Glenn Strange
Known For
Acting
Born
1899-08-16 in Weed, New Mexico, USA
Died
1973-09-20
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.
Most Known For
The Rifleman
as Stage Diver
Rawhide
as Bartender
Thriller
as Indian (scenes deleted)
Gunsmoke
as Sam Noonan
Gunsmoke
as Sam (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
as Man
The Lone Ranger
as Cavendish
The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
Petticoat Junction
as Hawley
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as The Monster
Sugarfoot
as Red Wing
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Calamity Jane
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)
Dude Cowboy
as Henchman Krinkle
