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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.
- Weed, New Mexico
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- Weed, New Mexico
- Early years
- Film
- Television
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 s...
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 B Western and serials. One of his first roles was uncredited as a soldier, in tin armor, as part of \"Ming's Army\", in the sci fi classic serial \"Flash Gordon\"(1936/I). He would play a cowhand, rustler, hench...
As the \"B\" western started faded off into the sunset in the 1950s, Strange moseyed on over to TV work. He played the nemesis \"Butch Cavendish\" and later reprised the role, after a prison escape, on \"The Lone Ranger\" (1949). Among other TV roles, he capped off his career with a steady (12 years) role as Sam the bartender on the classic Gunsmok...
- Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack
- September 20, 1973
- August 16, 1899
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.
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Glenn Strange. Actor: Gunsmoke. 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.
- Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack
- August 16, 1899
- Glenn Strange
- September 20, 1973
Oct 12, 2021 · Glenn Strange passed away in Los Angeles, California on September 20, 1973 from lung cancer. When Strange passed away, so too did his onscreen counterpart, Sam Noonan. Strange is buried at...
Sep 22, 1973 · LOS ANGELES. 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...
Glenn Strange was an American actor who starred as the Frankenstein Monster in House of Frankenstein. Glenn Strange was born in Weed, Texas, now New Mexico.