Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1899-08-16
- Day of Death1973-09-20 (74 years)
- Place of BirthWeed, New Mexico, USA
- Also Known AsGeorge Glenn StrangeGlen 'Peewee' StrangeGlen StrangePeewee Strange
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....Read More
Acting Career
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
As: Hawley
- 1963
The Adventures of the Spirit
As: Frankenstein Monster
- 1960
Thriller
As: Indian (scenes deleted)
- 1959
Last Train from Gun Hill
As: Gun Hill Bouncer
- 1959
Alias Jesse James
As: James Gang Member
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Bartender
- 1958
Quantrill's Raiders
As: Todd
- 1957
Gunfire at Indian Gap
As: Matt
1957Sugarfoot
As: Red Wing
1957Last Stagecoach West
As: Sheriff
1957The Halliday Brand
As: Townsman
1956The Fastest Gun Alive
As: Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
1956Backlash
As: Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
1955The Vanishing American
As: Beleanth
1955Gunsmoke
As: Sam Noonan
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Sam (uncredited)
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Man
1955The Road to Denver
As: Big George
- 1955
Marty
As: Bit Role (uncredited)
1954Cattle Queen of Montana
As: Indian Chief (uncredited)
1953Escape from Fort Bravo
As: Sergeant Compton
- 1953
Calamity Jane
As: Prospector (uncredited)
1953The Veils of Bagdad
As: Mik-Kel
1953Devil's Canyon
As: Marshal (uncredited)
1953The Great Sioux Uprising
As: Stand Watie
1953Born to the Saddle
As: Tom Roper
1953General Electric Theater
As: Red Herring
1952The Lawless Breed
As: Ben Hanley
1952The Abbott and Costello Show
As: Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
1952The Lusty Men
As: Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
1952Wagons West
As: Marshal Jim
1952The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
As: Butch Cavendish
1951Callaway Went Thataway
As: Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
1951Texas Carnival
As: Tex Hodgkins
1951The Red Badge of Courage
As: Colonel (uncredited)
1951Comin' Round the Mountain
As: Devil Dan Winfield
1951Double Crossbones
As: Capt. Ben Avery
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
As: The Monster
1950Comanche Territory
As: Big Joe
1949Master Minds
As: Atlas the Monster
1949The Lone Ranger
As: Cavendish
- 1949
The Lone Ranger
As: Butch Cavendish
1949Roll, Thunder, Roll!
As: Ace Hanlon
1949Rimfire
As: Curt Calvin
1948Disaster
As: Foreman Davis (uncredited)
- 1948
Red River
As: Naylor (uncredited)
1948Four Faces West
As: Posse Deputy (uncredited)
- 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
As: The Monster
1948The Gallant Legion
As: Renegade
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
As: Lefty
1947Hollywood Wonderland
As: Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
1947The Sea of Grass
As: Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1947Sinbad the Sailor
As: Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
1946Up Goes Maisie
As: Cop (Uncredited)
1945House of Dracula
As: The Frankenstein Monster
1945Saratoga Trunk
As: Cowboy (uncredited)
1945Bad Men of the Border
As: Sheriff Peters
1945Renegades of the Rio Grande
As: Bart Drummond
1944Harmony Trail
As: Marshal Taylor
1944House of Frankenstein
As: Frankenstein Monster
1944Alaska
As: Miner
1944Trail to Gunsight
As: Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
1944San Antonio Kid
As: Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
1944Silver City Kid
As: Henchman Garvey
1944Forty Thieves
As: Ike Simmons
1944Sonora Stagecoach
As: Paul Kenton
1944The Contender
As: Biff Benham
1944Valley Of Vengeance
As: Barker
1944The Monster Maker
As: Giant
1944Knickerbocker Holiday
As: Big Muscle
1943The Woman of the Town
As: Walker
1943Death Valley Rangers
As: The Marshall
1943False Colors
As: Sonora
1943Bullets and Saddles
As: Jack Hammond
1943The Return of the Rangers
As: Frank Martin
1943Arizona Trail
As: Henchman Matt
1943The Kansan
As: 2nd Gate Guard
1943Black Market Rustlers
As: Corbin (as Glen Strange)
1943Cattle Stampede
As: Boss Coulter
1943Action in the North Atlantic
As: Jake (uncredited)
1943The Black Raven
As: Andy
1943The Desperadoes
As: Lem - Jack's Gang Member
1943Western Cyclone
As: Dirk Randall
1943Mission to Moscow
As: Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
1943Wild Horse Stampede
As: Henchman Tip
1943Haunted Ranch
As: Rance Austin
1943The Kid Rides Again
As: Tom Slade
1942Little Joe, the Wrangler
