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.
Known For
Red River
(1948)
Naylor (uncredited)
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Gun Hill Bouncer
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
The Frankenstein Monster
Marty
(1955)
Bit Role (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
(1953)
Sergeant Compton
Dark Command
(1940)
Tough Yankee #1
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Jake (uncredited)
The Spoilers
(1942)
Deputy (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Frankenstein Monster
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Prospector (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Backlash
(1956)
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
(1954)
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Range Feud
(1931)
Cavalier of the West
(1931)
Trooper
Wild Horse
(1931)
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
The Hurricane Express
(1932)
Jim
Ride Him, Cowboy
(1932)
Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
(1933)
Studio Western Cowboy
The Star Packer
(1934)
Loco Frank
The Man from Hell
(1934)
Singer
Westward Ho
(1935)
Carter
The New Frontier
(1935)
Norton
Moonlight on the Prairie
(1935)
Stew-Bum
The Law of 45's
(1935)
Monte
Cyclone of the Saddle
(1935)
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Lawless Range
(1935)
Burn's Henchman
Stormy
(1935)
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Guns of the Pecos
(1936)
Wedding Groom / Rustler
Trailin' West
(1936)
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
A Tenderfoot Goes West
(1936)
Prankster Butch
Avenging Waters
(1936)
Henchman Jake
The Fugitive Sheriff
(1936)
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Sunday Round-Up
(1936)
Master of Ceremonies
Flash Gordon
(1936)
Gocko/Robot/Soldier
California Mail
(1936)
Henchman Bud
Land Beyond the Law
(1937)
Bandy Malarkey
The Cherokee Strip
(1937)
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
The Devil's Saddle Legion
(1937)
Pewee
Adventure's End
(1937)
Barzeck
Empty Holsters
(1937)
Tex Roberts
Arizona Days
(1937)
Henchman Pete
Blazing Sixes
(1937)
Peewee
Black Bandit
(1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
(1938)
Kendal Henchman
Border Wolves
(1938)
Deputy Joe O'Connell
The Spy Ring
(1938)
The 'Champ' (uncredited)
Whirlwind Horseman
(1938)
Henchman Bull
In Old Mexico
(1938)
Burke
Air Devils
(1938)
Messenger
The Mysterious Rider
(1938)
Henchman Cramer
The Mexicali Kid
(1938)
Foreman Jed
Gun Packer
(1938)
Sheriff
California Frontier
(1938)
Blackie
State Police
(1938)
Henchman
The Last Stand
(1938)
Ghost Town Riders
(1938)
Tex - Henchman
Pride of the West
(1938)
Saunders
The Painted Trail
(1938)
Sheriff Ed
The Llano Kid
(1939)
Henderson
Across the Plains
(1939)
Jeff Masters
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
Raider Thorne
Honor of the West
(1939)
Bat Morrison
The Phantom Stage
(1939)
Sheriff
Law of the Pampas
(1939)
Slim Schultz
Blue Montana Skies
(1939)
Bob Causer
Range War
(1939)
Sheriff
The Night Riders
(1939)
Angry Riverboat Gambler
Rough Riders' Round-up
(1939)
Boggs
Days of Jesse James
(1939)
Cole Younger
Sunset Trail
(1939)
Bouncer
Oklahoma Terror
(1939)
Ross Haddon
Overland Mail
(1939)
Sheriff Dawson
Arizona Legion
(1939)
George Kirby
The Fighting Gringo
(1939)
Rance Potter
Land of the Six Guns
(1940)
Manny
Stage to Chino
(1940)
Bill Hoagland
Triple Justice
(1940)
Frank Wiley
The Cowboy from Sundown
(1940)
Bret Stockton
Three Men from Texas
(1940)
Stokes
Wagon Train
(1940)
Stagecoach driver
Covered Wagon Trails
(1940)
Fletcher - Henchman
San Francisco Docks
(1940)
Mike
Wyoming
(1940)
Bill Smalley - Henchman
Teddy the Rough Rider
(1940)
Jim Rawlins
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
(1940)
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
The Fargo Kid
(1940)
Sheriff Dave
Pioneer Days
(1940)
Sheriff
Dark Command
(1940)
Tough Yankee #1
Pals of the Silver Sage
(1940)
Vic Insley
Wide Open Town
(1941)
Henchman Ed Stark
Badlands Of Dakota
(1941)
Bob Russell
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
(1941)
Vic Landreau
The Driftin' Kid
(1941)
Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
Lone Star Law Men
(1941)
Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Saddlemates
(1941)
Little Bear
The Kid's Last Ride
(1941)
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Go West, Young Lady
(1941)
Townsman
Arizona Cyclone
(1941)
Roy Jessup
Dude Cowboy
(1941)
Henchman Krinkle
Riders of Death Valley
