Glenn Strange
1899-08-16 ( 125 years old ) in Weed, New Mexico, USA

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 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.

Movies

Backlash 1956-03-14
Marty 1955-04-11
Calamity Jane 1953-11-04
Devil's Canyon 1953-08-13
The Lusty Men 1952-10-24
Wagons West 1952-07-06
Texas Carnival 1951-10-05
Master Minds 1949-11-27
Rimfire 1949-03-25
Disaster 1948-12-03
Red River 1948-08-26
Up Goes Maisie 1946-02-01
Saratoga Trunk 1945-11-21
Harmony Trail 1944-12-01
Alaska 1944-11-18
Forty Thieves 1944-06-23
The Contender 1944-05-10
False Colors 1943-11-05
Arizona Trail 1943-09-15
The Kansan 1943-09-10
Haunted Ranch 1943-02-19
Bandit Ranger 1942-09-28
The Spoilers 1942-06-11
Come on Danger 1942-06-05
Down Texas Way 1942-05-22
Western Mail 1942-02-13
Dude Cowboy 1941-12-12
Wide Open Town 1941-08-08
Saddlemates 1941-05-15
The Fargo Kid 1940-12-06
Wagon Train 1940-10-04
Triple Justice 1940-09-22
Wyoming 1940-09-13
Stage to Chino 1940-07-26
Dark Command 1940-04-15
Pioneer Days 1940-01-25
The Llano Kid 1939-12-08
Overland Mail 1939-11-16
Range War 1939-09-08
Sunset Trail 1939-02-24
Arizona Legion 1939-01-20
Gun Packer 1938-11-16
Black Bandit 1938-09-16
In Old Mexico 1938-09-09
Air Devils 1938-05-13
The Last Stand 1938-04-01
State Police 1938-03-18
Border Wolves 1938-02-25
The Spy Ring 1938-01-08
Empty Holsters 1937-07-10
Blazing Sixes 1937-06-12
Arizona Days 1937-01-30
Trailin' West 1936-09-04
Flash Gordon 1936-04-06
Lawless Range 1935-11-04
Stormy 1935-10-21
Westward Ho 1935-08-19
The Range Feud 1931-10-14
Wild Horse 1931-08-02