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Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

EN, IT, ES cinema · 190 credits

Born

10 February 1906

Died

12 July 1973 (aged 67)

Birthplace

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Also known as Creighton Tull Chaney · Creighton Chaney · Lon Chaney · Лон Чейни-мл. · Лон Чейни младший · Лон Чейни мл.

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

Filmography

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies poster

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

EN · 2025Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters poster

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

EN · 201510.0

as Self (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film poster

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

EN · 20147.5

as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

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

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

EN · 20107.0

as Self (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman poster

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

EN · 20079.0

as Self (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire poster

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

EN · 20076.3

as Himself (archive footage)

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb poster

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

EN · 2007Not rated

as Hassan (archive footage)

Terror in the Tropics poster

Terror in the Tropics

EN · 2006Not rated

as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz poster

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

EN · 2004Not rated

Actor

Heroes of Horror

2001

Heroes of Horror

EN · 20018.7

as (archive footage)

The American Nightmare poster

The American Nightmare

EN · 20006.8

as Self

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed poster

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

EN · 20007.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

EN · 20003.5

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces poster

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

EN · 20006.8

as Self (archive footage)

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

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

EN · 19997.2

as Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror poster

Universal Horror

EN · 19987.1

as (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces poster

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

EN · 19959.0

as (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

EN · 19948.5

as Self (archive footage)

Dracula in the Movies poster

Dracula in the Movies

EN · 199210.0

as (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

EN · 19919.5

as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

EN · 19916.2

as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

EN · 19919.0

as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash poster

Halloween Monster Bash

EN · 19913.0

as Butcher Benton (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies poster

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

EN · 1990Not rated

as Outtake

The Horror Show poster

The Horror Show

EN · 19793.4

as (archive footage)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein poster

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

EN · 19714.5

as Groton

The Female Bunch poster

The Female Bunch

EN · 19714.8

as Monti

The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy

EN · 19686.8

as Self (archive footage)

Buckskin poster

Buckskin

EN · 19685.5

as Sheriff Tangley

Fireball Jungle poster

Fireball Jungle

EN · 19686.7

as Sammy

The Mummy's Ghost poster

The Mummy's Ghost

EN · 19689.0

as Kharis, the mummy

Spider Baby poster

Spider Baby

EN · 19676.8

as Bruno

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors poster

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

EN · 19674.5

as Dr. Mendell

Hillbillys in a Haunted House poster

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

EN · 19672.8

as Maximillian

Pistols 'n' Petticoats poster

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

EN · 1967Not rated

as Chief Eagle Shadow

Welcome to Hard Times poster

Welcome to Hard Times

IT · 19675.3

as Avery

Johnny Reno poster

Johnny Reno

EN · 19666.5

as Sheriff Hodges

House of the Black Death poster

House of the Black Death

EN · 19654.1

as Belial Desard

Face of the Screaming Werewolf poster

Face of the Screaming Werewolf

EN · 19654.2

as The Mummified Werewolf

Apache Uprising poster

Apache Uprising

EN · 19656.4

as Charlie Russell

Black Spurs poster

Black Spurs

EN · 19656.3

as Kile

Town Tamer poster

Town Tamer

EN · 19656.8

as Charlie Leach

Witchcraft poster

Witchcraft

EN · 19646.6

as Morgan Whitlock

Young Fury poster

Young Fury

EN · 19645.6

as Bartender

Stage to Thunder Rock poster

Stage to Thunder Rock

EN · 19646.4

as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)

