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.
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Known For
Last Stagecoach West
Judge Roy Bean
The Vanishing American
The Great Sioux Uprising
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Comin' Round the Mountain