George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in

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and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing

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in three

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films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan, the bartender on

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's ''

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'' television series.

Early life

Strange was born in Weed, New Mexico Territory,Raw, Laurence (2012)
"Glenn Strange"
''Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930–1960'' (Jefferson, North Carolina:

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, 2012), p. 175. Retrieved October 29, 2017. 13 years prior to

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gaining statehood. Strange grew up in the

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town of Cross Cut. His father was a bartender and later a rancher. Strange learned by ear how to play the fiddle and guitar. By the time he was 12, he was performing at cowboy dances. By 1928, he was on radio in

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. He was a young rancher, but in 1930, he came to Hollywood as a member of the radio singing group Arizona Wranglers. Strange joined the singers after having appeared at a rodeo in

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Career

In 1932, Strange had a minor role as part of the Wrecker's gang in a 12-part serial, ''

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'', starring

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. He gained his first motion picture role in 1932, and appeared in hundreds of films during his lifetime. He played numerous small parts in Paramount's popular ''Hopalong Cassidy'' film series, usually cast as a member of an outlaw's gang and occasionally as a local sheriff. In 1943, he played a badman in the Hopalong Cassidy movie '' False Colors''. Beginning in 1949, he portrayed Butch Cavendish, the villain responsible for killing all of the Texas Rangers except one in the long-running television series ''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in ...

''. Strange appeared twice as Jim Wade on Bill Williams's syndicated Western series geared to juvenile audiences ''

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''. He also appeared twice as Blake in the syndicated Western ''

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''. In 1952, he was cast in the role of Chief Black Cloud in the episode "Indian War Party" of the syndicated ''

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''. In 1954, Strange played Sheriff Billy Rowland in Jim Davis's syndicated Western series ''

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''. Strange appeared six times in 1956 in multiple roles on

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's syndicated ''

Judge Roy Bean Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the ...

''. That same year, Strange appeared in an uncredited role as the sheriff in Silver Rapids in the Western movie ''

The Fastest Gun Alive ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' is a 1956 MGM Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford directed by Russell Rouse. Plot Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) ...

'' starring

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. In 1958, he had a minor part in an episode of John Payne's ''

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'', and had an important role in the 1958 episode "Chain Gang" of the Western series ''

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'', true stories about the

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. That same year, he played rancher Pat Cafferty, who faces the threat of

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, in the episode "Queen of the Cimarron" of the syndicated Western series, ''

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''. Strange appeared in six episodes of ''

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'' playing the same role in different variations: Cole, the stagecoach driver, in "Duel of Honor"; a stagecoach shotgun guard in "The Dead-eye Kid"; Joey, a stagecoach driver in "The Woman"; and an unnamed stagecoach driver in "The Blowout", "The Spiked Rifle", and "Miss Bertie". Strange was cast in five episodes of the

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Western ''

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'' and three segments of the syndicated ''

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''. In 1959, he appeared in another Western syndicated series, ''

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'', in the episode entitled "Apache Boy". Strange was cast twice on

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's Western aviation adventure series, ''

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'', as Rip Owen in ''Stage Coach Robbers'' (1952), and as Link in ''Dead Giveaway'' (1958). He first appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' in 1959 and assumed several roles on the long-running program before he was permanently cast as stolid bartender Sam Noonan, a role he played from 1961 until 1973.

Frankenstein's monster

In 1942, he appeared in ''

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'' for

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, a poverty row studio. In 1944, while Strange was being made up for an action film at Universal, make-up artist Jack Pierce noticed that Strange's facial features and 6'5" height would be appropriate for the role of

. Strange was cast in 1944 film '' House of Frankenstein'' in the role created by

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in ''

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'' (1931), coached by Karloff personally after hours. Strange recounted a personal anecdote in Ted Newsom's documentary, ''100 Years of Horror'' (1996). On the set of ''

