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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

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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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Born

Feb 10, 1906

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died

Jul 12, 1973

Known For

Acting

Movies

189 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

High Noon
High Noon
1952 as Martin Howe
★ 7.7
Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant
1951 as Trooper Kebussyan
★ 6.5
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man
1941 as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 7.0
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Apache Uprising
Apache Uprising
1965 as Charlie Russell
★ 6.4
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
1940 as Shorty
★ 6.4
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
★ 7.1
Indestructible Man
Indestructible Man
1956 as Charles "Butcher" Benton
★ 4.3
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953 as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.1
The Alligator People
The Alligator People
1959 as Manon
★ 5.6
Jesse James
Jesse James
1939 as One Of James Gang
★ 6.5
Desert Command
Desert Command
1946 as Lt. Armand Corday
★ 4.2
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 as Hava
★ 5.4
The Phantom
The Phantom
1961 as Jed
★ 9.0
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
1936 as Sierra Football Player
★ 7.0
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 6.2
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
1963 as Simon Orne
★ 6.7
Jivaro
Jivaro
1954 as Pedro Martines
★ 5.4
Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils
1933 as Frankie
★ 6.4
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 as Cameo Appearance
★ 6.0
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
1964 as Morgan Whitlock
★ 6.7
Young Fury
Young Fury
1964 as Bartender
★ 5.6
House of Dracula
House of Dracula
1945 as Lawrence Stewart Talbot
★ 5.5
Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
1937 as Attendant
★ 10.0
Spider Baby
Spider Baby
1967 as Bruno
★ 6.9
Slave Ship
Slave Ship
1937 as Laborer Killed at Launching
★ 5.1
Passport Husband
Passport Husband
1938 as Bull
★ 7.0
Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane
1935 as Dave
★ 6.0
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958 as Big Sam
★ 7.1
The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter
1955 as Chivington
★ 6.4
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 as Photographer
★ 6.8
Inside Straight
Inside Straight
1951 as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
★ 4.9
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 as Big Mac
★ 6.2
Passion
Passion
1954 as Castro (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.4
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 as Dollarhide
★ 6.7
Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula
1943 as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
★ 5.8
The Trap
The Trap
1922 as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1939 as Lennie Small
★ 7.3
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
1944 as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
★ 6.0
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971 as Groton
★ 4.5
Ace Drummond
Ace Drummond
1936 as Henchman Ivan
★ 7.0
Pillow of Death
Pillow of Death
1945 as Wayne Fletcher
★ 6.7
Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad of Atlantis
1936 as Capt. Hakur
★ 4.5
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 as (archive footage)
★ 3.8
Captain China
Captain China
1950 as Red Lynch
★ 5.5
Pardners
Pardners
1956 as Whitey
★ 6.7
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941 as 'Spike' Hudson
★ 5.3
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955 as Job Marsh
★ 6.3
Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol
1938 as Marine Sentry
★ 6.7
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
1951 as Pinky
★ 6.2
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1933 as Lt. Armand Corday
★ 5.7
Stage to Thunder Rock
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964 as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.4
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 as The Frankenstein Monster
★ 5.8
The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes
1937 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953 as Spurge McManamee
★ 5.4
Buckskin
Buckskin
1968 as Sheriff Tangley
★ 5.6
movie
Heroes of Horror
2001 as (archive footage)
★ 8.7
The Black Pirates
The Black Pirates
1954 as Padre Felipe
★ 4.9
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 as Joey
★ 6.4
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
2000 as Self
★ 6.8
Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 as Johnson
★ 5.8
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
1951 as Artemus Taylor
★ 5.9
The Cyclops
The Cyclops
1957 as Martin 'Marty' Melville
★ 4.5
Flame of Araby
Flame of Araby
1951 as Borka Barbarossa
★ 6.2
Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno
1966 as Sheriff Hodges
★ 6.5
Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday
1937 as Eddie
★ 6.0
The Devil's Messenger
The Devil's Messenger
1962 as Satan
★ 4.7
Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle
1952 as Pete Elm
★ 6.4
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 as The Mummy - Kharis
★ 5.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night
1954 as Emo, the Murderer
★ 6.1
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967 as Chief Eagle Shadow
Calling Dr. Death
Calling Dr. Death
1943 as Dr. Mark Steel
★ 6.4
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
★ 9.5
One Million B.C.
One Million B.C.
1940 as Akhoba
★ 5.9
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota
1941 as Jack McCall
★ 6.1
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 as Avery
★ 5.3
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette
1947 as Willie
★ 6.6
Black Spurs
Black Spurs
1965 as Kile
★ 6.3
Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla
1951 as Commissioner Taro
★ 4.8
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 as Desk Reporter
★ 7.1
Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster
1941 as Dan McCormick
★ 6.2
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep
1956 as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
★ 6.2
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi
1937 as Detective Erickson
★ 6.3
Manfish
Manfish
1956 as Swede
★ 4.0
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
1938 as Delivery Man
★ 6.8
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937 as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
