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Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting · 1906–1973 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney. He is notable for playing Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man movies. Originally credited in films as Creighton Chaney, he was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935. Chaney had English, French and Irish ancestry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmThe Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self (archive footage)
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's TombHassan (archive footage)
2006Terror in the TropicsLyle Talbot (archive footage)
2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)
2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesSelf (archive footage)
2000The American NightmareSelf
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)
2000The Many Faces of DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage)
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
1998Universal Horror(archive footage)
1998The Wolfman's CureLawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces(archive footage)
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)
1991Halloween Monster BashButcher Benton (archive footage)
1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic ScrapbookLawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookCount Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookLawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesOuttake
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)
1971Dracula vs. FrankensteinGroton
1971The Female BunchMonti
1968Fireball JungleSammy
1968The Mummy's GhostKharis, the mummy
1968BuckskinSheriff Tangley
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1967Spider BabyBruno
1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsChief Eagle Shadow
1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMaximillian
1967Welcome to Hard TimesAvery
1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsDr. Mendell
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966The MonkeesLenny
1966Johnny RenoSheriff Hodges
1966The WolfmanLarry Talbot
1965Apache UprisingCharlie Russell
1965Town TamerCharlie Leach
1965Black SpursKile
1965Face of the Screaming WerewolfThe Mummified Werewolf
1965House of the Black DeathBelial Desard
1964Stage to Thunder RockHenry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
1964Young FuryBartender
1964Law of the LawlessTiny
1964WitchcraftMorgan Whitlock
1964The Long Rifle and the TomahawkChingachcook
1963The Haunted PalaceSimon Orne
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962The Devil's MessengerSatan
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Rebellion in CubaGordo
1961The PhantomJed
1960Route 66Poppa Duplessis
1960Surfside 6
1960Stagecoach WestBen Wait
1960House of TerrorThe Mummified Werewolf
195913 Demon StreetHost
1959Adventures in ParadiseTrader One Arm
1959Johnny RingoBen Rafferty
1959Lock-Up
1959The DeputyTom Arnold
1959The Alligator PeopleManon
1959RawhideJesse Childress
1958Bat MastersonRance Fletcher
1958LawmanJess Bridges
1958Money, Women and GunsArt Birdwell
1958The RiflemanCharlie Gordo
1958The TexanWylie Ames
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Lon Paulson
1958The Defiant OnesBig Sam
1957Tombstone TerritoryEx-Marshal Daggett
1957Wagon TrainLouis Roque
1957Have Gun, Will TravelWilliam Ceilbleu
1957The CyclopsMartin 'Marty' Melville
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansChingachgook
1957Along the Mohawk TrailChingachgook
1956Daniel Boone, Trail BlazerBlackfish
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMichael Peters
1956PardnersWhitey
1956The Black SleepDr. Munroe, aka Mungo
1956Telephone TimeJules Samenian
1956Indestructible ManCharles "Butcher" Benton
1956ManfishSwede
1955The Indian FighterChivington
1955I Died a Thousand TimesBig Mac
1955Not as a StrangerJob Marsh
1955The Silver StarJohn W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
1955Big House, U.S.ALeonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
1954The Black PiratesPadre Felipe
1954Climax!Frank Wiggins
1954PassionCastro (as Lon Chaney)
1954Studio 57Jubal Pickett
1954The Whistler
1954The Big ChaseHenchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
1954Casanova's Big NightEmo, the Murderer
1954The Boy from OklahomaCrazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
1954JivaroPedro Martines
1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSpurge McManamee
1953Raiders of the Seven SeasPeg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