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'' (1945),

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, got him extremely inebriated. In the scene in which the monster is discovered in a cave, Strange lay immersed for hours in "faked quicksand" (actually cold mud) waiting for the cameras to roll. As Glenn began to get a serious chill, Chaney recommended that alcohol would keep Strange warm. Strange could barely walk straight after the day's shooting. Strange played the monster a third time in ''

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'' (1948), with Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and

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in his second screen appearance as

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. Strange also appeared in character with

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in a haunted house skit on ''

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'' and made a gag publicity appearance as a masked flagpole-sitter for a local Los Angeles TV show in the 1950s. After weeks of the station teasing the public about the sitter's identity, Strange removed his mask and revealed himself as Frankenstein's monster (actually, yet another mask.) Strange also played a monster in the Bowery Boys horror-comedy '' Master Minds'' in 1949, mimicking the brain-transplanted

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's frantic comedy movements, with Hall providing his own dubbed voice. During the wave of monster-related merchandising in the late 1950s and 1960s, Glenn Strange's iconic image often was used for the monster on toys, games, and paraphernalia, most often from his appearance in the Abbott and Costello film. In 1969, ''

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'' mistakenly published Boris Karloff's obituary with Glenn Strange's picture as the Frankenstein monster.

Personal life

Strange was 6 ft 5 in tall and weighed 220 lbs. His first wife was Flora Hooper of

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. They had two daughters, Wynema and Juanita. Strange was married from 1937 to his death in 1973 to his second wife, Minnie Thompson (1911–2004). The couple had one child, Janine Laraine Strange (born 1939). He had

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and

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descent through his father. In addition, Strange was an eighth-generation great-grandson of

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and

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through his maternal grandfather.

Death

On September 20, 1973, at age 74, Strange died of

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."Glenn Strange, Actor, Dies; Was 'Gunsmoke' Bartender"
digital archives of ''The New York Times'', September 22, 1973. Retrieved February 23, 2019. Singer Eddie Dean, with whom Strange had collaborated on various songs and opening themes for films, sang at Strange's funeral service as a final tribute. Strange is interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. In 1975, two years after Strange's death, his ''Gunsmoke'' costar

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named his third son Cooper Glenn Taylor after Strange.

Selected filmography

*'' Shotgun Pass'' (1931) – Pee Wee (uncredited) *''Cavalier of the West'' (1931) – Trooper (uncredited) *''

The Gay Buckaroo ''The Gay Buckaroo'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Merna Kennedy, and Roy D'Arcy, and was released on January 17, 1932. Plot Cowboy Hale and gambler Dumont are both in love with Field. ...

'' (1931) – Barfly (uncredited) *''

Single-Handed Sanders ''Single-Handed Sanders'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Charles A. Post and starring Tom Tyler and Margaret Morris.Martin, p. 166 Cast * Tom Tyler as Matt Sanders * Robert Seiter as Phillip Sanders * Margaret Morris ...

'' (1932) – Gang Leader (uncredited) *'' The Texas Tornado'' (1932) – Rustler (uncredited) *''Riders of the Desert'' (1932) – Singing Ranger (uncredited) *'' Cowboy Counsellor'' (1932) – Stage Driver (uncredited) *''

Five Bad Men ''Five Bad Men'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Clifford S. Smith, starring Noah Beery Jr., Bill Patton, and Jay Wilsey. Cast * Noah Beery Jr. as Gene Taggart * Bill Patton as Bad man * Jay Wilsey (credited as Buffalo Bill Jr ...

'' (1935) – Radio Buckaroo (uncredited) *''

Cyclone of the Saddle ''Cyclone of the Saddle'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Rex Lease, Janet Chandler, Bobby Nelson, and Yakima Canutt. Cast * Rex Lease as Andy Thomas * Janet Chandler as Sue * Bobby Nelson as Dick * Yakima C ...

