Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 16, 1899
Place of Birth:
Weed, New Mexico, USA
Social Media
Glenn Strange
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies | Self |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Dracula | The Monster (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Spaceship to the Unknown | Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Adventures of the Spirit | Frankenstein Monster |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Gun Hill Bouncer |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | James Gang Member |
| 1958 | Quantrill's Raiders | Todd |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West | Sheriff |
| 1957 | The Halliday Brand | Townsman |
| 1957 | Gunfire at Indian Gap | Matt |
| 1956 | Backlash | Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive | Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Vanishing American | Beleanth |
| 1955 | Marty | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver | Big George |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane | Prospector (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Sergeant Compton |
| 1953 | Born to the Saddle | Tom Roper |
| 1953 | The Veils of Bagdad | Mik-Kel |
| 1953 | The Great Sioux Uprising | Stand Watie |
| 1952 | The Lawless Breed | Ben Hanley |
| 1952 | The Legend Of The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Wagons West | Marshal Jim |
| 1951 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Devil Dan Winfield |
| 1951 | Double Crossbones | Capt. Ben Avery |
| 1951 | Texas Carnival | Tex Hodgkins |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Comanche Territory | Big Joe |
| 1949 | Master Minds | Atlas the Monster |
| 1949 | Enter the Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish |
| 1949 | Roll, Thunder, Roll! | Ace Hanlon |
| 1949 | Rimfire | Curt Calvin |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | The Monster |
| 1948 | Disaster | Foreman Davis (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Renegade |
| 1948 | Red River | Naylor (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Four Faces West | Posse Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Lefty |
| 1947 | Hollywood Wonderland | Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Cop (Uncredited) |
| 1945 | House of Dracula | The Frankenstein Monster |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Cowboy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bad Men of the Border | Sheriff Peters |
| 1945 | Renegades of the Rio Grande | Bart Drummond |
| 1944 | Knickerbocker Holiday | Big Muscle |
| 1944 | Harmony Trail | Marshal Taylor |
| 1944 | San Antonio Kid | Frank 'Ace' Hanlon |
| 1944 | Alaska | Miner |
| 1944 | The Contender | Biff Benham |
| 1944 | The Monster Maker | Giant |
| 1944 | House of Frankenstein | Frankenstein Monster |
| 1944 | Sonora Stagecoach | Paul Kenton |
| 1944 | Forty Thieves | Ike Simmons |
| 1944 | Valley Of Vengeance | Barker |
| 1944 | Silver City Kid | Henchman Garvey |
| 1944 | Trail to Gunsight | Duke Ellis, Gang Leader |
| 1943 | The Kid Rides Again | Tom Slade |
| 1943 | The Black Raven | Andy |
| 1943 | Death Valley Rangers | The Marshall |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Lem - Jack's Gang Member |
| 1943 | False Colors | Sonora |
| 1943 | Arizona Trail | Henchman Matt |
| 1943 | Bullets and Saddles | Jack Hammond |
| 1943 | Black Market Rustlers | Corbin (as Glen Strange) |
| 1943 | The Return of the Rangers | Frank Martin |
| 1943 | Western Cyclone | Dirk Randall |
| 1943 | Haunted Ranch | Rance Austin |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town | Walker |
| 1943 | Cattle Stampede | Boss Coulter |
| 1943 | Wild Horse Stampede | Henchman Tip |
| 1943 | The Kansan | 2nd Gate Guard |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Jake (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Southerner in Montage (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid Trapped | Boss Stanton |
| 1942 | The Mad Monster | Petro |
| 1942 | Stagecoach Buckaroo | Henchman Bill |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Deputy Louie Meade |
| 1942 | Down Texas Way | Sheriff Trump |
| 1942 | The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Luke Miller |
| 1942 | Texas Trouble Shooters | Roger Denby |
| 1942 | Come on Danger | Henchman Sloan |
| 1942 | Bandit Ranger | Frank Curtis |
| 1942 | Overland Stagecoach | Harlen Kent |
| 1942 | Western Mail | Sheriff Big Bill Collins |
| 1942 | Little Joe, the Wrangler | Banker Jeff Corey |
| 1942 | Rolling Down the Great Divide | Joe Duncan |
| 1942 | Boot Hill Bandits | The Maverick |
| 1942 | Raiders of the West | Hank Reynolds |
| 1942 | Romance on the Range | Lead Henchman Stokes |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Beyond the Line of Duty | Cal (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Kid's Last Ride | Bart Gill / Ike Breeden |
| 1941 | Lone Star Law Men | Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange) |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid Wanted | Matt Brawley |
| 1941 | Wide Open Town | Henchman Ed Stark |
| 1941 | The Driftin' Kid | Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange) |
| 1941 | The Bandit Trail | Idaho |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley | Tex, a Benton Rider |
