Trivia

The world's most prolific stuntman, according to The Guinness Book of World Records.

Was one of three stunt doubles for Harrison Ford on the Indiana Jones trilogy, even though Ford enjoyed doing his stunts himself. Armstrong looked so much like Ford that members of the cast and crew often mistook him for Ford. When Ford suffered a back injury making the second Indiana Jones film that required surgery, Armstrong filled in for him and filmed a good portion of Ford's stunts and fight scenes.

Directed the opening scene of Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991).

Rode the horse that plunged off the castle wall into the ocean in Jamais plus jamais (1983).

Frequently said that his favorite movies to work on were the "Indiana Jones" series.

Was George Lazenby's double and stuntman on Au service secret de Sa Majesté (1969), a period which he likes to refer to as 'The best days of my filming career'.

Doubled Roger Moore in the shark pool fight with Kananga in Vivre et laisser mourir (1973).

His three children with Wendy Leech, Bruce Armstrong, Scott Armstrong (who worked on the special effects crew in Meurs un autre jour (2002), and Nina Armstrong, have all worked in film production and/or stunts. Discussing the family team effort for Meurs un autre jour (2002), Armstrong said in an April 20, 2002, interview for Scotland's Daily Record about his sons (who were respectively 27 and 21 at the time), "I've got nothing to do with them - they are under another department. They loved stunts when they were younger, but they are mechanically minded. But my daughter Nina is a stunt woman and I worked with her in Charlie et ses drôles de dames (2000)."

Worked with George Leech before meeting his wife, Wendy Leech, on the set of Superman (1978). All three were stunt doubles: Armstrong for Christopher Reeve (Superman), Wendy for Margot Kidder (Lois Lane), and George for the man in the burglar's office.

Played the first Ninja to enter Blofeld's volcano while firing a machine gun in On ne vit que deux fois (1967).

Quit school at the age of 14 to become a jockey.

Was the stunt double for Christopher Lee in House of The Long Shadows.

Began working on the Bond films as a stuntman on 'You Only Live Twice' and went on to be 2nd unit director in 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.

Brother of Andy Armstrong

Father of Nina Armstrong