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Glenn Strange

Acting Born Aug 16, 1899 Died Sep 20, 1973 Weed, New Mexico, USA 222 credits
222
Total Credits
1931–2006
76 Years Career Span
55
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Glenn Strange was a performer who stood 6' 5" tall. He was born George Glenn Strange on August 16, 1899. Strange taught himself to play the fiddle and guitar at a young age. He performed with a radio singing group known as the "Arizona Wranglers" in the late 1920s, alongside his cousin Taylor McPeters, later known as Cactus Mack. Strange first appeared on the television series Gunsmoke after being asked to join by James Arness in 1960.

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Known for

Petticoat Junction

as Hawley

Thriller

as Indian (scenes deleted)
Film

New Jack City

as Bartender
Film

Last Train from Gun Hill

as Gun Hill Bouncer
Film

Alias Jesse James

as James Gang Member

The Rifleman

as Stage Driver

Frontier Doctor

1958

Sugarfoot

as Red Wing

26 Men

1957
Film

Last Stagecoach West

as Sheriff
Film

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Frequent co-stars

Dabbs Greer 3 shared titles
James Arness 3 shared titles
Charles Stevens 3 shared titles
John Anderson 2 shared titles
Richard Anderson 2 shared titles
Edgar Buchanan 2 shared titles
Dennis Weaver 2 shared titles
Gregg Palmer 2 shared titles
Lon Chaney Jr. 2 shared titles
Chubby Johnson 2 shared titles

Career timeline

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
The Many Faces of Dracula
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFrankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Horror Show
Spaceship to the Unknown
Petticoat JunctionThe Adventures of the Spirit
Thriller
RawhideLast Train from Gun HillAlias Jesse James
The RiflemanFrontier DoctorQuantrill's Raiders
Sugarfoot26 MenLast Stagecoach WestGunfight at the O.K. CorralGunfire at Indian Gap
The Adventures of Jim BowieThe Fastest Gun AliveBacklash
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeSergeant Preston of the Yukon
Cattle Queen of Montana
The Veils of BagdadEscape from Fort BravoEscape from Fort BravoCalamity JaneGeneral Electric Theater
Hopalong CassidyThe Abbott and Costello ShowThe Lawless BreedThe Lusty MenThe Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Adventures of Kit CarsonThe Red Badge of CourageDouble CrossbonesCallaway Went ThatawayComin' Round the Mountain
The Colgate Comedy HourComanche Territory
The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerRimfireRoll, Thunder, Roll!Master Minds
Red RiverThe Gallant LegionFour Faces WestBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinDisaster
The Sea of GrassSinbad the SailorHollywood WonderlandThe Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Up Goes Maisie
House of DraculaSaratoga TrunkBad Men of the BorderRenegades of the Rio Grande
AlaskaSonora StagecoachHouse of FrankensteinThe ContenderForty Thieves
Death Valley RangersThe DesperadoesMission to MoscowBullets and SaddlesThe Woman of the Town
Western MailSunset on the DesertThe Mad MonsterTexas Trouble ShootersStagecoach Buckaroo
Dude CowboyWestward Ho-HumBadlands of DakotaWide Open TownGo West, Young Lady
Teddy the Rough RiderDark CommandPioneer DaysThree Men from TexasRhythm of the Rio Grande

