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