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.
Filmography
all 215
Movies 194
TV Shows 21
self 2
The Monster (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
Movie
Frankenstein's monster

Svengoolie (1995)
TV
The Monster (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
The Monster (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Monster in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'

Horrible Horror (1986)
Movie
(archive footage)

The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
Movie
Frankenstein Monster

The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)
Movie
Indian (scenes deleted)

Thriller (1960)
TV
Gun Hill Bouncer

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Movie
James Gang Member

Alias Jesse James (1959)
Movie
Bartender

Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
George Todd

Quantrill's Raiders (1958)
Movie
Red Wing

Sugarfoot (1957)
TV
Townsman

The Halliday Brand (1957)
Movie
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Movie
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)

Backlash (1956)
Movie
Dodge Kelley

The Adventures of Champion (1955)
TV
Sam Noonan / Sam (uncredited) / Man

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Big George

The Road to Denver (1955)
Movie
Bit Role (uncredited)

Marty (1955)
Movie
5
Indian Chief (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Movie
8
Sergeant Compton

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Movie
Prospector (uncredited)

Calamity Jane (1953)
Movie
Marshal (uncredited)

Devil's Canyon (1953)
Movie
Stand Watie

The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
Movie
Tom Roper

Born to the Saddle (1953)
Movie
Red Herring

General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Ben Hanley

The Lawless Breed (1952)
Movie
Tessie's Steady Boyfriend

The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)

The Lusty Men (1952)
Movie
6
Marshal Jim

Wagons West (1952)
Movie
Butch Cavendish

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)
Movie
Tex Hodgkins

Texas Carnival (1951)
Movie
Colonel (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Movie
Devil Dan Winfield

Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Movie
Capt. Ben Avery

Double Crossbones (1951)
Movie
The Monster

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
Atlas the Monster

Master Minds (1949)
Movie
6
Butch Cavendish

Enter the Lone Ranger (1949)
Movie
Butch Cavendish / Cavendish

The Lone Ranger (1949)
TV
Ace Hanlon

Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)
Movie
Curt Calvin

Rimfire (1949)
Movie
Foreman Davis (uncredited)

Disaster (1948)
Movie
Naylor (uncredited)

Red River (1948)
Movie
3.5
Posse Deputy (uncredited)

Four Faces West (1948)
Movie
6
Renegade

The Gallant Legion (1948)
Movie
Singing Cowboy (clip from 'Ride, Cowboy, Ride', 1939) (uncredited)

Hollywood Wonderland (1947)
Movie
Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass (1947)
Movie
Cop (Uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie (1946)
Movie
The Frankenstein Monster

House of Dracula (1945)
Movie
5.64
Cowboy (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Movie
Bart Drummond

Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945)
Movie
Sheriff Peters

Bad Men of the Border (1945)
Movie
Marshal Taylor

Harmony Trail (1944)
Movie
Frankenstein Monster

House of Frankenstein (1944)
Movie
5.35
Miner

Alaska (1944)
Movie
Duke Ellis - Gang Leader

Trail to Gunsight (1944)
Movie
Ace Hanlon

San Antonio Kid (1944)
Movie
Henchman Garvey

Silver City Kid (1944)
Movie
Ike Simmons

Forty Thieves (1944)
Movie
Paul Kenton

Sonora Stagecoach (1944)
Movie
Biff Benham

The Contender (1944)
Movie
Marshal Barker

Valley Of Vengeance (1944)
Movie
Big Muscle

Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
Movie
The Marshal

Death Valley Rangers (1943)
Movie
Sonora

False Colors (1943)
Movie
Jack Hammond

Bullets and Saddles (1943)
Movie
Frank Martin

The Return of the Rangers (1943)
Movie
Henchman Matt

Arizona Trail (1943)
Movie
2nd Gate Guard

The Kansan (1943)
Movie
Boss Coulter

Cattle Stampede (1943)
Movie
Jake (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Movie
Lem - Jack's Gang Member

The Desperadoes (1943)
Movie
6
Dirk Randall

Western Cyclone (1943)
Movie
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Henchman Tip

Wild Horse Stampede (1943)
Movie
Rance Austin

Haunted Ranch (1943)
Movie
Tom Slade

The Kid Rides Again (1943)
Movie
Jeff Corey

Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Movie
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Movie
5.64
Frank Curtis

Bandit Ranger (1942)
Movie
Roger Denby

Texas Trouble Shooters (1942)
Movie
Deputy (uncredited)

