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.
Series | Committed | Unknown | 2005-01-04 |
Movie | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Horrible Horror | Monster in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein' | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
Movie | Spaceship to the Unknown | Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1966-01-01 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Movie | The Adventures of the Spirit | Frankenstein Monster | 1963-01-01 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1960-09-13 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | Last Train from Gun Hill | Gun Hill Bouncer | 1959-07-29 |
Movie | Alias Jesse James | James Gang Member | 1959-03-20 |
Movie | Quantrill's Raiders | Todd | 1958-04-27 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | Frontier Doctor | Unknown | 1958-09-26 |
Movie | The Halliday Brand | Townsman | 1957-01-01 |
Movie | Last Stagecoach West | Sheriff | 1957-07-16 |
Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
Movie | Gunfire at Indian Gap | Matt | 1957-12-11 |
Series | 26 Men | Unknown | 1957-11-01 |
Movie | Backlash | Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited) | 1956-03-14 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | The Fastest Gun Alive | Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
Movie | The Road to Denver | Big George | 1955-06-15 |
Movie | Marty | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1955-04-11 |
Series | Buffalo Bill Jr. | Unknown | 1955-03-01 |
Series | Judge Roy Bean | 1955-09-01 | |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Series | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Unknown | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | The Vanishing American | Beleanth | 1955-11-17 |
Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
Movie | Cattle Queen of Montana | Indian Chief (uncredited) | 1954-11-18 |
Movie | Born to the Saddle | Tom Roper | 1953-03-15 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | The Great Sioux Uprising | Stand Watie | 1953-07-17 |
Movie | The Veils of Bagdad | Mik-Kel | 1953-10-06 |
Movie | Escape from Fort Bravo | Sergeant Compton | 1953-12-04 |
Movie | Devil's Canyon | Marshal (uncredited) | 1953-08-13 |
Movie | Calamity Jane | Prospector (uncredited) | 1953-11-04 |
Movie | The Legend Of The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | Wagons West | Marshal Jim | 1952-07-06 |
Movie | The Lawless Breed | Ben Hanley | 1952-12-28 |
Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Movie | The Lusty Men | Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited) | 1952-10-24 |
Movie | Comin' Round the Mountain | Devil Dan Winfield | 1951-07-26 |
Movie | Double Crossbones | Capt. Ben Avery | 1951-04-26 |
Series | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Unknown | 1951-08-11 |
Movie | Texas Carnival | Tex Hodgkins | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | The Red Badge of Courage | Colonel (uncredited) | 1951-09-27 |
Movie | Comanche Territory | Big Joe | 1950-05-01 |
Movie | Rimfire | Curt Calvin | 1949-03-25 |
Movie | Roll, Thunder, Roll! | Ace Hanlon | 1949-08-26 |
Movie | Enter the Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish | 1949-09-15 |
Movie | The Gal Who Took the West | Lee Cowhand | 1949-09-01 |
Movie | Master Minds | Atlas the Monster | 1949-11-27 |
Movie | The Gallant Legion | Renegade | 1948-05-24 |
Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | The Monster | 1948-06-15 |
Movie | Four Faces West | Posse Deputy (uncredited) | 1948-08-03 |
Movie | Red River | Naylor (uncredited) | 1948-08-26 |
Movie | The Sea of Grass | Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited) | 1947-04-25 |
Movie | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Lefty | 1947-10-08 |
Movie | Hollywood Wonderland | Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
Movie | Up Goes Maisie | Cop (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
Movie | House of Dracula | The Frankenstein Monster | 1945-12-07 |
Movie | Bad Men of the Border | Sheriff Peters | 1945-06-01 |
Movie | Renegades of the Rio Grande | Bart Drummond | 1945-06-01 |
Movie | Saratoga Trunk | Cowboy (uncredited) | 1945-11-21 |
