Glenn Strange Actor

Glenn Strange is a 74 years old actor from United States of America from Otero County. Glenn Strange was born on August 16, 1899 (died on September 20, 1973, he was 74 years old) in Otero County as George Glenn Strange. His nickname was Strange George Glenn.

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Biography

Glenn Strange was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan the popular bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series. Strange was of Irish and Cherokee descent and was a cousin of the Western film star and narrator Rex Allen.
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Is Glenn Strange still alive?

No, he died on 09/20/1973, 48 years ago. He was 74 years old when he died. Cause of death: lung cancer. He died in Los Angeles and buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Works

Glenn Strange Movies (152)

There are 152 movies of Glenn Strange.

His first feature film was Red River (1948, as Naylor). He was 49 when he starred in this movie. Since 1948, he has appeared in 152 feature films. The last one is Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature (1954). In this movie, we watched him in the The Monster character .

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Glenn Strange movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Naylor	Red River (1948)	49
The Frankenstein Monster	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)	48
Bit Role	Marty (1955)	55
Frankenstein Monster	House of Frankenstein (1944)	45
The Frankenstein Monster	House of Dracula (1945)	46
Sgt. Compton	Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)	54
Tough Yankee #1	Dark Command (1940)	40
Deputy	The Spoilers (1942)	42
Rig Ferris - Foreman	The Lusty Men (1952)	53
Petro	The Mad Monster (1942)	42
Jake	Action in the North Atlantic (1943)	43
Sheriff in Silver Rapids	The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)	56
Gocko/Robot/Soldier	Flash Gordon (1936)	37
Lem - Jack's Gang Member	The Desperadoes (1943)	43
Henchman Pete	Arizona Days (1937)	37
Cole Younger	Days of Jesse James (1939)	40
Southerner in Montage	Mission to Moscow (1943)	43
Lee Cowhand	The Gal Who Took the West (1949)	50
Big Joe	Comanche Territory (1950)	50
Carter - Singing Rider	Westward Ho (1935)	36
Hawk Henchman	Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)	33
Stunts	Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)	33
Angry Riverboat Gambler	The Night Riders (1939)	39
Lefty	The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)	48
Banker Jeff Corey	Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)	43
Singer	The Man from Hell (1934)	35
Boss Coulter	Cattle Stampede (1943)	44
2nd Gate Guard	The Kansan (1943)	44
Townsman	Go West, Young Lady (1941)	42
Tom Roper	Born to the Saddle (1953)	53
Jim	The Hurricane Express (1932)	32
Todd	Quantrill's Raiders (1958)	58
Devil Dan Winfield	Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)	51
Bret Stockton	The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)	41
Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader	The Cherokee Strip (1937)	37
Beleanth	The Vanishing American (1955)	56
Stokes	Three Men From Texas (1940)	41
Big George	The Road to Denver (1955)	55
Henchman Tom Slade	The Kid Rides Again (1943)	43
Butch Cavendish	The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)	52
Bob Russell	Badlands Of Dakota (1941)	42
Monte	The Law of 45's (1935)	36
Boggs	Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)	39
Messenger	Air Devils (1938)	38
Giant	The Monster Maker (1944)	44
Henchman	State Police (1938)	38
Tex Roberts	Empty Holsters (1937)	37
Capt. Ben Avery	Double Crossbones (1951)	51
Paul Kenton	Sonora Stagecoach (1944)	44
Andy	The Black Raven (1943)	43
Singer / Fiddler / Townsman	Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)	35
Burn's Henchman	Lawless Range (1935)	36
Henchman Bud	California Mail (1936)	37
Wedding Groom / Rustler	Guns of the Pecos (1937)	37
Peewee	Blazing Sixes (1937)	37
Foreman Jed	The Mexicali Kid (1938)	39
Raider Thorne	The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)	39
Jim Rawlins	Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)	40
Sheriff Dave	The Fargo Kid (1940)	41
Henchman Bill	Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)	42
Roger Denby	Texas Trouble Shooters (1942)	42
Sonora	False Colors (1943)	44
Walker	The Woman of the Town (1943)	44
Henchman Garvey	Silver City Kid (1944)	44
Renegade	The Gallant Legion (1948)	48
Butch Cavendish	Enter the Lone Ranger (1949)	49
Rance Austin	Haunted Ranch (1943)	43
Henchman Sloan	Come on Danger (1942)	42
Kendal Henchman	Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)	38
Atlas the Monster	Master Minds (1949)	50
The Marshall	Death Valley Rangers (1943)	44
George Kirby	Arizona Legion (1939)	39
Sheriff	The Phantom Stage (1939)	39
Bart Gill / Ike Breeden	The Kid's Last Ride (1941)	41
Slim Schultz	Law of the Pampas (1939)	40
The Maverick	Boot Hill Bandits (1942)	42
Miner	Alaska (1944)	45
Stagecoach driver	Wagon Train (1940)	41
Little Bear	Saddlemates (1941)	41
Tex, a Benton Rider	Riders of Death Valley (1941)	41
Hank Reynolds	Raiders of the West (1942)	42
Henchman Jake	Avenging Waters (1936)	36
Sheriff Dawson	Overland Mail (1939)	40
Studio Western Cowboy	The Thrill Hunter (1933)	33
Sheriff	Pioneer Days (1940)	40
Roy Jessup	Arizona Cyclone (1941)	42
Henchman Matt	Arizona Trail (1943)	44
Sheriff	Range War (1939)	40
Henchman Bull	Whirlwind Horseman (1938)	38
Jack Hammond	Bullets and Saddles (1943)	44
Stokes, Henchman	Romance on the Range (1942)	42
Bill Smalley - Henchman	Wyoming (1940)	41
Sheriff Big Bill Collins	Western Mail (1942)	42
Henchman Tim / Trooper	Trailin' West (1936)	37
Gray	Fugitive Valley (1941)	41
Sheriff Ed	The Painted Trail (1938)	38
Cowboy Who Refuses to Ride	Wild Horse (1931)	31
Boss Stanton	Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)	42
Pewee	The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)	37
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon	San Antonio Kid (1944)	45
Jeff Masters	Across the Plains (1939)	39
Tex Hodgkins	Texas Carnival (1951)	52
Idaho	The Bandit Trail (1941)	42
Ike Simmons	Forty Thieves (1944)	44
Henchman Saunders	Pride of the West (1938)	38
	The Last Stand (1938)	38
Henchman Cramer	The Mysterious Rider (1938)	39
Rance Potter	The Fighting Gringo (1939)	39
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader	Trail to Gunsight (1944)	45
Frank Wiley	Triple Justice (1940)	41
	Westward Ho-Hum (1941)	42
Harlen Kent	Overland Stagecoach (1942)	43
Ross Haddon	Oklahoma Terror (1939)	40
Sheriff Hays	Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940)	40
Henchman Krinkle	Dude Cowboy (1941)	42
Henchman Ed Stark	Wide Open Town (1941)	41
Marshal Taylor	Harmony Trail (1944)	45
Frank Curtis	Bandit Ranger (1942)	43
Matt Brawley	Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)	42
Stand Watie	The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)	53
Deputy Louie Meade	Sunset on the Desert (1942)	42
Matt	Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)	58
The 'Champ'	The Spy Ring (1938)	38
Marshal Scott	Lone Star Law Men (1941)	42
Sheriff	Last Stagecoach West (1957)	57
Trooper	Cavalier of the West (1931)	32
Frankenstein Monster	The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)	63
Stew-Bum - Henchman with Pete	Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)	36
Master of Ceremonies	The Sunday Round-Up (1936)	37
Bandy Malarkey	Land Beyond the Law (1937)	37
Deputy Joe O'Connell	Border Wolves (1938)	38
Henchman Burke	In Old Mexico (1938)	39
Bouncer	Sunset Trail (1939)	39
Henderson	The Llano Kid (1939)	40
Vic Insley	Pals of the Silver Sage (1940)	40
Bill Hoagland	Stage to Chino (1940)	40
Jeff Payson	The Driftin' Kid (1941)	42
Vic Landreau	Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)	42
Luke Miller	The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)	42
Joe Duncan	Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)	42
Sheriff Trump	Down Texas Way (1942)	42
Henchman Tip	Wild Horse Stampede (1943)	43
Dirk Randall	Western Cyclone (1943)	43
Corbin	Black Market Rustlers (1943)	44
Frank Martin	The Return of the Rangers (1943)	44
Marshal Barker	Valley Of Vengeance (1944)	44
Biff Benham	The Contender (1944)	44
Bart Drummond	Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945)	45
Ace Hanlon	Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)	50
Marshal Jim	Wagons West (1952)	52
Mik-Kel	The Veils of Bagdad (1953)	54
The Monster	Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature (1954)	54

Glenn Strange TV Shows (17)

His first TV Show was The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951).

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Glenn Strange zodiac sign was leo.

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