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.
The Monster
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
Big Muscle
Knickerbocker Holiday
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Disaster
The Frankenstein Monster
House of Dracula
Henchman Pete
Arizona Days
Self
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Stormy
Barzeck
Adventure's End
Devil Dan Winfield
Comin' Round the Mountain
(archive footage)
The Horror Show
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Sheriff Dave
The Fargo Kid
Boss Stanton
Billy the Kid Trapped
Ben Hanley
The Lawless Breed
The Range Feud
Capt. Ben Avery
Double Crossbones
Tom Slade
The Kid Rides Again
Andy
The Black Raven
Prospector (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Marshal (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff
Cowboy (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Gun Hill Bouncer
Last Train from Gun Hill
Petro
The Mad Monster
Henchman Bill
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
The Kid's Last Ride
Sheriff Peters
Bad Men of the Border
Henchman Bull
Whirlwind Horseman
Deputy Louie Meade
Sunset on the Desert
Marshal Taylor
Harmony Trail
The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Todd
Quantrill's Raiders
The Monster (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Monte
The Law of 45's
Atlas the Monster
Master Minds
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
San Antonio Kid
Sheriff Trump
Down Texas Way
Miner
Alaska
Beleanth
The Vanishing American
Stagecoach driver
Wagon Train
Sheriff
Last Stagecoach West
Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Lone Star Law Men
Butch Cavendish
Enter the Lone Ranger
Luke Miller
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Bandy Malarkey
Land Beyond the Law
Biff Benham
The Contender
Black Bandit
Tex - Henchman
Ghost Town Riders
Sheriff
Gun Packer
Roger Denby
Texas Trouble Shooters
Giant
The Monster Maker
Manny
Land of the Six Guns
Townsman
The Halliday Brand
Henchman Cramer
The Mysterious Rider
Messenger
Air Devils
Fletcher - Henchman
Covered Wagon Trails
The Marshall
Death Valley Rangers
Sergeant Compton
Escape from Fort Bravo
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Backlash
Raider Thorne
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Henderson
The Llano Kid
Jeff Masters
Across the Plains
Foreman Jed
The Mexicali Kid
Kendal Henchman
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Wild Horse
Trooper
Cavalier of the West
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wedding Groom / Rustler
Guns of the Pecos
Ross Haddon
Oklahoma Terror
Sheriff Dawson
Overland Mail
Singer
The Man from Hell
Henchman Jake
Avenging Waters
George Kirby
Arizona Legion
Henchman Sloan
Come on Danger
Boggs
Rough Riders' Round-up
Angry Riverboat Gambler
The Night Riders
Frankenstein Monster
House of Frankenstein
Sheriff Ed
The Painted Trail
Bill Hoagland
Stage to Chino
Frankenstein Monster
The Adventures of the Spirit
Cole Younger
Days of Jesse James
Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Flash Gordon
Tom Roper
Born to the Saddle
Matt Brawley
Billy the Kid Wanted
Butch Cavendish
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Henchman Ed Stark
Wide Open Town
Bit Role (uncredited)
Marty
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
The Cherokee Strip
Sheriff
The Phantom Stage
Ace Hanlon
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
The Driftin' Kid
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
The Desperadoes
Vic Insley
Pals of the Silver Sage
Carter
Westward Ho
Curt Calvin
Rimfire
Bouncer
Sunset Trail
Peewee
Blazing Sixes
Studio Western Cowboy
The Thrill Hunter
Tex Roberts
Empty Holsters
Pewee
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Trailin' West
Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
Ride Him, Cowboy
Frank Curtis
Bandit Ranger
Harlen Kent
Overland Stagecoach
Idaho
The Bandit Trail
Tex, a Benton Rider
Riders of Death Valley
Frank Wiley
Triple Justice
Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Bill Smalley - Henchman
Wyoming
Stew-Bum
Moonlight on the Prairie
Bret Stockton
The Cowboy from Sundown
Saunders
Pride of the West
Burke
In Old Mexico
Sheriff
Range War
Slim Schultz
Law of the Pampas
Tough Yankee #1
Dark Command
Stokes
Three Men from Texas
Paul Kenton
Sonora Stagecoach
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
Sonora
False Colors
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Western Mail
Big George
The Road to Denver
Tex Hodgkins
Texas Carnival
Colonel (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Henchman Bud
California Mail
Mik-Kel
The Veils of Bagdad
Banker Jeff Corey
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Ike Simmons
Forty Thieves
Henchman Krinkle
Dude Cowboy
Renegade
The Gallant Legion
Joe Duncan
Rolling Down the Great Divide
Roy Jessup
Arizona Cyclone
Master of Ceremonies
The Sunday Round-Up
Henchman Matt
Arizona Trail
Jack Hammond
Bullets and Saddles
Little Bear
Saddlemates
The Maverick
Boot Hill Bandits
Hank Reynolds
Raiders of the West
Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Black Market Rustlers
Marshal Jim
Wagons West
Lead Henchman Stokes
Romance on the Range
Westward Ho-Hum
Vic Landreau
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Sheriff
Pioneer Days
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Gray
Fugitive Valley
Frank Martin
The Return of the Rangers
Rance Austin
Haunted Ranch
Dirk Randall
Western Cyclone
Barker
Valley Of Vengeance
Bart Drummond
Renegades of the Rio Grande
Henchman Garvey
Silver City Kid
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Trail to Gunsight
Lefty
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Bob Russell
Badlands of Dakota
Deputy (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Big Joe
Comanche Territory
Walker
The Woman of the Town
Boss Coulter
Cattle Stampede
Henchman Tip
Wild Horse Stampede
Stand Watie
The Great Sioux Uprising
Townsman
Go West, Young Lady
2nd Gate Guard
The Kansan
Matt
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Jim
The Hurricane Express
The Last Stand
The 'Champ' (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
Jim Rawlins
Teddy the Rough Rider
Rance Potter
The Fighting Gringo
Burn's Henchman
Lawless Range
Jake (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Deputy Joe O'Connell
Border Wolves
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Henchman
State Police
Naylor (uncredited)
Red River
James Gang Member
Alias Jesse James
Cal (uncredited)
Beyond the Line of Duty
Mike
San Francisco Docks
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown
Norton
The New Frontier
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Prankster Butch
A Tenderfoot Goes West
Blackie
California Frontier
Bob Causer
Blue Montana Skies
Bat Morrison
Honor of the West
Cop (Uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Loco Frank
The Star Packer
Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Four Faces West
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
192
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-08-16
Place of Birth
Weed, New Mexico, USA
Also Known As
George Glenn Strange