Deceased

How Did Glenn Strange Die?

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Died aged 74

Also known asGeorge Glenn Strange, Glen 'Peewee' Strange, Glen Strange, Peewee StrangeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/08/1899Born inWeed, New Mexico, USADied20/09/1973 (aged 74)Died inLos AngelesCauselung cancerWikidataQ1368948 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#30112 ↗

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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Filmography144 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2006	I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur MoviesMovie	Self	107
2000	The Many Faces of DraculaMovie	The Monster (archive footage)	101
1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Movie	Self (archive footage)	100
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
1992	Dracula in the MoviesMovie	(archive footage)	93
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	The Monster (archive footage)	92
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	The Monster (archive footage)	92
1979	The Horror ShowMovie	(archive footage)	80
1966	Spaceship to the UnknownMovie	Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)	67
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	Hawley	64
1963	The Adventures of the SpiritMovie	Frankenstein Monster	64
1960	ThrillerSeries	Indian (scenes deleted)	61
1959	RawhideSeries	Bartender	60
1959	Last Train from Gun HillMovie	Gun Hill Bouncer	60
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Stage Diver	59
1958	Quantrill's RaidersMovie	Todd	59
1958	Frontier DoctorSeries	—	59
1957	SugarfootSeries	Red Wing	58
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie	Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)	58
1957	The Halliday BrandMovie	Townsman	58
1957	26 MenSeries	—	58
1957	Gunfire at Indian GapMovie	Matt	58
1956	The Fastest Gun AliveMovie	Sheriff in Silver Rapids (uncredited)	57
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	57
1956	BacklashMovie	Milliken, Stage Driver (uncredited)	57
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Sam Noonan	56
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	—	56
1955	MartyMovie	Bit Role (uncredited)	56
1955	Buffalo Bill Jr.Series	—	56
1955	Sergeant Preston of the YukonSeries	—	56
1955	Judge Roy BeanSeries	—	56
1955	The Road to DenverMovie	Big George	56
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Red Herring	54
1953	Calamity JaneMovie	Prospector (uncredited)	54
1953	Devil's CanyonMovie	Marshal (uncredited)	54
1953	The Veils of BagdadMovie	Mik-Kel	54
1953	The Great Sioux UprisingMovie	Stand Watie	54
1952	The Lawless BreedMovie	Ben Hanley	53
1952	Hopalong CassidySeries	—	53
1952	The Lusty MenMovie	Rig Ferris - Foreman (uncredited)	53
1952	The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries	Tessie's Steady Boyfriend	53
1952	Wagons WestMovie	Marshal Jim	53
1951	Callaway Went ThatawayMovie	Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited)	52
1951	The Red Badge of CourageMovie	Colonel (uncredited)	52
1951	Texas CarnivalMovie	Tex Hodgkins	52
1951	The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries	—	52
1951	Double CrossbonesMovie	Capt. Ben Avery	52
1951	Comin' Round the MountainMovie	Devil Dan Winfield	52
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	The Monster	51
1950	Comanche TerritoryMovie	Big Joe	51
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Butch Cavendish	50
1949	Master MindsMovie	Atlas the Monster	50
1949	Roll, Thunder, Roll!Movie	Ace Hanlon	50
1948	Red RiverMovie	Naylor (uncredited)	49
1948	The Gallant LegionMovie	Renegade	49
1948	Four Faces WestMovie	Posse Deputy (uncredited)	49
1948	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinMovie	The Monster	49
1947	The Sea of GrassMovie	Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)	48
1947	The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapMovie	Lefty	48
