Glenn Strange
Birthday: 1899-08-16 | Place of Birth: Weed, New Mexico, USAAt 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Todd
as Sheriff
as Townsman
as Beleanth
as Big George
as Stand Watie
as Butch Cavendish
as Devil Dan Winfield
as Tex Hodgkins
as Atlas the Monster
as Butch Cavendish
as The Monster
as Lefty
as The Frankenstein Monster
