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 (194)
Red River
Naylor (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Prospector (uncredited)
Last Train from Gun Hill
Gun Hill Bouncer
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Monster
Marty
(uncredited)
House of Dracula
The Frankenstein Monster
Western Mail
Sheriff Big Bill Collins
The Lusty Men
Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Deputy (uncredited)
Dark Command
Tough Yankee #1
Alaska
Miner
Last Stagecoach West
Sheriff
Arizona Days
Henchman Pete
House of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Monster
Alias Jesse James
James Gang Member
Sinbad the Sailor
Chief Galley Overseer (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Colonel (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
Lem - Jack's Gang Member
Oklahoma Terror
Ross Haddon
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Ace Hanlon
The Lawless Breed
Ben Hanley
The Sea of Grass
Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Gocko/Robot/Soldier
Action in the North Atlantic
Jake (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Dude Cowboy
Henchman Krinkle
Texas Carnival
Tex Hodgkins
Mission to Moscow
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
Adventure's End
Barzeck
Backlash
Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)
False Colors
Sonora
Comanche Territory
Big Joe
Four Faces West
Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
Jim Rawlins
The Night Riders
Angry Riverboat Gambler
The Mummy's Tomb
Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Kendal Henchman
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Star Packer
Loco Frank
The Mad Monster
Petro
Days of Jesse James
Cole Younger
Badlands of Dakota
Bob Russell
The Spy Ring
The 'Champ' (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
Jim
Callaway Went Thataway
Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)
Ride Him, Cowboy
Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
Westward Ho
Carter
Saratoga Trunk
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Veils of Bagdad
Mik-Kel
The Monster Maker
Giant
A Tenderfoot Goes West
Prankster Butch
Death Valley Rangers
The Marshall
The Cherokee Strip
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader
Pioneer Days
Sheriff
Stage to Chino
Bill Hoagland
Wyoming
Bill Smalley - Henchman
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Lefty
The Great Sioux Uprising
Stand Watie
Wagon Train
Stagecoach driver
San Antonio Kid
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon
Double Crossbones
Capt. Ben Avery
The Kansan
2nd Gate Guard
The Road to Denver
Big George
Sonora Stagecoach
Paul Kenton
Up Goes Maisie
Cop (Uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
Marshal (uncredited)
Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)
Riders of Death Valley
Tex, a Benton Rider
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster (archive footage)
Call of the Rockies
Henchman Kelso
Beyond the Line of Duty
Cal (uncredited)
The Llano Kid
Henderson
The Range Feud
1931
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
The Cowboy from Sundown
Bret Stockton
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Monster (archive footage)
Bullets and Saddles
Jack Hammond
Billy the Kid Trapped
Boss Stanton
Wagons West
Marshal Jim
The New Frontier
Norton
Haunted Ranch
Rance Austin
Come on Danger
Henchman Sloan
Hollywood Wonderland
Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
Beleanth
Comin' Round the Mountain
Devil Dan Winfield
Raiders of the West
Hank Reynolds
Land Beyond the Law
Bandy Malarkey
Arizona Cyclone
Roy Jessup
The Sunday Round-Up
Master of Ceremonies
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Raider Thorne
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
The Halliday Brand
Townsman
Trail to Gunsight
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader
Overland Mail
Sheriff Dawson
Three Men from Texas
Stokes
Disaster
Foreman Davis (uncredited)
Saddlemates
Little Bear
Wild Horse Stampede
Henchman Tip
The Gallant Legion
Renegade
Air Devils
Messenger
Rimfire
Curt Calvin
The Thrill Hunter
Studio Western Cowboy
The Mexicali Kid
Foreman Jed
California Mail
Henchman Bud
The Kid's Last Ride
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
Spaceship to the Unknown
Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Knickerbocker Holiday
Big Muscle
State Police
Henchman
Master Minds
Atlas the Monster
Triple Justice
Frank Wiley
Quantrill's Raiders
Todd
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Henchman Bill
Billy the Kid Wanted
Matt Brawley
Romance on the Range
Lead Henchman Stokes
The Kid Rides Again
Tom Slade
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Pewee
Lawless Range
Burn's Henchman
Arizona Trail
Henchman Matt
Arizona Legion
George Kirby
Moonlight on the Prairie
Stew-Bum
The Woman of the Town
Walker
Wild Horse
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride
The Black Raven
Andy
Boot Hill Bandits
The Maverick
Law of the Pampas
Slim Schultz
Western Cyclone
Dirk Randall
The Fugitive Sheriff
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
Boggs
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Vic Landreau
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
Forty Thieves
Ike Simmons
Range War
Sheriff
Rolling Down the Great Divide
Joe Duncan
Valley Of Vengeance
Barker
Bad Men of the Border
Sheriff Peters
Guns of the Pecos
Wedding Groom / Rustler
Cattle Stampede
Boss Coulter
Border Wolves
Deputy Joe O'Connell
Lone Star Law Men
Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
Stormy
Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange (uncredited)
In Old Mexico
Burke
Black Market Rustlers
Corbin (as Glen Strange)
The Last Stand
1938
The Bandit Trail
Idaho
Down Texas Way
Sheriff Trump
Texas Trouble Shooters
Roger Denby
Sunset on the Desert
Deputy Louie Meade
Sunset Trail
Bouncer
Fugitive Valley
Gray
Avenging Waters
Henchman Jake
Trailin' West
Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)
Blazing Sixes
Peewee
Bandit Ranger
Frank Curtis
The Painted Trail
Sheriff Ed
Black Bandit
1938
Pals of the Silver Sage
Vic Insley
Cavalier of the West
Trooper
Harmony Trail
Marshal Taylor
Whirlwind Horseman
Henchman Bull
The Adventures of the Spirit
Frankenstein Monster
Go West, Young Lady
Townsman
The Contender
Biff Benham
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Matt
Across the Plains
Jeff Masters
Cyclone of the Saddle
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman
The Man from Hell
Singer
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Luke Miller
Blue Montana Skies
Bob Causer
The Fighting Gringo
Rance Potter
The Law of 45's
Monte
Wide Open Town
Henchman Ed Stark
The Fargo Kid
Sheriff Dave
Overland Stagecoach
Harlen Kent
Pride of the West
Saunders
Gun Packer
Sheriff
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Banker Jeff Corey
Honor of the West
Bat Morrison
Empty Holsters
Tex Roberts
The Mysterious Rider
Henchman Cramer
California Frontier
Blackie
San Francisco Docks
Mike
Land of the Six Guns
Manny
Silver City Kid
Henchman Garvey
Guilty Trails
Sheriff
Covered Wagon Trails
Fletcher - Henchman
The Return of the Rangers
Frank Martin
Renegades of the Rio Grande
Bart Drummond
The Driftin' Kid
Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
Born to the Saddle
Tom Roper
The Phantom Stage
Sheriff
TV Shows (22)
The Rifleman
Stage Driver · 6 eps
Rawhide
Bartender · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Cavendish · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish · 2 eps
Petticoat Junction
Hawley · 1 eps
Thriller
Indian (scenes deleted) · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sam Noonan · 180 eps
Gunsmoke
Sam (uncredited) · 11 eps
Gunsmoke
Man · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Monster · 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
26 Men
1 eps
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1 eps
Buffalo Bill Jr.
2 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
1 eps
Frontier Doctor
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Red Herring · 1 eps
Judge Roy Bean
39 eps
