Glenn Strange
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-08-16
Day of Death
1973-09-20 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Weed, New Mexico, USA
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
Acting
Guilty Trails
as Sheriff
(2006)
(2000)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
(1999)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
(1991)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
(1979)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1966)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1963)
The Adventures of the Spirit
as Frankenstein Monster
(1959)
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Gun Hill Bouncer
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as James Gang Member
(1958)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Todd
(1957)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Matt
(1957)
The Halliday Brand
as Townsman
(1957)
Last Stagecoach West
as Sheriff
(1956)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
(1956)
Backlash
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
(1955)
Marty
as Bit Role (uncredited)
(1955)
The Road to Denver
as Big George
(1955)
The Vanishing American
as Beleanth
(1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
(1953)
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
(1953)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sergeant Compton
(1953)
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stand Watie
(1953)
Born to the Saddle
as Tom Roper
(1953)
Devil's Canyon
as Marshal (uncredited)
(1953)
The Veils of Bagdad
as Mik-Kel
(1952)
The Lusty Men
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
(1952)
The Lawless Breed
as Ben Hanley
(1952)
Wagons West
as Marshal Jim
(1952)
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Colonel (uncredited)
(1951)
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Avery
(1951)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Devil Dan Winfield
(1951)
Callaway Went Thataway
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
(1951)
Texas Carnival
as Tex Hodgkins
(1950)
Comanche Territory
as Big Joe
(1949)
Master Minds
as Atlas the Monster
(1949)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Ace Hanlon
(1949)
Rimfire
as Curt Calvin
(1948)
Red River
as Naylor (uncredited)
(1948)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as The Monster
(1948)
Four Faces West
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Renegade
(1948)
Disaster
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
(1947)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1947)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
(1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Lefty
(1946)
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop (Uncredited)
(1945)
House of Dracula
as The Frankenstein Monster
(1945)
Saratoga Trunk
as Cowboy (uncredited)
(1945)
Renegades of the Rio Grande
as Bart Drummond
(1945)
Bad Men of the Border
as Sheriff Peters
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein Monster
(1944)
Sonora Stagecoach
as Paul Kenton
(1944)
Alaska
as Miner
(1944)
The Monster Maker
as Giant
(1944)
Trail to Gunsight
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
(1944)
Valley Of Vengeance
as Barker
(1944)
The Contender
as Biff Benham
(1944)
Forty Thieves
as Ike Simmons
(1944)
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Big Muscle
(1944)
San Antonio Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
(1944)
Harmony Trail
as Marshal Taylor
(1944)
Silver City Kid
as Henchman Garvey
(1943)
The Kansan
as 2nd Gate Guard
(1943)
The Desperadoes
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Jake (uncredited)
(1943)
The Black Raven
as Andy
(1943)
Haunted Ranch
as Rance Austin
(1943)
False Colors
as Sonora
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
(1943)
The Return of the Rangers
as Frank Martin
(1943)
Cattle Stampede
as Boss Coulter
(1943)
The Woman of the Town
as Walker
(1943)
The Kid Rides Again
as Tom Slade
(1943)
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Tip
(1943)
Western Cyclone
as Dirk Randall
(1943)
Death Valley Rangers
as The Marshall
(1943)
Bullets and Saddles
as Jack Hammond
(1943)
Black Market Rustlers
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
(1943)
Arizona Trail
as Henchman Matt
(1942)
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Boss Stanton
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
(1942)
Boot Hill Bandits
as The Maverick
(1942)
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Banker Jeff Corey
(1942)
The Mad Monster
as Petro
(1942)
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Cal (uncredited)
(1942)
Come on Danger
as Henchman Sloan
(1942)
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Louie Meade
(1942)
Raiders of the West
as Hank Reynolds
(1942)
Bandit Ranger
as Frank Curtis
(1942)
Western Mail