Law of the Lawless poster

Law of the Lawless

EN · 19646.5

as Tiny

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk poster

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

EN · 19649.0

as Chingachcook

The Haunted Palace poster

The Haunted Palace

EN · 19636.7

as Simon Orne

The Devil's Messenger poster

The Devil's Messenger

EN · 19624.7

as Satan

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing poster

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

EN · 1962Not rated

Actor

The Phantom poster

The Phantom

EN · 19619.0

as Jed

Rebellion in Cuba poster

Rebellion in Cuba

EN · 19619.0

as Gordo

House of Terror poster

House of Terror

ES · 19606.1

as The Mummified Werewolf

The Alligator People poster

The Alligator People

EN · 19595.6

as Manon

The Defiant Ones poster

The Defiant Ones

EN · 19587.2

as Big Sam

Money, Women and Guns poster

Money, Women and Guns

EN · 19585.8

as Art Birdwell

The Cyclops poster

The Cyclops

EN · 19574.4

as Martin 'Marty' Melville

Along the Mohawk Trail poster

Along the Mohawk Trail

EN · 195710.0

as Chingachgook

The Pathfinder and the Mohican

1957

The Pathfinder and the Mohican

EN · 1957Not rated

as Chingachgook

The Redmen and the Renegades

1957

The Redmen and the Renegades

EN · 1957Not rated

as Chingachgook

Pardners poster

Pardners

EN · 19566.7

as Whitey

The Black Sleep poster

The Black Sleep

EN · 19566.2

as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer poster

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

EN · 19564.5

as Blackfish

Indestructible Man poster

Indestructible Man

EN · 19564.3

as Charles "Butcher" Benton

Manfish poster

Manfish

EN · 19564.0

as Swede

I Died a Thousand Times poster

I Died a Thousand Times

EN · 19556.2

as Big Mac

Big House, U.S.A poster

Big House, U.S.A

EN · 19556.5

as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Not as a Stranger poster

Not as a Stranger

EN · 19556.2

as Job Marsh

The Indian Fighter poster

The Indian Fighter

EN · 19556.3

as Chivington

The Silver Star poster

The Silver Star

EN · 19555.5

as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)

Casanova's Big Night poster

Casanova's Big Night

EN · 19546.0

as Emo, the Murderer

The Big Chase poster

The Big Chase

EN · 19544.8

as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

Passion poster

Passion

EN · 19545.4

as Castro (as Lon Chaney)

Jivaro poster

Jivaro

EN · 19545.2

as Pedro Martines

The Boy from Oklahoma poster

The Boy from Oklahoma

EN · 19545.7

as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

The Black Pirates poster

The Black Pirates

EN · 19544.9

as Padre Felipe

A Lion Is in the Streets poster

A Lion Is in the Streets

EN · 19535.4

as Spurge McManamee

Raiders of the Seven Seas poster

Raiders of the Seven Seas

EN · 19536.1

as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)

High Noon poster

High Noon

EN · 19527.7

as Martin Howe

The Black Castle poster

The Black Castle

EN · 19526.4

as Gargon

Springfield Rifle poster

Springfield Rifle

EN · 19526.4

as Pete Elm

Thief of Damascus poster

Thief of Damascus

EN · 19526.3

as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

Battles of Chief Pontiac poster

Battles of Chief Pontiac

EN · 19525.7

as Chief Pontiac

Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

EN · 19528.0

as The Monster

Bride of the Gorilla poster

Bride of the Gorilla

EN · 19514.8

as Commissioner Taro

Only the Valiant poster

Only the Valiant

EN · 19516.5

as Trooper Kebussyan

Behave Yourself! poster

Behave Yourself!

EN · 19516.2

as Pinky

Inside Straight poster

Inside Straight

EN · 19514.9

as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)

The Bushwhackers poster

The Bushwhackers

EN · 19515.9

as Artemus Taylor

Flame of Araby poster

Flame of Araby

EN · 19516.2

as Borka Barbarossa

Once a Thief poster

Once a Thief

EN · 19505.3

as Gus (as Lon Chaney)

Captain China poster

Captain China

EN · 19505.5

as Red Lynch

Kitchen Mechanics poster

Kitchen Mechanics

EN · 19497.5

as Johnson (archive footage)

Fun on the Run

1949

Fun on the Run

EN · 19498.0

as Johnson

There's a Girl in My Heart poster

There's a Girl in My Heart

EN · 19497.0

as Johnny Colton

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

EN · 19487.1

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

Albuquerque poster

Albuquerque

EN · 19486.5

as Steve Murkill

16 Fathoms Deep poster

16 Fathoms Deep

EN · 19485.6

as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)

The Counterfeiters poster

The Counterfeiters

EN · 19486.3

as Louie Struber

Oysters and Muscles

1948

Oysters and Muscles

EN · 1948Not rated

as Strangler Johnson

My Favorite Brunette poster

My Favorite Brunette

EN · 19476.6

as Willie

Desert Command poster

Desert Command

EN · 19464.2

as Lt. Armand Corday

House of Dracula poster

House of Dracula

EN · 19455.5

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

Here Come the Co-Eds poster

Here Come the Co-Eds

EN · 19455.9

as Johnson

Strange Confession poster

Strange Confession

EN · 19456.7

as Jeff Carter

Pillow of Death poster

Pillow of Death

EN · 19456.6

as Wayne Fletcher

The Frozen Ghost poster

The Frozen Ghost

EN · 19456.2

as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

The Daltons Ride Again poster

The Daltons Ride Again

EN · 19455.0

as Grat Dalton

House of Frankenstein poster

House of Frankenstein

EN · 19446.1

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

Follow the Boys poster

Follow the Boys

EN · 19445.7

as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

The Mummy's Curse poster

The Mummy's Curse

EN · 19445.5

as Kharis

The Mummy's Ghost poster

The Mummy's Ghost

EN · 19445.6

as Kharis

Weird Woman poster

Weird Woman

EN · 19446.0

as Prof. Norman Reed

Dead Man's Eyes poster

Dead Man's Eyes

EN · 19446.5

as David Stuart

Cobra Woman poster

Cobra Woman

EN · 19445.4

as Hava

Ghost Catchers poster

Ghost Catchers

EN · 19446.1

as Bear

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man poster

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

EN · 19436.2

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

Son of Dracula poster

Son of Dracula

EN · 19435.8

as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

Crazy House poster

Crazy House

EN · 19436.0

as Cameo Appearance

Calling Dr. Death poster

Calling Dr. Death

EN · 19436.4

as Dr. Mark Steel

Frontier Badmen poster

Frontier Badmen

EN · 19437.0

as Chango

What We Are Fighting For

1943

What We Are Fighting For

EN · 194310.0

as Bill Wallace

The Ghost of Frankenstein poster

The Ghost of Frankenstein

EN · 19425.8

as The Frankenstein Monster

The Mummy's Tomb poster

The Mummy's Tomb

EN · 19425.5

as The Mummy - Kharis

Eyes of the Underworld poster

Eyes of the Underworld

EN · 19425.6

as Benny

North to the Klondike poster

North to the Klondike

EN · 19427.1

as Nate Carson

Overland Mail poster

Overland Mail

EN · 194210.0

as Jim Lane

The Wolf Man poster

The Wolf Man

EN · 19417.0

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

Man-Made Monster poster

Man-Made Monster

EN · 19416.1

as Dan McCormick

Badlands of Dakota poster

Badlands of Dakota

EN · 19416.0

as Jack McCall

San Antonio Rose poster

San Antonio Rose

EN · 19417.0

as Jigsaw Kennedy

Billy the Kid poster

Billy the Kid

EN · 19415.3

as 'Spike' Hudson

Riders of Death Valley poster

Riders of Death Valley

EN · 19416.8

as Henchman Butch

Too Many Blondes

1941

Too Many Blondes

EN · 19418.0

as Marvin Gimble

One Million B.C. poster

One Million B.C.

EN · 19405.8

as Akhoba

North West Mounted Police poster

North West Mounted Police

EN · 19406.4

as Shorty

City in Darkness poster

City in Darkness

EN · 19396.6

as Pierre

Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men

EN · 19397.3

as Lennie Small

Frontier Marshal poster

Frontier Marshal

EN · 19396.3

as Pringle

Jesse James poster

Jesse James

EN · 19396.6

as One Of James Gang

Union Pacific poster

Union Pacific

EN · 19396.7

as Dollarhide

Alexander's Ragtime Band poster

Alexander's Ragtime Band

EN · 19386.8

as Photographer

Sally, Irene and Mary poster

Sally, Irene and Mary

EN · 19386.4

as Policeman

Passport Husband poster

Passport Husband

EN · 19387.0

as Bull

Josette poster

Josette

EN · 19387.2

as Boatman

Road Demon

1938

Road Demon

EN · 193810.0

as Bud Casey

Submarine Patrol poster

Submarine Patrol

EN · 19386.7

as Marine Sentry

Walking Down Broadway poster

Walking Down Broadway

EN · 19386.8

as Delivery Man

Straight, Place and Show poster

Straight, Place and Show

EN · 19387.0

as Martin

Speed to Burn poster

Speed to Burn

EN · 19387.5

as Racetrack Mug

Mr. Moto's Gamble poster

Mr. Moto's Gamble

EN · 19386.4

as Joey

City Girl poster

City Girl

EN · 19386.5

as Gangster (uncredited)

Angel's Holiday poster

Angel's Holiday

EN · 19376.0

as Eddie

Charlie Chan on Broadway poster

Charlie Chan on Broadway

EN · 19377.2

as Desk Reporter

Secret Agent X-9 poster

Secret Agent X-9

EN · 19377.2

as Maroni

Wife, Doctor and Nurse poster

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

EN · 19377.0

as Scott, the Chauffeur

Midnight Taxi poster

Midnight Taxi

EN · 19376.2

as Detective Erickson

Love and Hisses poster

Love and Hisses

EN · 193710.0

as Attendant

The Lady Escapes poster

The Lady Escapes

EN · 19377.0

as Reporter (uncredited)

Life Begins in College poster

Life Begins in College

EN · 19378.0

as Gilks

This Is My Affair poster

This Is My Affair

EN · 19377.3

as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank

Cheyenne Rides Again poster

Cheyenne Rides Again

EN · 19376.0

as Girard

One Mile from Heaven poster

One Mile from Heaven

EN · 19376.6

as Policeman

Born Reckless poster

Born Reckless

EN · 19375.4

as Garage Mechanic

Slave Ship poster

Slave Ship

EN · 19375.1

as Laborer Killed at Launching

Wild and Woolly poster

Wild and Woolly

EN · 193710.0

as Dutch

The Old Corral poster

The Old Corral

EN · 19367.5

as Garland - Simms partner

The Singing Cowboy poster

The Singing Cowboy

EN · 19364.5

as Martin

Ace Drummond poster

Ace Drummond

EN · 19367.0

as Henchman Ivan

Rose Bowl poster

Rose Bowl

EN · 19367.0

as Sierra Football Player

Sharad of Atlantis poster

Sharad of Atlantis

EN · 19364.4

as Capt. Hakur

Killer at Large poster

Killer at Large

EN · 19368.0

as Second Coffin Man

The Shadow of Silk Lennox poster

The Shadow of Silk Lennox

EN · 19355.6

as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

A Scream in the Night poster

A Scream in the Night

EN · 19355.0

as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain

Captain Hurricane poster

Captain Hurricane

EN · 19356.0

as Dave

Accent on Youth poster

Accent on Youth

EN · 19356.7

as Chuck

The Marriage Bargain

1935

The Marriage Bargain

EN · 19358.0

as Bob Gordon

Sixteen Fathoms Deep poster

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

EN · 19344.0

as Joe Bethel

Girl o' My Dreams poster

Girl o' My Dreams

EN · 19344.8

as Don Cooper

The Life of Vergie Winters poster

The Life of Vergie Winters

EN · 19345.7

as Hugo McQueen

Son of the Border poster

Son of the Border

EN · 19337.3

as Jack Breen

The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

EN · 19335.7

as Lt. Armand Corday

Scarlet River poster

Scarlet River

EN · 19335.6

as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

Lucky Devils poster

Lucky Devils

EN · 19336.4

as Frankie

Bird of Paradise poster

Bird of Paradise

EN · 19325.1

as Thornton

The Last Frontier poster

The Last Frontier

EN · 19327.0

as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost

The Black Ghost

1932

The Black Ghost

EN · 1932Not rated

as Tom Kirby, alias 'The Black Ghost'

The Galloping Ghost poster

The Galloping Ghost

EN · 19314.7

as Henchman

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

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

EN · 1928Not rated

as Self

The Trap poster

The Trap

EN · 19225.8

as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)