Glenn Strange (

1899

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George Glenn Strange

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Birth Name:
George Glenn Strange

Date of Birth:
August 16, 1899,

Height:
6' 5" (1.96 m)

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Glenn Strange 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.They both started providing singing fillers in film westerns in the early 1930s. Glenn would play extra or bit roles for a number of years -- whether a cowhand, rustler, henchman, sidekick, or plain ol' warbling, harmonica-blowing cowboy. Eventually in the late 30s his billing improved and he evolved into a full-time bad guy in hundreds of "B" westerns. He was seen (or glimpsed) in many of the popular serials of the day, including The Hurricane Express (1932), The Law of the Wild (1934), Flash Gordon (1936/I), The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939), and Riders of Death Valley (1941). It was his massive build that helped him break into the Universal horror picture genre of the 1940s. Horror star Boris Karloff had grown weary and fearful of his Frankenstein Creature typecast and abandoned the role. Glenn was the perfect replacement for the job and made his monstrous debut with House of Frankenstein (1944), quickly followed by House of Dracula (1945). It was he who played the Creature in the cult horror/comedy classic Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as part of the monstrous trio of Bela Lugosi's Dracula and Lon Chaney Jr.'s Wolf Man.As the "B" western started faded off into the sunset in the 1950s, Strange moseyed on over to TV work, capping off his career with a steady (12 years) role as Sam the bartender on the classic "Gunsmoke" (1955) series from 1962 until shortly before his death from lung cancer in 1973.

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1. The Cardinal (1963)
Redneck (uncredited)

actor

2. "Thriller" (1960)
(TV series) Indian

actor

3. "The Untouchables" (1959)
(TV series) Prison Warden

actor

4. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
uncredited Gun Hill Saloon Bouncer

actor

5. Quantrill's Raiders (1958)
Todd

actor

6. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
uncredited Train Passenger

actor

7. Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)
Matt

actor

8. The Halliday Brand (1957)
as Glen Strange Townsman

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9. The Last Stagecoach West (1957)
Sheriff

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10. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
uncredited Matt (convict)

actor

11. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
uncredited Pierce Henchman in Saloon

actor

12. "Sugarfoot" (1957)
(TV series)

actor

13. "Wagon Train" (1957)
(TV series) Captain Fox

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14. Backlash (1956)
uncredited Milliken, Stage Driver

actor

15. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
uncredited Sheriff in Silver Rapids

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16. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1955)
TV Butch Cavendish

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17. Marty (1955)
uncredited Bit Role

actor

18. The Kentuckian (1955)
uncredited Drunk frontiersman with whip

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19. Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
uncredited Payne Henchman

actor

20. The Vanishing American (1955)
Beleanth

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21. The Road to Denver (1955)
Big George

actor

22. Gypsy Colt (1954)
uncredited Wrangler

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23. Jubilee Trail (1954)
uncredited Tom Branders

actor

24. Born to the Saddle (1953)
Tom Roper

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25. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
uncredited Chanty Man

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26. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
uncredited Sgt. Compton

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27. The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Capt. Mustapha

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28. The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
Gen. Stan Watie

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29. The Lawless Breed (1953)
Ben Hanley

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30. Devil's Canyon (1953)
uncredited The Marshal, Prison Wagon Guard

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31. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1952)
Butch Cavendish

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32. I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
uncredited Policeman

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33. Wagons West (1952)
Jim, Joplin Marshal

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34. Montana Belle (1952)
uncredited Deputy Baldy

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35. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Devil Dan Winfield

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36. Double Crossbones (1951)
Capt. Ben Avery

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37. Texas Carnival (1951)
Tex Hodgkins

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38. Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
uncredited Cowboy Actor on Saloon set

actor

39. Vengeance Valley (1951)
uncredited Dave Alard

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40. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
uncredited Colonel

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41. Surrender (1950)
uncredited Deputy Lon

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42. Comanche Territory (1950)
Big Joe

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43. Master Minds (1949)
Atlas the Monster

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44. Rimfire (1949)
Curt Calvin, Stagecoach Driver

actor

45. Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)
Ace Hanlon

actor

46. The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
uncredited O'Hara Cowhand

actor

47. California Firebrand (1948)
uncredited Henchman in dress

actor

48. A Southern Yankee (1948)
uncredited Guerrilla raider in saloon

actor

49. The Gallant Legion (1948)
uncredited

actor

50. Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
uncredited Chief Galley Overseer

actor

51. Heaven Only Knows (1947)
uncredited Joe Bridger

actor

52. Wyoming (1947)
uncredited Rustler

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53. The Fabulous Texan (1947)
uncredited Owens

actor

54. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Lefty

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55. The Sea of Grass (1947)
uncredited Bill Roach, Brewton Ranch Hand

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56. Up Goes Maisie (1946)
uncredited Cop

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57. House of Dracula (1945)
The Frankenstein Monster

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58. Saratoga Trunk (1945)
uncredited Cowboy

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59. Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945)
Bart Drummond

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60. Bad Men of the Border (1945)
uncredited Sheriff Peters

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61. The Monster Maker (1944)
Steve

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62. Sonora Stagecoach (1944)
Paul Kenton

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63. Trail to Gunsight (1944)
Duke Ellis, Gang Leader

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64. Harmony Trail (1944)
as Glen Strange Marshal Taylor

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65. The Contender (1944)
Biff Benham

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66. Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
uncredited Big Muscle

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67. Forty Thieves (1944)
Ike Simmons

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68. Alaska (1944)
uncredited Miner

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69. Valley of Vengeance (1944)
Marshal Barker

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70. Silver City Kid (1944)
Henchman Garvey

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71. The San Antonio Kid (1944)
Frank 'Ace' Hanlon

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72. Twilight on the Prairie (1944)
uncredited Cowhand

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73. Can't Help Singing (1944)
uncredited Gunman

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74. House of Frankenstein (1944)
Frankenstein Monster

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75. Western Cyclone (1943)
Dirk Randall

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76. Bullets and Saddles (1943)
as Glen Strange Jack Hammond

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77. Arizona Trail (1943)
Henchman Matt

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78. Death Valley Rangers (1943)
as Glen Strange The Marshal

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79. The Return of the Rangers (1943)
Frank Martin

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80. Cattle Stampede (1943)
uncredited Boss Coulter

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81. The Desperadoes (1943)
uncredited Lem - Jack's Gang Member

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82. The Kansan (1943)
uncredited Second Gate Guard

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83. Black Market Rustlers (1943)
as Glen Strange Corbin (Gang Leader)

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84. Haunted Ranch (1943)
as Glen Strange Rance Austin

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85. The Kid Rides Again (1943)
Henchman Tom Slade

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86. The Woman of the Town (1943)
Walker

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87. Prairie Chickens (1943)
uncredited Henchman Glenn

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88. Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
uncredited Tex Mathews

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89. Wild Horse Stampede (1943)
as Glen Strange Henchman Tip

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90. Mission to Moscow (1943)
uncredited Southerner in Montage

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91. False Colors (1943)
Henchman Sonora

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92. Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)
Joe Duncan

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93. Boot Hill Bandits (1942)
Maverick

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94. Texas Trouble Shooters (1942)
as Glen Strange Roger Denby

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95. Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Banker Jeff Corey

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96. Down Texas Way (1942)
Sheriff Trump

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97. Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)
Lead henchman

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98. Come on Danger (1942)
Sloan (Ramsey henchman)

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99. The Mad Monster (1942)
Petro

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100. Western Mail (1942)
Sheriff Big Bill Collins

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101. Bandit Ranger (1942)
Frank Curtis

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102. Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
Boss Stanton

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103. Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Deputy Louie

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104. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
uncredited Man Riding Buckboard

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105. The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
Luke Miller

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106. Raiders of the West (1942)
Hank Reynolds

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107. Overland Stagecoach (1942)
Harlen Kent

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108. Sundown Jim (1942)
uncredited Henchman

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109. Romance on the Range (1942)
Stokes, Henchman

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110. Army Surgeon (1942)
uncredited Soldier having 'discussion' with Brooklyn

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111. Juke Girl (1942)
uncredited Man in Lynch Mob

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112. Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
uncredited Cal

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113. The Spoilers (1942)
uncredited Deputy

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114. California or Bust (1941)

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115. Westward Ho-Hum (1941)

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116. Wide Open Town (1941)
Henchman Ed Stark

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117. Arizona Cyclone (1941)
Roy Jessup

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118. Fugitive Valley (1941)
Gray

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119. Dude Cowboy (1941)
Henchman Krinkle

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120. The Driftin' Kid (1941)
Jeff Payson

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121. Lone Star Law Men (1941)
as Glen Strange Marshal Scott

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122. Playmates (1941)
uncredited Actor in Western FIlm

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123. The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
as Glen Strange Bart Gill, aka Ike Breeden

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124. Go West, Young Lady (1941)
uncredited Townsman

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125. Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
as Glen Strange Matt Brawley

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126. Billy the Kid's Round-up (1941)
Vic Landreau

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127. Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Tex, a Benton Rider

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128. The Bandit Trail (1941)
Idaho - Red's Prison Pal

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129. Badlands of Dakota (1941)
uncredited Bob Russell

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130. Saddlemates (1941)
Little Bear

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131. Bar Buckaroos (1940)
Sheriff

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132. San Francisco Docks (1940)
Mike

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133. Pals of the Silver Sage (1940)
Vic Insley

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134. Pioneer Days (1940)
Sheriff

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135. Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940)
as Glen Strange Sheriff Hayes

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136. Wyoming (1940)
uncredited Bill Smalley (henchman)

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137. Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Bret Stockton

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138. The Fargo Kid (1940)
Sheriff Dave

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139. Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
Henchman Fletcher

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140. Triple Justice (1940)
Frank Wiley

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141. Three Men from Texas (1940)
Ben Stokes

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142. Dark Command (1940)
uncredited Tough Yankee #1

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143. Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Jim Rawlins

actor

144. Stage to Chino (1940)
Henchman Bill Hoagland

actor

145. The Llano Kid (1939)
Henderson

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146. Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939)
uncredited Breezy

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147. Oklahoma Terror (1939)
Ross Haddon

actor

148. Sunset Trail (1939)
Bouncer

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149. Flying G-Men (1939)
uncredited Henchman

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150. Cupid Rides the Range (1939)
Sheriff

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151. Range War (1939)
uncredited Sheriff

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152. Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Bob Causer

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153. Law of the Pampas (1939)
Henchman Slim (Schultz in credits)

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154. The Fighting Gringo (1939)
Rance Potter

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155. The Phantom Stage (1939)
2nd Sheriff

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156. Honor of the West (1939)
Deputy Sheriff Bat Morrison

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157. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Raider Thorne

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158. Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
uncredited Henchman Boggs

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159. Arizona Legion (1939)
Express Agent George Kirby

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160. Days of Jesse James (1939)
Cole Younger

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161. The Night Riders (1939)
uncredited Angry Riverboat Gambler

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162. Across the Plains (1939)
Jeff Masters

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163. Overland Mail (1939)
Sheriff Dawson

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164. Call of the Rockies (1938)
Henchman Kelso

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165. Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
as Glen Strange Henchman Bull

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166. Pride of the West (1938)
Henchman at shack

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167. Gun Packer (1938)
Sheriff

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168. In Old Mexico (1938)
Henchman Burke

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169. California Frontier (1938)
Henchman Blackie

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170. The Mysterious Rider (1938)
Henchman Cramer

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171. Forbidden Valley (1938)
Corlox

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172. The Mexicali Kid (1938)
Foreman Jed

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173. Black Bandit (1938)
Luke Johnson

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174. The Painted Trail (1938)
as Glen Strange Sheriff Ed

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175. State Police (1938)
uncredited Henchman Al

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176. Air Devils (1938)
uncredited Messenger

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177. Border Wolves (1938)
Deputy Joe O'Connell

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178. Guilty Trails (1938)
New Sheriff

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179. Prairie Justice (1938)
Hank Haynes (Express Agent)

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180. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
uncredited Ming's soldier, in flashback [Ch. 6]

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181. The Last Stand (1938)
Henchman Joe

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182. Six-Shootin' Sheriff (1938)
uncredited Kendal Henchman

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183. Ghost Town Riders (1938)
Henchman Tex

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184. The Spy Ring (1938)
uncredited The 'Champ', used to threaten Mayhew

