Lon Chaney Jr.
Acting
Born: February 10, 1906 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died: July 12, 1973 (aged 67)
Highest Rated
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
High Noon
1952
The Wolf Man
1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
The Defiant Ones
1958
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
The Haunted Palace
1963
House of Frankenstein
1944
Spider Baby
1967
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
House of Dracula
1945
Son of Dracula
1943
Jesse James
1939
Photos (9)
Movies (167)
The Wolf Man
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
High Noon
Martin Howe
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Wolfman
The Defiant Ones
Big Sam
The Haunted Palace
Simon Orne
Union Pacific
Dollarhide
House of Frankenstein
Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
Town Tamer
Charlie Leach
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Jesse James
One Of James Gang
Welcome to Hard Times
Avery
House of Dracula
Lawrence Stewart Talbot
Son of Dracula
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Passion
Castro (as Lon Chaney)
The Boy from Oklahoma
Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Frankenstein Monster
Not as a Stranger
Job Marsh
Only the Valiant
Trooper Kebussyan
Pardners
Whitey
Billy the Kid
'Spike' Hudson
The Mummy's Ghost
Kharis
Man-Made Monster
Dan McCormick
Springfield Rifle
Pete Elm
My Favorite Brunette
Willie
North West Mounted Police
Shorty
The Alligator People
Manon
Of Mice and Men
Lennie Small
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Groton
The Mummy's Curse
Kharis
The Devil's Messenger
Satan
Apache Uprising
Charlie Russell
Here Come the Co-Eds
Johnson
Spider Baby
Bruno
Casanova's Big Night
Emo, the Murderer
Cobra Woman
Hava
The Indian Fighter
Chivington
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Johnny Reno
Sheriff Hodges
One Million B.C.
Akhoba
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Desk Reporter
Bride of the Gorilla
Commissioner Taro
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Scott, the Chauffeur
Young Fury
Bartender
The Life of Vergie Winters
Hugo McQueen
Dead Man's Eyes
David Stuart
Sharad of Atlantis
Capt. Hakur
The Bushwhackers
Artemus Taylor
Witchcraft
Morgan Whitlock
I Died a Thousand Times
Big Mac
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors
Dr. Mendell
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Maximillian
Stage to Thunder Rock
Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
Law of the Lawless
Tiny
Follow the Boys
Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Flame of Araby
Borka Barbarossa
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy - Kharis
A Lion Is in the Streets
Spurge McManamee
Captain Hurricane
Dave
The Female Bunch
Monti
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
Passport Husband
Bull
One Mile from Heaven
Policeman
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Joey
Thief of Damascus
Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
Buckskin
Sheriff Tangley
Big House, U.S.A
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Sally, Irene and Mary
Policeman
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Girl o' My Dreams
Don Cooper
Weird Woman
Prof. Norman Reed
Money, Women and Guns
Art Birdwell
Behave Yourself!
Pinky
This Is My Affair
Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
Strange Confession
Jeff Carter
The Frozen Ghost
Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
North to the Klondike
Nate Carson
Angel's Holiday
Eddie
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
The Mummified Werewolf
Jivaro
Pedro Martines
Wild and Woolly
Dutch
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Photographer
Desert Command
Lt. Armand Corday
There's a Girl in My Heart
Johnny Colton
Bird of Paradise
Thornton
Indestructible Man
Charles "Butcher" Benton
Riders of Death Valley
Henchman Butch
The Cyclops
Martin 'Marty' Melville
The Black Sleep
Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
Inside Straight
Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
Battles of Chief Pontiac
Chief Pontiac
The Silver Star
John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
Chingachcook
City in Darkness
Pierre
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Chief Eagle Shadow
Cheyenne Rides Again
Girard
Badlands of Dakota
Jack McCall
Terror in the Tropics
Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Straight, Place and Show
Martin
Son of the Border
Jack Breen
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Joe Bethel
The Mummy's Ghost
Kharis, the mummy
Lucky Devils
Frankie
City Girl
Gangster (uncredited)
House of the Black Death
Belial Desard
Eyes of the Underworld
Benny
Frontier Marshal
Pringle
Submarine Patrol
Marine Sentry
House of Terror
The Mummified Werewolf
Ace Drummond
Henchman Ivan
The Black Castle
Gargon
Slave Ship
Laborer Killed at Launching
The Three Musketeers
Lt. Armand Corday
Black Spurs
Kile
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Daltons Ride Again
Grat Dalton
The Many Faces of Dracula
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Scarlet River
Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
Albuquerque
Steve Murkill
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Blackfish
Walking Down Broadway
Delivery Man
San Antonio Rose
Jigsaw Kennedy
Kitchen Mechanics
Johnson (archive footage)
Once a Thief
Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
The Phantom
Jed
Secret Agent X-9
Maroni
Josette
Boatman
Crazy House
Cameo Appearance
The Big Chase
Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
Life Begins in College
Gilks
A Scream in the Night
Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
Rebellion in Cuba
Gordo
The Galloping Ghost
Henchman
Halloween Monster Bash
Butcher Benton (archive footage)
The Black Pirates
Padre Felipe
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Outtake
Love and Hisses
Attendant
Calling Dr. Death
Dr. Mark Steel
Midnight Taxi
Detective Erickson
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Hassan (archive footage)
Manfish
Swede
Ghost Catchers
Bear
Captain China
Red Lynch
Pillow of Death
Wayne Fletcher
The Trap
Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
The Old Corral
Garland - Simms partner
16 Fathoms Deep
Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
The Last Frontier
Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
Along the Mohawk Trail
Chingachgook
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
Born Reckless
Garage Mechanic
Frankenstein
The Monster
The Lady Escapes
Reporter (uncredited)
Rose Bowl
Sierra Football Player
The Counterfeiters
Louie Struber
Overland Mail
Jim Lane
Accent on Youth
Chuck
Fireball Jungle
Sammy
Killer at Large
Second Coffin Man
Speed to Burn
Racetrack Mug
The Singing Cowboy
Martin
Frontier Badmen
Chango
TV Shows (42)
Wagon Train
Louis Roque · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Carstairs · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Charlie Gordo · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
William Ceilbleu · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
O'Connor - Inmate · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Sgt. Williams · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Lon Chaney · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
George · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Mad Scientist · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Ug · 1 eps
Climax!
Frank Wiggins · 1 eps
Climax!
Old Man Hawley · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Michael Peters · 1 eps
Route 66
Poppa Duplessis · 1 eps
Route 66
Lon Chaney · 1 eps
Route 66
Colby · 1 eps
Rawhide
Jesse Childress · 1 eps
Rawhide
Rock · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Lon Paulson · 1 eps
Lawman
Jess Bridges · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Rance Fletcher · 1 eps
The Monkees
Lenny · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Trader One Arm · 1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
The Texan
Wylie Ames · 1 eps
Studio 57
Jubal Pickett · 1 eps
Telephone Time
Jules Samenian · 1 eps
Tombstone Territory
Ex-Marshal Daggett · 1 eps
The Deputy
Tom Arnold · 1 eps
Lock-Up
1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Chingachgook · 39 eps
Johnny Ringo
Ben Rafferty · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Old Jeff Harris · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Zeke Wells · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Ben Wait · 1 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
2 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Chief Eagle Shadow · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Bucknell · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Alaskan Trapper · 1 eps
13 Demon Street
Host · 13 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self - Frankenstein Monster · 1 eps
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
Self
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self