Glenn Strange
Acting1899Weed, New Mexico, USA
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
Red River
Naylor (uncredited)
Marty
Bit Role (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Monster
Last Train from Gun Hill
Gun Hill Bouncer
Calamity Jane
Prospector (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Monster
House of Dracula
The Frankenstein Monster
Acting History
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
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: 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)
1964
Petticoat Junction
TVas Hawley• 1 eps
1963
The Adventures of the Spirit
as Frankenstein Monster
Rawhide
TVas Bartender• 1 eps
1960
Sugarfoot
TVas Red Wing• 1 eps
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Gun Hill Bouncer
Alias Jesse James
as James Gang Member
1958
1957
Last Stagecoach West
as Sheriff
The Halliday Brand
as Townsman
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Matt
1956
Backlash
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
1955
Marty
as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
as Big George
The Vanishing American
as Beleanth
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas The Monster• 1 eps
1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1953
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stand Watie
Devil's Canyon
as Marshal (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
as Tom Roper
The Veils of Bagdad
as Mik-Kel
General Electric Theater
TVas Red Herring
1952
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
The Lawless Breed
as Ben Hanley
The Lusty Men
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Wagons West
as Marshal Jim
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Tessie's Steady Boyfriend• 1 eps
1951
Texas Carnival
as Tex Hodgkins
The Red Badge of Courage
as Colonel (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Devil Dan Winfield
Callaway Went Thataway
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Avery
1950
Comanche Territory
as Big Joe
1949
Rimfire
as Curt Calvin
Master Minds
as Atlas the Monster
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Ace Hanlon
The Lone Ranger
TVas Butch Cavendish / Cavendish• 2 eps
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as The Monster
Red River
as Naylor (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Renegade
Four Faces West
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Disaster
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
1947
Sinbad the Sailor
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Lefty
The Sea of Grass
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
1946
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop (Uncredited)
1945
House of Dracula
as The Frankenstein Monster
Saratoga Trunk
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Bad Men of the Border
as Sheriff Peters
Renegades of the Rio Grande
as Bart Drummond
1944
Forty Thieves
as Ike Simmons
Valley Of Vengeance
as Barker
House of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein Monster
Alaska
as Miner
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Big Muscle
Sonora Stagecoach
as Paul Kenton
San Antonio Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
The Monster Maker
as Giant
Harmony Trail
as Marshal Taylor
The Contender
as Biff Benham
Silver City Kid
as Henchman Garvey
Trail to Gunsight
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
1943
Haunted Ranch
as Rance Austin
Black Market Rustlers
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Bullets and Saddles
as Jack Hammond
False Colors
as Sonora
The Black Raven
as Andy
The Kid Rides Again
as Tom Slade
Western Cyclone
as Dirk Randall
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Tip
The Return of the Rangers
as Frank Martin
Death Valley Rangers
as The Marshall
Action in the North Atlantic
as Jake (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
Cattle Stampede
as Boss Coulter
The Kansan
as 2nd Gate Guard
Mission to Moscow
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
as Walker
Arizona Trail
as Henchman Matt
1942
Down Texas Way
as Sheriff Trump
Boot Hill Bandits
as The Maverick
Texas Trouble Shooters
as Roger Denby
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Boss Stanton
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Luke Miller
Overland Stagecoach
as Harlen Kent
Come on Danger
as Henchman Sloan
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Henchman Bill
Bandit Ranger
as Frank Curtis
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Louie Meade
The Mad Monster
as Petro
Romance on the Range
as Lead Henchman Stokes
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Cal (uncredited)
Western Mail
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Banker Jeff Corey
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Joe Duncan
Raiders of the West
as Hank Reynolds
1941
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Saddlemates
as Little Bear
Fugitive Valley
as Gray
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Ed Stark
Lone Star Law Men
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Vic Landreau
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Matt Brawley
The Driftin' Kid
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
Arizona Cyclone
as Roy Jessup
Badlands of Dakota
as Bob Russell
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
The Bandit Trail
as Idaho
Riders of Death Valley
as Tex, a Benton Rider
1940
Three Men from Texas
as Stokes
Pals of the Silver Sage
as Vic Insley
San Francisco Docks
as Mike
Wyoming
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff Dave
The Dark Command
as Tough Yankee #1
Wagon Train
as Stagecoach driver
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Jim Rawlins
Triple Justice
as Frank Wiley
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Pioneer Days
as Sheriff
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Bret Stockton
Stage to Chino
as Bill Hoagland
Land of the Six Guns
as Manny
Covered Wagon Trails
as Fletcher - Henchman
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Raider Thorne
Across the Plains
as Jeff Masters
The Night Riders
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
Range War
as Sheriff
Sunset Trail
as Bouncer
Law of the Pampas
as Slim Schultz
The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff
Overland Mail
as Sheriff Dawson
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Boggs
Days of Jesse James
as Cole Younger
The Llano Kid
as Henderson
Oklahoma Terror
as Ross Haddon
Arizona Legion
as George Kirby
Honor of the West
as Bat Morrison
Blue Montana Skies
as Bob Causer
The Fighting Gringo
as Rance Potter
1938
In Old Mexico
as Burke
Pride of the West
as Saunders
Air Devils
as Messenger
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Kendal Henchman
Gun Packer
as Sheriff
Border Wolves
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
Guilty Trails
as Sheriff
The Mexicali Kid
as Foreman Jed
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Bull
The Mysterious Rider
as Henchman Cramer
The Painted Trail
as Sheriff Ed
The Spy Ring
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
California Frontier
as Blackie
Call of the Rockies
as Henchman Kelso
State Police
as Henchman
Ghost Town Riders
as Tex - Henchman
1937
Adventure's End
as Barzeck
Arizona Days
as Henchman Pete
Empty Holsters
as Tex Roberts
The Cherokee Strip
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Land Beyond the Law
as Bandy Malarkey
Blazing Sixes
as Peewee
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Pewee
1936
California Mail
as Henchman Bud
Flash Gordon
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Guns of the Pecos
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Jake
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Prankster Butch
Trailin' West
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
The Sunday Round-Up
as Master of Ceremonies
1935
Westward Ho
as Carter
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
The New Frontier
as Norton
Lawless Range
as Burn's Henchman
Stormy
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Stew-Bum
The Law of 45's
as Monte
1934
He Wore A Star
as Loco Frank
The Man from Hell
as Singer
1933
The Thrill Hunter
as Studio Western Cowboy
1932
1931