Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
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Glenn Strange

Actor 1899-08-16 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, jo...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Red River

Red River

1948 · Naylor (uncredited)

Marty

Marty

1955 · (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 · The Monster

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959 · Gun Hill Bouncer

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953 · Prospector (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944 · Frankenstein Monster

House of Dracula

House of Dracula

1945 · The Frankenstein Monster

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Sam Noonan

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952 · Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)

Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953 · Sergeant Compton (uncredited)

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942 · Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951 · Colonel (uncredited)

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942 · Deputy (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 · Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)

Dark Command

Dark Command

1940 · Tough Yankee #1

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Jake (uncredited)