(1941)
Tex, a Benton Rider
The Bandit Trail
(1941)
Idaho
Fugitive Valley
(1941)
Gray
Billy the Kid Wanted
(1941)
Matt Brawley
Westward Ho-Hum
(1941)
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Come on Danger
(1942)
Henchman Sloan
Texas Trouble Shooters
(1942)
Roger Denby
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
(1942)
Luke Miller
Romance on the Range
(1942)
Lead Henchman Stokes
Boot Hill Bandits
(1942)
The Maverick
Down Texas Way
(1942)
Sheriff Trump
Stagecoach Buckaroo
(1942)
Henchman Bill
The Mad Monster
(1942)
Petro
Western Mail
(1942)
Sheriff Big Bill Collins
Bandit Ranger
(1942)
Frank Curtis
Little Joe, the Wrangler
(1942)
Banker Jeff Corey
Rolling Down the Great Divide
(1942)
Joe Duncan
Beyond the Line of Duty
(1942)
Cal (uncredited)
The Spoilers
(1942)
Deputy (uncredited)
Overland Stagecoach
(1942)
Harlen Kent
Sunset on the Desert
(1942)
Deputy Louie Meade
Billy the Kid Trapped
(1942)
Boss Stanton
Raiders of the West
(1942)
Hank Reynolds
Arizona Trail
(1943)
Henchman Matt
Bullets and Saddles
(1943)
Jack Hammond
Black Market Rustlers
(1943)
Corbin (as Glen Strange)
False Colors
(1943)
Sonora
Wild Horse Stampede
(1943)
Henchman Tip
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
The Kansan
(1943)
2nd Gate Guard
Death Valley Rangers
(1943)
The Marshall
The Kid Rides Again
(1943)
Tom Slade
Black Raven
(1943)
Andy
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Jake (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
(1943)
Walker
Haunted Ranch
(1943)
Rance Austin
The Return of the Rangers
(1943)
Frank Martin
Western Cyclone
(1943)
Dirk Randall
Cattle Stampede
(1943)
Boss Coulter
Forty Thieves
(1944)
Ike Simmons
Sonora Stagecoach
(1944)
Paul Kenton
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Frankenstein Monster
The Monster Maker
(1944)
Giant
The Contender
(1944)
Biff Benham
Alaska
(1944)
Miner
San Antonio Kid
(1944)
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Harmony Trail
(1944)
Marshal Taylor
Knickerbocker Holiday
(1944)
Big Muscle
Trail to Gunsight
(1944)
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Valley Of Vengeance
(1944)
Barker
Silver City Kid
(1944)
Henchman Garvey
Bad Men of the Border
(1945)
Sheriff Peters
House of Dracula
(1945)
The Frankenstein Monster
Saratoga Trunk
(1945)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Renegades of the Rio Grande
(1945)
Bart Drummond
Up Goes Maisie
(1946)
Cop (Uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
(1947)
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
(1947)
Lefty
Disaster
(1948)
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
(1948)
Renegade
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
The Frankenstein Monster
Red River
(1948)
Naylor (uncredited)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
(1949)
Ace Hanlon
Enter the Lone Ranger
(1949)
Butch Cavendish
Master Minds
(1949)
Atlas the Monster
Rimfire
(1949)
Curt Calvin
Comanche Territory
(1950)
Big Joe
Texas Carnival
(1951)
Tex Hodgkins
Double Crossbones
(1951)
Capt. Ben Avery
Comin' Round the Mountain
(1951)
Devil Dan Winfield
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
(1952)
Butch Cavendish
Wagons West
(1952)
Marshal Jim
The Lawless Breed
(1952)
Ben Hanley
The Veils of Bagdad
(1953)
Mik-Kel
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Marshal (uncredited)
Born to the Saddle
(1953)
Tom Roper
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Prospector (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
(1953)
Sergeant Compton
The Great Sioux Uprising
(1953)
Stand Watie
Cattle Queen of Montana
(1954)
Indian Chief (uncredited)
The Road to Denver
(1955)
Big George
Marty
(1955)
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
(1955)
Beleanth
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Backlash
(1956)
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Halliday Brand
(1957)
Townsman
Gunfire at Indian Gap
(1957)
Matt
Last Stagecoach West
(1957)
Sheriff
Quantrill's Raiders
(1958)
Todd
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Gun Hill Bouncer
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
James Gang Member
The Adventures of the Spirit
(1963)
Frankenstein Monster
Spaceship to the Unknown
(1966)
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Monster in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
The Monster (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
The Monster (archive footage)
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
(2006)
Self
Crew