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George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who appeared in hundreds of Western films. He played Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series, and Frankenstein in three Universal films during the 1940s.
Mar 11, 2024 · Glenn Strange was a versatile actor who played the iconic role of Frankenstein's monster in three movies and the bartender Sam Noonan on Gunsmoke. He left the Western show in 1972 due to lung cancer and died in 1973, but his legacy lives on in both genres.
Glenn Strange was a versatile performer who appeared in hundreds of westerns, serials, and horror films. He played the Frankenstein monster in several Universal classics, and was a regular on Gunsmoke as Sam the bartender.
Glenn Strange. Actor: Gunsmoke. 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.
Sep 22, 1973 · Sent. 21 (AP) —Glenn Strange, who portrayed Dr. Frankenstein's monster in films and Sam Noonan, the big, leathery bartender in the tele vision series “Gunsmoke” for 11 years, died last night...
Oct 12, 2021 · Glenn Strange passed away in Los Angeles, California on September 20, 1973 from lung cancer. When Strange passed away, so too did his onscreen counterpart, Sam Noonan.
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.