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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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Filmography
all 225
Movies 191
TV Shows 34
self 17
Self (archive footage)

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters (2015)
Movie
The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
Movie
Hassan (archive footage)

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)
Movie
Lyle Talbot (archive footage)

Terror in the Tropics (2006)
Movie
Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
Bruno (archive footage)

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)
Movie
(archive footage)

Heroes of Horror (2001)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
Movie
Count Dracula (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
Movie
(archive footage)

Universal Horror (1998)
Movie
(archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)
Movie
Lawrence Talbot

Svengoolie (1995)
TV
ArchiveFootage

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)
Movie
Martin Howe

The Making of High Noon (1992)
Movie
Butcher Benton

Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
Movie
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Half-brother half-wolf George

Lugosi: The Forgotten King (1986)
Movie
Edited from 'THe Wolfman'

Coming Soon (1982)
Movie
(archive footage)

The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
Sheriff Tangley

Buckskin (1968)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy (1968)
Movie
Chief Eagle Shadow

Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967)
Movie
Maximillian

Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
Movie
1
Dr. Mendell

Gallery of Horror (1967)
Movie
Sheriff Hodges

Johnny Reno (1966)
Movie
Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man (1966)
Movie
Charlie Russell

Apache Uprising (1965)
Movie
Charlie Leach

Town Tamer (1965)
Movie
Belial Desard

House of the Black Death (1965)
Movie
Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)

Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)
Movie
Bartender

Young Fury (1964)
Movie
Morgan Whitlock

Witchcraft (1964)
Movie
Chingachcook

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (1964)
Movie
The Mummified Werewolf

Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)
Movie
Simon Orne

The Haunted Palace (1963)
Movie
6
Colby / Lon Chaney / Poppa Duplessis

Route 66 (1960)
TV
Ben Wait

Stagecoach West (1960)
TV
The Mummified Werewolf

House of Terror (1960)
Movie
Trader One Arm

Adventures in Paradise (1959)
TV
Ben Rafferty

Johnny Ringo (1959)
TV
Tom Arnold

The Deputy (1959)
TV
Rock / Jesse Childress

Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Rance Fletcher

Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Jess Bridges

Lawman (1958)
TV
Art Birdwell

Money, Women and Guns (1958)
Movie
Charlie Gordo

The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Wylie Ames

The Texan (1958)
TV
Sheriff Lon Paulson

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Ex-Marshal Daggett

Tombstone Territory (1957)
TV
Carstairs / Louis Roque

Wagon Train (1957)
TV
8
William Ceilbleu / O'Connor - Inmate

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Martin 'Marty' Melville

The Cyclops (1957)
Movie
Chingachgook

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
TV
Chingachgook

Along the Mohawk Trail (1957)
Movie
Michael Peters

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Whitey

Pardners (1956)
Movie
Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

The Black Sleep (1956)
Movie
4
Jules Samenian

Telephone Time (1956)
TV
Charles 'Butcher' Benton

Indestructible Man (1956)
Movie
4
Swede

Manfish (1956)
Movie
Chivington (as Lon Chaney)

The Indian Fighter (1955)
Movie
Job Marsh

Not as a Stranger (1955)
Movie
John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)

The Silver Star (1955)
Movie
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Big House, U.S.A (1955)
Movie
Padre Felipe

The Black Pirates (1954)
Movie
Old Man Hawley / Frank Wiggins

Climax! (1954)
TV
Castro (as Lon Chaney)

Passion (1954)
Movie
Jubal Pickett

Studio 57 (1954)
TV
Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

The Big Chase (1954)
Movie
Emo, the Murderer

Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Movie
6
Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
Movie
Pedro Martines

Jivaro (1954)
Movie
Spurge McManamee

A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
Movie
Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)

Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Movie
Chief Pontiac

Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
Movie
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)

Springfield Rifle (1952)
Movie
Old Jeff Harris / Zeke Wells

Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Martin Howe

High Noon (1952)
Movie
4.44
Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

Thief of Damascus (1952)
Movie
The Monster

Frankenstein (1952)
Movie
Borka Barbarossa

Flame of Araby (1951)
Movie
Artemus Taylor

The Bushwhackers (1951)
Movie
Alaskan Trapper

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Commissioner Taro

Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Movie
1
Mad Scientist / Sgt. Williams / Ug - Prehistoric Cave Man / George / Lon Chaney

