Glenn Strange
Actor • 1899 - 1973

Glenn Strange

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Title screen of Last Train from Gun Hill No snapshots yet
Character Gun Hill Bouncer
Title screen of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral No snapshots yet
Character Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Title screen of Backlash No snapshots yet
Character Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)

Backlash

1956

Best snapshot from The Fastest Gun Alive No snapshots yet
Character Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)
Title screen of Marty No snapshots yet
Character Bit Role (uncredited)

Marty

1955

Title screen of Cattle Queen of Montana No snapshots yet
Character Indian Chief (uncredited)
Title screen of Calamity Jane No snapshots yet
Character Prospector (uncredited)
Title screen of Escape from Fort Bravo No snapshots yet
Character Sgt. Compton (uncredited)
Title screen of The Lawless Breed No snapshots yet
Character Ben Hanley
Title screen of The Lusty Men No snapshots yet
Character Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)
Title screen of Comin' Round the Mountain No snapshots yet
Character Devil Dan Winfield
Best snapshot from Double Crossbones No snapshots yet
Character Capt. Ben Avery
Title screen of The Red Badge of Courage No snapshots yet
Character Colonel (uncredited)
Title screen of Comanche Territory No snapshots yet
Character Big Joe
Title screen of Master Minds No snapshots yet
Character Atlas the Monster
Title screen of Rimfire No snapshots yet
Character Curt Calvin

Rimfire

1949

Roll, Thunder, Roll! No snapshots yet
Character Ace Hanlon
Title screen of Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein No snapshots yet
Character The Monster

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

95 titles
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill 1959
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
Backlash
Backlash 1956
Marty
Marty 1955
Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana 1954
The Lawless Breed
The Lawless Breed 1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo 1953
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane 1953
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men 1952
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones 1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951
Comanche Territory
Comanche Territory 1950
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Roll, Thunder, Roll! 1949
Rimfire
Rimfire 1949
Master Minds
Master Minds 1949
Red River
Red River 1948
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass 1947
Sinbad, the Sailor
Sinbad, the Sailor 1947
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk 1945
House of Dracula
House of Dracula 1945
Valley of Vengeance
Valley of Vengeance 1944
The San Antonio Kid
The San Antonio Kid 1944
The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker 1944
The Contender
The Contender 1944
Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach 1944
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein 1944
Forty Thieves
Forty Thieves 1944
Wild Horse Stampede
Wild Horse Stampede 1943
Western Cyclone
Western Cyclone 1943
The Kid Rides Again
The Kid Rides Again 1943
The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes 1943
The Black Raven
The Black Raven 1943
Return of the Rangers
Return of the Rangers 1943
Haunted Ranch
Haunted Ranch 1943
False Colors
False Colors 1943
Death Valley Rangers
Death Valley Rangers 1943
Cattle Stampede
Cattle Stampede 1943
Bullets and Saddles
Bullets and Saddles 1943
Black Market Rustlers
Black Market Rustlers 1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
Western Mail
Western Mail 1942
The Spoilers
The Spoilers 1942
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster 1942
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
The Lone Rider and the Bandit 1942
Texas Trouble Shooters
Texas Trouble Shooters 1942
Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range 1942
Overland Stagecoach
Overland Stagecoach 1942
Down Texas Way
Down Texas Way 1942
Come on Danger
Come on Danger 1942
Boot Hill Bandits
Boot Hill Bandits 1942
Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped 1942
Bandit Ranger
Bandit Ranger 1942
Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town 1941
The Kid's Last Ride
The Kid's Last Ride 1941
The Bandit Trail
The Bandit Trail 1941
Saddlemates
Saddlemates 1941
Fugitive Valley
Fugitive Valley 1941
Dude Cowboy
Dude Cowboy 1941
Billy the Kid's Round-Up
Billy the Kid's Round-Up 1941
Billy the Kid Wanted
Billy the Kid Wanted 1941
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota 1941
Triple Justice
Triple Justice 1940
Three Men from Texas
Three Men from Texas 1940
The Night Riders
The Night Riders 1939
Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail 1939
Range War
Range War 1939
Overland Mail
Overland Mail 1939
Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas 1939
Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James 1939
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion 1939
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman 1938
The Mexicali Kid
The Mexicali Kid 1938
Six-Shootin' Sheriff
Six-Shootin' Sheriff 1938
Pride of the West
Pride of the West 1938
In Old Mexico
In Old Mexico 1938
Guilty Trails
Guilty Trails 1938
Border Wolves
Border Wolves 1938
Air Devils
Air Devils 1938
The Devil's Saddle Legion
The Devil's Saddle Legion 1937
The Cherokee Strip
The Cherokee Strip 1937
Land Beyond the Law
Land Beyond the Law 1937
Guns of the Pecos
Guns of the Pecos 1937
Empty Holsters
Empty Holsters 1937
Blazing Sixes
Blazing Sixes 1937
Trailin' West
Trailin' West 1936
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon 1936
California Mail
California Mail 1936
Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie 1935
The Star Packer
The Star Packer 1934
Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West 1931

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