Glenn Strange
Known for Acting · 217 credits
- Born
- 1899-08-16
- Died
- 1973-09-20
- Place of birth
- Weed, New Mexico, USA
- Also known as
- George Glenn Strange · Glen 'Peewee' Strange · Glen Strange · Peewee 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.
Gunsmoke
Strange first appeared on Gunsmoke in 1960 after James Arness asked him, "When are you going to do a Gunsmoke? I like to work with big guys." During Gunsmoke's sixth season, Strange played a Long Branch customer in "Old Faces" and a cowboy in "Melinda Miles".
Strange began playing Sam Noonan during the seventh season and continued in the role for 222 episodes. In 1972 Strange was diagnosed with lung cancer but worked as long as he was able. Five of his episodes were broadcast after his death. His last appearance was on the November 26, 1973, episode "The Hanging of Newly O'Brien".
Death
Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Rifleman
1958
as Stage Diver
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Hawley
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Rawhide
1959
as Bartender
Thriller
1960
as Indian (scenes deleted)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sam Noonan / Sam (uncredited) / Man
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Cavendish / Butch Cavendish
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as The Monster
Sugarfoot
1957
as Red Wing
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
26 Men
1957
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
as Red Herring
Frontier Doctor
1958
Judge Roy Bean
1955
Movies (198)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Marty
1955
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Red River
1948
as Naylor (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as The Monster
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
as Gun Hill Bouncer
The Desperadoes
1943
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Colonel (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Jake (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
House of Dracula
1945
as The Frankenstein Monster
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Frankenstein Monster
The Spoilers
1942
as Deputy (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as James Gang Member
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Sergeant Compton (uncredited) / Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
1952
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Backlash
1956
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Lawless Breed
1952
as Ben Hanley
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
as Butch Cavendish
Texas Carnival
1951
as Tex Hodgkins
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Fargo Kid
1940
as Sheriff Dave
Westward Ho
1935
as Carter
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Star Packer
1934
as Loco Frank
The Night Riders
1939
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
State Police
1938
as Henchman
The Range Feud
1931
False Colors
1943
as Sonora
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Ed Stark
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Henchman Bull
Dark Command
1940
as Tough Yankee #1
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Bob Russell
Four Faces West
1948
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Wagons West
1952
as Marshal Jim
The Road to Denver
1955
as Big George
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Sheriff
Romance on the Range
1942
as Lead Henchman Stokes
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Big Muscle
Sunset Trail
1939
as Bouncer
The Black Raven
1943
as Andy
Comanche Territory
1950
as Big Joe
Bandit Ranger
1942
as Frank Curtis
The Mad Monster
1942
as Petro
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Raider Thorne
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Devil Dan Winfield
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
as Mik-Kel
The Vanishing American
1955
as Beleanth
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Lefty
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Sheriff Peters
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Renegade
Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Bob Causer
Forty Thieves
1944
as Ike Simmons
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
Bullets and Saddles
1943
as Jack Hammond
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Cop (Uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932
as Jim
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Cole Younger
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Peewee
Master Minds
1949
as Atlas the Monster
Saddlemates
1941
as Little Bear
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Stew-Bum
Air Devils
1938
as Messenger
Triple Justice
1940
as Frank Wiley
Pride of the West
1938
as Saunders
Stage to Chino
1940
as Bill Hoagland
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953
as Stand Watie
The Kansan
1943
as 2nd Gate Guard
Cattle Stampede
1943
as Boss Coulter
Range War
1939
as Sheriff
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Haunted Ranch
1943
as Rance Austin
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Townsman
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arizona Legion
1939
as George Kirby
Disaster
1948
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Overland Stagecoach
1942
as Harlen Kent
Adventure's End
1937
as Barzeck
The Cherokee Strip
1937
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Jim Rawlins
Ghost Town Riders
1938
as Tex - Henchman
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Henchman Krinkle
Arizona Cyclone
1941
as Roy Jessup
Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Bandy Malarkey
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
as Luke Miller
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Boggs
Cavalier of the West
1931
as Trooper
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Henchman Cramer
Fugitive Valley
1941
as Gray
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Walker
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as The Marshall
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957
as Matt
The Last Stand
1938
Three Men from Texas
1940
as Stokes
The Return of the Rangers
1943
as Frank Martin
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
as The Maverick
Rimfire
1949
as Curt Calvin
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Mike
Pioneer Days
1940
as Sheriff
California Mail
1936
as Henchman Bud
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Kendal Henchman
The Spy Ring
1938
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Marshal (uncredited)
Lawless Range
1935
as Burn's Henchman
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
as Todd
Double Crossbones
1951
as Capt. Ben Avery
About 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 kn… With 217 credits spanning from 1931 to 2006, Glenn Strange has appeared in 198 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
- Marty (1955) — as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Red River (1948) — as Naylor (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — as The Monster
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — as Gun Hill Bouncer
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