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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting1906Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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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.

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Acting History

2025
2015
2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
2010
2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Hassan (archive footage)
2006
Terror in the Tropics
as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
2001
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)
2000
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1999
1998
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
The Wolfman's Cure
as Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
1995
1994
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
1990
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1971
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Buckskin
as Sheriff Tangley
The Mummy's Ghost
as Kharis, the mummy
1967
Spider Baby
as Bruno
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Chief Eagle Shadow
1966
Johnny Reno
as Sheriff Hodges
The Wolfman
as Larry Talbot
The Monkees
TVas Lenny• 1 eps
1965
Town Tamer
as Charlie Leach
House of the Black Death
as Belial Desard
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
as The Mummified Werewolf
Apache Uprising
as Charlie Russell
1964
Witchcraft
as Morgan Whitlock
Young Fury
as Bartender
Stage to Thunder Rock
as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
1963
Rawhide
TVas Rock• 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas O'Connor - Inmate• 1 eps
1962
The Rifleman
TVas Charlie Gordo• 1 eps
Route 66
TVas Lon Chaney• 1 eps
Lawman
TVas Jess Bridges• 1 eps
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Michael Peters• 1 eps
Stagecoach West
TVas Ben Wait• 1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Tom Arnold• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Carstairs• 1 eps
1960
House of Terror
as The Mummified Werewolf
Bat Masterson
TVas Rance Fletcher• 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
TVas Ben Rafferty• 1 eps
1959
Adventures in Paradise
TVas Trader One Arm• 1 eps
The Texan
TVas Wylie Ames• 1 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Bucknell• 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Sheriff Lon Paulson• 1 eps
1958
Money, Women and Guns
as Art Birdwell
Tombstone Territory
TVas Ex-Marshal Daggett• 1 eps
1957
The Cyclops
as Martin 'Marty' Melville
Along the Mohawk Trail
as Chingachgook
Climax!
TVas Old Man Hawley• 1 eps
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
TVas Chingachgook• 39 eps
1956
Indestructible Man
as Charles "Butcher" Benton
Pardners
as Whitey
The Black Sleep
as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
Manfish
as Swede
Telephone Time
TVas Jules Samenian• 1 eps
Studio 57
TVas Jubal Pickett• 1 eps
1955
Big House, U.S.A
as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
The Indian Fighter
as Chivington
Not as a Stranger
as Job Marsh
The Silver Star
as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
Cavalcade of America
TVas Zeke Wells• 1 eps
1954
Jivaro
as Pedro Martines
Casanova's Big Night
as Emo, the Murderer
The Big Chase
as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
Passion
as Castro (as Lon Chaney)
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
The Black Pirates
as Padre Felipe
1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Spurge McManamee
Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Lon Chaney• 1 eps
1952
High Noon
as Martin Howe
Thief of Damascus
as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
Battles of Chief Pontiac
as Chief Pontiac
Frankenstein
as The Monster
1951
Bride of the Gorilla
as Commissioner Taro
Only the Valiant
as Trooper Kebussyan
The Bushwhackers
as Artemus Taylor
Flame of Araby
as Borka Barbarossa
Inside Straight
as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self - Frankenstein Monster• 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Alaskan Trapper
1950
Once a Thief
as Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Captain China
as Red Lynch
1949
Kitchen Mechanics
as Johnson (archive footage)
Fun on the Run
as Johnson
1948
The Counterfeiters
as Louie Struber
16 Fathoms Deep
as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
Albuquerque
as Steve Murkill
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1947
1946
Desert Command
as Lt. Armand Corday
1945
House of Dracula
as Lawrence Stewart Talbot
The Frozen Ghost
as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
Strange Confession
as Jeff Carter
Pillow of Death
as Wayne Fletcher
1944
Weird Woman
as Prof. Norman Reed
Follow the Boys
as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
Dead Man's Eyes
as David Stuart
1943
Calling Dr. Death
as Dr. Mark Steel
Son of Dracula
as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Crazy House
as Cameo Appearance
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as The Frankenstein Monster
The Mummy's Tomb
as The Mummy - Kharis
North to the Klondike
as Nate Carson
Overland Mail
as Jim Lane
1941
The Wolf Man
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Man-Made Monster
as Dan McCormick
San Antonio Rose
as Jigsaw Kennedy
Badlands of Dakota
as Jack McCall
Billy the Kid
as 'Spike' Hudson
Riders of Death Valley
as Henchman Butch
Too Many Blondes
as Marvin Gimble
1940
1939
Of Mice and Men
as Lennie Small
Jesse James
as One Of James Gang
Union Pacific
as Dollarhide
1938
Submarine Patrol
as Marine Sentry
Speed to Burn
as Racetrack Mug
Josette
as Boatman
Road Demon
as Bud Casey
Walking Down Broadway
as Delivery Man
1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Desk Reporter
This Is My Affair
as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
Slave Ship
as Laborer Killed at Launching
Born Reckless
as Garage Mechanic
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Scott, the Chauffeur
Midnight Taxi
as Detective Erickson
Love and Hisses
as Attendant
The Lady Escapes
as Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Killer at Large
as Second Coffin Man
Rose Bowl
as Sierra Football Player
The Old Corral
as Garland - Simms partner
Sharad of Atlantis
as Capt. Hakur
Ace Drummond
as Henchman Ivan
1935
A Scream in the Night
as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
1934
Girl o' My Dreams
as Don Cooper
1933
Lucky Devils
as Frankie
The Three Musketeers
as Lt. Armand Corday
Son of the Border
as Jack Breen
Scarlet River
as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
1932
Bird of Paradise
as Thornton
The Last Frontier
as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
1931
1928
1922
The Trap
as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/10/1906
Day of Death
7/12/1973
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA