Portrait of Glenn Strange

Acting

Glenn Strange

Career

Active from 1936 to 1963, busiest in 1942 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Glenn Strange Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Good vs. Evil 7
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Action-Adventure 3
  • Mad Scientist 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3
  • Singing Cowboy 3
  • Vintage Cinema 3
  • B-Western 2
  • Cattle Rustling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

210
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as The Monster (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies (1992)

as (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as The Monster (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as The Monster (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 58
Spaceship to the Unknown
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)

as Robot / Ming soldier / Gocko (archive footage) (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Hawley

The Adventures of the Spirit
The Adventures of the Spirit (1963)

as Frankenstein Monster

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Indian (scenes deleted)

1950s

45 titles ยท average score 63
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Bartender

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Stage Driver

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Red Wing

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pierce Henchman in Saloon (uncredited)

Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean (1955)

TV show

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sam (uncredited) / Sam Noonan

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Born to the Saddle
Born to the Saddle (1953)

as Tom Roper

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Butch Cavendish

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Tessie's Steady Boyfriend

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Devil Dan Winfield

The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as The Monster

1940s

95 titles ยท average score 58
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Butch Cavendish / Cavendish

Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)

as Ace Hanlon

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as The Monster

House of Dracula
House of Dracula (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as The Frankenstein Monster

The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Giant

Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach (1944)

as Paul Kenton

Death Valley Rangers
Death Valley Rangers (1943)

as The Marshall

Western Mail
Western Mail (1942)

as Sheriff Big Bill Collins

The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 35

as Petro

Texas Trouble Shooters
Texas Trouble Shooters (1942)

as Roger Denby

Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Boss Stanton

Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Rawlins

1930s

61 titles ยท average score 53
Blue Montana Skies
Blue Montana Skies (1939)

as Bob Causer

Honor of the West
Honor of the West (1939)

as Bat Morrison

The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo (1939)

as Rance Potter

Oklahoma Terror
Oklahoma Terror (1939)

as Ross Haddon

Guilty Trail
Guilty Trail (1938)

as Sheriff

Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)

as Henchman Bull

The Painted Trail
The Painted Trail (1938)

as Sheriff Ed

Blazing Sixes
Blazing Sixes (1937)

as Peewee

Empty Holsters
Empty Holsters (1937)

as Tex Roberts

Arizona Days
Arizona Days (1937)

as Henchman Pete

The Sunday Round-Up
The Sunday Round-Up (1936)

as Master of Ceremonies

Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
GoodWatch score 43

as Hawk Henchman (uncredited)