Glenn Strange
Born in Weed, New Mexico, USA — Aug 16 1899• Died Sep 20 1973
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At various times in his life a rancher, deputy sheriff and rodeo performer, this huge, towering (6' 5") beast of a man was born George Glenn Strange in Weed, New Mexico, on August 16, 1899, but grew up a real-life cowboy in Cross Cut, Texas. Of Irish and Cherokee Indian descent, he taught himself (by ear) the fiddle and guitar at a young age and started performing at local functions as a teen. In the late 1920s, Glenn and his cousin, Taylor McPeters, better known later as the western character actor Cactus Mack, joined a radio singing group known as the…
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Glenn Strange's Credits
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Petticoat Junction
Hawley
The Rifleman
Stage Diver
Rawhide
Bartender
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Monster
The Lone Ranger
Cavendish
Thriller
Indian (scenes deleted)
Gunsmoke
Sam Noonan
The Abbott and Costello Show
Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
Sugarfoot
Red Wing
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Kit Carson
26 Men
Hopalong Cassidy
Honor of the West
Bat Morrison
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Marty
Bit Role (uncredited)
Judge Roy Bean
Red River
Naylor (uncredited)
The Mad Monster
Petro
Buffalo Bill Jr.
General Electric Theater
Red Herring
Fugitive Valley
Gray
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Frontier Doctor
Alias Jesse James
James Gang Member
Last Train from Gun Hill
Gun Hill Bouncer
The Red Badge of Courage
Colonel (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Monster
Sinbad the Sailor
Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
House of Dracula
The Frankenstein Monster
The Desperadoes
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
The Sea of Grass
Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Prospector (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Deputy (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Lefty
Flash Gordon
Gocko/Robot/Soldier
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
Up Goes Maisie
Cop (Uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Monster
The Kansan
2nd Gate Guard
Sunset Trail
Bouncer
Riders of Death Valley
Tex, a Benton Rider
Action in the North Atlantic
Jake (uncredited)
The Range Feud
Arizona Trail
Henchman Matt
Alaska
Miner
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Teddy the Rough Rider
Jim Rawlins
The Halliday Brand
Townsman
Mission to Moscow
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
Cole Younger
Callaway Went Thataway
Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Raider Thorne
Down Texas Way
Sheriff Trump
The Road to Denver
Big George
Backlash
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Sunset on the Desert
Deputy Louie Meade
The Star Packer
Loco Frank
Escape from Fort Bravo
Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
The Black Raven
Andy
The Mummy's Tomb
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Romance on the Range
Lead Henchman Stokes
Wagon Train
Stagecoach driver
The Veils of Bagdad
Mik-Kel
The Gallant Legion
Renegade
Four Faces West
Posse Deputy (uncredited)
The Night Riders
Angry Riverboat Gambler
Cattle Queen of Montana
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Pride of the West
Saunders
Badlands of Dakota
Bob Russell
Dark Command
Tough Yankee #1
Ride Him, Cowboy
Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Uprising
Stand Watie
Land Beyond the Law
Bandy Malarkey
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster (archive footage)
The Kid Rides Again
Tom Slade
Cavalier of the West
Trooper
Wyoming
Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Spy Ring
The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Comanche Territory
Big Joe
Spaceship to the Unknown
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Triple Justice
Frank Wiley
The Kid's Last Ride
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
False Colors
Sonora
Come on Danger
Henchman Sloan
State Police
Henchman
Range War
Sheriff
Wide Open Town
Henchman Ed Stark
Rimfire
Curt Calvin
Forty Thieves
Ike Simmons
Haunted Ranch
Rance Austin
Rough Riders' Round-up
Boggs
Black Market Rustlers
Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Arizona Legion
George Kirby
The Woman of the Town
Walker
Bandit Ranger
Frank Curtis
Master Minds
Atlas the Monster
Devil's Canyon
Marshal (uncredited)
Wagons West
Marshal Jim
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Vic Landreau
Cattle Stampede
Boss Coulter
Texas Carnival
Tex Hodgkins
Bullets and Saddles
Jack Hammond
Trailin' West
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Go West, Young Lady
Townsman
Gun Packer
Sheriff
Blue Montana Skies
Bob Causer
Moonlight on the Prairie
Stew-Bum
Billy the Kid Wanted
Matt Brawley
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Avery
Lawless Range
Burn's Henchman
Last Stagecoach West
Sheriff
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Black Bandit
The Vanishing American
Beleanth
Dude Cowboy
Henchman Krinkle
Blazing Sixes
Peewee
The Mysterious Rider
Henchman Cramer
The New Frontier
Norton
The Cherokee Strip
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
San Antonio Kid
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Westward Ho
Carter
Beyond the Line of Duty
Cal (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Trapped
Boss Stanton
Disaster
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Boot Hill Bandits
The Maverick
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Matt
The Man from Hell
Singer
Ghost Town Riders
Tex - Henchman
Westward Ho-Hum
San Francisco Docks
Mike
Knickerbocker Holiday
Big Muscle
Stage to Chino
Bill Hoagland
Avenging Waters
Henchman Jake
The Fugitive Sheriff
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Luke Miller
Texas Trouble Shooters
Roger Denby
Law of the Pampas
Slim Schultz
Stormy
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid
Foreman Jed
The Lawless Breed
Ben Hanley
Valley Of Vengeance
Barker
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster (archive footage)
The Hurricane Express
Jim
The Phantom Stage
Sheriff
A Tenderfoot Goes West
Prankster Butch
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Kendal Henchman
Wild Horse
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Death Valley Rangers
The Marshall
Raiders of the West
Hank Reynolds
Harmony Trail
Marshal Taylor
Oklahoma Terror
Ross Haddon
California Mail
Henchman Bud
The Fighting Gringo
Rance Potter
The Monster Maker
Giant
Arizona Cyclone
Roy Jessup
Three Men from Texas
Stokes
The Thrill Hunter
Studio Western Cowboy
The Contender
Biff Benham
The Cowboy from Sundown
Bret Stockton
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Ace Hanlon
Guilty Trails
Sheriff
Border Wolves
Deputy Joe O'Connell
Adventure's End
Barzeck
In Old Mexico
Burke
Bad Men of the Border
Sheriff Peters
Air Devils
Messenger
Renegades of the Rio Grande
Bart Drummond
Whirlwind Horseman
Henchman Bull
Quantrill's Raiders
Todd
California Frontier
Blackie
Arizona Days
Henchman Pete
Comin' Round the Mountain
Devil Dan Winfield
Trail to Gunsight
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Pewee
Cyclone of the Saddle
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Guns of the Pecos
Wedding Groom / Rustler
Land of the Six Guns
Manny
Western Cyclone
Dirk Randall
Western Mail
Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Empty Holsters
Tex Roberts
Saddlemates
Little Bear
The Bandit Trail
Idaho
Sonora Stagecoach
Paul Kenton
Across the Plains
Jeff Masters
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Banker Jeff Corey
Call of the Rockies
Henchman Kelso
The Law of 45's
Monte
Lone Star Law Men
Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
The Llano Kid
Henderson
The Return of the Rangers
Frank Martin
The Fargo Kid
Sheriff Dave
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Henchman Bill
Covered Wagon Trails
Fletcher - Henchman
The Driftin' Kid
Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
Overland Mail
Sheriff Dawson
The Last Stand
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
The Sunday Round-Up
Master of Ceremonies
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Self
Wild Horse Stampede
Henchman Tip
The Painted Trail
Sheriff Ed
Rolling Down the Great Divide
Joe Duncan
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
Pals of the Silver Sage
Vic Insley
Silver City Kid
Henchman Garvey
Overland Stagecoach
Harlen Kent
Born to the Saddle
Tom Roper
Pioneer Days
Sheriff
The Adventures of the Spirit
Frankenstein Monster