 1964The Best Man

Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited)

 1961-1963The Twilight Zone (TV Series)

Passenger / Van Driver / Surgeon / ...

- Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963) ... Passenger (uncredited)

- I Sing the Body Electric (1962) ... Van Driver (uncredited)

- The Trade-Ins (1962) ... Surgeon

- To Serve Man (1962) ... Security Guard (uncredited)

- The Mind and the Matter (1961) ... Worker (uncredited)

 1963Arrest and Trial (TV Series)

Pedestrian

- A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (1963) ... Pedestrian (uncredited)

 1963A Gathering of Eagles

Officer (uncredited)

 1963Sam Benedict (TV Series)

Guard

- Accomplice (1963) ... Guard (uncredited)

 1963FBI Code 98 (TV Movie)

Assistant Director (uncredited)

 1962The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)

Capt. Janner / Clerk

- The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) ... Capt. Janner

- Special Assignment (1962) ... Clerk

 1962Girls! Girls! Girls!

Bartender (uncredited)

 1962The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series)

Party Guest

- Once a Bachelor (1962) ... Party Guest (uncredited)

 1961The Aquanauts (TV Series)

Coast Guard Officer

- The Tidal Wave Adventure (1961) ... Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)

 1960Spartacus

Small Role (uncredited)

 1960Career Girl

Still Photographer (as Dave Armstrong)

 1960Sugarfoot (TV Series)

Red Cane

- Fernando (1960) ... Red Cane

 1960Heller in Pink Tights

Achilles (uncredited)

 1959Yellowstone Kelly

Trooper (uncredited)

 1959Career

Sergeant (uncredited)

 1959The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)

Deputy

- The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1959) ... Deputy

 1957-1959General Electric Theater (TV Series)

Abinadab / Don Pierson / McGill

- The Stone (1959) ... Abinadab

- Kid at the Stick (1958) ... Don Pierson

- Love Came Late (1957)

- Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) ... McGill

 1958The Buccaneer

Baratarian Pirate (uncredited)

 1958Onionhead

Sailor (uncredited)

 1958Voice in the Mirror

Visitor in Waiting Room (uncredited)

 1957-1958Suspicion (TV Series)

Policeman / Tom

- Eye for Eye (1958) ... Policeman

- A Touch of Evil (1958) ... Tom

- Four O'Clock (1957) ... Policeman

 1958Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)

Deputy

- The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) ... Deputy

- Two Lives Have I (1958)

 1958Maverick (TV Series)

George

- The Savage Hills (1958) ... George (uncredited)

 1957The Restless Gun (TV Series)

Zack

- The Child (1957) ... Zack

 1957Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

Man Walking Dog / Asylum Intern

- Miss Paisley's Cat (1957) ... Man Walking Dog

- The Dangerous People (1957) ... Asylum Intern

 1957Wagon Train (TV Series)

Indian Brave

- The Charles Avery Story (1957) ... Indian Brave

 1957Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series)

- The Man on the Thirty-fifth Floor (1957)

 1957Chicago Confidential

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

 1957The Night the World Exploded

Military Policeman (uncredited)

 1957Bailout at 43,000

Flyer (uncredited)

 1957Hold That Hypnotist

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1956On the Threshold of Space

Radio Technician (uncredited)

 1955Cult of the Cobra

Party Guest (uncredited)

 1955Battle Cry

Other Boy (uncredited)

 1954The Silver Chalice

Sicarii (uncredited)

 1954A Star Is Born

Soundman (uncredited)

Hide HideArchive footage (1 credit)

 1982Dynasty (TV Series)

Street Passerby / St. Dennis Club Patron

- The Cliff (1982) ... St. Dennis Club Patron (uncredited)

- The Shakedown (1982) ... Street Passerby (uncredited)

- The Iago Syndrome (1982) ... Street Passerby (uncredited)