Harry Strang

Deceased · Born: Dec 13, 1892 · Died: Apr 10, 1972

Personal Details

BornDec 13, 1892 Clifton, Virginia, USA

Biography

Harry Strang, a talented actor, made his debut into the world on December 13, 1892, in the charming town of Clifton, Virginia, USA. This renowned thespian left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry, starring in a plethora of notable films throughout his illustrious career. Some of his most memorable roles include the 1938 cinematic masterpiece, Come on, Leathernecks!, the 1939 mystery thriller, Calling Philo Vance, and the spine-tingling 1934 horror classic, The Ghost Walks. After a life filled with drama, laughter, and excitement, Harry Strang bid farewell to this mortal coil on April 10, 1972, in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, California, USA.

Career

acting

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn as Bartender (uncredited)

1959

North by Northwest

North by Northwest as Assistant Conductor (uncredited)

1958

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah as Harry (uncredited)

1957

Looking for Danger

Looking for Danger as Sgt. Watson

1955

1953

Phantom from Space

Phantom from Space as Neighbor

1952

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous as Taxi Driver / Officer O'Brien (Uncredited)

1951

The Blue Veil as Traffic Cop (Uncredited)

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home as Sergeant (uncredited)

The Great Jewel Robber

The Great Jewel Robber as Police Officer (uncredited)

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Triple Trouble as Solitary Confinement Guard

The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert as Fire Chief (uncredited)

1949

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory as Stage Guard (uncredited)

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Mac

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)

White Heat as Prison Infirmary Guard (uncredited)

1948

Sinister Journey

Sinister Journey as Banks

I, Jane Doe as Policeman

Silver River as Soldier (uncredited)

1947

Blind Spot as Detective in White Hat

Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady as Police Sergeant

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission as Ship's Purser (uncredited)

Blonde Savage as Henchman with Rifle

Deep Valley as Posseman

Fall Guy as Taylor

Framed as (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma as Watchman (uncredited)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Tim (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai as Policeman (uncredited)

1946

King of the Forest Rangers

King of the Forest Rangers as Hank

Roll on Texas Moon

Roll on Texas Moon as Don Williams

Young Widow as Skycap (Uncredited)

The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask as Brophy, museum watchman

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Without Reservations

Without Reservations as Policeman (uncredited)

1945

Manhunt of Mystery Island

Manhunt of Mystery Island as Frederick "Fred" Braley

Bewitched as Prison Guard

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence as Prison Guard

Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

The Phantom of 42nd Street

The Phantom of 42nd Street as Policeman (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Fallen Angel as Policeman (uncredited)

Dick Tracy as Detective at Starling's Interrogation (uncredited)

Detour as California Border Patrolman (uncredited)

1944

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror as Police Sergeant Murphy (Uncredited)

Laura as Detective (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster as Talkative Policeman (uncredited)

1943

The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail as Sheriff Waddell

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Honolulu Detective-in-charge [Chs. 10-12]

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous as Driver (uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail!

So Proudly We Hail! as Major Arthur (Uncredited)

Fired Wife as Stagehand

Hit the Ice as Train Check-in Gateman (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay as Policeman (uncredited)

Crime Doctor as Dave, Trustee

Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes as Detective Matthews (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie as Security Officer (Uncredited)

The Outlaw as Townsman at Sheriff's Office (uncredited)

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life as Prison Trusty

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as Guard

The Secret Code

The Secret Code as Henchman

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love as Policeman

Bombay Clipper as Submarine officer

I Was Framed as Policeman

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown as German Henchman

Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air

Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air as Forest Ranger

My Gal Sal as Bartender

The Spoilers as Miner (uncredited)

Saboteur as Motorcycle Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy as Ranger (uncredited)

Who Done It? as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad as Navy Officer (uncredited)

Tortilla Flat as Fireman

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz as Radio Eavesdropper at Airfield

1941

Mutiny in the Arctic

Mutiny in the Arctic as The Helmsman

Highway West as Detective at Motel (uncredited)

Sleepers West as Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Pilot

Ridin' on a Rainbow

Ridin' on a Rainbow as Rancher

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout as Gas Officer

Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

Buck Privates as Sgt. Callahan

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Manpower as Tommy (Foreman Sent to Line 191) (uncredited)

A Man Betrayed as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Western Union as Henchman

Love Crazy as Police Sgt. Payson (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman as Ship's Medic (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming as Officer Murphy (uncredited)

In the Navy as Chief Commissary Steward (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On as Orderly (uncredited)

Sergeant York as Sergeant (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask as Clerk Stimson (uncredited)

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

1940

The Phantom Submarine

The Phantom Submarine as Chief Engineer

The Fatal Hour as Det. Ballard

Kit Carson as Sergeant Clanahan

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21 as Police Sgt. Martin

Danger on Wheels

Danger on Wheels as First Mechanic

Men Without Souls

Men Without Souls as Evans (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Joe - Henchman