The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Trooper Kebussyan

Only the Valiant (1951)
Movie
Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)

Inside Straight (1951)
Movie
Self - Frankenstein Monster

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
Gus (as Lon Chaney)

Once a Thief (1950)
Movie
Red Lynch

Captain China (1950)
Movie
Johnny Colton

There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Movie
Johnson

Fun on the Run (1949)
Movie
Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)

16 Fathoms Deep (1948)
Movie
Louie Struber

The Counterfeiters (1948)
Movie
Steve Murkill

Albuquerque (1948)
Movie
Lt. Armand Corday

Desert Command (1946)
Movie
Wayne Fletcher

Pillow of Death (1945)
Movie
4.83
Lawrence Stewart Talbot

House of Dracula (1945)
Movie
5.64
Grat Dalton (as Lon Chaney)

The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
Movie
Jeff Carter

Strange Confession (1945)
Movie
4.88
Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

The Frozen Ghost (1945)
Movie
3.83
Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

House of Frankenstein (1944)
Movie
5.35
David Stuart

Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
Movie
4
Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

Follow the Boys (1944)
Movie
Prof. Norman Reed

Weird Woman (1944)
Movie
3.5
Dr. Mark Steel (as Lon Chaney)

Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Movie
4.43
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

Son of Dracula (1943)
Movie
5.63
Cameo Appearance

Crazy House (1943)
Movie
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Movie
5.64
Bill Wallace

What We Are Fighting For (1943)
Movie
Lon - Factory Worker

Keeping Fit (1942)
Movie
The Mummy - Kharis

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Movie
5.64
Jim Lane

Overland Mail (1942)
Movie
The Frankenstein Monster

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Movie
5.16
Nate Carson

North to the Klondike (1942)
Movie
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man (1941)
Movie
5.61
Jack McCall

Badlands of Dakota (1941)
Movie
Marvin Gimble

Too Many Blondes (1941)
Movie
Henchman Butch

Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Movie
Jigsaw Kennedy

San Antonio Rose (1941)
Movie
'Spike' Hudson

Billy the Kid (1941)
Movie
Dan McCormick

Man-Made Monster (1941)
Movie
7.5
Pringle

Frontier Marshal (1939)
Movie
Dollarhide

Union Pacific (1939)
Movie
One Of James Gang

Jesse James (1939)
Movie
Bud Casey

Road Demon (1938)
Movie
Marine Sentry

Submarine Patrol (1938)
Movie
Racetrack Mug

Speed to Burn (1938)
Movie
Boatman

Josette (1938)
Movie
Photographer

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Movie
Delivery Man

Walking Down Broadway (1938)
Movie
Policeman

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Movie
Attendant

Love and Hisses (1937)
Movie
Desk Reporter

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Movie
5
Scott, the Chauffeur

Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Movie
Policeman

One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes (1937)
Movie
Garage Mechanic

Born Reckless (1937)
Movie
Laborer Killed at Launching

Slave Ship (1937)
Movie
Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank

This Is My Affair (1937)
Movie
Detective Erickson

Midnight Taxi (1937)
Movie
Garland - Simms partner

The Old Corral (1936)
Movie
Sierra Football Player

Rose Bowl (1936)
Movie
Second Coffin Man

Killer at Large (1936)
Movie
Henchman Ivan

Ace Drummond (1936)
Movie
Capt. Hakur

Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
Movie
John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935)
Movie
Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain

A Scream in the Night (1935)
Movie
Don Cooper

Girl o' My Dreams (1934)
Movie
Hugo McQueen

The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Movie
Joe Bethel

Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)
Movie
Jack Breen

Son of the Border (1933)
Movie
Lt. Armand Corday

The Three Musketeers (1933)
Movie
Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

Scarlet River (1933)
Movie
Frankie

Lucky Devils (1933)
Movie
Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost

The Last Frontier (1932)
Movie
Thornton

Bird of Paradise (1932)
Movie
Henchman

The Galloping Ghost (1931)
Movie
Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

The Trap (1922)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-02-10
Deathday1973-07-12 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceOklahoma City, United States
Height188-centimeter
ChildrenRonald Creighton Chaney
FatherLon Chaney
MotherFrances Cleveland Creighton
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsCreighton Tull Chaney, Creighton Chaney, Lon Chaney, Лон Чейни-мл., Лон Чейни младший, Лон Чейни мл., لان چینی جونیور
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