Glenn Strange
Born August 16, 1899 (Age: 126)
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Weed, New Mexico, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
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as The Monster (archive footage)
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Age: 100
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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as Gun Hill Bouncer
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Age: 59
Alias Jesse James
1959
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as James Gang Member
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Age: 59
Marty
1955
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as Bit Role (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
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as Sergeant Compton (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942
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as Banker Jeff Corey
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Age: 43
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942
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as Cal (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
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as Farmer Holding Horse (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Overland Stagecoach
1942
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as Harlen Kent
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Age: 43
Bandit Ranger
1942
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as Frank Curtis
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Age: 43
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942
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as Roger Denby
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Age: 42
The Spoilers
1942
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as Deputy (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Come on Danger
1942
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as Henchman Sloan
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Age: 42
Down Texas Way
1942
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as Sheriff Trump
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Age: 42
Romance on the Range
1942
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as Lead Henchman Stokes
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Age: 42
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
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as The Maverick
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Age: 42
Rolling Down the Great Divide
1942
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as Joe Duncan
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Age: 42
Sunset on the Desert
1942
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as Deputy Louie Meade
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Age: 42
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
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as Boss Stanton
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Age: 42
Raiders of the West
1942
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as Hank Reynolds
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Age: 42
Western Mail
1942
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as Sheriff Big Bill Collins
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Age: 42
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
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as Luke Miller
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Age: 42
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
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as Vic Landreau
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Age: 42
Lone Star Law Men
1941
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as Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)
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Age: 42
Go West, Young Lady
1941
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as Townsman
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Age: 42
Arizona Cyclone
1941
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as Roy Jessup
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Age: 42
The Driftin' Kid
1941
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as Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)
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Age: 42
The Bandit Trail
1941
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as Idaho
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Age: 42
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
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as Matt Brawley
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Age: 42
Badlands of Dakota
1941
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as Bob Russell
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Age: 42
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
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as
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Age: 42
Wide Open Town
1941
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as Henchman Ed Stark
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Age: 41
Fugitive Valley
1941
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as Gray
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Age: 41
Riders of Death Valley
1941
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as Tex, a Benton Rider
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Age: 41
Saddlemates
1941
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as Little Bear
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Age: 41
The Kid's Last Ride
1941
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as Bart Gill / Ike Breeden
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Age: 41
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
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as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Hurricane Express
1932
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as Jim
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Age: 32