Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
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George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) 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.
Mar 11, 2024 · Glenn Strange's departure from Gunsmoke was abrupt and left a void that the show never fully recovered from. Despite his declining health, Strange continued acting on the show until his final episodes were aired posthumously.
Oct 12, 2021 · For fans of the Western drama series Gunsmoke, actor Glenn Strange can be remembered as Sam Noonan, the bartender of the Long Branch Saloon on the show. The actor was first cast in the...
Glenn Strange. 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.
One of his first roles was uncredited as a soldier, in tin armor, as part of "Ming's Army", in the science fiction classic serial "Flash Gordon" (1936/I). He would perform as a cowhand, rustler, accomplice, sidekick, or plain old warbling, harmonica-blowing cowboy.
Sep 22, 1973 · Sent. 21 (AP) —Glenn Strange, who portrayed Dr. Frankenstein's monster in films and Sam Noonan, the big, leathery bartender in the tele vision series “Gunsmoke” for 11 years, died last night of...
The Hanging of Newly O'Brien: Directed by Alf Kjellin. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. When Newly performs emergency surgery on a patient in the back country and he dies, the ignorant families think it's murder and want to hang him.
Glenn Strange played Sam the Bartender on Gunsmoke. Glenn Strange was born in Weed, New Mexico, on August 16, 1899. He was raised in Texas. He learned to play guitar and fiddle. In some scenes of Gunsmoke, he is seen to play the fiddle.
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.
Feb 13, 2023 · Remembering America's most beloved bartender "Sam Noonan" played by Glenn Strange.