Movie | Sonora Stagecoach | Paul Kenton | 1944-06-10 |
Movie | The Contender | Biff Benham | 1944-05-10 |
Movie | Forty Thieves | Ike Simmons | 1944-06-23 |
Movie | The Monster Maker | Giant | 1944-04-15 |
Movie | Valley Of Vengeance | Barker | 1944-05-05 |
Movie | Knickerbocker Holiday | Big Muscle | 1944-03-17 |
Movie | House of Frankenstein | Frankenstein Monster | 1944-12-01 |
Movie | Silver City Kid | Henchman Garvey | 1944-07-20 |
Movie | Alaska | Miner | 1944-11-18 |
Movie | Harmony Trail | Marshal Taylor | 1944-12-01 |
Movie | Trail to Gunsight | Duke Ellis, Gang Leader | 1944-08-18 |
Movie | San Antonio Kid | Frank 'Ace' Hanlon | 1944-08-16 |
Movie | The Desperadoes | Lem - Jack's Gang Member | 1943-05-25 |
Movie | The Black Raven | Andy | 1943-05-31 |
Movie | Western Cyclone | Dirk Randall | 1943-05-14 |
Movie | The Kid Rides Again | Tom Slade | 1943-01-27 |
Movie | Cattle Stampede | Boss Coulter | 1943-08-16 |
Movie | Haunted Ranch | Rance Austin | 1943-02-19 |
Movie | Wild Horse Stampede | Henchman Tip | 1943-04-16 |
Movie | Mission to Moscow | Southerner in Montage (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
Movie | Action in the North Atlantic | Jake (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
Movie | Death Valley Rangers | The Marshall | 1943-12-03 |
Movie | The Woman of the Town | Walker | 1943-12-31 |
Movie | Black Market Rustlers | Corbin (as Glen Strange) | 1943-08-27 |
Movie | Bullets and Saddles | Jack Hammond | 1943-10-29 |
Movie | False Colors | Sonora | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Arizona Trail | Henchman Matt | 1943-09-15 |
Movie | The Kansan | 2nd Gate Guard | 1943-09-10 |
Movie | The Return of the Rangers | Frank Martin | 1943-10-26 |
Movie | Sunset on the Desert | Deputy Louie Meade | 1942-04-01 |
Movie | Rolling Down the Great Divide | Joe Duncan | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Boot Hill Bandits | The Maverick | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | The Mad Monster | Petro | 1942-05-15 |
Movie | The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Luke Miller | 1942-01-16 |
Movie | Stagecoach Buckaroo | Henchman Bill | 1942-02-13 |
Movie | Western Mail | Sheriff Big Bill Collins | 1942-02-13 |
Movie | Raiders of the West | Hank Reynolds | 1942-02-20 |
Movie | Billy the Kid Trapped | Boss Stanton | 1942-02-27 |
Movie | Texas Trouble Shooters | Roger Denby | 1942-06-12 |
Movie | The Mummy's Tomb | Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited) | 1942-10-23 |
Movie | Little Joe, the Wrangler | Banker Jeff Corey | 1942-11-13 |
Movie | Romance on the Range | Lead Henchman Stokes | 1942-05-18 |
Movie | Overland Stagecoach | Harlen Kent | 1942-10-10 |
Movie | Beyond the Line of Duty | Cal (uncredited) | 1942-11-07 |
Movie | Bandit Ranger | Frank Curtis | 1942-09-28 |
Movie | Down Texas Way | Sheriff Trump | 1942-05-22 |
Movie | Come on Danger | Henchman Sloan | 1942-06-05 |
Movie | The Spoilers | Deputy (uncredited) | 1942-06-11 |
Movie | Westward Ho-Hum | 1941-09-15 | |
Movie | Badlands Of Dakota | Bob Russell | 1941-09-15 |
Movie | Wide Open Town | Henchman Ed Stark | 1941-08-08 |
Movie | The Kid's Last Ride | Bart Gill / Ike Breeden | 1941-02-10 |
Movie | Billy the Kid Wanted | Matt Brawley | 1941-10-03 |
Movie | Riders of Death Valley | Tex, a Benton Rider | 1941-07-01 |
Movie | Fugitive Valley | Gray | 1941-07-30 |
Movie | Saddlemates | Little Bear | 1941-05-15 |
Movie | Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Vic Landreau | 1941-12-12 |
Movie | The Bandit Trail | Idaho | 1941-10-10 |
Movie | Lone Star Law Men | Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange) | 1941-12-05 |
Movie | Dude Cowboy | Henchman Krinkle | 1941-12-12 |
Movie | Go West, Young Lady | Townsman | 1941-11-27 |
Movie | The Driftin' Kid | Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange) | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | Arizona Cyclone | Roy Jessup | 1941-11-14 |
Movie | Pals of the Silver Sage | Vic Insley | 1940-04-21 |
Movie | Land of the Six Guns | Manny | 1940-05-09 |
Movie | Dark Command | Tough Yankee #1 | 1940-04-15 |
Movie | Teddy the Rough Rider | Jim Rawlins | 1940-02-21 |
Movie | Stage to Chino | Bill Hoagland | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | Pioneer Days | Sheriff | 1940-01-25 |
