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

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

Personal Info

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