1953General Electric TheaterBucknell
1952Battles of Chief PontiacChief Pontiac
1952The Black CastleGargon
1952Springfield RiflePete Elm
1952Cavalcade of AmericaOld Jeff Harris
1952High NoonMartin Howe
1952Thief of DamascusSinbad (as Lon Chaney)
1952FrankensteinThe Monster
1951Flame of ArabyBorka Barbarossa
1951The BushwhackersArtemus Taylor
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsAlaskan Trapper
1951Bride of the GorillaCommissioner Taro
1951The Red Skelton ShowSgt. Williams
1951Behave Yourself!Pinky
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Only the ValiantTrooper Kebussyan
1951Inside StraightShocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Frankenstein Monster
1950Once a ThiefGus (as Lon Chaney)
1950Captain ChinaRed Lynch
1949There's a Girl in My HeartJohnny Colton
1949Kitchen MechanicsJohnson (archive footage)
1949Fun on the RunJohnson
194816 Fathoms DeepMr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinThe Wolfman
1948The CounterfeitersLouie Struber
1948AlbuquerqueSteve Murkill
1948Oysters and MusclesStrangler Johnson
1947My Favorite BrunetteWillie
1946Desert CommandLt. Armand Corday
1945Pillow of DeathWayne Fletcher
1945House of DraculaLawrence Stewart Talbot
1945The Daltons Ride AgainGrat Dalton
1945Strange ConfessionJeff Carter
1945The Frozen GhostAlex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
1945Here Come the Co-EdsJohnson
1944The Mummy's CurseKharis
1944House of FrankensteinLawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
1944Dead Man's EyesDavid Stuart
1944The Mummy's GhostKharis
1944Ghost CatchersBear
1944Cobra WomanHava
1944Follow the BoysLon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
1944Weird WomanProf. Norman Reed
1943Calling Dr. DeathDr. Mark Steel
1943Son of DraculaCount Dracula, alias Count Alucard
1943Crazy HouseCameo Appearance
1943Frontier BadmenChango
1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManLawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
1943What We Are Fighting ForBill Wallace
1942The Mummy's TombThe Mummy - Kharis
1942Eyes of the UnderworldBenny
1942Overland MailJim Lane
1942The Ghost of FrankensteinThe Frankenstein Monster
1942North to the KlondikeNate Carson
1941The Wolf ManLarry Talbot / The Wolf Man
1941Badlands of DakotaJack McCall
1941Too Many BlondesMarvin Gimble
1941Riders of Death ValleyHenchman Butch
1941San Antonio RoseJigsaw Kennedy
1941Billy the Kid'Spike' Hudson
1941Man-Made MonsterDan McCormick
1940North West Mounted PoliceShorty
1940One Million B.C.Akhoba
1939Of Mice and MenLennie Small
1939City in DarknessPierre
1939Frontier MarshalPringle
1939Union PacificDollarhide
1939Jesse JamesOne Of James Gang
1938Road DemonBud Casey
1938Submarine PatrolMarine Sentry
1938Straight, Place and ShowMartin
1938Passport HusbandBull
1938Speed to BurnRacetrack Mug
1938JosetteBoatman
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandPhotographer
1938Mr. Moto's GambleJoey
1938Walking Down BroadwayDelivery Man
1938Sally, Irene and MaryPoliceman
1938City GirlGangster (uncredited)
1937Love and HissesAttendant
1937Life Begins in CollegeGilks
1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayDesk Reporter
1937Wife, Doctor and NurseScott, the Chauffeur
1937One Mile from HeavenPoliceman
1937The Lady EscapesReporter (uncredited)
1937Wild and WoollyDutch
1937Born RecklessGarage Mechanic
1937Slave ShipLaborer Killed at Launching
1937Angel's HolidayEddie
1937This Is My AffairFederal Agent in Baltimore Bank
1937Secret Agent X-9Maroni
1937Midnight TaxiDetective Erickson
1937Cheyenne Rides AgainGirard
1936The Old CorralGarland - Simms partner
1936Rose BowlSierra Football Player
1936Killer at LargeSecond Coffin Man
1936Ace DrummondHenchman Ivan
1936Sharad of AtlantisCapt. Hakur
1936The Singing CowboyMartin
1935The Shadow of Silk LennoxJohn Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
1935Accent on YouthChuck
1935A Scream in the NightJack Wilson / Butch Curtain
1935Captain HurricaneDave
1935The Marriage BargainBob Gordon
1934Girl o' My DreamsDon Cooper
1934The Life of Vergie WintersHugo McQueen
1934Sixteen Fathoms DeepJoe Bethel
1933Son of the BorderJack Breen
1933The Three MusketeersLt. Armand Corday
1933Scarlet RiverJeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
1933Lucky DevilsFrankie
1932The Last FrontierTom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
1932Bird of ParadiseThornton
1931The Galloping GhostHenchman
1928Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon ChaneySelf
1922The TrapBoy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

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