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185. The Fighting Texan (1937)
uncredited Brand-changing henchman

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186. Empty Holsters (1937)
as Glen Strange Tex Roberts

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187. Stars Over Arizona (1937)
uncredited Bruce Cole

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188. Land Beyond the Law (1937)
'Bandy' Malarkey

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189. Danger Valley (1937)
uncredited Marshal Davis

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190. The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)
(as Glen Strange-typo) Pewee Rennie

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191. Law for Tombstone (1937)
uncredited Henchman Pecos

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192. Trouble in Texas (1937)
Middleton Sheriff

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193. Two Gun Law (1937)
uncredited Man in ambush posse

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194. Riders of the Dawn (1937)
uncredited Posse Member

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195. God's Country and the Man (1937)
uncredited Sheriff Joe

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196. Courage of the West (1937)
uncredited Ranger/Singer

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197. The Singing Outlaw (1937)
Deputy Ed

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198. Guns of the Pecos (1937)
uncredited Wedding Groom/Rustler

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199. Arizona Days (1937)
as Glen Strange Henchman Pete

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200. Blazing Sixes (1937)
as Glen Strange Peewee Jones

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201. Mountain Music (1937)
uncredited Singing Hillbilly

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202. Adventure's End (1937)
Barzeck

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203. A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936)
as Peewee Strange Singing Cowhand

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204. Flash Gordon (1936)
uncredited Robot/Ming soldier/Gocko

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205. Avenging Waters (1936)
uncredited Henchman Jake

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206. The Cattle Thief (1936)
uncredited Henchman

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207. The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
uncredited Man at trial

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208. Trailin' West (1936)
uncredited Tim - Henchman/Trooper

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209. The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
(as Glen 'Peewee' Strange) Master of Ceremonies

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210. California Mail (1936)
as Glen Strange Henchman Bud

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211. Song of the Gringo (1936)
uncredited Henchman Blackie

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212. Conflict (1936)
uncredited Jack

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213. Border Vengeance (1935)
uncredited (unconfirmed) Cowhand

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214. Sunset of Power (1935)
uncredited Cowhand

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215. Lawless Riders (1935)
uncredited Barfly/Musician

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216. Five Bad Men (1935)
uncredited Radio Buckaroo

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217. Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
uncredited Singer

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218. Hard Rock Harrigan (1935)
uncredited Worker

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219. Stormy (1935)
(as 'Peewee' Strange) Arizona Wranglers Band Member 'Peewee' Strange

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220. Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
uncredited Stew-Bum (henchman with Pete)

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221. Gallant Defender (1935)
uncredited Nester

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222. The Law of 45's (1935)
as Glen Strange Monte (Hayden Wrangler)

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223. His Fighting Blood (1935)
uncredited Singing Constable

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224. Lawless Range (1935)
uncredited Burns' Henchman

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225. Pals of the West (1934)
uncredited Deputy

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226. Law of the Wild (1934)
uncredited Townsman

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227. The Star Packer (1934)
uncredited Loco Frank - Henchman

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228. Silent Men (1933)
uncredited Cowhand

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229. The Thrill Hunter (1933)
uncredited Studio Western Extra

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230. The Whirlwind (1933)
uncredited Deputy

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231. Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
uncredited Henchman

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232. The Riding Tornado (1932)
uncredited Carson cowhand

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233. A Man's Land (1932)
uncredited Triple X Ranch Hand

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234. McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
uncredited Henchman/Mountie constable

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235. Single-Handed Sanders (1932)
uncredited Gang leader

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236. The Gay Buckaroo (1932)
uncredited Cowhand

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237. Hello Trouble (1932)
uncredited Cowhand

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238. Fighting for Justice (1932)
uncredited Cowhand

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239. Riders of the Desert (1932)
uncredited Singing Ranger

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240. Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
uncredited Stage Driver

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241. Texas Cyclone (1932)
uncredited Cowboy from Texas

actor

242. The Hurricane Express (1932)
Henchman Jim

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243. Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
uncredited Hawk henchman

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244. The Big Stampede (1932)
uncredited Cowhand

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245. Shotgun Pass (1931)
uncredited Pee Wee

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246. The Fighting Marshal (1931)
uncredited Barfly

