Glenn Strange
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 a...
Known For
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006
as Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as The Monster (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventures of the Spirit
1963
as Frankenstein Monster
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Hawley
Thriller
1960
as Indian (scenes deleted)
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
as Gun Hill Bouncer
Alias Jesse James
1959
as James Gang Member
Rawhide
1959
as Bartender
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
as Todd
The Rifleman
1958
as Stage Driver
Frontier Doctor
1958
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Sheriff
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Townsman
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957
as Matt
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Red Wing
26 Men
1957
Backlash
1956
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Vanishing American
1955
as Beleanth
Marty
1955
as (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
1955
as Big George
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sam Noonan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Judge Roy Bean
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sam (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Man
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953
as Prospector (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Marshal (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
1953
as Tom Roper
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
as Mik-Kel
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953
as Stand Watie
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Red Herring
The Lawless Breed
1952
as Ben Hanley
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
as Butch Cavendish
The Lusty Men
1952
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Wagons West
1952
as Marshal Jim
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Devil Dan Winfield
Double Crossbones
1951
as Capt. Ben Avery
Texas Carnival
1951
as Tex Hodgkins
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Colonel (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Comanche Territory
1950
as Big Joe
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as The Monster
Master Minds
1949
as Atlas the Monster
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
1949
as Ace Hanlon
Rimfire
1949
as Curt Calvin
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Cavendish
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Butch Cavendish
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as The Monster
Disaster
1948
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Renegade
Red River
1948
as Naylor (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Lefty
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Cop (Uncredited)
House of Dracula
1945
as The Frankenstein Monster
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Sheriff Peters
Renegades of the Rio Grande
1945
as Bart Drummond
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Big Muscle
Harmony Trail
1944
as Marshal Taylor
San Antonio Kid
1944
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Alaska
1944
as Miner
The Contender
1944
as Biff Benham
The Monster Maker
1944
as Giant
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Frankenstein Monster
Sonora Stagecoach
1944
as Paul Kenton
Forty Thieves
1944
as Ike Simmons
Valley Of Vengeance
1944
as Barker
Silver City Kid
1944
as Henchman Garvey
Trail to Gunsight
1944
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
The Kid Rides Again
1943
as Tom Slade
The Black Raven
1943
as Andy
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as The Marshall
The Desperadoes
1943
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
False Colors
1943
as Sonora
Arizona Trail
1943
as Henchman Matt
Bullets and Saddles
1943
as Jack Hammond
Black Market Rustlers
1943
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
The Return of the Rangers
1943
as Frank Martin
Haunted Ranch
1943
as Rance Austin
Western Cyclone
1943
as Dirk Randall
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Walker
Cattle Stampede
1943
as Boss Coulter
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Henchman Tip
The Kansan
1943
as 2nd Gate Guard
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Jake (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
as Boss Stanton
The Mad Monster
1942
as Petro
Stagecoach Buckaroo
1942
as Henchman Bill
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Deputy Louie Meade
Down Texas Way
1942
as Sheriff Trump
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
as Luke Miller
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942
as Roger Denby
Come on Danger
1942
as Henchman Sloan
Bandit Ranger
1942
as Frank Curtis
Overland Stagecoach
1942
as Harlen Kent
Western Mail
1942
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942
as Banker Jeff Corey
Rolling Down the Great Divide
1942
as Joe Duncan
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
as The Maverick
Raiders of the West
1942
as Hank Reynolds
Romance on the Range
1942
as Lead Henchman Stokes
The Spoilers
1942
as Deputy (uncredited)
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942
as Cal (uncredited)
The Kid's Last Ride
1941
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Lone Star Law Men
1941
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
as Matt Brawley
Wide Open Town
1941
as Henchman Ed Stark
The Driftin' Kid
1941
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
The Bandit Trail
1941
as Idaho
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Tex, a Benton Rider
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Henchman Krinkle
Arizona Cyclone
1941
as Roy Jessup
Saddlemates
1941
as Little Bear
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
as Vic Landreau
Fugitive Valley
1941
as Gray
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Bob Russell
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Townsman
The Fargo Kid
1940
as Sheriff Dave
Wagon Train
1940
as Stagecoach driver
Land of the Six Guns
1940
as Manny
Covered Wagon Trails
1940
as Fletcher - Henchman
Stage to Chino
1940
as Bill Hoagland
Pals of the Silver Sage
1940
as Vic Insley
Triple Justice
1940
as Frank Wiley
Wyoming
1940
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940
as Bret Stockton
Dark Command
1940
as Tough Yankee #1
Three Men from Texas
1940
as Stokes
Pioneer Days
1940
as Sheriff
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
1940
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Jim Rawlins
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Mike
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Raider Thorne
The Llano Kid
1939
as Henderson
Across the Plains
1939
as Jeff Masters
Oklahoma Terror
1939
as Ross Haddon
Overland Mail
1939
as Sheriff Dawson
Arizona Legion
1939
as George Kirby
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Boggs
The Night Riders
1939
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Cole Younger
The Phantom Stage
1939
as Sheriff
Sunset Trail
1939
as Bouncer
Range War
1939
as Sheriff
Law of the Pampas
1939
as Slim Schultz
The Fighting Gringo
1939
as Rance Potter
Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Bob Causer
Honor of the West
1939
as Bat Morrison
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Henchman Bull
Black Bandit
1938
Ghost Town Riders
1938
as Tex - Henchman
Gun Packer
1938
as Sheriff
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Henchman Cramer
Air Devils
1938
as Messenger
The Mexicali Kid
1938
as Foreman Jed
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Kendal Henchman
The Painted Trail
1938
as Sheriff Ed
Pride of the West
1938
as Saunders
In Old Mexico
1938
as Burke
The Last Stand
1938
The Spy Ring
1938
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Border Wolves
1938
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
State Police
1938
as Henchman
California Frontier
1938
as Blackie
Guilty Trail
1938
as Sheriff
Call of the Rockies
1938
as Henchman Kelso
Arizona Days
1937
as Henchman Pete
Adventure's End
1937
as Barzeck
Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Bandy Malarkey
The Cherokee Strip
1937
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Peewee
Empty Holsters
1937
as Tex Roberts
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
as Pewee
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
Avenging Waters
1936
as Henchman Jake
Flash Gordon
1936
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Trailin' West
1936
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
California Mail
1936
as Henchman Bud
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
as Master of Ceremonies
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936
as Prankster Butch
Stormy
1935
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
The Law of 45's
1935
as Monte
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Westward Ho
1935
as Carter
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Stew-Bum
Lawless Range
1935
as Burn's Henchman
The New Frontier
1935
as Norton
The Man from Hell
1934
as Singer
The Star Packer
1934
as Loco Frank
The Thrill Hunter
1933
as Studio Western Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932
as Jim
The Range Feud
1931
Wild Horse
1931
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Cavalier of the West
1931
as Trooper