Glenn Strange
Acting
Born: August 16, 1899 · Weed, New Mexico, USA
Died: September 20, 1973 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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. 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
Known for
Red River
1948
Marty
1955
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
Calamity Jane
1953
House of Frankenstein
1944
House of Dracula
1945
Gunsmoke
1955
The Lusty Men
1952
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
Photos (3)
Movies (195)
Red River
Naylor (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Monster
Last Train from Gun Hill
Gun Hill Bouncer
Four Faces West
Posse Deputy (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Monster
Marty
(uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
James Gang Member
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Prospector (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
House of Dracula
The Frankenstein Monster
The Lawless Breed
Ben Hanley
The Red Badge of Courage
Colonel (uncredited)
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Avery
The Desperadoes
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
The Spoilers
Deputy (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
Dark Command
Tough Yankee #1
The Great Sioux Uprising
Stand Watie
Devil's Canyon
Marshal (uncredited)
Westward Ho
Carter
Cattle Queen of Montana
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Cowboy (uncredited)
Guilty Trail
Sheriff
The Veils of Bagdad
Mik-Kel
Flash Gordon
Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Western Mail
Sheriff Big Bill Collins
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Lefty
Comanche Territory
Big Joe
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Raider Thorne
Action in the North Atlantic
Jake (uncredited)
The Kansan
2nd Gate Guard
The Star Packer
Loco Frank
The Woman of the Town
Walker
Down Texas Way
Sheriff Trump
Ride Him, Cowboy
Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Backlash
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
Trailin' West
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Law of the Pampas
Slim Schultz
The Mummy's Tomb
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
The Road to Denver
Big George
Forty Thieves
Ike Simmons
The Monster Maker
Giant
The Lusty Men
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Pioneer Days
Sheriff
Guns of the Pecos
Wedding Groom / Rustler
Comin' Round the Mountain
Devil Dan Winfield
The Night Riders
Angry Riverboat Gambler
Bandit Ranger
Frank Curtis
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster (archive footage)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Kendal Henchman
In Old Mexico
Burke
Teddy the Rough Rider
Jim Rawlins
Romance on the Range
Lead Henchman Stokes
The Kid's Last Ride
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Boot Hill Bandits
The Maverick
Master Minds
Atlas the Monster
Wyoming
Bill Smalley - Henchman
Western Cyclone
Dirk Randall
Sunset on the Desert
Deputy Louie Meade
Go West, Young Lady
Townsman
The Kid Rides Again
Tom Slade
Valley Of Vengeance
Barker
Spaceship to the Unknown
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
Tex, a Benton Rider
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Vic Landreau
Dude Cowboy
Henchman Krinkle
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Matt
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Ace Hanlon
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Luke Miller
Moonlight on the Prairie
Stew-Bum
Three Men from Texas
Stokes
Up Goes Maisie
Cop (Uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid
Foreman Jed
Oklahoma Terror
Ross Haddon
The Cowboy from Sundown
Bret Stockton
Arizona Legion
George Kirby
Badlands of Dakota
Bob Russell
Sunset Trail
Bouncer
The Gallant Legion
Renegade
Haunted Ranch
Rance Austin
Quantrill's Raiders
Todd
The Fargo Kid
Sheriff Dave
San Francisco Docks
Mike
Avenging Waters
Henchman Jake
The Spy Ring
The 'Champ' (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
Beleanth
Beyond the Line of Duty
Cal (uncredited)
The Mad Monster
Petro
Death Valley Rangers
The Marshall
Mission to Moscow
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Land of the Six Guns
Manny
Rough Riders' Round-up
Boggs
Last Stagecoach West
Sheriff
Rolling Down the Great Divide
Joe Duncan
The Range Feud
1931
The Black Raven
Andy
