- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Harris Armstrong
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Todd Armstrong was born on July 25, 1937 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Icebound in the Antarctic (1983) and Iron Horse (1966). He died on November 17, 1992 in Butte, California, USA.
- ParentsHarris ArmstrongLouise McClelland
- Armstrong committed suicide by gunshot, some sources claim after building an addiction to painkillers for a terrible work-related injury he sustained.
- Briefly a leading man in the 1960's, formerly trained in drama at the Pasadena Playhouse. 'Discovered' by actress Gloria Henry, while working for her as a landscape gardener. Signed by Columbia and cast in the titular role of Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Thereafter, subsided back into supporting roles.
- Brother-in-law of casting director Tom Jennings.
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