1947	Hollywood WonderlandMovie	Singing Cowboy (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)	48
1945	Saratoga TrunkMovie	Cowboy (uncredited)	46
1945	House of DraculaMovie	The Frankenstein Monster	46
1944	Silver City KidMovie	Henchman Garvey	45
1944	Forty ThievesMovie	Ike Simmons	45
1944	Knickerbocker HolidayMovie	Big Muscle	45
1944	AlaskaMovie	Miner	45
1944	Valley Of VengeanceMovie	Barker	45
1944	The Monster MakerMovie	Giant	45
1944	Sonora StagecoachMovie	Paul Kenton	45
1944	The ContenderMovie	Biff Benham	45
1944	House of FrankensteinMovie	Frankenstein Monster	45
1944	San Antonio KidMovie	Frank 'Ace' Hanlon	45
1943	Mission to MoscowMovie	Southerner in Montage (uncredited)	44
1943	Action in the North AtlanticMovie	Jake (uncredited)	44
1943	Western CycloneMovie	Dirk Randall	44
1943	The KansanMovie	2nd Gate Guard	44
1943	False ColorsMovie	Sonora	44
1943	The Kid Rides AgainMovie	Tom Slade	44
1943	Bullets and SaddlesMovie	Jack Hammond	44
1943	The Black RavenMovie	Andy	44
1943	Haunted RanchMovie	Rance Austin	44
1943	Arizona TrailMovie	Henchman Matt	44
1943	Death Valley RangersMovie	The Marshall	44
1943	Black Market RustlersMovie	Corbin (as Glen Strange)	44
1943	The Return of the RangersMovie	Frank Martin	44
1942	The SpoilersMovie	Deputy (uncredited)	43
1942	Billy the Kid TrappedMovie	Boss Stanton	43
1942	Boot Hill BanditsMovie	The Maverick	43
1942	The Mad MonsterMovie	Petro	43
1942	Rolling Down the Great DivideMovie	Joe Duncan	43
1942	Raiders of the WestMovie	Hank Reynolds	43
1942	Texas Trouble ShootersMovie	Roger Denby	43
1942	Overland StagecoachMovie	Harlen Kent	43
1942	Little Joe, the WranglerMovie	Banker Jeff Corey	43
1942	Beyond the Line of DutyMovie	Cal (uncredited)	43
1942	Stagecoach BuckarooMovie	Henchman Bill	43
1942	Western MailMovie	Sheriff Big Bill Collins	43
1942	Down Texas WayMovie	Sheriff Trump	43
1941	The Kid's Last RideMovie	Bart Gill / Ike Breeden	42
1941	Dude CowboyMovie	Henchman Krinkle	42
1941	Go West, Young LadyMovie	Townsman	42
1941	Riders of Death ValleyMovie	Tex, a Benton Rider	42
1941	The Driftin' KidMovie	Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)	42
1941	Fugitive ValleyMovie	Gray	42
1941	Lone Star Law MenMovie	Marshal Scott (as Glen Strange)	42
1941	SaddlematesMovie	Little Bear	42
1940	Dark CommandMovie	Tough Yankee #1	41
1940	Stage to ChinoMovie	Bill Hoagland	41
1940	Triple JusticeMovie	Frank Wiley	41
1940	Rhythm of the Rio GrandeMovie	Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)	41
1940	The Fargo KidMovie	Sheriff Dave	41
1940	Pioneer DaysMovie	Sheriff	41
1940	Teddy the Rough RiderMovie	Jim Rawlins	41
1940	Pals of the Silver SageMovie	Vic Insley	41
1940	Covered Wagon TrailsMovie	Fletcher - Henchman	41
1939	Sunset TrailMovie	Bouncer	40
1939	Rough Riders' Round-upMovie	Boggs	40
1939	Law of the PampasMovie	Slim Schultz	40
1939	Oklahoma TerrorMovie	Ross Haddon	40
1939	The Phantom StageMovie	Sheriff	40
1939	Honor of the WestMovie	Bat Morrison	40
1938	In Old MexicoMovie	Burke	39
1938	Black BanditMovie	—	39
1938	Guilty TrailMovie	Sheriff	39
1938	Gun PackerMovie	Sheriff	39
1938	Border WolvesMovie	Deputy Joe O'Connell	39
1938	The Last StandMovie	—	39
1938	Call of the RockiesMovie	Henchman Kelso	39
1938	California FrontierMovie	Blackie	39
1937	The Cherokee StripMovie	Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader	38
1936	California MailMovie	Henchman Bud	37
1936	A Tenderfoot Goes WestMovie	Prankster Butch	37
1936	Trailin' WestMovie	Henchman Tim / Trooper (uncredited)	37
1935	The Law of 45'sMovie	Monte	36
1935	Moonlight on the PrairieMovie	Stew-Bum	36
1935	Westward HoMovie	Carter	36
1935	Lawless RangeMovie	Burn's Henchman	36
1935	The New FrontierMovie	Norton	36
1934	The Star PackerMovie	Loco Frank	35
1933	The Thrill HunterMovie	Studio Western Cowboy	34
1932	Ride Him, CowboyMovie	Hawk Henchman (uncredited)	33
1932	The Hurricane ExpressMovie	Jim	33
1931	The Range FeudMovie	—	32
1931	Cavalier of the WestMovie	Trooper	32