Glenn Strange

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

217

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-08-16

Day of death

1973-09-20 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Weed, New Mexico, USA

Glenn Strange

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

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Arizona Cyclone

    Arizona Cyclone

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • Red River

    Red River

  • In Old Mexico

    In Old Mexico

  • The Fastest Gun Alive

    The Fastest Gun Alive

  • Bandit Ranger

    Bandit Ranger

  • Wild Horse Stampede

    Wild Horse Stampede

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Sunset Trail

    Sunset Trail

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • Guilty Trails

    Guilty Trails

  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Rough Riders' Round-up

  • The Kansan

    The Kansan

  • Marty

    Marty

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Billy The Kid's Round-Up

    Billy The Kid's Round-Up

  • Hollywood Wonderland

    Hollywood Wonderland

  • Buffalo Bill Jr.

    Buffalo Bill Jr.

  • Death Valley Rangers

    Death Valley Rangers

  • Overland Mail

    Overland Mail

  • The Kid's Last Ride

    The Kid's Last Ride

  • Six Shootin' Sheriff

    Six Shootin' Sheriff

  • Double Crossbones

    Double Crossbones

  • Honor of the West

    Honor of the West

  • The Devil's Saddle Legion

    The Devil's Saddle Legion

  • The Gallant Legion

    The Gallant Legion

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Sunset on the Desert

    Sunset on the Desert

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Whirlwind Horseman

    Whirlwind Horseman

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • The Great Sioux Uprising

    The Great Sioux Uprising

  • The Bandit Trail

    The Bandit Trail

  • Trail to Gunsight

    Trail to Gunsight

  • Beyond the Line of Duty

    Beyond the Line of Duty

  • Cattle Stampede

    Cattle Stampede

  • The Last Stand

    The Last Stand

  • Pride of the West

    Pride of the West

  • Lone Star Law Men

    Lone Star Law Men

  • Gunfire at Indian Gap

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

  • Last Train from Gun Hill

    Last Train from Gun Hill

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Up Goes Maisie

    Up Goes Maisie

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Cyclone of the Saddle

    Cyclone of the Saddle

  • Lawless Range

    Lawless Range

  • Law of the Pampas

    Law of the Pampas

  • Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

  • Stagecoach Buckaroo

    Stagecoach Buckaroo

  • The Contender

    The Contender

  • The Driftin' Kid

    The Driftin' Kid

  • Last Stagecoach West

    Last Stagecoach West

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • Across the Plains

    Across the Plains

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

  • State Police

    State Police

  • Wagons West

    Wagons West

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • Overland Stagecoach

    Overland Stagecoach

  • Three Men from Texas

    Three Men from Texas

  • Pals of the Silver Sage

    Pals of the Silver Sage

  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

  • Moonlight on the Prairie

    Moonlight on the Prairie

  • Come on Danger

    Come on Danger

  • The Mexicali Kid

    The Mexicali Kid

  • Stormy

    Stormy

  • Quantrill's Raiders

    Quantrill's Raiders

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    The Lone Ranger Rides Again