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247. Wild Horse (1931)
uncredited Cowboy who refuses to ride

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248. The Guilty Generation (1931)
uncredited Tony's Henchman

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249. Hard Hombre (1931)
uncredited Cattleman In Plaid Shirt

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250. Border Law (1931)
uncredited Barfly

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251. Range Feud (1931)
uncredited Cowhand Slim

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252. The Mounted Stranger (1930)
uncredited Cowhand playing harmonica

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253. "Craig Kennedy, Criminologist"
Del Whitney (1 episode)

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254. "The Abbott and Costello Show"
(1 episode, 1952)

actor

255. "Gruen Guild Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1952)

actor

256. "The Bob Cummings Show"
(1 episode, 1957)

actor

257. "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon"
Bull Benson (1 episode, 1958)

actor

258. "The Adventures of Champion"
(3 episodes, 1955-1956)

actor

259. "Space Patrol"
Captain Jonas (1 episode, 1952)

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260. "Petticoat Junction"
(TV series) Hawley

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261. "The Cisco Kid"
Blake / (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

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262. "The Range Rider"
Medicine Man (2 episodes, 1953)

actor

263. "Hopalong Cassidy"
Simon Cosgrove (1 episode, 1952)

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264. "Stories of the Century"
Sheriff Billy Rowland (1 episode, 1954)

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265. "Annie Oakley"
Ernie Barker / (2 episodes, 1956)

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266. "The Adventures of Kit Carson"
Jim Wade (2 episodes, 1951)

actor

267. "The Gene Autry Show"
Chief White Cloud / (2 episodes, 1955)

actor

268. "Casey Jones"
(1 episode, 1957)

actor

269. "26 Men"
(1 episode, 1958)

actor

270. Evil Deeds (2004)
archive footage

271. Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
uncredited

272. Alias Jesse James (1959)

273. The Jayhawkers! (1959)
uncredited

274. "The Rifleman" (1958)
6 episodes, 1958-1960

275. "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)
2 episodes, 1957-1961

276. "Judge Roy Bean" (1956)
6 episodes, 1956

277. "Buffalo Bill, Jr." (1955)
2 episodes, 1955

278. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955)
3 episodes, 1956-1960

279. "Gunsmoke" (1955)
203 episodes, 1961-1973

280. Calamity Jane (1953)
uncredited

281. The Lusty Men (1952)
uncredited

282. "Death Valley Days" (1952)

283. "Sky King" (1951)
2 episodes, 1952-1959

284. "The Lone Ranger" (1949)
8 episodes, 1949-1955

285. Red River (1948)
uncredited

286. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

287. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

288. Brute Force (1947)
uncredited

289. The Black Raven (1943)

290. Prison Break (1938)
uncredited

291. Westward Ho (1935)
(singing voice: John Wayne)

music department

292. Sundown Rider (1932)
(composer: song "Down in Texas")

music department

293. Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
(performer: "Blow the Man Down")

soundtrack

294. Tumbleweed Trail (1946)
(writer: "Tumbleweed Trail")

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295. Stars Over Texas (1946)
(writer: "Sands of the Old Rio Grande")

soundtrack

296. Utah (1945)
(writer: "Beneath a Utah Sky")

soundtrack

297. Land of the Six Guns (1940)
(performer: "Pride of the Valley")

soundtrack

298. Wagon Train (1940)
(performer: "Why Shore")

soundtrack

299. Lure of the Wasteland (1939)
(writer: "Winds of the Wasteland")

soundtrack

300. Hittin' the Trail (1937)
(writer: "The Vagabond Song" (aka "The Renegade Song")) (performer: "The Vagabond Song" (aka "The Renegade Song"))

soundtrack

301. The Cherokee Strip (1937)
("Along the Old Frontier")

soundtrack

302. Suicide Squad (1935)
(performer: "When You and I Were Young, Maggie")

soundtrack

303. The New Frontier (1935)
(writer: "THE NEW FRONTIER", "OUTLAW RANGE")

soundtrack

304. The Man from Hell (1934)
(performer: "The Old Chisholm Trail")

soundtrack

305. Texas Tornado (1932)
(performer: "Cabin in the Valley")

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