Glenn Strange
American actor (1899-1973) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
George Glenn Strange was an American actor who appeared in hundreds of Western films. He played Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series, and Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1940s.
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1973Died20 September 19731963
Petticoat JunctionSeries, Hawley1960
ThrillerSeries, Indian (scenes deleted)1959
RawhideSeries, Bartender
Alias Jesse JamesFilm, 1959James Gang Member1957
26 MenSeries1956
The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries
BacklashFilm, 1956Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.Series
MartyFilm, 1955(uncredited)1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Red Herring
Calamity JaneFilm, 1953Prospector (uncredited)1952
The Lawless BreedFilm, Ben Hanley1951
The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSeries, The Monster
Comanche TerritoryFilm, 1950Big Joe1949
The Lone RangerSeries, Cavendish1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinFilm, The Monster1945
House of DraculaFilm, The Frankenstein Monster1944
House of FrankensteinFilm, Frankenstein Monster1942
The Mad MonsterFilm, Petro1940
Dark CommandFilm, Tough Yankee #11935
Westward HoFilm, Carter1934
The Star PackerFilm, Loco Frank1931
The Range FeudFilm1899Born16 August 1899
Petticoat JunctionSeries, Hawley1960ThrillerSeries, Indian (scenes deleted)1959RawhideSeries, BartenderAlias Jesse JamesFilm, 1959James Gang Member195726 MenSeries1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeriesBacklashFilm, 1956Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)1955Buffalo Bill Jr.SeriesMartyFilm, 1955(uncredited)1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Red HerringCalamity JaneFilm, 1953Prospector (uncredited)1952The Lawless BreedFilm, Ben Hanley1951The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeries, The MonsterComanche TerritoryFilm, 1950Big Joe1949The Lone RangerSeries, Cavendish1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinFilm, The Monster1945House of DraculaFilm, The Frankenstein Monster1944House of FrankensteinFilm, Frankenstein Monster1942The Mad MonsterFilm, Petro1940Dark CommandFilm, Tough Yankee #11935Westward HoFilm, Carter1934The Star PackerFilm, Loco Frank1931The Range FeudFilm1899Born16 August 1899Known for
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Marty 1955
Red River 1948
Last Train from Gun Hill 1959
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
People around Glenn
Close ties
Joseph Kane Directed The Road to Denver (1955)
Robert N. Bradbury Directed The Star Packer and Lawless Range- Charles Barton Directed Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Lon Chaney Jr. Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Arthur Lubin Directed Adventure's End and Prison Break- Ford Beebe Directed Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Ethan Laidlaw Also in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Edmund Cobb Also in House of Frankenstein (1944)
John Wayne Also in Red River, The Spoilers and Dark Command
George Cleveland Also in The Spoilers (1942)- John Sturges Directed Last Train from Gun Hill and Backlash
Bela Lugosi Duets: Frankenstein's monster
Bud Abbott Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Raoul Walsh Directed Dark Command (1940)
Lou Costello Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Bryan Foy Produced California Mail and The Cherokee Strip- Lesley Selander Directed Pride of the West and Forty Thieves
Noel M. Smith Directed California Mail and The Cherokee Strip
Otto Brower Directed Hard Hombre and Fighting for Justice- David Howard Directed Conflict and The Fighting Gringo
- Frederick Stephani Directed Flash Gordon (1936)
Ray Taylor Directed Flash Gordon and Riders of Death Valley- Robert Lees Wrote Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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Filmography 40
222 credits on file
Television 19
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1973 · aged 74