'' (1935) – Singer / Fiddler / Townsman (uncredited) *''

His Fighting Blood ''His Fighting Blood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by John English and starring Kermit Maynard, Polly Ann Young and Paul Fix.Goble p.102 It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1935) – Singing Constable (uncredited) *''

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'' (1935) – Singing Fireman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1936) – Robot / Ming's Soldier / Gocko (uncredited) *''

Trailin' West ''Trailin' West'' (UK title: ''On Secret Service'') is a 1936 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Anthony Coldeway and starring Dick Foran, Paula Stone, and Wild Bill Elliott. Plot In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln ...

'' (1936) – Tim – Henchman / Trooper (uncredited) *''A Tenderfoot Goes West'' (1936) – Cowhand Butch *''

Song of the Gringo ''Song of the Gringo'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy. The film is also known as ''The Old Corral'' in the United Kingdom. The film was the debut of singing cowboy Tex Ritter. It was co-written by former outlaw an ...

'' (1936) – Henchman Blackie (uncredited) *''

Guns of the Pecos ''Guns of the Pecos'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Harold Buckley. The film stars Dick Foran, Anne Nagel, Gordon Hart, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Acuff and Robert Middlemass. The film was released by War ...

'' (1937) – Wedding Groom / Rustler (uncredited) *'' Arizona Days'' (1937) – Henchman Pete *''

Trouble in Texas ''Trouble in Texas'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury (as R.N. Bradbury) and starring Tex Ritter, his horse White Flash, Rita Hayworth (billed as "Rita Cansino") and Yakima Canutt. The supporting cast features Earl ...

'' (1937) – Middleton Sheriff *''

The Cherokee Strip ''The Cherokee Strip'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Luci Ward and Joseph K. Watson. The film stars Dick Foran, Jane Bryan, Robert Paige, Joan Valerie, Edmund Cobb and Joseph Crehan. The film was ...

'' (1937) – Harry, Fiddle Player and Band Leader (uncredited) *''The Fighting Texan'' (1937) – Brand-Changing Henchman (uncredited) *''

Blazing Sixes ''Blazing Sixes'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by John T. Neville. The film stars Dick Foran, Joan Valerie, Mira McKinney, John Merton, Glenn Strange and Kenneth Harlan. It was the 9th of 12 B-western ...

'' (1937) – Peewee Jones *'' Mountain Music'' (1937) – Singing Hillbilly (uncredited) *''

Empty Holsters ''Empty Holsters'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by John T. Neville. The film stars Dick Foran, Patricia Walthall, Emmett Vogan, Glenn Strange, Anderson Lawler and Wilfred Lucas. The film was released ...

'' (1937) – Tex Roberts *''Riders of the Dawn'' (1937) – Posse Member (uncredited) *'' The Devil's Saddle Legion'' (1937) – Peewee *'' God's Country and the Man'' (1937) – Sheriff Joe (uncredited) *''

Stars Over Arizona ''Stars Over Arizona'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert North Bradbury and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Jack Randall, Kathleen Eliot, Horace Murphy, Warner Richmond, Tom Herbert and Chick Hannan. The film w ...

'' (1937) – Bruce Cole (uncredited) *''

Danger Valley ''Danger Valley'' is a 1937 American Western film released by Monogram Pictures, directed by Robert N. Bradbury, written by Robert Emmett Tansey (as "Robert Emmett") and starring Addison Randall (credited as "Jack Randall") as a singing cowboy. ...

'' (1937) – Marshal Dale (uncredited) *'' The Painted Trail'' (1938) – Sheriff Ed *'' The Last Stand'' (1938) – Henchman Joe *''

Whirlwind Horseman ''Whirlwind Horseman'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by George H. Plympton. The film stars Ken Maynard, Joan Barclay, Billy Griffith, Kenneth Harlan, Joseph W. Girard and Kenny Dix. The film was rele ...

'' (1938) – Bull – Henchman *''

Six Shootin' Sheriff ''Six Shootin' Sheriff'' is a 1938 American Western film directed and written by Harry L. Fraser, and starring Ken Maynard and Marjorie Reynolds. Plot Jim "Trigger" Norton seeks revenge for those who wrongfully accused him and locked away for ...

