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Lon Chaney Jr.

Infos

Full Name
Lon Chaney Jr.

Gender
Male

Date of Birth
2/10/1906

Date of Death
7/12/1973

Also Known As

Creighton Tull Chaney

Creighton Chaney

Lon Chaney

Лон Чейни-мл.

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Lon Chaney Jr.

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

The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

Acting

2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

2007

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Himself (archive footage)

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

2000

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage)

2000

The American Nightmare

Self

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

Count Dracula (archive footage)

1998

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

1971

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Groton

1971

The Female Bunch

Monti

1968

Fireball Jungle

Sammy

1968

The Mummy's Ghost

Kharis, the mummy

1968

Sheriff Tangley

1968

Self (archive footage)

1967

Bruno

1967

Gallery of Horror

Dr. Mendell

1966

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Unknown

1966

Lenny

1966

Sheriff Hodges

1965

Apache Uprising

Charlie Russell

1965

Charlie Leach

1965

Kile

1965

Face of the Screaming Werewolf

The Mummified Werewolf

1965

House of the Black Death

Belial Desard

1964

Bartender

1964

Law of the Lawless

Tiny

1964

Morgan Whitlock

1963

The Haunted Palace

Simon Orne

1962

The Devil's Messenger

Satan

1960

Poppa Duplessis

1960

Lon Chaney

1960

Colby

1960

Unknown

1960

Stagecoach West

Ben Wait

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Trader One Arm

1959

The Alligator People

Manon

1958

Rance Fletcher

1958

Jess Bridges

1958

Money, Women and Guns

Art Birdwell

1958

Charlie Gordo

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Lon Paulson

1958

The Defiant Ones

Big Sam

1957

Martin 'Marty' Melville

1956

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

Blackfish

1956

Whitey

1956

The Black Sleep

Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

1956

Indestructible Man

Charles "Butcher" Benton

1955

The Indian Fighter

Chivington

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

Big Mac

1955

Not as a Stranger

Job Marsh

1955

Big House, U.S.A

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

1954

Castro (as Lon Chaney)

1954

Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

1954

Pedro Martines

1953

A Lion Is in the Streets

Spurge McManamee

1952

Battles of Chief Pontiac

Chief Pontiac

1952

The Black Castle

Gargon

1952

Springfield Rifle

Pete Elm

1952

Martin Howe

1952

Thief of Damascus

Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

1952

The Monster

1951

Borka Barbarossa

1951

Bride of the Gorilla

Commissioner Taro

1951

Behave Yourself!

Pinky

1951

Only the Valiant

Trooper Kebussyan

1951

Inside Straight

Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self - Frankenstein Monster

1950

Gus (as Lon Chaney)

1949

Kitchen Mechanics

Johnson (archive footage)

1948

16 Fathoms Deep

Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Wolfman

1948

Steve Murkill

1947

My Favorite Brunette

Willie

1945

Pillow of Death

Wayne Fletcher

1945

House of Dracula

Lawrence Stewart Talbot

1945

The Daltons Ride Again

Grat Dalton

1945

Strange Confession

Jeff Carter

1945

The Frozen Ghost

Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

Johnson

1944

The Mummy's Curse

Kharis

1944

House of Frankenstein

Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

1944

Dead Man's Eyes

David Stuart

1944

The Mummy's Ghost

Kharis

1944

Bear

1944

Hava

1944

Follow the Boys

Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

1944

Prof. Norman Reed

1943

Calling Dr. Death

Dr. Mark Steel

1943

Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

1943

Cameo Appearance

1943

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man

1943

What We Are Fighting For

Bill Wallace

1942

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy - Kharis

1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Frankenstein Monster

1942

North to the Klondike

Nate Carson

1941

Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

1941

'Spike' Hudson

1941

Man-Made Monster

Dan McCormick

1940

North West Mounted Police

Shorty

1940

One Million B.C.

Akhoba

1939

Of Mice and Men

Lennie Small

1939

Frontier Marshal

Pringle

1939

Dollarhide

1939

One Of James Gang

1938

Straight, Place and Show

Martin

1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Photographer

1937

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Desk Reporter

1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Scott, the Chauffeur

1936

Garland - Simms partner

1936

The Singing Cowboy

Martin

1935

The Shadow of Silk Lennox

John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

1935

The Marriage Bargain

Bob Gordon

1934

Girl o' My Dreams

Don Cooper

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Hugo McQueen

1934

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

Joe Bethel

1933

Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

1928

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

Self

1922

Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

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.

