Glenn Strange

About

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...

Known for

Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963The RiflemanSeries • 1958RawhideSeries • 1959The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955The Colgate Comedy HourSeries • 1950The Lone RangerSeries • 1949ThrillerSeries • 1960GunsmokeSeries • 1955SugarfootSeries • 1957The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries • 1952The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries • 195126 MenSeries • 1957Sergeant Preston of the YukonSeries • 1955Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie • 1957Last Train from Gun HillMovie • 1959Escape from Fort BravoMovie • 1953Red RiverMovie • 1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinMovie • 1948MartyMovie • 1955Sinbad the SailorMovie • 1947Calamity JaneMovie • 1953House of FrankensteinMovie • 1944House of DraculaMovie • 1945