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Lon Chaney Jr.

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Lon Chaney Jr.

Born February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USADied July 12, 1973158 films

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Wolf Man poster7.0The Wolf Man1941Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein poster7.1Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948The Defiant Ones poster7.1The Defiant Ones1958Spider Baby poster6.8Spider Baby1967The Haunted Palace poster6.7The Haunted Palace1963Of Mice and Men poster7.3Of Mice and Men1939Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man poster6.2Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943House of Frankenstein poster6.1House of Frankenstein1944

Filmography

158 films as actor
  1. 1971Dracula vs. FrankensteinGroton
  2. 1971The Female BunchMonti
  3. 1968Fireball JungleSammy
  4. 1968The Mummy's GhostKharis, the mummy
  5. 1968BuckskinSheriff Tangley
  6. 1967Spider BabyBruno
  7. 1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsChief Eagle Shadow
  8. 1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMaximillian
  9. 1967Welcome to Hard TimesAvery
  10. 1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsDr. Mendell
  11. 1966Johnny RenoSheriff Hodges
  12. 1965Apache UprisingCharlie Russell
  13. 1965Town TamerCharlie Leach
  14. 1965Black SpursKile
  15. 1965Face of the Screaming WerewolfThe Mummified Werewolf
  16. 1965House of the Black DeathBelial Desard
  17. 1964Stage to Thunder RockHenry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
  18. 1964Young FuryBartender
  19. 1964Law of the LawlessTiny
  20. 1964WitchcraftMorgan Whitlock
  21. 1964The Long Rifle and the TomahawkChingachcook
  22. 1963The Haunted PalaceSimon Orne
  23. 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
  24. 1962The Devil's MessengerSatan
  25. 1961Rebellion in CubaGordo
  26. 1961The PhantomJed
  27. 1960House of TerrorThe Mummified Werewolf
  28. 1959The Alligator PeopleManon
  29. 1958Money, Women and GunsArt Birdwell
  30. 1958The Defiant OnesBig Sam
  31. 1957The CyclopsMartin 'Marty' Melville
  32. 1957Along the Mohawk TrailChingachgook
  33. 1956Daniel Boone, Trail BlazerBlackfish
  34. 1956PardnersWhitey
  35. 1956The Black SleepDr. Munroe, aka Mungo
  36. 1956Indestructible ManCharles "Butcher" Benton
  37. 1956ManfishSwede
  38. 1955The Indian FighterChivington
  39. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesBig Mac
  40. 1955Not as a StrangerJob Marsh
  41. 1955The Silver StarJohn W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
  42. 1955Big House, U.S.ALeonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
  43. 1954The Black PiratesPadre Felipe
  44. 1954PassionCastro (as Lon Chaney)
  45. 1954Casanova's Big NightEmo, the Murderer
  46. 1954The Boy from OklahomaCrazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
  47. 1954JivaroPedro Martines
  48. 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSpurge McManamee
  49. 1953Raiders of the Seven SeasPeg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
  50. 1952Battles of Chief PontiacChief Pontiac
  51. 1952The Black CastleGargon
  52. 1952Springfield RiflePete Elm
  53. 1952High NoonMartin Howe
  54. 1952Thief of DamascusSinbad (as Lon Chaney)
  55. 1952FrankensteinThe Monster
  56. 1951Flame of ArabyBorka Barbarossa
  57. 1951The BushwhackersArtemus Taylor
  58. 1951Bride of the GorillaCommissioner Taro
  59. 1951Behave Yourself!Pinky
  60. 1951Only the ValiantTrooper Kebussyan
  61. 1951Inside StraightShocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
  62. 1950Once a ThiefGus (as Lon Chaney)
  63. 1950Captain ChinaRed Lynch
  64. 1949There's a Girl in My HeartJohnny Colton
  65. 1949Fun on the RunJohnson
  66. 194816 Fathoms DeepMr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
  67. 1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinThe Wolfman
  68. 1948The CounterfeitersLouie Struber
  69. 1948AlbuquerqueSteve Murkill
  70. 1948Oysters and MusclesStrangler Johnson
  71. 1947My Favorite BrunetteWillie
  72. 1946Desert CommandLt. Armand Corday
  73. 1945Pillow of DeathWayne Fletcher
  74. 1945House of DraculaLawrence Stewart Talbot
  75. 1945The Daltons Ride AgainGrat Dalton
  76. 1945Strange ConfessionJeff Carter
  77. 1945The Frozen GhostAlex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
  78. 1945Here Come the Co-EdsJohnson
  79. 1944The Mummy's CurseKharis
  80. 1944House of FrankensteinLawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
  81. 1944Dead Man's EyesDavid Stuart
  82. 1944The Mummy's GhostKharis
  83. 1944Ghost CatchersBear
  84. 1944Cobra WomanHava
  85. 1944Follow the BoysLon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
  86. 1944Weird WomanProf. Norman Reed
  87. 1943Calling Dr. DeathDr. Mark Steel
  88. 1943Son of DraculaCount Dracula, alias Count Alucard
  89. 1943Crazy HouseCameo Appearance
  90. 1943Frontier BadmenChango
  91. 1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManLawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
  92. 1943What We Are Fighting ForBill Wallace
  93. 1942The Mummy's TombThe Mummy - Kharis
  94. 1942Eyes of the UnderworldBenny
  95. 1942Overland MailJim Lane
  96. 1942The Ghost of FrankensteinThe Frankenstein Monster
  97. 1942North to the KlondikeNate Carson
  98. 1941The Wolf ManLarry Talbot / The Wolf Man
  99. 1941Badlands of DakotaJack McCall
  100. 1941Too Many BlondesMarvin Gimble
  101. 1941Riders of Death ValleyHenchman Butch
  102. 1941San Antonio RoseJigsaw Kennedy
  103. 1941Billy the Kid'Spike' Hudson
  104. 1941Man-Made MonsterDan McCormick
  105. 1940North West Mounted PoliceShorty
  106. 1940One Million B.C.Akhoba
  107. 1939Of Mice and MenLennie Small
  108. 1939City in DarknessPierre
  109. 1939Frontier MarshalPringle
  110. 1939Union PacificDollarhide
  111. 1939Jesse JamesOne Of James Gang
  112. 1938Road DemonBud Casey
  113. 1938Submarine PatrolMarine Sentry
  114. 1938Straight, Place and ShowMartin
  115. 1938Passport HusbandBull
  116. 1938Speed to BurnRacetrack Mug
  117. 1938JosetteBoatman
  118. 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandPhotographer
  119. 1938Mr. Moto's GambleJoey
  120. 1938Walking Down BroadwayDelivery Man