★ 7.3
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse
1944 as Kharis
★ 5.5
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 as Scott, the Chauffeur
★ 7.0
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
★ 7.3
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1932 as Thornton
★ 5.0
There's a Girl in My Heart
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949 as Johnny Colton
★ 9.0
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 as Kharis
★ 5.6
Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley
1941 as Henchman Butch
★ 6.8
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors
1967 as Dr. Mendell
★ 4.5
The Female Bunch
The Female Bunch
1971 as Monti
★ 5.0
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
1945 as Jeff Carter
★ 6.9
Overland Mail
Overland Mail
1942 as Jim Lane
★ 10.0
Big House, U.S.A
Big House, U.S.A
1955 as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
★ 6.6
movie
Road Demon
1938 as Bud Casey
★ 10.0
Josette
Josette
1938 as Boatman
★ 7.2
Town Tamer
Town Tamer
1965 as Charlie Leach
★ 6.8
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1939 as Pringle
★ 6.3
Frontier Badmen
Frontier Badmen
1943 as Chango
★ 7.0
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1950 as Gus (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.3
Thief of Damascus
Thief of Damascus
1952 as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.7
Weird Woman
Weird Woman
1944 as Prof. Norman Reed
★ 6.0
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007 as Himself (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967 as Maximillian
★ 2.8
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
1964 as Tiny
★ 6.5
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
1948 as Steve Murkill
★ 6.8
City in Darkness
City in Darkness
1939 as Pierre
★ 6.5
North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike
1942 as Nate Carson
★ 7.1
Dead Man's Eyes
Dead Man's Eyes
1944 as David Stuart
★ 6.6
The Frozen Ghost
The Frozen Ghost
1945 as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
★ 6.4
The Singing Cowboy
The Singing Cowboy
1936 as Martin
★ 4.5
The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters
1948 as Louie Struber
★ 6.3
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937 as Policeman
★ 6.6
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 as Hugo McQueen
★ 5.7
The Black Castle
The Black Castle
1952 as Gargon
★ 6.4
House of the Black Death
House of the Black Death
1965 as Belial Desard
★ 4.1
Universal Horror
Universal Horror
1998 as (archive footage)
★ 7.1
movie
Fun on the Run
1949 as Johnson
★ 8.0
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954 as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.7
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956 as Blackfish
★ 4.5
House of Terror
House of Terror
1960 as The Mummified Werewolf
★ 6.1
Speed to Burn
Speed to Burn
1938 as Racetrack Mug
★ 7.5
Born Reckless
Born Reckless
1937 as Garage Mechanic
★ 5.4
Scarlet River
Scarlet River
1933 as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
★ 5.6
Secret Agent X-9
Secret Agent X-9
1937 as Maroni
★ 7.3
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 as Self - (archive footage)
movie
What We Are Fighting For
1943 as Bill Wallace
★ 10.0
Battles of Chief Pontiac
Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952 as Chief Pontiac
★ 5.7
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
★ 7.0
Accent on Youth
Accent on Youth
1935 as Chuck
★ 6.7
Eyes of the Underworld
Eyes of the Underworld
1942 as Benny
★ 5.6
movie
Too Many Blondes
1941 as Marvin Gimble
★ 8.0
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 as Butcher Benton (archive footage)
Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938 as Policeman
★ 6.8
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 as Count Dracula (archive footage)
★ 3.5
The Silver Star
The Silver Star
1955 as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.5
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007 as Hassan (archive footage)
Money, Women and Guns
Money, Women and Guns
1958 as Art Birdwell
★ 5.8
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
1934 as Joe Bethel
★ 4.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
★ 9.0
City Girl
City Girl
1938 as Gangster (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
1937 as Gilks
★ 8.0
Ghost Catchers
Ghost Catchers
1944 as Bear
★ 6.1
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
1965 as The Mummified Werewolf
★ 4.2
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1952 as The Monster
★ 10.0
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
1935 as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
★ 5.6
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1937 as Dutch
★ 10.0
Along the Mohawk Trail
Along the Mohawk Trail
1957 as Chingachgook
★ 10.0
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
1932 as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
★ 7.0
Fireball Jungle
Fireball Jungle
1968 as Sammy
★ 6.7
Girl o' My Dreams
Girl o' My Dreams
1934 as Don Cooper
★ 4.8
16 Fathoms Deep
16 Fathoms Deep
1948 as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.6
Straight, Place and Show
Straight, Place and Show
1938 as Martin
★ 7.0
The Galloping Ghost
The Galloping Ghost
1931 as Henchman
★ 4.5
Cheyenne Rides Again
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937 as Girard
★ 6.0
A Scream in the Night
A Scream in the Night
1935 as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
★ 5.0
Killer at Large
Killer at Large
1936 as Second Coffin Man
★ 8.0
The Daltons Ride Again
The Daltons Ride Again
1945 as Grat Dalton
★ 5.0
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
1966 as Larry Talbot
★ 7.7
movie
The Marriage Bargain
1935 as Bob Gordon
★ 8.0
The Big Chase
The Big Chase
1954 as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
★ 4.7
San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose
1941 as Jigsaw Kennedy
★ 7.0
Son of the Border
Son of the Border
1933 as Jack Breen
★ 7.3
The Old Corral
The Old Corral
1936 as Garland - Simms partner
★ 7.5
Rebellion in Cuba
Rebellion in Cuba
1961 as Gordo
★ 9.0
Terror in the Tropics
Terror in the Tropics
2006 as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995 as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964 as Chingachcook
★ 9.0
The Wolfman's Cure
The Wolfman's Cure
1998 as Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015 as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Kitchen Mechanics
Kitchen Mechanics
1949 as Johnson (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
1968 as Kharis, the mummy
★ 9.0
movie
Oysters and Muscles
1948 as Strangler Johnson