'' (1938) – Kendal Henchman (uncredited) *''

Black Bandit ''Black Bandit'' is a 1938 American Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Wally Wales, Jack Rockwell, Forrest Taylor and Glenn Strange. The film was released on September 16, 1938, b ...

'' (1938) – Luke Johnson *'' Guilty Trails'' (1938) – New Sheriff *''

Prairie Justice ''Prairie Justice'' is a 1938 American Western "B" movie directed by George Waggner and starring Bob Baker as a singing cowboy. Plot Baker plays an undercover marshall investigating a series of stage coach robberies. After his father is kille ...

'' (1938) – Hank Haynes – Express Agent *''Gun Packer'' (1938) – Sheriff *''

The Phantom Stage ''The Phantom Stage'' is a 1939 American musical film, musical Western (genre), Western film – a "B" movie – directed by George Waggner and starring Bob Baker (actor), Bob Baker as a singing cowboy. Plot Bob Carson and his sidekick Grizzly ...

'' (1939) – Sheriff *''

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'' (1939) – Angry Riverboat Gambler (uncredited) *''

Blue Montana Skies ''Blue Montana Skies'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Based on a story by Norman S. Hall and Paul Franklin, the film is about a singing cowb ...

'' (1939) – Bob Causer *'' Across the Plains'' (1939) – Jeff Masters *''

Oklahoma Terror ''Oklahoma Terror'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast *Addison Randall as Jack Ridgely *Al St. John as "Fuzzy" Glass *Virginia Carroll as Helen Martin * Don Rowan as Slade *Davison Clark as Cartwright *Gl ...

'' (1939) – Ross Haddon * ''

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'' (1939) – Sheriff Dawson * '' Pioneer Days'' (1940) – Sheriff *''

Rhythm of the Rio Grande ''Rhythm of the Rio Grande'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale, Warner Richmond, Martin Garralaga, Frank Mitchell and Mike J. Rodriguez. The fil ...

'' (1940) – Sheriff Hays *''

Covered Wagon Trails ''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee. Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Cameron * Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford * Lafe McKee as John Bradfo ...

'' (1940) – Henchman Fletcher *''

Pals of the Silver Sage ''Pals of the Silver Sage'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Clarene Curtis, Glenn Strange and Carleton Young. The film was relea ...

'' (1940) – Vic Insley *'' The Cowboy from Sundown'' (1940) – Bret Stockton *'' Land of the Six Guns'' (1940) – Manny *''

Three Men from Texas ''Three Men from Texas'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norton S. Parker, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Morris Ankrum, Morgan Wallace, Thornton Edwards and Esther Estrella. It ...

'' (1940) – Ben Stokes *''

The San Francisco Docks ''The San Francisco Docks'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burgess Meredith, Barry Fitzgerald, and Irene Hervey. Plot When his sweetheart, barmaid Kitty Tracy, is annoyed by a customer, longshoreman Jo ...

'' (1940) – Mike *''

The Bandit Trail ''The Bandit Trail'' is a 1941 Western film.. Plot A cowboy helps rob a bank to get revenge on an unscrupulous banker. Cast * Tim Holt as Steve Haggerty * Ray Whitley as Smokey * Janet Waldo as Ellen Grant * Lee 'Lasses' White as Whopper * M ...

'' (1941) – gang member (uncredited) *''

The Kid's Last Ride ''The Kid's Last Ride'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fifth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Du ...

'' (1941) – Bart Gill, aka Ike Breeden *''

Fugitive Valley ''Fugitive Valley'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the eighth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Terhune as ...

'' (1941) – Gray *''

Billy the Kid Wanted ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the seventh in the "Billy the Kid" film series produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the first starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, replacing ...

'' (1941) – Matt Brawley *'' The Driftin' Kid'' (1941) – Jeff Payson *''

Lone Star Law Men ''Lone Star Law Men'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Betty Miles, Sugar Dawn, Gene Alsace and Glenn Strang ...

