Lon Chaney Jr.
Actor
- Born
- February 10, 1906 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- July 12, 1973 (age 67)
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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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Known for
High Noon
June 9, 1952
The Wolf Man
December 9, 1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
June 1, 1948
The Defiant Ones
August 14, 1958
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
March 12, 1943
The Haunted Palace
September 11, 1963
House of Frankenstein
December 15, 1944
Spider Baby
December 24, 1967
The Ghost of Frankenstein
March 13, 1942
House of Dracula
December 7, 1945
Son of Dracula
October 20, 1943
Jesse James
January 14, 1939
Acting187
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
- 2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire as Himself (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Hassan (archive footage)
- 2006Terror in the Tropics as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
- 2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz