Lon Chaney Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

227

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-02-10

Day of death

1973-07-12 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Lon Chaney Jr.

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • One Million B.C.

    One Million B.C.

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Johnny Ringo

    Johnny Ringo

  • Cobra Woman

    Cobra Woman

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Sharad of Atlantis

    Sharad of Atlantis

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Inside Straight

    Inside Straight

  • Jivaro

    Jivaro

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

  • Ghost Catchers

    Ghost Catchers

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • The Cyclops

    The Cyclops

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Young Fury

    Young Fury

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • The Counterfeiters

    The Counterfeiters

  • Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle

  • Jesse James

    Jesse James

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Johnny Reno

    Johnny Reno

  • Strange Confession

    Strange Confession

  • Black Spurs

    Black Spurs

  • Weird Woman

    Weird Woman

  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

    Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • The Daltons Ride Again

    The Daltons Ride Again

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • The Bushwhackers

    The Bushwhackers

  • Captain China

    Captain China

  • Frontier Badmen

    Frontier Badmen

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • Ace Drummond

    Ace Drummond

  • Lucky Devils

    Lucky Devils

  • Passport Husband

    Passport Husband

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Manfish

    Manfish

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Devil's Messenger

    The Devil's Messenger

  • House of Dracula

    House of Dracula

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Captain Hurricane

    Captain Hurricane

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Only the Valiant

    Only the Valiant

  • Submarine Patrol

    Submarine Patrol

  • Passion

    Passion

  • Indestructible Man

    Indestructible Man

  • The Indian Fighter

    The Indian Fighter

  • Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

  • The Black Sleep

    The Black Sleep

  • Flame of Araby

    Flame of Araby

  • The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

  • The Mummy's Ghost

    The Mummy's Ghost

  • The Haunted Palace

    The Haunted Palace

  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

  • Dracula vs. Frankenstein

    Dracula vs. Frankenstein

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway

    Charlie Chan on Broadway

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • The Old Corral

    The Old Corral

  • Life Begins in College

    Life Begins in College

  • Hillbillys in a Haunted House

    Hillbillys in a Haunted House

  • The Alligator People

    The Alligator People

  • House of the Black Death

    House of the Black Death

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • The Singing Cowboy

    The Singing Cowboy

  • A Lion Is in the Streets

    A Lion Is in the Streets

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

  • A Scream in the Night

    A Scream in the Night

  • Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

    Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

  • Welcome to Hard Times

    Welcome to Hard Times

  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • The Big Chase

    The Big Chase

  • Not as a Stranger

    Not as a Stranger

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

  • Money, Women and Guns

    Money, Women and Guns

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

  • The Mummy's Curse

    The Mummy's Curse

  • Law of the Lawless

    Law of the Lawless

  • Universal Horror

    Universal Horror

  • Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Big House, U.S.A

    Big House, U.S.A

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas

    Raiders of the Seven Seas

  • Face of the Screaming Werewolf

    Face of the Screaming Werewolf

  • Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

    Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

  • Heroes of Horror

    Heroes of Horror

  • House of Terror

    House of Terror

  • Son of the Border

    Son of the Border

  • Gallery of Horror

    Gallery of Horror

  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

  • Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

    Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

  • Pillow of Death

    Pillow of Death

  • Bird of Paradise

    Bird of Paradise

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

  • Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

    Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

  • City in Darkness

    City in Darkness

  • Secret Agent X-9

    Secret Agent X-9

  • Accent on Youth

    Accent on Youth

  • Killer at Large

    Killer at Large

  • The Black Castle

    The Black Castle

  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

    Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • The Frozen Ghost

    The Frozen Ghost

  • Speed to Burn

    Speed to Burn

  • Walking Down Broadway

    Walking Down Broadway

  • Love and Hisses

    Love and Hisses

  • Stage to Thunder Rock

    Stage to Thunder Rock

  • Cheyenne Rides Again

    Cheyenne Rides Again

  • Follow the Boys

    Follow the Boys

  • Along the Mohawk Trail

    Along the Mohawk Trail

  • Eyes of the Underworld

    Eyes of the Underworld

  • Bride of the Gorilla

    Bride of the Gorilla

  • Girl o' My Dreams

    Girl o' My Dreams

  • The Silver Star

    The Silver Star

  • Here Come the Co-Eds

    Here Come the Co-Eds

  • 16 Fathoms Deep

    16 Fathoms Deep

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • 13 Demon Street

    13 Demon Street

  • Sixteen Fathoms Deep

    Sixteen Fathoms Deep

  • The Lady Escapes

    The Lady Escapes

  • One Mile from Heaven

    One Mile from Heaven

  • Man-Made Monster

    Man-Made Monster

  • The Ghost of Frankenstein

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

  • The Life of Vergie Winters

    The Life of Vergie Winters

  • Too Many Blondes

    Too Many Blondes

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Buckskin

    Buckskin

  • What We Are Fighting For

    What We Are Fighting For

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Shadow of Silk Lennox

    The Shadow of Silk Lennox

  • The Wolfman's Cure

    The Wolfman's Cure

  • The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

    The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • Angel's Holiday

    Angel's Holiday

  • The Black Pirates

    The Black Pirates

  • Spider Baby

    Spider Baby

  • Overland Mail

    Overland Mail

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

  • My Favorite Brunette

    My Favorite Brunette

  • Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

    Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

  • Son of Dracula

    Son of Dracula

  • Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

  • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

  • Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

    Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

  • The Female Bunch

    The Female Bunch

  • Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

    Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

  • Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Midnight Taxi

    Midnight Taxi

  • North to the Klondike

    North to the Klondike

  • There's a Girl in My Heart

    There's a Girl in My Heart

  • Slave Ship

    Slave Ship

  • Scarlet River

    Scarlet River

  • Josette

    Josette

  • Desert Command

    Desert Command

  • Battles of Chief Pontiac

    Battles of Chief Pontiac

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Abbott and Costello in the Movies

    Abbott and Costello in the Movies

  • The Galloping Ghost

    The Galloping Ghost

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse

    Wife, Doctor and Nurse

  • Rose Bowl

    Rose Bowl

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Road Demon

    Road Demon

  • Witchcraft

    Witchcraft

  • Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

    Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

  • Fireball Jungle

    Fireball Jungle

  • Thief of Damascus

    Thief of Damascus

  • San Antonio Rose

    San Antonio Rose

  • Rebellion in Cuba

    Rebellion in Cuba

  • Kitchen Mechanics

    Kitchen Mechanics

  • Fun on the Run

    Fun on the Run

  • Terror in the Tropics

    Terror in the Tropics