Lon Chaney Jr.
ActingBorn Feb 10, 1906Died Jul 12, 1973
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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
Frankenstein
movie1952
Love and Hisses
movie1937
Overland Mail
movie1942
Along the Mohawk Trail
movie1957
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
movie2015
Wild and Woolly
movie1937
Dracula in the Movies
movie1992
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
movie1991
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
movie1991
The Phantom
movie1961
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
movie2007
There's a Girl in My Heart
movie1949
Filmography
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self - (archive footage)movie2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monstersas Self (archive footage)movie2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)movie2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as Self (archive footage)movie2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampireas Himself (archive footage)movie2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage)movie2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tombas Hassan (archive footage)movie2006Terror in the Tropicsas Lyle Talbot (archive footage)movie2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)movie2004Monster Movie Trivia Quizmovie2001Heroes of Horroras (archive footage)movie2000Lon Chaney: A thousand facesas Self (archive footage)movie2000The American Nightmareas Selfmovie2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthedas Self (archive footage)movie2000The Many Faces of Draculaas Count Dracula (archive footage)movie1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'as Self (archive footage)movie1998Universal Horroras (archive footage)movie1998The Wolfman's Cureas Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Manmovie1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Facesas (archive footage)movie1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeldas Self (archive footage)movie1992Dracula in the Moviesmovie1991Halloween Monster Bashas Butcher Benton (archive footage)movie1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)movie1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)movie1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)movie1990Abbott and Costello in the Moviesas Outtakemovie1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)movie1971Dracula vs. Frankensteinas Grotonmovie1971The Female Bunchas Montimovie1968Fireball Jungleas Sammymovie1968The Mummy's Ghostas Kharis, the mummymovie1968Buckskinas Sheriff Tangleymovie1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)movie1967Spider Babyas Brunomovie1967Pistols 'n' Petticoatsas Chief Eagle Shadowmovie1967Hillbillys in a Haunted Houseas Maximillianmovie1967Welcome to Hard Timesas Averymovie1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrorsas Dr. Mendellmovie1966Pistols 'n' Petticoatstv1966The Monkeesas Lennytv1966Johnny Renoas Sheriff Hodgesmovie1966The Wolfmanas Larry Talbotmovie1965Apache Uprisingas Charlie Russellmovie1965Town Tameras Charlie Leachmovie1965Black Spursas Kilemovie1965Face of the Screaming Werewolfas The Mummified Werewolfmovie1965House of the Black Deathas Belial Desardmovie1964Stage to Thunder Rockas Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)movie1964Young Furyas Bartendermovie1964Law of the Lawlessas Tinymovie1964Witchcraftas Morgan Whitlockmovie1964The Long Rifle and the Tomahawkas Chingachcookmovie1963The Haunted Palaceas Simon Ornemovie1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wingmovie1962The Devil's Messengeras Satanmovie1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Selftv1961Rebellion in Cubaas Gordomovie1961The Phantomas Jedmovie1960Route 66as Colbytv1960Surfside 6tv1960Stagecoach Westas Ben Waittv1960House of Terroras The Mummified Werewolfmovie1959Adventures in Paradiseas Trader One Armtv1959Johnny Ringoas Ben Raffertytv1959Lock-Uptv1959The Deputyas Tom Arnoldtv1959The Alligator Peopleas Manonmovie1959Rawhideas Rocktv195913 Demon Streetas Hosttv1958Bat Mastersonas Rance Fletchertv1958Lawmanas Jess Bridgestv1958Money, Women and Gunsas Art Birdwellmovie1958The Riflemanas Charlie Gordotv1958The Texanas Wylie Amestv1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Sheriff Lon Paulsontv1958The Defiant Onesas Big Sammovie1957Tombstone Territoryas Ex-Marshal Daggetttv1957Wagon Trainas Carstairstv1957Have Gun, Will Travelas O'Connor - Inmatetv1957The Cyclopsas Martin 'Marty' Melvillemovie