  • Born to the Saddle

    Born to the Saddle

  • House of Dracula

    House of Dracula

  • Gun Packer

    Gun Packer

  • The New Frontier

    The New Frontier

  • Billy the Kid Trapped

    Billy the Kid Trapped

  • The Man from Hell

    The Man from Hell

  • Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

  • The Fargo Kid

    The Fargo Kid

  • The Black Raven

    The Black Raven

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • Avenging Waters

    Avenging Waters

  • The Night Riders

    The Night Riders

  • Adventure's End

    Adventure's End

  • Land of the Six Guns

    Land of the Six Guns

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Cavalier of the West

    Cavalier of the West

  • The Llano Kid

    The Llano Kid

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • The Veils of Bagdad

    The Veils of Bagdad

  • Blue Montana Skies

    Blue Montana Skies

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • Black Bandit

    Black Bandit

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Western Cyclone

    Western Cyclone

  • The Phantom Stage

    The Phantom Stage

  • Judge Roy Bean

    Judge Roy Bean

  • The Return of the Rangers

    The Return of the Rangers

  • The Monster Maker

    The Monster Maker

  • The Road to Denver

    The Road to Denver

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • The Hurricane Express

    The Hurricane Express

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Alaska

    Alaska

  • California Mail

    California Mail

  • The Legend Of The Lone Ranger

    The Legend Of The Lone Ranger

  • California Frontier

    California Frontier

  • The Thrill Hunter

    The Thrill Hunter

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • Wide Open Town

    Wide Open Town

  • Black Market Rustlers

    Black Market Rustlers

  • Fugitive Valley

    Fugitive Valley

  • Saddlemates

    Saddlemates

  • Wild Horse

    Wild Horse

  • Trailin' West

    Trailin' West

  • Rimfire

    Rimfire

  • The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • Romance on the Range

    Romance on the Range

  • Master Minds

    Master Minds

  • San Antonio Kid

    San Antonio Kid

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Billy the Kid Wanted

    Billy the Kid Wanted

  • The Kid Rides Again

    The Kid Rides Again

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Ride Him, Cowboy

    Ride Him, Cowboy

  • Go West, Young Lady

    Go West, Young Lady

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • The Fighting Gringo

    The Fighting Gringo

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

  • The Vanishing American

    The Vanishing American

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • Empty Holsters

    Empty Holsters

  • The Cherokee Strip

    The Cherokee Strip

  • Frontier Doctor

    Frontier Doctor

  • San Francisco Docks

    San Francisco Docks

  • The Mad Monster

    The Mad Monster

  • Escape from Fort Bravo

    Escape from Fort Bravo

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Lawless Breed

    The Lawless Breed

  • Comanche Territory

    Comanche Territory

  • Air Devils

    Air Devils

  • Border Wolves

    Border Wolves

  • Guns of the Pecos

    Guns of the Pecos

  • The Halliday Brand

    The Halliday Brand

  • Range War

    Range War

  • Texas Trouble Shooters

    Texas Trouble Shooters

  • Spaceship to the Unknown

    Spaceship to the Unknown

  • Roll, Thunder, Roll!

    Roll, Thunder, Roll!

  • Oklahoma Terror

    Oklahoma Terror

  • Boot Hill Bandits

    Boot Hill Bandits

  • Land Beyond the Law

    Land Beyond the Law

  • The Fugitive Sheriff

    The Fugitive Sheriff

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • Teddy the Rough Rider

    Teddy the Rough Rider

  • Silver City Kid

    Silver City Kid

  • The Range Feud

    The Range Feud

  • A Tenderfoot Goes West

    A Tenderfoot Goes West

  • Covered Wagon Trails

    Covered Wagon Trails

  • Westward Ho-Hum

    Westward Ho-Hum

  • Raiders of the West

    Raiders of the West

  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Sonora Stagecoach

  • Devil's Canyon

    Devil's Canyon

  • The Spy Ring

    The Spy Ring

  • Forty Thieves

    Forty Thieves

  • Sinbad the Sailor

    Sinbad the Sailor

  • Dude Cowboy

    Dude Cowboy

  • Western Mail

    Western Mail

  • Westward Ho

    Westward Ho

  • The Star Packer

    The Star Packer

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Blazing Sixes

    Blazing Sixes

  • The Law of 45's

    The Law of 45's

  • Rhythm of the Rio Grande

    Rhythm of the Rio Grande

  • Haunted Ranch

    Haunted Ranch

  • Bad Men of the Border

    Bad Men of the Border

  • Bullets and Saddles

    Bullets and Saddles

  • Valley Of Vengeance

    Valley Of Vengeance

  • Down Texas Way

    Down Texas Way

  • Pioneer Days

    Pioneer Days

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler

    Little Joe, the Wrangler

  • Harmony Trail

    Harmony Trail

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Four Faces West

    Four Faces West

  • Renegades of the Rio Grande

    Renegades of the Rio Grande

  • Rolling Down the Great Divide

    Rolling Down the Great Divide

  • The Painted Trail

    The Painted Trail

  • Knickerbocker Holiday

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • Ghost Town Riders

    Ghost Town Riders

  • The Cowboy from Sundown

    The Cowboy from Sundown

  • The Sunday Round-Up

    The Sunday Round-Up

  • The Adventures of the Spirit

    The Adventures of the Spirit

  • Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

  • The Lone Rider and the Bandit

    The Lone Rider and the Bandit

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

  • I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

    I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

  • Arizona Days

    Arizona Days