The Spoilers (1942)
Movie
Henchman Sloan

Come on Danger (1942)
Movie
Sheriff Trump

Down Texas Way (1942)
Movie
The Maverick

Boot Hill Bandits (1942)
Movie
Deputy Louie Meade

Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Movie
Jim Stanton

Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
Movie
Hank Reynolds

Raiders of the West (1942)
Movie
Breck Braddock

Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)
Movie
Sheriff Big Bill Collins

Western Mail (1942)
Movie
Luke Miller

The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
Movie
Vic Landreau

Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)
Movie
Henchman Krinkle

Dude Cowboy (1941)
Movie
Marshal Scott

Lone Star Law Men (1941)
Movie
Townsman

Go West, Young Lady (1941)
Movie
Roy Jessup

Arizona Cyclone (1941)
Movie
Jeff Payson

The Driftin' Kid (1941)
Movie
Matt Brawley

Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
Movie
Bob Russell

Badlands of Dakota (1941)
Movie
Ed Stark - Henchman

Wide Open Town (1941)
Movie
Tex, a Benton Rider

Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Movie
Little Bear

Saddlemates (1941)
Movie
Bart Gill, aka Ike Breeden

The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
Movie
Sheriff Dave

The Fargo Kid (1940)
Movie
Stagecoach driver

Wagon Train (1940)
Movie
Frank Wiley

Triple Justice (1940)
Movie
Bill Smalley - Henchman

Wyoming (1940)
Movie
Bret Stockton

The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Movie
Bill Hoagland

Stage to Chino (1940)
Movie
Vic Insley

Pals of the Silver Sage (1940)
Movie
Tough Yankee #1

Dark Command (1940)
Movie
Fletcher - Henchman

Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
Movie
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)

Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940)
Movie
Jim Rawlins

Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Movie
Sheriff

Pioneer Days (1940)
Movie
Cole Younger

Days of Jesse James (1939)
Movie
Henderson

The Llano Kid (1939)
Movie
Sheriff Dawson

Overland Mail (1939)
Movie
Slim Schultz

Law of the Pampas (1939)
Movie
Sheriff

Range War (1939)
Movie
Ross Haddon

Oklahoma Terror (1939)
Movie
Rance Potter

The Fighting Gringo (1939)
Movie
Jeff Masters

Across the Plains (1939)
Movie
Bob Causer

Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Movie
Angry Riverboat Gambler

The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Raider Thorne

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Movie
Bouncer

Sunset Trail (1939)
Movie
George Kirby

Arizona Legion (1939)
Movie
Bat Morrison

Honor of the West (1939)
Movie
Tex - Henchman

Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Movie
Sheriff

Gun Packer (1938)
Movie
Cramer - Henchman

The Mysterious Rider (1938)
Movie
Luke Johnson

Black Bandit (1938)
Movie
Jed - Foreman

The Mexicali Kid (1938)
Movie
Henchman Burke

In Old Mexico (1938)
Movie
Saunders - Henchman

Pride of the West (1938)
Movie
Deputy Ed

The Singing Outlaw (1938)
Movie
Kendal Henchman

Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)
Movie
Messenger

Air Devils (1938)
Movie
Henchman Joe

The Last Stand (1938)
Movie
Henchman

State Police (1938)
Movie
Deputy Joe O'Connell

Border Wolves (1938)
Movie
Sheriff Ed

The Painted Trail (1938)
Movie
The 'Champ' (uncredited)

The Spy Ring (1938)
Movie
Barzeck

Adventure's End (1937)
Movie
Tex Roberts

Empty Holsters (1937)
Movie
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader

The Cherokee Strip (1937)
Movie
Bandy Malarkey

Land Beyond the Law (1937)
Movie
Henchman Pete

Arizona Days (1937)
Movie
Wedding Groom / Rustler

Guns of the Pecos (1936)
Movie
Henchman Bud

California Mail (1936)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies

The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
Movie
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
Movie
Prankster Butch

A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936)
Movie
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)

Trailin' West (1936)
Movie
Henchman Jake

Avenging Waters (1936)
Movie
Gocko/Robot/Soldier

Flash Gordon (1936)
Movie
Burn's Henchman

Lawless Range (1935)
Movie
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)

Stormy (1935)
Movie
Carter

Westward Ho (1935)
Movie
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman

Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
Movie
Loco Frank

The Star Packer (1934)
Movie
Studio Western Cowboy

The Thrill Hunter (1933)
Movie
Hawk Henchman (uncredited) / Stunts

Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
Movie
6
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride

Wild Horse (1931)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-08-16
Deathday1973-09-20 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceOtero County, United States
Height193-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsGeorge Glenn Strange, Glen 'Peewee' Strange, Glen Strange, Peewee Strange
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