Glenn Strange
Known for: Acting
Born: August 16, 1899
Died: September 20, 1973
Place of birth: 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, 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
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Filmography
198 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
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I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
8.5
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
10.0
Dracula in the Movies
1992
9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
19916.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
3.4
The Horror Show
1979
7.3
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
10.0
The Adventures of the Spirit
1963
6.7
Thriller
1960
7.1
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.1
The Rifleman
1958
6.3
Frontier Doctor
1958
6.8
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
5.7
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957
5.0
26 Men
1957
5.1
Sugarfoot
1957
5.5
Last Stagecoach West
1957
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
6.2
The Halliday Brand
1957
5.3
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
6.5
Backlash
1956
6.7
The Vanishing American
1955
6.8
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
7.0
Judge Roy Bean
1955
7.0
The Road to Denver
1955
7.5
Marty
1955
6.0
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
5.7
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
6.3
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
7.0
Calamity Jane
1953
6.8
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
5.0
Devil's Canyon
1953
5.9
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953
5.7
Born to the Saddle
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.7
The Lawless Breed
1952
7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
6.7
The Lusty Men
1952
5.3
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
7.3
Wagons West
1952
6.6
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
5.4
Texas Carnival
1951
6.5
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
6.1
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
6.0
Double Crossbones
1951
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
5.0
Comanche Territory
1950
6.4
Master Minds
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
8.0
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
1949
5.3
Rimfire
1949
6.0
Disaster
1948
7.3
Red River
1948
5.8
Four Faces West
1948
7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
7.2
The Gallant Legion
1948
6.2
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
6.8
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
6.0
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
6.8
Up Goes Maisie
1946
5.5
House of Dracula
1945
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945
5.5
Bad Men of the Border
1945
9.0
Renegades of the Rio Grande
1945
6.1
House of Frankenstein
1944
5.3
Harmony Trail
1944
7.0
Alaska
1944
10.0
Trail to Gunsight
1944
8.0
San Antonio Kid
1944
7.0
Silver City Kid
1944
5.0
Forty Thieves
1944
6.0
Sonora Stagecoach
1944
4.8
The Contender
1944
6.7
Valley Of Vengeance
1944
5.2
The Monster Maker
1944
5.8
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
6.4
The Woman of the Town
1943
7.5
Death Valley Rangers
1943
4.7
False Colors
1943
6.3
Bullets and Saddles
1943
7.0
The Return of the Rangers
1943
5.4
Arizona Trail
1943
6.0
The Kansan
1943
10.0
Black Market Rustlers
1943
5.8
Cattle Stampede
1943
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
5.4
The Black Raven
1943
5.9
The Desperadoes
1943
5.3
Western Cyclone
1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
4.5
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
8.0
Haunted Ranch
1943
6.2
The Kid Rides Again
1943
7.5
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942
5.9
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942
5.5
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
6.5
Overland Stagecoach
1942
4.7
Bandit Ranger
1942
7.7
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942
6.2
The Spoilers
1942
6.0
Come on Danger
1942
6.5
Down Texas Way
1942
6.5
Romance on the Range
1942
3.4
The Mad Monster
1942
7.0
Rolling Down the Great Divide
1942
5.8
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
6.0
Sunset on the Desert
1942
5.5
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
8.0
Raiders of the West
1942
7.5
Stagecoach Buckaroo
1942
6.3
Western Mail
1942
5.0
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
6.0
Dude Cowboy
1941
7.0
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
9.0
Lone Star Law Men
1941
7.1
Go West, Young Lady
1941
7.0
Arizona Cyclone
1941
7.0
The Driftin' Kid
1941
6.6
The Bandit Trail
1941
5.6
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
8.0
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
6.0
Badlands of Dakota
1941
6.5
Wide Open Town
1941
6.0
Fugitive Valley
1941
6.8
Riders of Death Valley
1941
10.0
Saddlemates
1941
4.8
The Kid's Last Ride
1941
7.3
San Francisco Docks
1940
7.0
The Fargo Kid
1940
6.6
Three Men from Texas
1940
6.4
Wagon Train
1940
7.5
Triple Justice
1940
6.7
Wyoming
1940
9.0
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940
5.9
Stage to Chino
1940
8.0
Land of the Six Guns
1940
8.0
Pals of the Silver Sage
1940
6.4
Dark Command
1940
7.5
Covered Wagon Trails
1940
8.0
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
1940
6.8
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
10.0
Pioneer Days
1940
5.1
Days of Jesse James
1939
7.0
The Llano Kid
1939
4.5
Overland Mail
1939
5.0
Law of the Pampas
1939
6.5
Range War
1939
8.0
Oklahoma Terror
1939
7.0
The Fighting Gringo
1939
5.0
Across the Plains
1939
4.5
Blue Montana Skies
1939
5.8
The Night Riders
1939
5.3
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
7.3
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
6.3
Sunset Trail
1939
10.0
The Phantom Stage
1939
5.5
Arizona Legion
1939
8.0
Honor of the West
19399.0
Ghost Town Riders
1938
9.0
California Frontier
1938
7.0
Gun Packer
1938
10.0
Guilty Trails
1938
7.3
The Mysterious Rider
1938
8.0
Black Bandit
1938
5.8
The Mexicali Kid
1938
6.7
In Old Mexico
1938
6.5
Pride of the West
1938
6.3
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
4.3
Air Devils
1938
7.0
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
10.0
Call of the Rockies
1938
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The Last Stand
1938
8.0
State Police
1938
8.0
Border Wolves
1938
7.0
The Painted Trail
1938
5.6
The Spy Ring
1938
5.5
Adventure's End
1937
3.8
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
8.0
Empty Holsters
1937
8.0
Blazing Sixes
1937
6.5
The Cherokee Strip
1937
8.5
Land Beyond the Law
1937
5.0
Arizona Days
1937
6.9
Guns of the Pecos
1936
4.9
California Mail
1936
8.0
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
10.0
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
5.0
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936
8.0
Trailin' West
1936
7.0
Avenging Waters
1936
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936
5.3
The Law of 45's
1935
4.3
Lawless Range
1935
6.8
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
4.9
The New Frontier
1935
7.0
Stormy
1935
5.4
Westward Ho
1935
5.8
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
5.7
The Man from Hell
1934
4.5
The Star Packer
1934
6.5
The Thrill Hunter
1933
4.9
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
5.4
The Hurricane Express
1932
5.1
Cavalier of the West
1931
5.2
The Range Feud
1931
6.2
Wild Horse
1931