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