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
Alaska
Miner
The Hurricane Express
Jim
False Colors
Sonora
The Man from Hell
Singer
Arizona Cyclone
Roy Jessup
Lawless Range
Burn's Henchman
The Thrill Hunter
Studio Western Cowboy
Billy the Kid Trapped
Boss Stanton
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
State Police
Henchman
Billy the Kid Wanted
Matt Brawley
Rimfire
Curt Calvin
The Painted Trail
Sheriff Ed
Triple Justice
Frank Wiley
Call of the Rockies
Henchman Kelso
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
Empty Holsters
Tex Roberts
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Banker Jeff Corey
Gun Packer
Sheriff
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Wide Open Town
Henchman Ed Stark
The Halliday Brand
Townsman
Texas Carnival
Tex Hodgkins
Whirlwind Horseman
Henchman Bull
Callaway Went Thataway
Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Black Bandit
1938
Days of Jesse James
Cole Younger
The Return of the Rangers
Frank Martin
The Sunday Round-Up
Master of Ceremonies
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Pewee
Range War
Sheriff
Wagon Train
Stagecoach driver
Stage to Chino
Bill Hoagland
The Adventures of the Spirit
Frankenstein Monster
Land Beyond the Law
Bandy Malarkey
Overland Mail
Sheriff Dawson
Ghost Town Riders
Tex - Henchman
Bullets and Saddles
Jack Hammond
Air Devils
Messenger
Blazing Sixes
Peewee
Knickerbocker Holiday
Big Muscle
The Fugitive Sheriff
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
The Contender
Biff Benham
The Bandit Trail
Idaho
Wagons West
Marshal Jim
The Phantom Stage
Sheriff
Cyclone of the Saddle
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
Honor of the West
Bat Morrison
Raiders of the West
Hank Reynolds
Blue Montana Skies
Bob Causer
Bad Men of the Border
Sheriff Peters
The Law of 45's
Monte
Across the Plains
Jeff Masters
Arizona Trail
Henchman Matt
Pals of the Silver Sage
Vic Insley
Sonora Stagecoach
Paul Kenton
Pride of the West
Saunders
Born to the Saddle
Tom Roper
The Fighting Gringo
Rance Potter
California Mail
Henchman Bud
Renegades of the Rio Grande
Bart Drummond
Saddlemates
Little Bear
The Mysterious Rider
Henchman Cramer
Overland Stagecoach
Harlen Kent
Lone Star Law Men
Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Adventure's End
Barzeck
California Frontier
Blackie
San Antonio Kid
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
The New Frontier
Norton
Wild Horse Stampede
Henchman Tip
Cavalier of the West
Trooper
A Tenderfoot Goes West
Prankster Butch
Silver City Kid
Henchman Garvey
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Henchman Bill
The Llano Kid
Henderson
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
Come on Danger
Henchman Sloan
The Cherokee Strip
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Trail to Gunsight
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Stormy
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
Texas Trouble Shooters
Roger Denby
Disaster
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Fugitive Valley
Gray
Arizona Days
Henchman Pete
Cattle Stampede
Boss Coulter
Wild Horse
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
Harmony Trail
Marshal Taylor
Black Market Rustlers
Corbin (as Glen Strange)
Border Wolves
Deputy Joe O'Connell
Covered Wagon Trails
Fletcher - Henchman
The Driftin' Kid
Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
The Last Stand
1938
TV Shows (22)
Petticoat Junction
Hawley · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Stage Driver · 6 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
3 eps
Rawhide
Bartender · 1 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Monster · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Cavendish · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish · 2 eps
Thriller
Indian (scenes deleted) · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sam Noonan · 180 eps
Gunsmoke
Sam (uncredited) · 11 eps
Gunsmoke
Man · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Red Wing · 1 eps
The Abbott and Costello Show
Tessie's Steady Boyfriend · 1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
2 eps
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1 eps
26 Men
1 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
1 eps
Buffalo Bill Jr.
2 eps
Frontier Doctor
1 eps
Judge Roy Bean
39 eps
General Electric Theater
Red Herring · 1 eps
