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Glenn Strange
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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, …
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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 On September 20, 1973, at age 74, Strange died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California. Singer Eddie Dean, with whom Strange had collaborated on various songs and opening themes for films, sang at Strange's funeral service as a final tribute. Strange is interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. CLR
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BODY OF WORK
Glenn Strange's Filmography
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I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
No Poster
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventures of the Spirit
as Frankenstein Monster
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Gun Hill Bouncer
Alias Jesse James
as James Gang Member
Terror in a Texas Town
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Todd
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Matt
Last Stagecoach West
as Sheriff
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
The Halliday Brand
as Townsman
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Backlash
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as Beleanth
The Road to Denver
as Big George
Marty
as (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Veils of Bagdad
as Mik-Kel
Devil's Canyon
as Marshal (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stand Watie
Born to the Saddle
as Tom Roper
The Lawless Breed
as Ben Hanley
The Lusty Men
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Wagons West
as Marshal Jim
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
Callaway Went Thataway
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
as Tex Hodgkins
The Red Badge of Courage
as Colonel (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Devil Dan Winfield
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Avery
Comanche Territory
as Big Joe
Master Minds
as Atlas the Monster
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Ace Hanlon
Rimfire
as Curt Calvin
Disaster
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Red River
as Naylor (uncredited)
Four Faces West
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as The Monster
The Gallant Legion
as Renegade
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Lefty
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop (Uncredited)
House of Dracula
as The Frankenstein Monster
Saratoga Trunk
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Renegades of the Rio Grande
as Bart Drummond
Bad Men of the Border
as Sheriff Peters
House of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein Monster
Harmony Trail
as Marshal Taylor
Alaska
as Miner
Trail to Gunsight
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
San Antonio Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Silver City Kid
as Henchman Garvey
Forty Thieves
as Ike Simmons
Sonora Stagecoach
as Paul Kenton
The Contender
as Biff Benham
Valley Of Vengeance
as Barker
The Monster Maker
as Giant
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Big Muscle
The Woman of the Town
as Walker
Death Valley Rangers
as The Marshall
False Colors
as Sonora
Bullets and Saddles
as Jack Hammond
The Return of the Rangers
as Frank Martin
Arizona Trail
as Henchman Matt
The Kansan
as 2nd Gate Guard
Black Market Rustlers
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Cattle Stampede
as Boss Coulter
Action in the North Atlantic
as Jake (uncredited)
The Black Raven
as Andy
The Desperadoes
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
Western Cyclone
as Dirk Randall
Mission to Moscow
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Tip
Haunted Ranch
as Rance Austin
The Kid Rides Again
as Tom Slade
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Banker Jeff Corey
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Cal (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Overland Stagecoach
as Harlen Kent
Bandit Ranger
as Frank Curtis
Texas Trouble Shooters
as Roger Denby
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
Come on Danger
as Henchman Sloan
Down Texas Way
as Sheriff Trump
Romance on the Range
as Lead Henchman Stokes
The Mad Monster
as Petro
Boot Hill Bandits
as The Maverick
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Joe Duncan
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Louie Meade
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Boss Stanton
Raiders of the West
as Hank Reynolds
Western Mail
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Henchman Bill
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Luke Miller
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Vic Landreau
Lone Star Law Men
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
Arizona Cyclone
as Roy Jessup
The Driftin' Kid
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
The Bandit Trail
as Idaho
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Matt Brawley
Badlands of Dakota
as Bob Russell
Westward Ho-Hum
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Ed Stark
Fugitive Valley
as Gray
Riders of Death Valley
as Tex, a Benton Rider
Saddlemates
as Little Bear
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
San Francisco Docks
as Mike
The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff Dave
Three Men from Texas
as Stokes
Wagon Train
as Stagecoach driver
Triple Justice
as Frank Wiley
Wyoming
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Bret Stockton
Stage to Chino
as Bill Hoagland
Land of the Six Guns
as Manny
Pals of the Silver Sage
as Vic Insley
Dark Command
as Tough Yankee #1
Covered Wagon Trails
as Fletcher - Henchman
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Jim Rawlins
Pioneer Days
as Sheriff
Days of Jesse James
as Cole Younger
The Llano Kid
as Henderson
Overland Mail
as Sheriff Dawson
Law of the Pampas
as Slim Schultz
Range War
as Sheriff
Oklahoma Terror
as Ross Haddon
The Fighting Gringo
as Rance Potter
Across the Plains
as Jeff Masters
Blue Montana Skies
as Bob Causer
The Night Riders
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Boggs
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Raider Thorne
Sunset Trail
as Bouncer
The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff
Arizona Legion
as George Kirby
Honor of the West
as Bat Morrison
Ghost Town Riders
as Tex - Henchman
California Frontier
as Blackie
Gun Packer
as Sheriff
Guilty Trail
as Sheriff
The Mysterious Rider
as Henchman Cramer
Black Bandit
The Mexicali Kid
as Foreman Jed
In Old Mexico
as Burke
Pride of the West
as Saunders
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Kendal Henchman
Air Devils
as Messenger
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Bull
Call of the Rockies
as Henchman Kelso
The Last Stand
State Police
as Henchman
Border Wolves
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
The Painted Trail
as Sheriff Ed
The Spy Ring
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Adventure's End
as Barzeck
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Pewee
Empty Holsters
as Tex Roberts
Blazing Sixes
as Peewee
The Cherokee Strip
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Land Beyond the Law
as Bandy Malarkey
Arizona Days
as Henchman Pete
Guns of the Pecos
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
California Mail
as Henchman Bud
The Sunday Round-Up
as Master of Ceremonies
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Prankster Butch
Trailin' West
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Jake
Flash Gordon
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
The Law of 45's
as Monte
Lawless Range
as Burn's Henchman
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Stew-Bum
The New Frontier
as Norton
Stormy
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Westward Ho
as Carter
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
The Man from Hell
as Singer
The Star Packer
as Loco Frank
The Thrill Hunter
as Studio Western Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
as Jim
Cavalier of the West
as Trooper
The Range Feud
Wild Horse
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride