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