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Lon Chaney Jr.

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1906
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Origin

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

Acting

Birthday

1906-02-10

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died

1973-07-12

Also Known As

Creighton Tull Chaney, Creighton Chaney, Lon Chaney

Movies (183)

Poster image of Frontier Badmen

Frontier Badmen

1943
0
Movie
Poster image of Frontier Marshal

TV Shows (33)

Poster image of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of Wagon Train
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Frontier Marshal

1939
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times

1967
5.1
Movie
Poster image of Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990
0
Movie
Poster image of The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1932
6
Movie
Poster image of The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944
5.7
Movie
Poster image of A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953
5.1
Movie
Poster image of Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937
6
Movie
Poster image of Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

1967
2.7
Movie
Poster image of I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1941
5
Movie
Poster image of Dead Man's Eyes

Dead Man's Eyes

1944
6.7
Movie
Poster image of High Noon

High Noon

1952
7.7
Movie
Poster image of Ghost Catchers

Ghost Catchers

1944
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger

1955
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Accent on Youth

Accent on Youth

1935
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007
9
Movie
Poster image of Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death

1943
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway

1938
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Indestructible Man

Indestructible Man

1956
4.3
Movie
Poster image of The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Big House, U.S.A

Big House, U.S.A

1955
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Black Castle

The Black Castle

1952
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

1956
3.7
Movie
Poster image of Inside Straight

Inside Straight

1951
4.2
Movie
Poster image of The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

1964
0
Movie
Poster image of Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
8
Movie
Poster image of Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954
5.2
Movie
Poster image of House of the Black Death

House of the Black Death

1965
3.8
Movie
Poster image of Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

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

1928
0
Movie
Poster image of The Wolfman's Cure

The Wolfman's Cure

1998
0
Movie
Poster image of Jesse James

Jesse James

1939
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000
3.5
Movie
Poster image of Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995
9
Movie
Poster image of The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

1955
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979
3.8
Movie
Poster image of Secret Agent X-9

Secret Agent X-9

1937
6.7
Movie
Poster image of The Silver Star

The Silver Star

1955
5
Movie
Poster image of The Black Sleep

The Black Sleep

1956
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

1962
0
Movie
Poster image of Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000
7
Movie
Poster image of Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

1937
0
Movie
Poster image of Son of the Border

Son of the Border

1933
9
Movie
Poster image of Cheyenne Rides Again

Cheyenne Rides Again

1937
5.5
Movie
Poster image of The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944
6
Movie
Poster image of Along the Mohawk Trail

Along the Mohawk Trail

1957
0
Movie
Poster image of The Old Corral

The Old Corral

1936
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Stage to Thunder Rock

Stage to Thunder Rock

1964
6
Movie
Poster image of The Devil's Messenger

The Devil's Messenger

1962
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Face of the Screaming Werewolf

Face of the Screaming Werewolf

1964
4
Movie
Poster image of Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2000
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Shadow of Silk Lennox

The Shadow of Silk Lennox

1935
5
Movie
Poster image of Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014
7.5
Movie
Poster image of Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Flame of Araby

Flame of Araby

1951
6.1
Movie
Poster image of The Cyclops

The Cyclops

1957
4.5
Movie
Poster image of City in Darkness

City in Darkness

1939
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937
0
Movie
Poster image of Captain China

Captain China

1950
4.6
Movie
Poster image of The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

1951
5.1
Movie
Poster image of Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

1938
6
Movie
Poster image of House of Terror

House of Terror

1960
5.8
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936
4.2
Movie
Poster image of A Scream in the Night

A Scream in the Night

1935
4.7
Movie
Poster image of There's a Girl in My Heart

There's a Girl in My Heart

1949
0
Movie
Poster image of House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938
6
Movie
Poster image of Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns

1958
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
10
Movie
🎬
No Poster

What We Are Fighting For

1943
0
Movie
Poster image of Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

1966
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

1951
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937
7
Movie
Poster image of Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007
0
Movie
Poster image of Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967
0
Movie
Poster image of Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

1938
6
Movie
Poster image of The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Crazy House

Crazy House

1943
5
Movie
Poster image of Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

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

1999
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Ace Drummond

Ace Drummond

1936
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Big Chase

The Big Chase

1954
4.3
Movie
Poster image of The Frozen Ghost

The Frozen Ghost

1945
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932
4.8
Movie
Poster image of The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1933
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1937
0
Movie
Poster image of Raiders of the Seven Seas

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953
5.7
Movie
Poster image of House of Dracula

House of Dracula

1945
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

1933
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1950
5
Movie
Poster image of Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

2007
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Manfish

Manfish

1956
3.7
Movie
Poster image of One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937
6.7
Movie
Poster image of The Black Pirates

The Black Pirates

1954
4.1
Movie
Poster image of Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

2015
10
Movie
Poster image of The Alligator People

The Alligator People

1959
5.6
Movie
Poster image of The Daltons Ride Again

The Daltons Ride Again

1945
3
Movie
Poster image of The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025
0
Movie
Poster image of Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

1945
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Lady Escapes

The Lady Escapes

1937
0
Movie
Poster image of Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

1944
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Singing Cowboy

The Singing Cowboy

1936
3.3
Movie
Poster image of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948
7.2
Movie
Poster image of Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Killer at Large

Killer at Large

1936
6
Movie
Poster image of Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

1951
6
Movie
Poster image of Passport Husband

Passport Husband

1938
6
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Fun on the Run

1949
0
Movie
Poster image of Eyes of the Underworld

Eyes of the Underworld

1942
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938
6.6
Movie
Poster image of Albuquerque

Albuquerque

1948
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

1941
6.2
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Heroes of Horror

2001
9
Movie
Poster image of Rebellion in Cuba

Rebellion in Cuba

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of Young Fury

Young Fury

1964
5.4
Movie
Poster image of One Million B.C.

One Million B.C.

1940
5.9
Movie
Poster image of The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

1948
5.6
Movie
Poster image of The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Girl o' My Dreams

Girl o' My Dreams

1934
3.3
Movie
Poster image of Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

1943
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Sixteen Fathoms Deep

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

1934
2.3
Movie
Poster image of This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

2004
0
Movie
Poster image of Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

1954
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Bride of the Gorilla

Bride of the Gorilla

1951
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Black Spurs

Black Spurs

1965
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Pardners

Pardners

1956
6.7
Movie
Poster image of The Trap

The Trap

1922
5.2
Movie
Poster image of The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942
5.9
Movie
Poster image of North to the Klondike

North to the Klondike

1942
6.8
Movie
Poster image of Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Spider Baby

Spider Baby

1967
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Phantom

The Phantom

1961
0
Movie
Poster image of North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940
6.4
Movie
Poster image of Jivaro

Jivaro

1954
5.2
Movie
Poster image of 16 Fathoms Deep

16 Fathoms Deep

1948
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994
7
Movie
Poster image of Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938
6.3
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Too Many Blondes

1941
0
Movie
Poster image of Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising

1965
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Josette

Josette

1938
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Witchcraft

Witchcraft

1964
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Passion

Passion

1954
5.2
Movie
Poster image of My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947
6.7
Movie
Poster image of Kitchen Mechanics

Kitchen Mechanics

1949
5
Movie
Poster image of The Female Bunch

The Female Bunch

1971
4.9
Movie
Poster image of Gallery of Horror

Gallery of Horror

1967
4.4
Movie
Poster image of Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Thief of Damascus

Thief of Damascus

1952
5.8
Movie
Poster image of Battles of Chief Pontiac

Battles of Chief Pontiac

1952
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937
5
Movie
Poster image of Desert Command

Desert Command

1946
3.7
Movie
Poster image of Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1937
5.1
Movie
Poster image of Buckskin

Buckskin

1968
5.4
Movie
Poster image of The Galloping Ghost

The Galloping Ghost

1931
2
Movie
Poster image of Fireball Jungle

Fireball Jungle

1968
6
Movie
Poster image of Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1952
10
Movie
Poster image of Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1942
0
Movie
Poster image of Terror in the Tropics

Terror in the Tropics

2006
0
Movie
Poster image of San Antonio Rose

San Antonio Rose

1941
7
Movie
Poster image of Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

1936
6
Movie
Poster image of Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

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

2010
7
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Road Demon

1938
0
Movie

Wagon Train

1957
6.6
TV Show
Poster image of Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
TV Show
Poster image of Climax!

Climax!

1954
3.3
TV Show
Poster image of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
6
TV Show
Poster image of The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
6.8
TV Show
Poster image of Route 66

Route 66

1960
6.3
TV Show
Poster image of The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
6.8
TV Show
Poster image of Lawman

Lawman

1958
5.6
TV Show
Poster image of Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958
6.1
TV Show
Poster image of Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
5
TV Show
Poster image of The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
6.8
TV Show
Poster image of Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959
5.7
TV Show
Poster image of The Monkees

The Monkees

1966
6.5
TV Show
Poster image of The Texan

The Texan

1958
5.5
TV Show
Poster image of The Deputy

The Deputy

1959
6.2
TV Show
Poster image of Studio 57

Studio 57

1954
0
TV Show
Poster image of Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

1957
6.2
TV Show
Poster image of Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952
3.5
TV Show
Poster image of Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959
5.7
TV Show
Poster image of Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
6.3
TV Show
Poster image of Lock-Up

Lock-Up

1959
6.2
TV Show
Poster image of Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951
6
TV Show
📺
No Poster

The Whistler

1954
0
TV Show
Poster image of Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

1957
4.8
TV Show
Poster image of Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960
6
TV Show
Poster image of Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of 13 Demon Street

13 Demon Street

1959
8
TV Show
Poster image of General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
6.4
TV Show
Poster image of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
7.2
TV Show