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Glenn Strange

Actor | * 08/16/1899 († 74, 09/20/1973) | Weed, New Mexico (United States of America (USA))
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who appeared in hundreds of Western films. He played Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series, and Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1940s. ()

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 "Arizona Wranglers" that toured throughout the country.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge. ...

The Mad Monster

Certification unknown

1942 | 1.7/5 | 1h 17min
Horror
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Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man. ...

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Certification unknown

1948 | 3.6/5 | 1h 23min
Comedy, Horror
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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the sett ...

Gunsmoke

Certification unknown

1955 | 3.3/5 | 45min per episode
Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with Glenn Strange as Actor(180)

as himself2006 I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as Self (archive footage)1999 Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)1966 Spaceship To The Unknown
as James Gang Member1959 Alias Jesse James
as Gun Hill Bouncer1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
as Todd1958 Quantrill's Raiders
as Townsman1957 The Halliday Brand
as Sheriff1957 Last Stagecoach West
as Matt1957 Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)1956 Backlash
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)1956 The Fastest Gun Alive
as Big George1955 The Road to Denver
as Bit Role (uncredited)1955 Marty
as Beleanth1955 The Vanishing American
as Indian Chief (uncredited)1954 Cattle Queen of Montana
as The Monster1954 Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Tom Roper1953 Born to the Saddle
as Mik-Kel1953 The Veils of Bagdad
as Stand Watie1953 The Great Sioux Uprising
as Sergeant Compton1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
as Marshal Jim1952 Wagons West
as Ben Hanley1952 The Lawless Breed
as Butch Cavendish1952 The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)1952 The Lusty Men
as Tex Hodgkins1951 Texas Carnival
as Capt. Ben Avery1951 Double Crossbones
as Devil Dan Winfield1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Big Joe1950 Comanche Territory
as Atlas the Monster1949 Master Minds
as Ace Hanlon1949 Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Butch Cavendish1949 Enter the Lone Ranger
as Curt Calvin1949 Rimfire
as Renegade1948 The Gallant Legion
as The Frankenstein Monster1948 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Naylor (uncredited)1948 Red River
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)1948 Disaster
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)1947 Hollywood Wonderland
as Lefty1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Cop (Uncredited)1946 Up Goes Maisie
as Bart Drummond1945 Renegades of the Rio Grande
as The Frankenstein Monster1945 House of Dracula
as Barker1944 Valley Of Vengeance
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader1944 Trail to Gunsight
as Frankenstein Monster1944 House of Frankenstein
as Henchman Garvey1944 Silver City Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon1944 San Antonio Kid
as Giant1944 The Monster Maker
as Marshal Taylor1944 Harmony Trail
as Big Muscle1944 Knickerbocker Holiday
as Paul Kenton1944 Sonora Stagecoach
as Miner1944 Alaska
as Ike Simmons1944 Forty Thieves
as Biff Benham1944 The Contender
as Rance Austin (as Glen Strange)1943 Haunted Ranch
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)1943 Black Market Rustlers
as The Marshall1943 Death Valley Rangers
as Jack Hammond1943 Bullets and Saddles
as Frank Martin1943 The Return of the Rangers
as Tom Slade1943 The Kid Rides Again
as Henchman Matt1943 Arizona Trail
as Boss Coulter1943 Cattle Stampede
as Henchman Tip1943 Wild Horse Stampede
as Jake (uncredited)1943 Action in the North Atlantic
as Walker1943 The Woman of the Town
as Andy1943 The Black Raven
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Sonora1943 False Colors
as Dirk Randall1943 Western Cyclone
as 2nd Gate Guard1943 The Kansan
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member (uncredited)1943 The Desperadoes
as Boss Stanton1942 Billy the Kid Trapped
as Cal (uncredited)1942 Beyond the Line of Duty
as Banker Jeff Corey1942 Little Joe, the Wrangler
as The Maverick1942 Boot Hill Bandits
as Roger Denby1942 Texas Trouble Shooters
as Henchman Sloan1942 Come on Danger
as Harlen Kent1942 Overland Stagecoach
as Luke Miller1942 The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Petro1942 The Mad Monster
as Lead Henchman Stokes1942 Romance on the Range
as Henchman Bill1942 Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Deputy (uncredited)1942 The Spoilers
as Sheriff Trump1942 Down Texas Way
as Frank Curtis1942 Bandit Ranger
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins1942 Western Mail
as Deputy Louie Meade1942 Sunset on the Desert
as Joe Duncan1942 Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Hank Reynolds1942 Raiders of the West
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)1941 The Driftin' Kid
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden1941 The Kid's Last Ride
as Henchman Krinkle1941 Dude Cowboy
as Gray1941 Fugitive Valley
as Roy Jessup1941 Arizona Cyclone
as Bob Russell1941 Badlands Of Dakota
as Little Bear1941 Saddlemates
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)1941 Lone Star Law Men
1941 Westward Ho-Hum
as Idaho1941 The Bandit Trail
as Vic Landreau1941 Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Henchman Ed Stark1941 Wide Open Town
as Tex, a Benton Rider1941 Riders of Death Valley
as Townsman1941 Go West, Young Lady
as Matt Brawley1941 Billy the Kid Wanted
as Jim Rawlins1940 Teddy the Rough Rider
as Sheriff Dave1940 The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff1940 Pioneer Days
as Tough Yankee #11940 Dark Command
as Frank Wiley1940 Triple Justice
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)1940 Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Manny1940 Land of the Six Guns
as Stokes1940 Three Men From Texas
as Bret Stockton1940 The Cowboy from Sundown
as Stagecoach driver1940 Wagon Train
as Vic Insley1940 Pals of the Silver Sage
as Fletcher - Henchman1940 Covered Wagon Trails
as Bill Hoagland1940 Stage to Chino
as Bill Smalley - Henchman1940 Wyoming
as Mike1940 San Francisco Docks
as Bat Morrison1939 Honor of the West
as Boggs1939 Rough Riders' Round-up
as Jeff Masters1939 Across the Plains
as Angry Riverboat Gambler1939 The Night Riders
as George Kirby1939 Arizona Legion
as Bob Causer1939 Blue Montana Skies
as Cole Younger1939 Days of Jesse James
as Raider Thorne1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Bouncer1939 Sunset Trail
as Sheriff1939 The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff1939 Range War
as Slim Schultz1939 Law of the Pampas
as Henderson1939 The Llano Kid
as Ross Haddon1939 Oklahoma Terror
as Sheriff Dawson1939 Overland Mail
as Rance Potter1939 The Fighting Gringo
as Henchman Cramer1938 The Mysterious Rider
as Sheriff Ed1938 The Painted Trail
1938 The Last Stand
as Blackie1938 California Frontier
as Tex - Henchman1938 Ghost Town Riders
as Foreman Jed1938 The Mexicali Kid
1938 Black Bandit
as Henchman1938 State Police
as Sheriff1938 Gun Packer
as Saunders1938 Pride of the West
as Burke1938 In Old Mexico
as Messenger1938 Air Devils
as Kendal Henchman1938 Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Henchman Bull1938 Whirlwind Horseman
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)1938 The Spy Ring
as Deputy Joe O'Connell1938 Border Wolves
as Peewee1937 Blazing Sixes
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader1937 The Cherokee Strip
as Tex Roberts1937 Empty Holsters
as Bandy Malarkey1937 Land Beyond the Law
as Wedding Groom / Rustler1937 Guns of the Pecos
as Barzeck1937 Adventure's End
as Henchman Pete1937 Arizona Days
as Pewee1937 The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Prankster Butch1936 A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Henchman Jake1936 Avenging Waters
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier1936 Flash Gordon
as Henchman Bud1936 California Mail
as Master of Ceremonies1936 The Sunday Round-Up
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)1936 Trailin' West
as Norton1935 The New Frontier
as Stew-Bum1935 Moonlight on the Prairie
as Carter1935 Westward Ho
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)1935 Stormy
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman1935 Cyclone of the Saddle
as Burn's Henchman1935 Lawless Range
as Monte1935 The Law of 45's
as Loco Frank1934 The Star Packer
as Singer1934 The Man from Hell
as Studio Western Cowboy1933 The Thrill Hunter
as Jim1932 The Hurricane Express
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)1932 Ride Him, Cowboy
1931 The Range Feud
as Trooper1931 Cavalier of the West
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride1931 Wild Horse