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
(1942)
Down Texas Way
as Sheriff Trump
(1942)
Romance on the Range
as Lead Henchman Stokes
(1942)
Overland Stagecoach
as Harlen Kent
(1942)
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Henchman Bill
(1942)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Luke Miller
(1942)
Texas Trouble Shooters
as Roger Denby
(1942)
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Joe Duncan
(1941)
Riders of Death Valley
as Tex, a Benton Rider
(1941)
Fugitive Valley
as Gray
(1941)
Badlands of Dakota
as Bob Russell
(1941)
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Matt Brawley
(1941)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
(1941)
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
(1941)
(1941)
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
(1941)
The Driftin' Kid
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
(1941)
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Ed Stark
(1941)
The Bandit Trail
as Idaho
(1941)
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Vic Landreau
(1941)
Lone Star Law Men
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
(1941)
Saddlemates
as Little Bear
(1941)
Arizona Cyclone
as Roy Jessup
(1940)
Three Men from Texas
as Stokes
(1940)
Dark Command
as Tough Yankee #1
(1940)
Land of the Six Guns
as Manny
(1940)
Triple Justice
as Frank Wiley
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Mike
(1940)
Wagon Train
as Stagecoach driver
(1940)
The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff Dave
(1940)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Jim Rawlins
(1940)
Wyoming
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
(1940)
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Bret Stockton
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Bill Hoagland
(1940)
Pioneer Days
as Sheriff
(1940)
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
(1940)
Pals of the Silver Sage
as Vic Insley
(1940)
Covered Wagon Trails
as Fletcher - Henchman
(1939)
Law of the Pampas
as Slim Schultz
(1939)
The Llano Kid
as Henderson
(1939)
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Boggs
(1939)
The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff
(1939)
Oklahoma Terror
as Ross Haddon
(1939)
Sunset Trail
as Bouncer
(1939)
The Night Riders
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
(1939)
Honor of the West
as Bat Morrison
(1939)
Days of Jesse James
as Cole Younger
(1939)
Arizona Legion
as George Kirby
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Raider Thorne
(1939)
Range War
as Sheriff
(1939)
Overland Mail
as Sheriff Dawson
(1939)
Across the Plains
as Jeff Masters
(1939)
The Fighting Gringo
as Rance Potter
(1939)
Blue Montana Skies
as Bob Causer
(1938)
In Old Mexico
as Burke
(1938)
Ghost Town Riders
as Tex - Henchman
(1938)
Pride of the West
as Saunders
(1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Kendal Henchman
(1938)
The Mysterious Rider
as Henchman Cramer
(1938)
(1938)
The Spy Ring
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
(1938)
California Frontier
as Blackie
(1938)
Border Wolves
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
(1938)
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Bull
(1938)
(1938)
The Mexicali Kid
as Foreman Jed
(1938)
The Painted Trail
as Sheriff Ed
(1938)
Air Devils
as Messenger
(1938)
Gun Packer
as Sheriff
(1938)
State Police
as Henchman
(1937)
Empty Holsters
as Tex Roberts
(1937)
Blazing Sixes
as Peewee
(1937)
Land Beyond the Law
as Bandy Malarkey
(1937)
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Pewee
(1937)
Adventure's End
as Barzeck
(1937)
Arizona Days
as Henchman Pete
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
(1936)
Flash Gordon
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
(1936)
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Prankster Butch
(1936)
The Sunday Round-Up
as Master of Ceremonies
(1936)
Guns of the Pecos
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
(1936)
Trailin' West
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
(1936)
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Jake
(1936)
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
(1936)
California Mail
as Henchman Bud
(1935)
Westward Ho
as Carter
(1935)
The New Frontier
as Norton
(1935)
Lawless Range
as Burn's Henchman
(1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Stew-Bum
(1935)
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
(1935)
The Law of 45's
as Monte
(1935)
Stormy
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
(1934)
The Star Packer
as Loco Frank
(1934)
The Man from Hell
as Singer
(1933)
The Thrill Hunter
as Studio Western Cowboy
(1932)
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
(1932)
The Hurricane Express
as Jim
(1931)
(1931)
Wild Horse
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
(1931)
Cavalier of the West
as Trooper
Crew
(1932)
Ride Him, Cowboy
Stunts