Acting

2025

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

2007

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Himself (archive footage)

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

2000

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage)

2000

The American Nightmare

Self

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

Count Dracula (archive footage)

1998

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

1971

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Groton

1971

The Female Bunch

Monti

1968

Fireball Jungle

Sammy

1968

The Mummy's Ghost

Kharis, the mummy

1968

Sheriff Tangley

1968

Self (archive footage)

1967

Bruno

1967

Gallery of Horror

Dr. Mendell

1966

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Unknown

1966

Lenny

1966

Sheriff Hodges

1965

Apache Uprising

Charlie Russell

1965

Charlie Leach

1965

Kile

1965

Face of the Screaming Werewolf

The Mummified Werewolf

1965

House of the Black Death

Belial Desard

1964

Bartender

1964

Law of the Lawless

Tiny

1964

Morgan Whitlock

1963

The Haunted Palace

Simon Orne

1962

The Devil's Messenger

Satan

1960

Poppa Duplessis

1960

Lon Chaney

1960

Colby

1960

Unknown

1960

Stagecoach West

Ben Wait

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Trader One Arm

1959

The Alligator People

Manon

1958

Rance Fletcher

1958

Jess Bridges

1958

Money, Women and Guns

Art Birdwell

1958

Charlie Gordo

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Lon Paulson

1958

The Defiant Ones

Big Sam

1957

Martin 'Marty' Melville

1956

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

Blackfish

1956

Whitey

1956

The Black Sleep

Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

1956

Indestructible Man

Charles "Butcher" Benton

1955

The Indian Fighter

Chivington

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

Big Mac

1955

Not as a Stranger

Job Marsh

1955

Big House, U.S.A

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

1954

Castro (as Lon Chaney)

1954

Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

1954

Pedro Martines

1953

A Lion Is in the Streets

Spurge McManamee

1952

Battles of Chief Pontiac

Chief Pontiac

1952

The Black Castle

Gargon

1952

Springfield Rifle

Pete Elm

1952

Martin Howe

1952

Thief of Damascus

Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

1952

The Monster

1951

Borka Barbarossa

1951

Bride of the Gorilla

Commissioner Taro

1951

Behave Yourself!

Pinky

1951

Only the Valiant

Trooper Kebussyan

1951

Inside Straight

Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self - Frankenstein Monster

1950

Gus (as Lon Chaney)

1949

Kitchen Mechanics

Johnson (archive footage)

1948

16 Fathoms Deep

Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Wolfman

1948

Steve Murkill

1947

My Favorite Brunette

Willie

1945

Pillow of Death

Wayne Fletcher

1945

House of Dracula

Lawrence Stewart Talbot

1945

The Daltons Ride Again

Grat Dalton

1945

Strange Confession

Jeff Carter

1945

The Frozen Ghost

Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

Johnson

1944

The Mummy's Curse

Kharis

1944

House of Frankenstein

Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

1944

Dead Man's Eyes

David Stuart

1944

The Mummy's Ghost

Kharis

1944

Bear

1944

Hava

1944

Follow the Boys

Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

1944

Prof. Norman Reed

1943

Calling Dr. Death

Dr. Mark Steel

1943

Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

1943

Cameo Appearance

1943

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man

1943

What We Are Fighting For

Bill Wallace

1942

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy - Kharis

1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Frankenstein Monster

1942

North to the Klondike

Nate Carson

1941

Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

1941

'Spike' Hudson

1941

Man-Made Monster

Dan McCormick

1940

North West Mounted Police

Shorty

1940

One Million B.C.

Akhoba

1939

Of Mice and Men

Lennie Small

1939

Frontier Marshal

Pringle

1939

Dollarhide

1939

One Of James Gang

1938

Straight, Place and Show

Martin

1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Photographer

1937

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Desk Reporter

1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Scott, the Chauffeur

1936

Garland - Simms partner

1936

The Singing Cowboy

Martin

1935

The Shadow of Silk Lennox

John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

1935

The Marriage Bargain

Bob Gordon

1934

Girl o' My Dreams

Don Cooper

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Hugo McQueen

1934

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

Joe Bethel

1933

Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

1928

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

Self

1922

Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Lon Chaney Jr.

Gender
Male

Date of Birth
2/10/1906

Date of Death
7/12/1973

Also Known As

Creighton Tull Chaney

Creighton Chaney

Lon Chaney

Лон Чейни-мл.

Лон Чейни младший

Лон Чейни мл.

لان چینی جونیور