TV Shows/Series with Glenn Strange as Actor(21)

1963 Petticoat Junction
as Indian (scenes deleted)1960 Thriller
as Bartender1959 Rawhide
1958 Frontier Doctor
1958 The Rifleman
as Red Wing1957 Sugarfoot
1957 26 Men
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Sam Noonan1955 Gunsmoke
as Sam (uncredited)1955 Gunsmoke
as Man1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955 Judge Roy Bean
as Red Herring1953 GE Theater
1952 Hopalong Cassidy
as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend1952 The Abbott and Costello Show
1951 The Adventures of Kit Carson
as Cavendish1949 The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish1949 The Lone Ranger

Movies with Glenn Strange as Crew(1)

Crew/Stunts1932 Ride Him, Cowboy

Full Name: Glenn Strange
Born: Wednesday, 08/16 1899 (August) in Weed, New Mexico (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 09/20 1973 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Glenn Strange (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George Glenn Strange"
"Glen 'Peewee' Strange"
"Glen Strange"
"Peewee Strange"
Glenn Strange frequently works together with these people:
Robert Emmett Tansey (31x, Crew)
Bud Osborne (28x, Actor)
Harry Harvey (26x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (26x, Actor)
Frank Ellis (26x, Actor)
Lane Bradford (25x, Actor)
Herman Hack (25x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (24x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (24x, Actor)
Jack Kirk (23x, Actor)
John Pickard (22x, Actor)
Roy Bucko (21x, Actor)
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