Glenn Strange
Acting
1899-08-16 · 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
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006 · Movie
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · Movie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Movie
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 · Movie
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · Movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Movie
The Horror Show
1979 · Movie
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966 · Movie
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series
The Adventures of the Spirit
1963 · Movie
Thriller
1960 · Series
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 · Movie
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
The Rifleman
1958 · Series
Frontier Doctor
1958 · Series
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 · Movie
Gunfire at Indian Gap
1957 · Movie
26 Men
1957 · Series
Sugarfoot
1957 · Series
Last Stagecoach West
1957 · Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Movie
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · Series
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Movie
Backlash
1956 · Movie
The Vanishing American
1955 · Movie
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Series
Judge Roy Bean
1955 · Series
The Road to Denver
1955 · Movie
Marty
1955 · Movie
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955 · Series
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 · Movie
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · Movie
Calamity Jane
1953 · Movie
The Veils of Bagdad
1953 · Movie
Devil's Canyon
1953 · Movie
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953 · Movie
Born to the Saddle
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
The Lawless Breed
1952 · Movie
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Series
The Lusty Men
1952 · Movie
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · Series
Wagons West
1952 · Movie
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952 · Movie
Callaway Went Thataway
1951 · Movie
Texas Carnival
1951 · Movie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Series
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 · Movie
Double Crossbones
1951 · Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
Comanche Territory
1950 · Movie
Master Minds
1949 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
1949 · Movie
Rimfire
1949 · Movie
Disaster
1948 · Movie
Red River
1948 · Movie
Four Faces West
1948 · Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 · Movie
The Gallant Legion
1948 · Movie
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · Movie
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 · Movie
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Movie
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Movie
Up Goes Maisie
1946 · Movie
House of Dracula
1945 · Movie
Saratoga Trunk
1945 · Movie
Bad Men of the Border
1945 · Movie
Renegades of the Rio Grande
1945 · Movie
House of Frankenstein
1944 · Movie
Harmony Trail
1944 · Movie
Alaska
1944 · Movie
Trail to Gunsight
1944 · Movie
San Antonio Kid
1944 · Movie
Silver City Kid
1944 · Movie
Forty Thieves
1944 · Movie
Sonora Stagecoach
1944 · Movie
The Contender
1944 · Movie
Valley Of Vengeance
1944 · Movie
The Monster Maker
1944 · Movie
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944 · Movie
The Woman of the Town
1943 · Movie
Death Valley Rangers
1943 · Movie
False Colors
1943 · Movie
Bullets and Saddles
1943 · Movie
The Return of the Rangers
1943 · Movie
Arizona Trail
1943 · Movie
The Kansan
1943 · Movie
Black Market Rustlers
1943 · Movie
Cattle Stampede
1943 · Movie
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · Movie
The Black Raven
1943 · Movie
The Desperadoes
1943 · Movie
Western Cyclone
1943 · Movie
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Movie
Wild Horse Stampede
1943 · Movie
Haunted Ranch
1943 · Movie
The Kid Rides Again
1943 · Movie
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942 · Movie
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942 · Movie
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 · Movie
Overland Stagecoach
1942 · Movie
Bandit Ranger
1942 · Movie
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942 · Movie
The Spoilers
1942 · Movie
Come on Danger
1942 · Movie
Down Texas Way
1942 · Movie
Romance on the Range
1942 · Movie
The Mad Monster
1942 · Movie
Rolling Down the Great Divide
1942 · Movie
Boot Hill Bandits
1942 · Movie
Sunset on the Desert
1942 · Movie
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942 · Movie
Raiders of the West
1942 · Movie
Western Mail
1942 · Movie
Stagecoach Buckaroo
1942 · Movie
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942 · Movie
Dude Cowboy
1941 · Movie
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941 · Movie
Lone Star Law Men
1941 · Movie
Go West, Young Lady
1941 · Movie
Arizona Cyclone
1941 · Movie
The Driftin' Kid
1941 · Movie
The Bandit Trail
1941 · Movie
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941 · Movie
Badlands of Dakota
1941 · Movie
Westward Ho-Hum
1941 · Movie
Wide Open Town
1941 · Movie
Fugitive Valley
1941 · Movie
Riders of Death Valley
1941 · Movie
Saddlemates
1941 · Movie
The Kid's Last Ride
1941 · Movie
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Movie
The Fargo Kid
1940 · Movie
Three Men from Texas
1940 · Movie
Wagon Train
1940 · Movie
Triple Justice
1940 · Movie
Wyoming
1940 · Movie
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940 · Movie
Stage to Chino
1940 · Movie
Land of the Six Guns
1940 · Movie
Pals of the Silver Sage
1940 · Movie
Dark Command
1940 · Movie
Covered Wagon Trails
1940 · Movie
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
1940 · Movie
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 · Movie
Pioneer Days
1940 · Movie
Days of Jesse James
1939 · Movie
The Llano Kid
1939 · Movie
Overland Mail
1939 · Movie
Law of the Pampas
1939 · Movie
Range War
1939 · Movie
Oklahoma Terror
1939 · Movie
The Fighting Gringo
1939 · Movie
Across the Plains
1939 · Movie
Blue Montana Skies
1939 · Movie
The Night Riders
1939 · Movie
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939 · Movie
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Movie
Sunset Trail
1939 · Movie
The Phantom Stage
1939 · Movie
Arizona Legion
1939 · Movie
Honor of the West
1939 · Movie
Ghost Town Riders
1938 · Movie
California Frontier
1938 · Movie
Gun Packer
1938 · Movie
Guilty Trails
1938 · Movie
The Mysterious Rider
1938 · Movie
Black Bandit
1938 · Movie
The Mexicali Kid
1938 · Movie
In Old Mexico
1938 · Movie
Pride of the West
1938 · Movie
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938 · Movie
Air Devils
1938 · Movie
Whirlwind Horseman
1938 · Movie
Call of the Rockies
1938 · Movie
The Last Stand
1938 · Movie
State Police
1938 · Movie
Border Wolves
1938 · Movie
The Painted Trail
1938 · Movie
The Spy Ring
1938 · Movie
Adventure's End
1937 · Movie
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937 · Movie
Empty Holsters
1937 · Movie
Blazing Sixes
1937 · Movie
The Cherokee Strip
1937 · Movie
Land Beyond the Law
1937 · Movie
Arizona Days
1937 · Movie
Guns of the Pecos
1936 · Movie
California Mail
1936 · Movie
The Sunday Round-Up
1936 · Movie
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936 · Movie
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936 · Movie
Trailin' West
1936 · Movie
Avenging Waters
1936 · Movie
Flash Gordon
1936 · Movie
The Law of 45's
1935 · Movie
Lawless Range
1935 · Movie
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935 · Movie
The New Frontier
1935 · Movie
Stormy
1935 · Movie
Westward Ho
1935 · Movie
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935 · Movie
The Man from Hell
1934 · Movie
The Star Packer
1934 · Movie
The Thrill Hunter
1933 · Movie
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932 · Movie
The Hurricane Express
1932 · Movie
Cavalier of the West
1931 · Movie
The Range Feud
1931 · Movie
Wild Horse
1931 · Movie