Full Filmography

222 titles
  • I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies (2006) as Self
  • The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as The Monster (archive footage)
  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dracula in the Movies (1992) as (archive footage)
  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as The Monster (archive footage)
  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as The Monster (archive footage)
  • The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
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  • Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Hawley
  • The Adventures of the Spirit (1963) as Frankenstein Monster
  • Thriller (1960) as Indian (scenes deleted)
  • Rawhide (1959) as Bartender
  • Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) as Gun Hill Bouncer
  • Alias Jesse James (1959) as James Gang Member
  • The Rifleman (1958) as Stage Driver
  • Frontier Doctor (1958)
  • Quantrill's Raiders (1958) as Todd
  • Sugarfoot (1957) as Red Wing
  • 26 Men (1957)
  • Last Stagecoach West (1957) as Sheriff
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957) as Matt
  • The Halliday Brand (1957) as Townsman
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
  • The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
  • Backlash (1956) as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam Noonan
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam (uncredited)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Man
  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
  • Judge Roy Bean (1955)
  • Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)
  • Marty (1955) as Bit Role (uncredited)
  • The Road to Denver (1955) as Big George
  • The Vanishing American (1955) as Beleanth
  • Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) as Indian Chief (uncredited)
  • The Veils of Bagdad (1953) as Mik-Kel
  • Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
  • Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
  • Calamity Jane (1953) as Prospector (uncredited)
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Red Herring
  • Devil's Canyon (1953) as Marshal (uncredited)
  • The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) as Stand Watie
  • Born to the Saddle (1953) as Tom Roper
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
  • The Lawless Breed (1952) as Ben Hanley
  • The Lusty Men (1952) as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
  • The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952) as Butch Cavendish
  • Wagons West (1952) as Marshal Jim
  • The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
  • The Red Badge of Courage (1951) as Colonel (uncredited)
  • Double Crossbones (1951) as Capt. Ben Avery
  • Callaway Went Thataway (1951) as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
  • Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) as Devil Dan Winfield
  • Texas Carnival (1951) as Tex Hodgkins
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as The Monster
  • Comanche Territory (1950) as Big Joe
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Cavendish
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Butch Cavendish
  • Rimfire (1949) as Curt Calvin
  • Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949) as Ace Hanlon
  • Master Minds (1949) as Atlas the Monster
  • Red River (1948) as Naylor (uncredited)
  • The Gallant Legion (1948) as Renegade
  • Four Faces West (1948) as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as The Monster
  • Disaster (1948) as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
  • The Sea of Grass (1947) as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Wonderland (1947) as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) as Lefty
  • Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Cop (Uncredited)
  • House of Dracula (1945) as The Frankenstein Monster
  • Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Cowboy (uncredited)
  • Bad Men of the Border (1945) as Sheriff Peters
  • Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) as Bart Drummond
  • Alaska (1944) as Miner
  • Sonora Stagecoach (1944) as Paul Kenton
  • House of Frankenstein (1944) as Frankenstein Monster
  • The Contender (1944) as Biff Benham
  • Forty Thieves (1944) as Ike Simmons
  • Valley Of Vengeance (1944) as Barker
  • The Monster Maker (1944) as Giant
  • Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) as Big Muscle
  • Harmony Trail (1944) as Marshal Taylor
  • Silver City Kid (1944) as Henchman Garvey
  • San Antonio Kid (1944) as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
  • Trail to Gunsight (1944) as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
  • Death Valley Rangers (1943) as The Marshall
  • The Desperadoes (1943) as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
  • Mission to Moscow (1943) as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
  • Bullets and Saddles (1943) as Jack Hammond
  • The Woman of the Town (1943) as Walker
  • Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Jake (uncredited)
  • The Kansan (1943) as 2nd Gate Guard
  • The Black Raven (1943) as Andy
  • Cattle Stampede (1943) as Boss Coulter
  • Wild Horse Stampede (1943) as Henchman Tip
  • The Kid Rides Again (1943) as Tom Slade
  • Black Market Rustlers (1943) as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
  • Arizona Trail (1943) as Henchman Matt
  • Western Cyclone (1943) as Dirk Randall
  • False Colors (1943) as Sonora
  • Haunted Ranch (1943) as Rance Austin
  • The Return of the Rangers (1943) as Frank Martin
  • Western Mail (1942) as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
  • Sunset on the Desert (1942) as Deputy Louie Meade
  • The Mad Monster (1942) as Petro
  • Texas Trouble Shooters (1942) as Roger Denby
  • Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942) as Henchman Bill
  • The Spoilers (1942) as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Raiders of the West (1942) as Hank Reynolds
  • Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) as Boss Stanton
  • Romance on the Range (1942) as Lead Henchman Stokes
  • The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
  • Down Texas Way (1942) as Sheriff Trump
  • Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) as Banker Jeff Corey
  • Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) as Cal (uncredited)
  • Bandit Ranger (1942) as Frank Curtis
  • Boot Hill Bandits (1942) as The Maverick
  • The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942) as Luke Miller
  • Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942) as Joe Duncan
  • Come on Danger (1942) as Henchman Sloan
  • Overland Stagecoach (1942) as Harlen Kent
  • Dude Cowboy (1941) as Henchman Krinkle
  • Westward Ho-Hum (1941)
  • Badlands of Dakota (1941) as Bob Russell
  • Wide Open Town (1941) as Henchman Ed Stark
  • Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Townsman
  • The Kid's Last Ride (1941) as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
  • Riders of Death Valley (1941) as Tex, a Benton Rider
  • Billy the Kid Wanted (1941) as Matt Brawley
  • Saddlemates (1941) as Little Bear
  • The Bandit Trail (1941) as Idaho
  • Fugitive Valley (1941) as Gray
  • Arizona Cyclone (1941) as Roy Jessup
  • Lone Star Law Men (1941) as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
  • The Driftin' Kid (1941) as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
  • Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941) as Vic Landreau
  • Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) as Jim Rawlins
  • Dark Command (1940) as Tough Yankee #1
  • Pioneer Days (1940) as Sheriff
  • Three Men from Texas (1940) as Stokes
  • Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
  • Wyoming (1940) as Bill Smalley - Henchman
  • Triple Justice (1940) as Frank Wiley
  • Wagon Train (1940) as Stagecoach driver
  • The Cowboy from Sundown (1940) as Bret Stockton
  • San Francisco Docks (1940) as Mike
  • Land of the Six Guns (1940) as Manny
  • Covered Wagon Trails (1940) as Fletcher - Henchman
  • The Fargo Kid (1940) as Sheriff Dave
  • Pals of the Silver Sage (1940) as Vic Insley
  • Stage to Chino (1940) as Bill Hoagland
  • Oklahoma Terror (1939) as Ross Haddon
  • The Night Riders (1939) as Angry Riverboat Gambler
  • Days of Jesse James (1939) as Cole Younger
  • Law of the Pampas (1939) as Slim Schultz
  • Across the Plains (1939) as Jeff Masters
  • Range War (1939) as Sheriff
  • Sunset Trail (1939) as Bouncer
  • The Llano Kid (1939) as Henderson
  • Blue Montana Skies (1939) as Bob Causer
  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) as Raider Thorne
  • Rough Riders' Round-up (1939) as Boggs
  • The Fighting Gringo (1939) as Rance Potter
  • Arizona Legion (1939) as George Kirby
  • The Phantom Stage (1939) as Sheriff
  • Overland Mail (1939) as Sheriff Dawson
  • Honor of the West (1939) as Bat Morrison
  • The Spy Ring (1938) as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
  • The Mysterious Rider (1938) as Henchman Cramer
  • Call of the Rockies (1938) as Henchman Kelso
  • In Old Mexico (1938) as Burke
  • Pride of the West (1938) as Saunders
  • California Frontier (1938) as Blackie
  • The Painted Trail (1938) as Sheriff Ed
  • Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938) as Kendal Henchman
  • State Police (1938) as Henchman
  • Air Devils (1938) as Messenger
  • Whirlwind Horseman (1938) as Henchman Bull
  • The Last Stand (1938)
  • Guilty Trails (1938) as Sheriff
  • Ghost Town Riders (1938) as Tex - Henchman
  • Black Bandit (1938)
  • The Mexicali Kid (1938) as Foreman Jed
  • Border Wolves (1938) as Deputy Joe O'Connell
  • Gun Packer (1938) as Sheriff
  • The Cherokee Strip (1937) as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
  • Land Beyond the Law (1937) as Bandy Malarkey
  • Adventure's End (1937) as Barzeck
  • Blazing Sixes (1937) as Peewee
  • Arizona Days (1937) as Henchman Pete
  • Empty Holsters (1937) as Tex Roberts
  • The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937) as Pewee
  • The Sunday Round-Up (1936) as Master of Ceremonies
  • Flash Gordon (1936) as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
  • The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • California Mail (1936) as Henchman Bud
  • Avenging Waters (1936) as Henchman Jake
  • Guns of the Pecos (1936) as Wedding Groom / Rustler
  • Trailin' West (1936) as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
  • A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936) as Prankster Butch
  • Westward Ho (1935) as Carter
  • The New Frontier (1935) as Norton
  • Lawless Range (1935) as Burn's Henchman
  • Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) as Stew-Bum
  • Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
  • The Law of 45's (1935) as Monte
  • Stormy (1935) as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
  • The Star Packer (1934) as Loco Frank
  • The Man from Hell (1934) as Singer
  • The Thrill Hunter (1933) as Studio Western Cowboy
  • Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
  • Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) Stunts
  • The Hurricane Express (1932) as Jim
  • The Range Feud (1931)
  • Wild Horse (1931) as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
  • Cavalier of the West (1931) as Trooper

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Glenn Strange best known for?

Glenn Strange is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Petticoat Junction (1963), Thriller (1960), New Jack City (1991), Last Train from Gun Hill (1959).

When and where was Glenn Strange born?

Glenn Strange was born on August 16, 1899 in Weed, New Mexico, USA. They passed away on September 20, 1973.

How many credits does Glenn Strange have?

Glenn Strange has accumulated over 222 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1931 to 2006.

What is Glenn Strange's background in cinema and television?

Glenn Strange was a performer who stood 6' 5" tall. He was born George Glenn Strange on August 16, 1899. Strange taught himself to play the fiddle and guitar at a young age. He performed with a radio singing group known as the "Arizona Wranglers" in the late 1920s, alongside his cousin Taylor McPeters, later known as C...

Glenn Strange by the numbers

222credits
200films
22TV series
1931–2006active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (222) Born on August 16 In memoriam 1973

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