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Who is Glenn Strange?

Glenn Strange was an actor who began providing singing fillers in film westerns in the early 1930s and later became a full-time bad guy in hundreds of "B" westerns. He is known for playing the Frankenstein Creature in House of Frankenstein (1944) and Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), and for his role as Sam the bartender on Gunsmoke (1955).

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Q&a: Writer James Aquilone Brings Legendary Comedy Duo Back to Comic Books with Abbott & Costello Meet The Monsters, Now on Kickstarter!

More than 50 years since they last graced the paneled page, the legendary cinematic comedy duo of Abbott and Costello are officially returning to the world of comic books along with some frightfully fun friends in the new Monstrous series Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters! With the exciting new series now on Kickstarter, Daily Dead caught up with writer and Monstrous founder James Aquilone to discuss bringing Abbott and Costello back to comic books, including preserving the legacy of the iconic comedy duo, the impressive perks supporters of the Kickstarter campaign can look forward to, and teaming up with a roster of talented artists for the new series, including Dave Acosta,

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Kenan and Kel Reunite To Resurrect a 77-Year-Old Horror Comedy Classic

Longtime comedy partners Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting to revive a stone-cold horror classic. The duo is set to star in Kenan and Kel Meet Frankenstein, a horror comedy inspired by the classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. The film is set to begin production this summer. Thompson and Mitchell will star in the film as a pair of hapless delivery drivers; a routine drop-off turns into a living nightmare when the two enter a forbidding castle and awaken the undead creation of Dr. Frankenstein! Says Saturday Night Live star Thompson, "We’re excited to bring a fresh take on a classic monster story and have some fun doing it.

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Bruce Dern Played A Surprising Number Of Characters On Gunsmoke

The great Bruce Dern will always be a legend of the Western genre simply for being the man who killed John Wayne. Dern's cattle rustler Asa Watts shot Wayne's rancher Will Andersen in an infamous scene from 1972's "The Cowboys," prompting Wayne to issue a warning to his co-star ahead of filming. But even before this unforgettable moment, Dern had earned his Western stripes in a series of oaters across the big and small screen. That includes several appearances on "Gunsmoke," which saw the actor portray a number of different characters. All of them were villains or otherwise nefarious, with Dern portraying everything from murderous fathers to gunslingers and even the son of a wild,

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70 Years Later, One of TV's Longest-Running Western Series Has Become a Massive Streaming Sensation

Yeehaw! A new hit has galloped into the Nielsen streaming charts — and it last aired almost half a century ago. Gunsmoke, the longest-running Western series in television history, is suddenly one of the biggest streaming shows in the country, landing at #8 on Nielsen’s Acquired streaming chart. That puts it in the same conversation as juggernauts like NCIS,The Big Bang Theory, and Bob’s Burgers, despite being decades (and decades) older. The James Arness–led classic is currently streaming on Paramount+ and Peacock, and audiences are eating it up — especially as Westerns continue to explode thanks to hits like Yellowstone and 1923. As for why it resonated so much? The Museum of Broadcast Communications

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8 Actors Who Played Frankenstein’s Monster Before Jacob Elordi | Photos

Director Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is finally streaming on Netflix, and at the center of all of the initial praise for the film is Jacob Elordi. The “Euphoria” and “Saltburn” breakout star has received widespread acclaim for his performance in the film as the Creature, the being of cobbled-and-stitched-together body parts stolen from other, dead corpses who is brought to life in an act of unholy creation by the arrogant scientist, Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac). Elordi is utterly unrecognizable in the role, and yet he gives the film enough humanity to make its second half sing. In the wider history of “Frankenstein” adaptations, he is not the first performer to do so.

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Every Actor Who Has Played Frankenstein’s Monster, Ranked Worst to Best

Frankenstein’s Monster has been stomping around pop culture for nearly a century. The lineup of actors who’ve played the Creature is long enough to fill a horror-themed reunion. The first big-screen version arrived in 1931 with Boris Karloff. Since then, the Monster has popped up many times. Now, Jacob Elordi has stepped into the role in Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation. Hence, the ranking gets interesting again. His take is impressive, but he isn’t the top name on this list. That honor still goes to the man who shaped the Monster forever. Below is a look at seven actors who’ve worn the bolts, shuffled through sets, groaned through prosthetics,

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