Cast
Glenn Strange
Acting
Cast
Glenn Strange
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-08-16
From
Weed, New Mexico, USA
Died
1973-09-20
Also known as George Glenn Strange, Glen 'Peewee' Strange, Glen 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. 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
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Red River
as Naylor (uncredited)
Marty
as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
as Lem - Jack's Gang Member
Backlash
as Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as The Monster
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Gun Hill Bouncer
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
Oklahoma Terror
as Ross Haddon
Westward Ho
as Carter
Cattle Stampede
as Boss Coulter
The Range Feud
Texas Carnival
as Tex Hodgkins
Lawless Range
as Burn's Henchman
House of Dracula
as The Frankenstein Monster
Alias Jesse James
as James Gang Member
Wild Horse
as Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
California Mail
as Henchman Bud
Sinbad the Sailor
as Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Haunted Ranch
as Rance Austin
Overland Mail
as Sheriff Dawson
Flash Gordon
as Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Arizona Legion
as George Kirby
Devil's Canyon
as Marshal (uncredited)
State Police
as Henchman
The Red Badge of Courage
as Colonel (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Jake (uncredited)
Comanche Territory
as Big Joe
Triple Justice
as Frank Wiley
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein Monster
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
Dark Command
as Tough Yankee #1
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Devil Dan Winfield
Border Wolves
as Deputy Joe O'Connell
Overland Stagecoach
as Harlen Kent
Alaska
as Miner
Blazing Sixes
as Peewee
Mission to Moscow
as Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Ben Avery
Saratoga Trunk
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Black Raven
as Andy
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Lefty
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Big Muscle
The Lusty Men
as Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Last Stagecoach West
as Sheriff
The Mummy's Tomb
as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
The Halliday Brand
as Townsman
The Hurricane Express
as Jim
Air Devils
as Messenger
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
The Mad Monster
as Petro
Badlands of Dakota
as Bob Russell
Callaway Went Thataway
as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
as Henchman Jake
Four Faces West
as Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Cavalier of the West
as Trooper
Wide Open Town
as Henchman Ed Stark
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Boss Stanton
Forty Thieves
as Ike Simmons
Bullets and Saddles
as Jack Hammond
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
The Kansan
as 2nd Gate Guard
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
Riders of Death Valley
as Tex, a Benton Rider
The Night Riders
as Angry Riverboat Gambler
The Road to Denver
as Big George
The Lawless Breed
as Ben Hanley
Saddlemates
as Little Bear
The New Frontier
as Norton
Gun Packer
as Sheriff
Adventure's End
as Barzeck
Fugitive Valley
as Gray
The Star Packer
as Loco Frank
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Ace Hanlon
The Woman of the Town
as Walker
Range War
as Sheriff
The Fargo Kid
as Sheriff Dave
Days of Jesse James
as Cole Younger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop (Uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Renegade
San Francisco Docks
as Mike
The Kid Rides Again
as Tom Slade
Sunset Trail
as Bouncer
Death Valley Rangers
as The Marshall
Three Men from Texas
as Stokes
Empty Holsters
as Tex Roberts
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Luke Miller
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Boggs
Pride of the West
as Saunders
Valley Of Vengeance
as Barker
False Colors
as Sonora
Romance on the Range
as Lead Henchman Stokes
The Man from Hell
as Singer
The Monster Maker
as Giant
Rimfire
as Curt Calvin
The Spy Ring
as The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Across the Plains
as Jeff Masters
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Banker Jeff Corey
Blue Montana Skies
as Bob Causer
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Bull
Dracula in the Movies
Wyoming
as Bill Smalley - Henchman
Wagons West
as Marshal Jim
Quantrill's Raiders
as Todd
Sunset on the Desert
as Deputy Louie Meade
Ghost Town Riders
as Tex - Henchman
The Sunday Round-Up
as Master of Ceremonies
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Stand Watie
The Mysterious Rider
as Henchman Cramer
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Stew-Bum
Raiders of the West
as Hank Reynolds
The Cherokee Strip
as Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Kendal Henchman
The Veils of Bagdad
as Mik-Kel
Master Minds
as Atlas the Monster
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Raider Thorne
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Matt Brawley
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Cal (uncredited)
Land Beyond the Law
as Bandy Malarkey
Western Mail
as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Harmony Trail
as Marshal Taylor
Sonora Stagecoach
as Paul Kenton
Arizona Days
as Henchman Pete
The Bandit Trail
as Idaho
Stormy
as Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
The Contender
as Biff Benham
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Henchman Bill
Bandit Ranger
as Frank Curtis
Down Texas Way
as Sheriff Trump
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Pewee
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as Self
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Bret Stockton
The Many Faces of Dracula
as The Monster (archive footage)
Texas Trouble Shooters
as Roger Denby
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Joe Duncan
Teddy the Rough Rider
as Jim Rawlins
Law of the Pampas
as Slim Schultz
Guns of the Pecos
as Wedding Groom / Rustler
Bad Men of the Border
as Sheriff Peters
Stage to Chino
as Bill Hoagland
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
as Studio Western Cowboy
The Vanishing American
as Beleanth
Silver City Kid
as Henchman Garvey
Gunfire at Indian Gap
as Matt
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Disaster
as Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Pioneer Days
as Sheriff
In Old Mexico
as Burke
Born to the Saddle
as Tom Roper
Western Cyclone
as Dirk Randall
Trail to Gunsight
as Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Honor of the West
as Bat Morrison
Trailin' West
as Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Wild Horse Stampede
as Henchman Tip
Hollywood Wonderland
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
San Antonio Kid
as Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
The Llano Kid
as Henderson
California Frontier
as Blackie
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Vic Landreau
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Come on Danger
as Henchman Sloan
Lone Star Law Men
as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Land of the Six Guns
as Manny
Black Market Rustlers
as Corbin (as Glen Strange)
The Return of the Rangers
as Frank Martin
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Black Bandit
Arizona Trail
as Henchman Matt
Wagon Train
as Stagecoach driver
Renegades of the Rio Grande
as Bart Drummond
Guilty Trails
as Sheriff
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Prankster Butch
The Law of 45's
as Monte
The Phantom Stage
as Sheriff
Covered Wagon Trails
as Fletcher - Henchman
The Mexicali Kid
as Foreman Jed
Arizona Cyclone
as Roy Jessup
The Painted Trail
as Sheriff Ed
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Call of the Rockies
as Henchman Kelso
Boot Hill Bandits
as The Maverick
The Fighting Gringo
as Rance Potter
Pals of the Silver Sage
as Vic Insley
Westward Ho-Hum
The Last Stand
The Adventures of the Spirit
as Frankenstein Monster
The Driftin' Kid
as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)