| 1941 | Dude Cowboy | Henchman Krinkle |
| 1941 | Arizona Cyclone | Roy Jessup |
| 1941 | Saddlemates | Little Bear |
| 1941 | Westward Ho-Hum | |
| 1941 | Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Vic Landreau |
| 1941 | Fugitive Valley | Gray |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Bob Russell |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Townsman |
| 1940 | The Fargo Kid | Sheriff Dave |
| 1940 | Wagon Train | Stagecoach driver |
| 1940 | Land of the Six Guns | Manny |
| 1940 | Covered Wagon Trails | Fletcher - Henchman |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino | Bill Hoagland |
| 1940 | Pals of the Silver Sage | Vic Insley |
| 1940 | Triple Justice | Frank Wiley |
| 1940 | Wyoming | Bill Smalley - Henchman |
| 1940 | The Cowboy from Sundown | Bret Stockton |
| 1940 | Three Men from Texas | Stokes |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Tough Yankee #1 |
| 1940 | Pioneer Days | Sheriff |
| 1940 | Rhythm of the Rio Grande | Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange) |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | Jim Rawlins |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Mike |
| 1939 | The Llano Kid | Henderson |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Raider Thorne |
| 1939 | Across the Plains | Jeff Masters |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Terror | Ross Haddon |
| 1939 | Overland Mail | Sheriff Dawson |
| 1939 | Arizona Legion | George Kirby |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up | Boggs |
| 1939 | The Night Riders | Angry Riverboat Gambler |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James | Cole Younger |
| 1939 | The Phantom Stage | Sheriff |
| 1939 | Sunset Trail | Bouncer |
| 1939 | Range War | Sheriff |
| 1939 | Law of the Pampas | Slim Schultz |
| 1939 | The Fighting Gringo | Rance Potter |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies | Bob Causer |
| 1939 | Honor of the West | Bat Morrison |
| 1938 | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Bull |
| 1938 | Ghost Town Riders | Tex - Henchman |
| 1938 | Black Bandit | |
| 1938 | Gun Packer | Sheriff |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider | Henchman Cramer |
| 1938 | Air Devils | Messenger |
| 1938 | The Mexicali Kid | Foreman Jed |
| 1938 | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Kendal Henchman |
| 1938 | The Painted Trail | Sheriff Ed |
| 1938 | Pride of the West | Saunders |
| 1938 | In Old Mexico | Burke |
| 1938 | The Last Stand | |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | The 'Champ' (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Border Wolves | Deputy Joe O'Connell |
| 1938 | State Police | Henchman |
| 1938 | California Frontier | Blackie |
| 1937 | Arizona Days | Henchman Pete |
| 1937 | Adventure's End | Barzeck |
| 1937 | Land Beyond the Law | Bandy Malarkey |
| 1937 | The Cherokee Strip | Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader |
| 1937 | Blazing Sixes | Peewee |
| 1937 | Empty Holsters | Tex Roberts |
| 1937 | The Devil's Saddle Legion | Pewee |
| 1936 | The Fugitive Sheriff | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Guns of the Pecos | Wedding Groom / Rustler |
| 1936 | Avenging Waters | Henchman Jake |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon | Gocko/Robot/Soldier |
| 1936 | Trailin' West | Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1936 | California Mail | Henchman Bud |
| 1936 | The Sunday Round-Up | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1936 | A Tenderfoot Goes West | Prankster Butch |
| 1935 | Stormy | Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Law of 45's | Monte |
| 1935 | Cyclone of the Saddle | Singer / Fiddler / Townsman |
| 1935 | Westward Ho | Carter |
| 1935 | Moonlight on the Prairie | Stew-Bum |
| 1935 | Lawless Range | Burn's Henchman |
| 1935 | The New Frontier | Norton |
| 1934 | The Man from Hell | Singer |
| 1934 | The Star Packer | Loco Frank |
| 1933 | The Thrill Hunter | Studio Western Cowboy |
| 1932 | Ride Him, Cowboy | Hawk Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Hurricane Express | Jim |
| 1931 | The Range Feud | |
| 1931 | Wild Horse | Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride |
| 1931 | Cavalier of the West | Trooper |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Svengoolie | Frankenstein's monster |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Hawley |
| 1960 | Thriller | Indian (scenes deleted) |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Bartender |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1958 | Frontier Doctor | |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Red Wing |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Sam Noonan |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. | |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | |
| 1955 | Judge Roy Bean | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Sam (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Man |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Red Herring |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Tessie's Steady Boyfriend |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | The Monster |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Cavendish |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish |