Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

August 16, 1899 (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.

Known For

The Rifleman The Rifleman
Petticoat Junction Petticoat Junction
Rawhide Rawhide
Svengoolie Svengoolie
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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