Actor

Glenn Strange

Birthday: August 16, 1899

Born in: Weed, New Mexico, USA

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.

Movie Credits

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2006) as Self
Age: 107
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as The Monster (archive footage)
Age: 100
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 99
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 95
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as The Monster (archive footage)
Age: 91
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as The Monster (archive footage)
Age: 91
The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
Age: 79
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 66
The Adventures of the Spirit (1963) as Frankenstein Monster
Age: 63
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) as Gun Hill Bouncer
Age: 59
Alias Jesse James (1959) as James Gang Member
Age: 59
Quantrill's Raiders (1958) as Todd
Age: 58
Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957) as Matt
Age: 58
Last Stagecoach West (1957) as Sheriff
Age: 57
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Age: 57
The Halliday Brand (1957) as Townsman
Age: 57
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Age: 56
Backlash (1956) as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Vanishing American (1955) as Beleanth
Age: 56
The Road to Denver (1955) as Big George
Age: 55
Marty (1955) as Bit Role (uncredited)
Age: 55
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Age: 55
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Age: 54
Calamity Jane (1953) as Prospector (uncredited)
Age: 54
The Veils of Bagdad (1953) as Mik-Kel
Age: 54
Devil's Canyon (1953) as Marshal (uncredited)
Age: 53
The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) as Stand Watie
Age: 53
Born to the Saddle (1953) as Tom Roper
Age: 53
The Lawless Breed (1952) as Ben Hanley
Age: 53
The Lusty Men (1952) as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Age: 53
Wagons West (1952) as Marshal Jim
Age: 52
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952) as Butch Cavendish
Age: 52
Callaway Went Thataway (1951) as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Age: 52
Texas Carnival (1951) as Tex Hodgkins
Age: 52
The Red Badge of Courage (1951) as Colonel (uncredited)
Age: 52
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) as Devil Dan Winfield
Age: 51
Double Crossbones (1951) as Capt. Ben Avery
Age: 51
Comanche Territory (1950) as Big Joe
Age: 50
Master Minds (1949) as Atlas the Monster
Age: 50
Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949) as Ace Hanlon
Age: 50
Rimfire (1949) as Curt Calvin
Age: 49
Disaster (1948) as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Age: 49
Red River (1948) as Naylor (uncredited)
Age: 49
Four Faces West (1948) as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Age: 48
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as The Monster
Age: 48
The Gallant Legion (1948) as Renegade
Age: 48
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) as Lefty
Age: 48
Hollywood Wonderland (1947) as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
Age: 47
The Sea of Grass (1947) as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Age: 47
Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
Age: 47
Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Cop (Uncredited)
Age: 46
House of Dracula (1945) as The Frankenstein Monster
Age: 46
Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Cowboy (uncredited)
Age: 46
Bad Men of the Border (1945) as Sheriff Peters
Age: 45
Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) as Bart Drummond
Age: 45
House of Frankenstein (1944) as Frankenstein Monster
Age: 45
Harmony Trail (1944) as Marshal Taylor
Age: 45
Alaska (1944) as Miner
Age: 45
Trail to Gunsight (1944) as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Age: 45
San Antonio Kid (1944) as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Age: 45
Silver City Kid (1944) as Henchman Garvey
Age: 44
Forty Thieves (1944) as Ike Simmons
Age: 44
Sonora Stagecoach (1944) as Paul Kenton
Age: 44
The Contender (1944) as Biff Benham
Age: 44
Valley Of Vengeance (1944) as Barker
Age: 44
The Monster Maker (1944) as Giant
Age: 44
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) as Big Muscle
Age: 44
The Woman of the Town (1943) as Walker
Age: 44
Death Valley Rangers (1943) as The Marshall
Age: 44
False Colors (1943) as Sonora
Age: 44
Bullets and Saddles (1943) as Jack Hammond
Age: 44
The Return of the Rangers (1943) as Frank Martin
Age: 44
Arizona Trail (1943) as Henchman Matt
Age: 44
The Kansan (1943) as 2nd Gate Guard
Age: 44
Black Market Rustlers (1943) as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Age: 44
Cattle Stampede (1943) as Boss Coulter
Age: 44
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Jake (uncredited)
Age: 43
The Black Raven (1943) as Andy
Age: 43
The Desperadoes (1943) as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
Age: 43
Western Cyclone (1943) as Dirk Randall
Age: 43
Mission to Moscow (1943) as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Age: 43
Wild Horse Stampede (1943) as Henchman Tip
Age: 43
Haunted Ranch (1943) as Rance Austin
Age: 43
The Kid Rides Again (1943) as Tom Slade
Age: 43
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) as Banker Jeff Corey
Age: 43
Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) as Cal (uncredited)
Age: 43
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Age: 43
Overland Stagecoach (1942) as Harlen Kent
Age: 43
Bandit Ranger (1942) as Frank Curtis
Age: 43
Texas Trouble Shooters (1942) as Roger Denby
Age: 42
The Spoilers (1942) as Deputy (uncredited)
Age: 42
Come on Danger (1942) as Henchman Sloan
Age: 42
Down Texas Way (1942) as Sheriff Trump
Age: 42
Romance on the Range (1942) as Lead Henchman Stokes
Age: 42
The Mad Monster (1942) as Petro
Age: 42
Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942) as Joe Duncan
Age: 42
Boot Hill Bandits (1942) as The Maverick
Age: 42
Sunset on the Desert (1942) as Deputy Louie Meade
Age: 42
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) as Boss Stanton
Age: 42
Raiders of the West (1942) as Hank Reynolds
Age: 42
Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942) as Henchman Bill
Age: 42
Western Mail (1942) as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Age: 42
The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942) as Luke Miller
Age: 42
Dude Cowboy (1941) as Henchman Krinkle
Age: 42
Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941) as Vic Landreau
Age: 42
Lone Star Law Men (1941) as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Age: 42
Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Townsman
Age: 42
Arizona Cyclone (1941) as Roy Jessup
Age: 42
The Driftin' Kid (1941) as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
Age: 42
The Bandit Trail (1941) as Idaho
Age: 42
Billy the Kid Wanted (1941) as Matt Brawley
Age: 42
Westward Ho-Hum (1941)
Age: 42
Badlands of Dakota (1941) as Bob Russell
Age: 42
Wide Open Town (1941) as Henchman Ed Stark
Age: 41
Fugitive Valley (1941) as Gray
Age: 41
Riders of Death Valley (1941) as Tex, a Benton Rider
Age: 41
Saddlemates (1941) as Little Bear
Age: 41
The Kid's Last Ride (1941) as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Age: 41
San Francisco Docks (1940) as Mike
Age: 41
The Fargo Kid (1940) as Sheriff Dave
Age: 41
Three Men from Texas (1940) as Stokes
Age: 41
Wagon Train (1940) as Stagecoach driver
Age: 41
Triple Justice (1940) as Frank Wiley
Age: 41
Wyoming (1940) as Bill Smalley - Henchman
Age: 41
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940) as Bret Stockton
Age: 41
Stage to Chino (1940) as Bill Hoagland
Age: 40
Land of the Six Guns (1940) as Manny
Age: 40
Pals of the Silver Sage (1940) as Vic Insley
Age: 40
Dark Command (1940) as Tough Yankee #1
Age: 40
Covered Wagon Trails (1940) as Fletcher - Henchman
Age: 40
Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Age: 40
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) as Jim Rawlins
Age: 40
Pioneer Days (1940) as Sheriff
Age: 40
Days of Jesse James (1939) as Cole Younger
Age: 40
The Llano Kid (1939) as Henderson
Age: 40
Overland Mail (1939) as Sheriff Dawson
Age: 40
Law of the Pampas (1939) as Slim Schultz
Age: 40
Range War (1939) as Sheriff
Age: 40
Oklahoma Terror (1939) as Ross Haddon
Age: 40
The Fighting Gringo (1939) as Rance Potter
Age: 39
Across the Plains (1939) as Jeff Masters
Age: 39
Blue Montana Skies (1939) as Bob Causer
Age: 39
The Night Riders (1939) as Angry Riverboat Gambler
Age: 39
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939) as Boggs
Age: 39
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) as Raider Thorne
Age: 39
Sunset Trail (1939) as Bouncer
Age: 39
The Phantom Stage (1939) as Sheriff
Age: 39
Arizona Legion (1939) as George Kirby
Age: 39
Honor of the West (1939) as Bat Morrison
Age: 39
Ghost Town Riders (1938) as Tex - Henchman
Age: 39
California Frontier (1938) as Blackie
Age: 39
Gun Packer (1938) as Sheriff
Age: 39
Guilty Trails (1938) as Sheriff
Age: 39
The Mysterious Rider (1938) as Henchman Cramer
Age: 39
Black Bandit (1938)
Age: 39
The Mexicali Kid (1938) as Foreman Jed
Age: 39
In Old Mexico (1938) as Burke
Age: 39
Pride of the West (1938) as Saunders
Age: 38
Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938) as Kendal Henchman
Age: 38
Air Devils (1938) as Messenger
Age: 38
Whirlwind Horseman (1938) as Henchman Bull
Age: 38
Call of the Rockies (1938) as Henchman Kelso
Age: 38
The Last Stand (1938)
Age: 38
State Police (1938) as Henchman
Age: 38
Border Wolves (1938) as Deputy Joe O'Connell
Age: 38
The Painted Trail (1938) as Sheriff Ed
Age: 38
The Spy Ring (1938) as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Age: 38
Adventure's End (1937) as Barzeck
Age: 38
The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937) as Pewee
Age: 37
Empty Holsters (1937) as Tex Roberts
Age: 37
Blazing Sixes (1937) as Peewee
Age: 37
The Cherokee Strip (1937) as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Age: 37
Land Beyond the Law (1937) as Bandy Malarkey
Age: 37
Arizona Days (1937) as Henchman Pete
Age: 37
Guns of the Pecos (1936) as Wedding Groom / Rustler
Age: 37
California Mail (1936) as Henchman Bud
Age: 37
The Sunday Round-Up (1936) as Master of Ceremonies
Age: 37
The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age: 37
A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936) as Prankster Butch
Age: 37
Trailin' West (1936) as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Age: 37
Avenging Waters (1936) as Henchman Jake
Age: 36
Flash Gordon (1936) as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Age: 36
The Law of 45's (1935) as Monte
Age: 36
Lawless Range (1935) as Burn's Henchman
Age: 36
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) as Stew-Bum
Age: 36
The New Frontier (1935) as Norton
Age: 36
Stormy (1935) as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Age: 36
Westward Ho (1935) as Carter
Age: 36
Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Age: 35
The Man from Hell (1934) as Singer
Age: 35
The Star Packer (1934) as Loco Frank
Age: 34
The Thrill Hunter (1933) as Studio Western Cowboy
Age: 33
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
Age: 33
The Hurricane Express (1932) as Jim
Age: 32
Cavalier of the West (1931) as Trooper
Age: 32
The Range Feud (1931)
Age: 32
Wild Horse (1931) as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Age: 31