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