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Actor
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Born February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Died July 12, 1973
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
High Noon1952
The Wolf Man1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948
The Defiant Ones1958
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943
The Haunted Palace1963
House of Frankenstein1944
Spider Baby1967
Filmography
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmFilmThe Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
- 2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2007Terror in the Pharaoh's TombFilmHassan (archive footage)
- 2006Terror in the TropicsFilmLyle Talbot (archive footage)
- 2004Monster Movie Trivia QuizFilm
- 2001Heroes of HorrorFilm(archive footage)
- 2000The American NightmareFilmSelf
- 2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilmCount Dracula (archive footage)
- 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1998Universal HorrorFilm(archive footage)
- 1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesFilm(archive footage)
- 1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1992Dracula in the MoviesFilm(archive footage)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmLawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmCount Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
- 1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmLawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
- 1991Halloween Monster BashFilmButcher Benton (archive footage)
- 1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesFilmOuttake
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm(archive footage)
- 1971Dracula vs. FrankensteinFilmGroton
- 1971The Female BunchFilmMonti
- 1968The Movie OrgyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1968BuckskinFilmSheriff Tangley
- 1968Fireball JungleFilmSammy
- 1968The Mummy's GhostFilmKharis, the mummy
- 1967Spider BabyFilmBruno
- 1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseFilmMaximillian
- 1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsFilmDr. Mendell
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesFilmAvery
- 1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsFilmChief Eagle Shadow
- 1966The MonkeesSeriesLenny
- 1966Johnny RenoFilmSheriff Hodges
- 1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsSeriesChief Eagle Shadow
- 1965Black SpursFilmKile
- 1965Face of the Screaming WerewolfFilmThe Mummified Werewolf
- 1965Apache UprisingFilmCharlie Russell
- 1965House of the Black DeathFilmBelial Desard
- 1965Town TamerFilmCharlie Leach
- 1964WitchcraftFilmMorgan Whitlock
- 1964Young FuryFilmBartender
- 1964Law of the LawlessFilmTiny
- 1964Stage to Thunder RockFilmHenry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
- 1964The Long Rifle and the TomahawkFilmChingachcook
- 1963The Haunted PalaceFilmSimon Orne
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf
- 1962The Devil's MessengerFilmSatan
- 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingFilm
- 1961The PhantomFilmJed
- 1961Rebellion in CubaFilmGordo
- 1960Route 66SeriesPoppa Duplessis, Colby, Lon Chaney
- 1960House of TerrorFilmThe Mummified Werewolf
- 1960Stagecoach WestSeriesBen Wait
- 1960Surfside 6Series
- 1959The Alligator PeopleFilmManon
- 1959RawhideSeriesJesse Childress, Rock
- 1959Johnny RingoSeriesBen Rafferty
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesTrader One Arm
- 1959Lock-UpSeries
- 1959The DeputySeriesTom Arnold
- 195913 Demon StreetSeriesHost
- 1958The Defiant OnesFilmBig Sam
- 1958The RiflemanSeriesCharlie Gordo
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesSheriff Lon Paulson
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesRance Fletcher
- 1958LawmanSeriesJess Bridges
- 1958Money, Women and GunsFilmArt Birdwell
- 1958The TexanSeriesWylie Ames
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesWilliam Ceilbleu, O'Connor - Inmate
- 1957The CyclopsFilmMartin 'Marty' Melville
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesLouis Roque, Carstairs
- 1957Tombstone TerritorySeriesEx-Marshal Daggett
- 1957Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansSeriesChingachgook
- 1957Along the Mohawk TrailFilmChingachgook
- 1957The Pathfinder and the MohicanFilmChingachgook