Acting
Glenn Strange
EN, FR, NL cinema · 199 credits
Born
16 August 1899
Died
20 September 1973 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Weed, New Mexico, USA
Also known as George Glenn Strange · Glen 'Peewee' Strange · Glen Strange · Peewee Strange
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
Known for
Filmography
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)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
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)
Last Stagecoach West
as Sheriff
The Halliday Brand
as Townsman
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Backlash
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as Beleanth
Marty
as (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
as Big George
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
as Marshal (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sergeant Compton (uncredited), as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
as Tom Roper
The Veils of Bagdad
as Mik-Kel
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stand Watie
The Lawless Breed
as Ben Hanley
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
The Lusty Men
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Wagons West
as Marshal Jim
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Devil Dan Winfield
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Avery
Texas Carnival
as Tex Hodgkins
The Red Badge of Courage
as Colonel (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
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)
The Gallant Legion
as Renegade
Red River
as Naylor (uncredited)
Four Faces West
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (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)
Bad Men of the Border
as Sheriff Peters
Renegades of the Rio Grande
as Bart Drummond
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Big Muscle
Harmony Trail
as Marshal Taylor
San Antonio Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Alaska
as Miner
The Contender
as Biff Benham
The Monster Maker
as Giant
House of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein Monster
Sonora Stagecoach
as Paul Kenton
Forty Thieves
as Ike Simmons
Valley Of Vengeance
as Barker
Silver City Kid
as Henchman Garvey
Trail to Gunsight
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
The Kid Rides Again
as Tom Slade
The Black Raven
as Andy
Death Valley Rangers
as The Marshall
The Desperadoes
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
False Colors
as Sonora
Arizona Trail
as Henchman Matt
Bullets and Saddles
as Jack Hammond
Black Market Rustlers
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
The Return of the Rangers
as Frank Martin
Western Cyclone
as Dirk Randall
Haunted Ranch
as Rance Austin
The Woman of the Town
as Walker
Cattle Stampede
as Boss Coulter
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Tip
The Kansan
as 2nd Gate Guard
Action in the North Atlantic
as Jake (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Boss Stanton
The Mad Monster
as Petro
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Henchman Bill
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Louie Meade
Down Texas Way
as Sheriff Trump
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Luke Miller
Texas Trouble Shooters
as Roger Denby
Come on Danger
as Henchman Sloan
Bandit Ranger
as Frank Curtis
Overland Stagecoach
as Harlen Kent
Western Mail
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Banker Jeff Corey
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Joe Duncan
Boot Hill Bandits
as The Maverick
Raiders of the West
as Hank Reynolds
Romance on the Range
as Lead Henchman Stokes
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Cal (uncredited)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Lone Star Law Men
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Matt Brawley
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Ed Stark
The Driftin' Kid
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
The Bandit Trail
as Idaho
Riders of Death Valley
as Tex, a Benton Rider
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
Arizona Cyclone
as Roy Jessup
Saddlemates
as Little Bear
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Vic Landreau
Fugitive Valley
as Gray
Badlands of Dakota
as Bob Russell
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff Dave
Wagon Train
as Stagecoach driver
Land of the Six Guns
as Manny
Covered Wagon Trails
as Fletcher - Henchman
Stage to Chino
as Bill Hoagland
Pals of the Silver Sage
as Vic Insley
Triple Justice
as Frank Wiley
Wyoming
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Bret Stockton
Three Men from Texas
as Stokes
Dark Command
as Tough Yankee #1
Pioneer Days
as Sheriff
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Jim Rawlins
The Llano Kid
as Henderson
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Raider Thorne
Across the Plains
as Jeff Masters
Oklahoma Terror
as Ross Haddon
Overland Mail
as Sheriff Dawson
Arizona Legion
as George Kirby
The Night Riders
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
Days of Jesse James
as Cole Younger
The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff
Sunset Trail
as Bouncer
Range War
as Sheriff
Law of the Pampas
as Slim Schultz
The Fighting Gringo
as Rance Potter
Blue Montana Skies
as Bob Causer
Honor of the West
as Bat Morrison
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Bull
Ghost Town Riders
as Tex - Henchman
Gun Packer
as Sheriff
The Mysterious Rider
as Henchman Cramer
Air Devils
as Messenger
The Mexicali Kid
as Foreman Jed
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Kendal Henchman
The Painted Trail
as Sheriff Ed
Pride of the West
as Saunders
In Old Mexico
as Burke
The Spy Ring
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Border Wolves
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
State Police
as Henchman
California Frontier
as Blackie
Guilty Trail
as Sheriff
Call of the Rockies
as Henchman Kelso
Arizona Days
as Henchman Pete
Adventure's End
as Barzeck
Land Beyond the Law
as Bandy Malarkey
The Cherokee Strip
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Blazing Sixes
as Peewee
Empty Holsters
as Tex Roberts
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Guns of the Pecos
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Jake
Flash Gordon
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Trailin' West
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
California Mail
as Henchman Bud
The Sunday Round-Up
as Master of Ceremonies
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Prankster Butch
Stormy
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
The Law of 45's
as Monte
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Westward Ho
as Carter
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Stew-Bum
Lawless Range
as Burn's Henchman
The New Frontier
as Norton
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), Stunts
Wild Horse
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Cavalier of the West
as Trooper