理查德·克里纳，生于1926年11月30日,洛杉矶,加利福尼亚,美国.毕业于南加州大学。早年参加广播、电视工作，1952年进入电影界，在《蒙大拿的火红天空》等三部影片中出演配角，以后多年来一直演配角或第二号主角。但在影片《等到天黑》、《龙虎双雄》等影片中都有出色的表现，给人留下了深刻的印象。扮演其中《第一滴血》系列前3集的塞缪尔·特劳特曼军官，由于病逝，《第一滴血4》剧本中，将其角色删除。
A golden career was reflected in his name. Robert Golden Armstrong ("Bob" to his friends) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 7, 1917. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. After graduating, R.G. headed to New York, where his acting career really took off. In 1953, along with many of his Actors Studio buddies, he was part of the cast of "End As a Man" -- this became the first play to go from off-Broadway to Broadway. The following year, R.G. got his first taste of movies, appearing in Garden of Eden (1954). However, he returned to New York and the live stage. He received great reviews for his portrayal of Big Daddy in the Broadway production of "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955.