Gaucho Serenade

Gaucho Serenade as Policeman

Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance as Hennessey - Markham's Assistant

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Dock Attendant

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison as Convict (uncredited)

Sky Murder as Third Motorcycle Policeman

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid as Corporal (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo as Doorman at Warden's Office (uncredited)

Mysterious Doctor Satan

Mysterious Doctor Satan as Police Officer Davis

Gallant Sons as Deputy Charlie (uncredited)

Girls of the Road

Girls of the Road as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Little Old New York

Little Old New York as Fireman on the 'Clermont'

New Moon as Bondsman

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man as Minor Role

Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway as Gambler (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Seaman Guarding Pendleton

Flowing Gold as Detective Handcuffed to Johnny (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu as Police Lt. Wade at Winchester's Office

Double Alibi as Jim - Policeman

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders as Sailor in Cafe

You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough as Truck Driver

Tin Pan Alley as Marching Doughboy (uncredited)

Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men as Cop (uncredited)

Young Tom Edison

Young Tom Edison as Army Officer

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson as Vistor's Room Guard (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath as Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited)

Dark Command as Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank

I Love You Again

I Love You Again as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby as Bailiff (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes as Party Bartender (uncredited)

The Girl from Rio

The Girl from Rio as Radio Technician

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle as Peck

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Trainman

Mutiny in the Big House

Mutiny in the Big House as Tower Guard

The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X as Bus Driver

Star Reporter as Henchman

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid as Deputy

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

The Cisco Kid and the Lady as First Telegraph Operator

Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas as Leader of Settlers

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight as Sergeant at Ambulance

Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces as Assistant Turnkey (uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger as Truck Driver

Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express as Union Army Officer

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Taxicab Dispatcher

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight as Deputy Thomas

Convict's Code as Tony Lynch

Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone as Captain

Blackmail as First Policeman (uncredited)

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work as Policeman

Swanee River as Boat Captain

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Museum Guard O'Hara

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Henchman disguised as Ambulance Attendant

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind as Tom's Aide (uncredited)

1938

Phantom Ranger as Henchman Jeff

Gunsmoke Trail as Henchman Stub

Starlight Over Texas

Starlight Over Texas as Deputy Marshal Tom Carr

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol as Seaman Grainger

The Purple Vigilantes

The Purple Vigilantes as Jim Murphy

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years as Jerry - the boat workman (uncredited)

The Fighting Devil Dogs

The Fighting Devil Dogs as Sgt. Bennett (uncredited)

Juvenile Court as Harris (uncredited)

Adventure in Sahara

Adventure in Sahara as Jolatar

Gang Bullets as Tom (uncredited)

Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air as Cab Driver at Ambush Attempt (Uncredited)

Army Girl as Soldier

1937

Ranger Courage as Snakey Joe

Wells Fargo as Minor Role

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai as Sailor (uncredited)

The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry as Minor Role (uncredited)

Paradise Express

Paradise Express as Glover's Man (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi as FBI Agent

Sea Devils as Sailor (uncredited)

Stage Door as Chauffeur (uncredited)

1936

Yellow Cargo as Joe Breeze - Bus Driver

The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed as Brig Guard (uncredited)

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor as Logger (uncredited)

Love on a Bet as Los Angeles Jailer

Sutter's Gold as General Fremont's Scout

The Crime Patrol

The Crime Patrol as Bob's Fight Manager (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs as Policeman Detaining Harry West (uncredited)

Black Gold as Henchman (uncredited)

Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline as Officer Bill (uncredited)

General Spanky as Encampment Sentry

San Francisco as Soldier (uncredited)

Beloved Enemy as I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island as Ship's Mate (uncredited)

Half Angel as Court Attendant (uncredited)

1935

Woman Wanted as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Charlie Chan in Shanghai as Chauffeur

1934

The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks as Guard

One More River as Bartender (Uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise as Detective (Uncredited)

Whirlpool as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1933

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century as Man at Police Station (uncredited)

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love as Medical Aide

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle as Lion Attendant (uncredited)

Hard to Handle as Water Sprayer (uncredited)

Lady Killer as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

King Kong as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)

1932

The Lost Special

The Lost Special as Eddie, Waiter at Red Lantern Cafe [Ch. 3]

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round as Veteran Hired as Elevator Operator

Men of America as Blondie - Gang Member

The Wet Parade as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

The Death Kiss as Gaffer

Alias Mary Smith

Alias Mary Smith as Detective Bosco Yaeger

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood? as Reporter (uncredited)

1931

Suicide Fleet as Havana Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde as Reporter (uncredited)

Dirigible as Naval Officer (uncredited)

1930

Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines as Orderly

Doughboys as Induction Officer (uncredited)

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure as Cruise Ship Officer (uncredited)

Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law as Prison Barber

Hell's Angels as Bit Role (uncredited)

Born Reckless as Sergeant

1929

The Greene Murder Case

The Greene Murder Case as Policeman (uncredited)