'' (1941) – Marshal Scott *''

Billy the Kid's Round-Up ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay, Glenn Strange and Charles King. The film was released on ...

'' (1941) – Vic Landreau *''

The Lone Rider and the Bandit ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Sam Robins. The film stars George F. Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smok ...

'' (1942) – Luke Miller * ''

Overland Stagecoach ''Overland Stagecoach'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore ...

'' (1942) – Harlen Kent *'' Western Mail'' (1942) – Sheriff Big Bill Collins *''

Stagecoach Buckaroo ''Stagecoach Buckaroo'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Al Martin. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Anne Nagel, Herbert Rawlinson and Glenn Strange. The film was released on Feb ...

'' (1942) – Breck Braddock *''Raiders of the West'' (1942) – Hank Reynolds *''

Sundown Jim ''Sundown Jim'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by James Tinling, written by William Bruckner and Robert F. Metzler, and starring John Kimbrough, Virginia Gilmore, Arleen Whelan, Joe Sawyer, Paul Hurst and Moroni Olsen. It was rele ...

'' (1942) – Henchman (uncredited) *''

Sunset on the Desert ''Sunset on the Desert'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, and George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers / Deputy Bill Sloan * George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whittaker * Lynn ...

'' (1942) – Deputy Louie Meade *''

Rolling Down the Great Divide ''Rolling Down the Great Divide'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Milton Raison, and starring Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange and Karl Hackett. It was released on April 24, ...

'' (1942) – Joe Duncan *''

Boot Hill Bandits ''Boot Hill Bandits'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the fourteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Te ...

'' (1942) – The Maverick *'' Romance on the Range'' (1942) – Stokes *''

Texas Trouble Shooters ''Texas Trouble Shooters'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Arthur Hoerl. The film is the fifteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" Ki ...

'' (1942) – Roger Denby *''

'' (1942) – Harlen Kent * ''

Billy the Kid Trapped ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Imprisoned and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff break out of jail. The three escapees discover that there are thr ...

'' (1942) – Boss Stanton *'' Army Surgeon'' (1942) – Soldier Having Discussion with Brooklyn (uncredited) *'' Little Joe, the Wrangler'' (1942) – Jeff Corey * ''

The Kid Rides Again ''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series), Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film ...

'' (1943) – Henchman Tom Slade * ''

Haunted Ranch ''Haunted Ranch'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the twentieth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, w ...

'' (1943) – Rance Austin * ''

Black Market Rustlers ''Black Market Rustlers'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Patricia Harper. The film is the twenty-third in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis M ...

'' (1943) – Corbin * ''

Cattle Stampede ''Cattle Stampede'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Pursued through Arizona by a gang of outlaws turned bounty hunters for the massive reward on Bill ...

'' (1943) – Stone * ''

Bullets and Saddles ''Bullets and Saddles'' is a 1943 American Western film produced by Monogram Pictures Corporation. The film is the twenty-fourth and final entry in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis M ...

'' (1943) – Jack Hammond * ''

Western Cyclone ''Western Cyclone'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Frontier Fighters'' (cut American reissue title). Plot On a western lan ...

'' (1943) – Dirk Randall * ''

Valley of Vengeance ''Valley of Vengeance'' is a 1944 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Donald Mayo, David Polonsky and Glenn Strange. The film ...

'' (1944) – Marshal Barker * ''

Harmony Trail ''Harmony Trail'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Ken Maynard, Eddie Dean and Ruth Roman.Pitts p.144 Its early distribution was limited, and it was given a fuller release in 1947 by Astor Pictures ...

'' (1944) – Marshal Taylor * '' House of Frankenstein'' (1944) – Frankenstein Monster * ''

'' (1945) – Frankenstein Monster * ''

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap ''The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap'' is a 1947 black-and-white comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was released on October 8 and distributed by Universal-International. Plot Che ...

'' (1947) – Lefty * ''

'' (1948) – Frankenstein Monster * '' Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1951) – Devil Dan Winfield

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