Movie | Rhythm of the Rio Grande | Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange) | 1940-03-02 |
Movie | The Cowboy from Sundown | Bret Stockton | 1940-09-05 |
Movie | San Francisco Docks | Mike | 1940-12-25 |
Movie | Wyoming | Bill Smalley - Henchman | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Three Men from Texas | Stokes | 1940-11-15 |
Movie | The Fargo Kid | Sheriff Dave | 1940-12-06 |
Movie | Wagon Train | Stagecoach driver | 1940-10-04 |
Movie | Triple Justice | Frank Wiley | 1940-09-22 |
Movie | Blue Montana Skies | Bob Causer | 1939-05-03 |
Movie | The Night Riders | Angry Riverboat Gambler | 1939-04-12 |
Movie | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Raider Thorne | 1939-02-25 |
Movie | Honor of the West | Bat Morrison | 1939-01-13 |
Movie | Arizona Legion | George Kirby | 1939-01-20 |
Movie | The Phantom Stage | Sheriff | 1939-02-10 |
Movie | Sunset Trail | Bouncer | 1939-02-24 |
Movie | Rough Riders' Round-up | Boggs | 1939-03-13 |
Movie | Overland Mail | Sheriff Dawson | 1939-11-16 |
Movie | The Llano Kid | Henderson | 1939-12-08 |
Movie | Across the Plains | Jeff Masters | 1939-06-01 |
Movie | Law of the Pampas | Slim Schultz | 1939-11-03 |
Movie | Days of Jesse James | Cole Younger | 1939-12-20 |
Movie | The Fighting Gringo | Rance Potter | 1939-08-08 |
Movie | Oklahoma Terror | Ross Haddon | 1939-08-24 |
Movie | Range War | Sheriff | 1939-09-08 |
Movie | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Bull | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | State Police | Henchman | 1938-03-18 |
Movie | The Last Stand | 1938-04-01 | |
Movie | The Painted Trail | Sheriff Ed | 1938-02-16 |
Movie | Air Devils | Messenger | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | The Spy Ring | The 'Champ' (uncredited) | 1938-01-08 |
Movie | Border Wolves | Deputy Joe O'Connell | 1938-02-25 |
Movie | In Old Mexico | Burke | 1938-09-09 |
Movie | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Kendal Henchman | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | Ghost Town Riders | Tex - Henchman | 1938-12-16 |
Movie | The Mysterious Rider | Henchman Cramer | 1938-09-21 |
Movie | Gun Packer | Sheriff | 1938-11-16 |
Movie | The Mexicali Kid | Foreman Jed | 1938-09-13 |
Movie | Pride of the West | Saunders | 1938-07-07 |
Movie | The Cherokee Strip | Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader | 1937-05-15 |
Movie | Arizona Days | Henchman Pete | 1937-01-30 |
Movie | Land Beyond the Law | Bandy Malarkey | 1937-03-13 |
Movie | Blazing Sixes | Peewee | 1937-06-12 |
Movie | Adventure's End | Barzeck | 1937-12-05 |
Movie | Empty Holsters | Tex Roberts | 1937-07-10 |
Movie | The Devil's Saddle Legion | Pewee | 1937-08-14 |
Movie | Trailin' West | Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited) | 1936-09-04 |
Movie | Avenging Waters | Henchman Jake | 1936-05-08 |
Movie | Flash Gordon | Gocko/Robot/Soldier | 1936-04-06 |
Movie | A Tenderfoot Goes West | Prankster Butch | 1936-10-15 |
Movie | The Fugitive Sheriff | Trial Spectator (uncredited) | 1936-10-19 |
Movie | Guns of the Pecos | Wedding Groom / Rustler | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | California Mail | Henchman Bud | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | The Sunday Round-Up | Master of Ceremonies | 1936-10-31 |
Movie | Westward Ho | Carter | 1935-08-19 |
Movie | Cyclone of the Saddle | Singer / Fiddler / Townsman | 1935-04-03 |
Movie | Stormy | Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited) | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | Lawless Range | Burn's Henchman | 1935-11-04 |
Movie | The New Frontier | Norton | 1935-10-25 |
Movie | The Law of 45's | Monte | 1935-12-01 |
Movie | Moonlight on the Prairie | Stew-Bum | 1935-11-02 |
Movie | The Star Packer | Loco Frank | 1934-07-30 |
Movie | The Man from Hell | Singer | 1934-08-28 |
Movie | The Thrill Hunter | Studio Western Cowboy | 1933-04-30 |
Movie | Ride Him, Cowboy | Hawk Henchman (uncredited) | 1932-08-27 |
Movie | The Hurricane Express | Jim | 1932-08-01 |
Movie | Wild Horse | Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride | 1931-08-02 |
Movie | Cavalier of the West | Trooper | 1931-11-15 |
Movie | The Range Feud | 1931-10-14 |