As: Banker Jeff Corey
1942Beyond the Line of Duty
As: Cal (uncredited)
1942The Mummy's Tomb
As: Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
1942Overland Stagecoach
As: Harlen Kent
1942Bandit Ranger
As: Frank Curtis
1942Texas Trouble Shooters
As: Roger Denby
1942The Spoilers
As: Deputy (uncredited)
1942Come on Danger
As: Henchman Sloan
1942Down Texas Way
As: Sheriff Trump
1942Romance on the Range
As: Lead Henchman Stokes
1942The Mad Monster
As: Petro
1942Rolling Down the Great Divide
As: Joe Duncan
1942Boot Hill Bandits
As: The Maverick
1942Sunset on the Desert
As: Deputy Louie Meade
1942Billy the Kid Trapped
As: Boss Stanton
1942Raiders of the West
As: Hank Reynolds
1942Stagecoach Buckaroo
As: Henchman Bill
1942Western Mail
As: Sheriff Big Bill Collins
1942The Lone Rider and the Bandit
As: Luke Miller
1941Dude Cowboy
As: Henchman Krinkle
1941Billy The Kid's Round-Up
As: Vic Landreau
1941Lone Star Law Men
As: Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
1941Go West, Young Lady
As: Townsman
1941Arizona Cyclone
As: Roy Jessup
1941The Driftin' Kid
As: Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
1941The Bandit Trail
As: Idaho
1941Billy the Kid Wanted
As: Matt Brawley
1941Badlands of Dakota
As: Bob Russell
1941Wide Open Town
As: Henchman Ed Stark
1941Fugitive Valley
As: Gray
1941Riders of Death Valley
As: Tex, a Benton Rider
1941Saddlemates
As: Little Bear
1941The Kid's Last Ride
As: Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
1940San Francisco Docks
As: Mike
1940The Fargo Kid
As: Sheriff Dave
1940Three Men from Texas
As: Stokes
1940Wagon Train
As: Stagecoach driver
1940Triple Justice
As: Frank Wiley
1940Wyoming
As: Bill Smalley - Henchman
1940The Cowboy from Sundown
As: Bret Stockton
1940Stage to Chino
As: Bill Hoagland
1940Land of the Six Guns
As: Manny
1940Pals of the Silver Sage
As: Vic Insley
1940Dark Command
As: Tough Yankee #1
1940Covered Wagon Trails
As: Fletcher - Henchman
1940Rhythm of the Rio Grande
As: Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
1940Teddy the Rough Rider
As: Jim Rawlins
1940Pioneer Days
As: Sheriff
1939Days of Jesse James
As: Cole Younger
1939The Llano Kid
As: Henderson
1939Overland Mail
As: Sheriff Dawson
1939Law of the Pampas
As: Slim Schultz
1939Range War
As: Sheriff
1939Oklahoma Terror
As: Ross Haddon
1939The Fighting Gringo
As: Rance Potter
1939Across the Plains
As: Jeff Masters
1939Blue Montana Skies
As: Bob Causer
1939The Night Riders
As: Angry Riverboat Gambler
1939Rough Riders' Round-up
As: Boggs
1939The Lone Ranger Rides Again
As: Raider Thorne
1939Sunset Trail
As: Bouncer
1939The Phantom Stage
As: Sheriff
1939Arizona Legion
As: George Kirby
1939Honor of the West
As: Bat Morrison
1938California Frontier
As: Blackie
1938Gun Packer
As: Sheriff
1938The Mysterious Rider
As: Henchman Cramer
1938The Mexicali Kid
As: Foreman Jed
1938In Old Mexico
As: Burke
1938Pride of the West
As: Saunders
1938Six Shootin' Sheriff
As: Kendal Henchman
1938Air Devils
As: Messenger
1938Whirlwind Horseman
As: Henchman Bull
1938State Police
As: Henchman
1938Border Wolves
As: Deputy Joe O'Connell
1938The Painted Trail
As: Sheriff Ed
1938The Spy Ring
As: The 'Champ' (uncredited)
1937Adventure's End
As: Barzeck
1937The Devil's Saddle Legion
As: Pewee
1937Empty Holsters
As: Tex Roberts
1937Blazing Sixes
As: Peewee
1937The Cherokee Strip
As: Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
1937Land Beyond the Law
As: Bandy Malarkey
1937Arizona Days
As: Henchman Pete
1936Guns of the Pecos
As: Wedding Groom / Rustler
1936California Mail
As: Henchman Bud
1936The Sunday Round-Up
As: Master of Ceremonies
1936The Fugitive Sheriff
As: Trial Spectator (uncredited)
1936A Tenderfoot Goes West
As: Prankster Butch
1936Trailin' West
As: Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
1936Avenging Waters
As: Henchman Jake
1936Flash Gordon
As: Gocko/Robot/Soldier
1935The Law of 45's
As: Monte
1935Lawless Range
As: Burn's Henchman
1935Moonlight on the Prairie
As: Stew-Bum
1935The New Frontier
As: Norton
1935Stormy
As: Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
1935Westward Ho
As: Carter
1935Cyclone of the Saddle
As: Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
1934The Man from Hell
As: Singer
1934The Star Packer
As: Loco Frank
1933The Thrill Hunter
As: Studio Western Cowboy
1932Ride Him, Cowboy
As: Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
1932The Hurricane Express
As: Jim
1931Cavalier of the West
As: Trooper
1931Wild Horse
As: Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride