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Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

BornFebruary 10, 1906
DiedJuly 12, 1973 · 67
FromOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
GenderMale

187

Movies

45

TV Shows

103

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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.

AKA Creighton Tull Chaney · Creighton Chaney · Lon Chaney · Лон Чейни-мл.

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

★ 7.61962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962★ 7.6

as Self

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

★ 6.61957

Wagon Train

1957★ 6.6

as Louis Roque

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

★ 7.11958

The Rifleman

1958★ 7.1

as Charlie Gordo

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

★ 7.31957

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957★ 7.3

as William Ceilbleu

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

★ 6.21956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956★ 6.2

as Michael Peters

Climax!

Climax!

★ 3.81954

Climax!

1954★ 3.8

as Frank Wiggins

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

★ 7.41951

The Red Skelton Show

1951★ 7.4

as Sgt. Williams

Rawhide

Rawhide

★ 7.31959

Rawhide

1959★ 7.3

as Jesse Childress

Photos (9)

Filmography

187 titles

High Noon1952High Noonas Martin Howe ★ 7.7 Watch The Wolf Man1941The Wolf Manas Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man ★ 7.0 Watch Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankensteinas The Wolfman ★ 7.1 Watch House of Dracula1945House of Draculaas Lawrence Stewart Talbot ★ 5.5 Watch My Favorite Brunette1947My Favorite Brunetteas Willie ★ 6.6 Watch The Movie Orgy1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.8 Watch Casanova's Big Night1954Casanova's Big Nightas Emo, the Murderer ★ 6.0 Watch Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self (archive footage) Watch Passion1954Passionas Castro (as Lon Chaney) ★ 5.4 Watch Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Manas Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man ★ 6.2 Watch The Defiant Ones1958The Defiant Onesas Big Sam ★ 7.2 Watch One Million B.C.1940One Million B.C.as Akhoba ★ 5.8 Watch Jesse James1939Jesse Jamesas One Of James Gang ★ 6.6 Watch Union Pacific1939Union Pacificas Dollarhide ★ 6.7 Watch The Haunted Palace1963The Haunted Palaceas Simon Orne ★ 6.7 Watch House of Frankenstein1944House of Frankensteinas Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man) ★ 6.1 Watch Only the Valiant1951Only the Valiantas Trooper Kebussyan ★ 6.5 Watch Pardners1956Pardnersas Whitey ★ 6.7 Watch North West Mounted Police1940North West Mounted Policeas Shorty ★ 6.4 Watch The Mummy's Tomb1942The Mummy's Tombas The Mummy - Kharis ★ 5.5 Watch The Mummy's Curse1944The Mummy's Curseas Kharis ★ 5.5 Watch The Ghost of Frankenstein1942The Ghost of Frankensteinas The Frankenstein Monster ★ 5.8 Watch The Indian Fighter1955The Indian Fighteras Chivington ★ 6.3 Watch Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing Watch Town Tamer1965Town Tameras Charlie Leach ★ 6.8 Watch The Alligator People1959The Alligator Peopleas Manon ★ 5.6 Watch Manfish1956Manfishas Swede ★ 4.0 Watch Welcome to Hard Times1967Welcome to Hard Timesas Avery ★ 5.3 Watch Springfield Rifle1952Springfield Rifleas Pete Elm ★ 6.4 Watch Spider Baby1967Spider Babyas Bruno ★ 6.8 Watch Captain Hurricane1935Captain Hurricaneas Dave ★ 6.0 Watch The Phantom1961The Phantomas Jed ★ 9.0 Watch Dracula in the Movies1992Dracula in the Moviesas (archive footage) ★ 10.0 Watch Not as a Stranger1955Not as a Strangeras Job Marsh ★ 6.2 Watch The Black Pirates1954The Black Piratesas Padre Felipe ★ 4.9 Watch Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand Facesas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.8 Watch Mr. Moto's Gamble1938Mr. Moto's Gambleas Joey ★ 6.4 Watch Passport Husband1938Passport Husbandas Bull ★ 7.0 Watch The Mummy's Ghost1944The Mummy's Ghostas Kharis ★ 5.6 Watch Sharad of Atlantis1936Sharad of Atlantisas Capt. Hakur ★ 4.4 Watch Son of Dracula1943Son of Draculaas Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard ★ 5.8 Watch Young Fury1964Young Furyas Bartender ★ 5.6 Watch Of Mice and Men1939Of Mice and Menas Lennie Small ★ 7.3 Watch Here Come the Co-Eds1945Here Come the Co-Edsas Johnson ★ 5.9 Watch Ace Drummond1936Ace Drummondas Henchman Ivan ★ 7.0 Watch Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrorsas Dr. Mendell ★ 4.5 Watch Law of the Lawless1964Law of the Lawlessas Tiny ★ 6.5 Watch The Silver Star1955The Silver Staras John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney) ★ 5.5 Watch Stage to Thunder Rock1964Stage to Thunder Rockas Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney) ★ 6.4 Watch Slave Ship1937Slave Shipas Laborer Killed at Launching ★ 5.1 Watch Raiders of the Seven Seas1953Raiders of the Seven Seasas Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney) ★ 6.1 Watch Charlie Chan on Broadway1937Charlie Chan on Broadwayas Desk Reporter ★ 7.1 Watch Man-Made Monster1941Man-Made Monsteras Dan McCormick ★ 6.1 Watch Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'as Self (archive footage) ★ 7.2 Watch Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer1956Daniel Boone, Trail Blazeras Blackfish ★ 4.5 Watch Billy the Kid1941Billy the Kidas 'Spike' Hudson ★ 5.3 Watch Dracula vs. Frankenstein1971Dracula vs. Frankensteinas Groton ★ 4.5 Watch Big House, U.S.A1955Big House, U.S.Aas Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith ★ 6.5 Watch Jivaro1954Jivaroas Pedro Martines ★ 5.2 Watch North to the Klondike1942North to the Klondikeas Nate Carson ★ 7.1 Watch Buckskin1968Buckskinas Sheriff Tangley ★ 5.5 Watch City Girl1938City Girlas Gangster (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch The Many Faces of Dracula2000The Many Faces of Draculaas Count Dracula (archive footage) ★ 3.5 Watch Wild and Woolly1937Wild and Woollyas Dutch ★ 10.0 Watch The Black Sleep1956The Black Sleepas Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo ★ 6.2 Watch Captain China1950Captain Chinaas Red Lynch ★ 5.5 Watch Bird of Paradise1932Bird of Paradiseas Thornton ★ 5.1 Watch Frankenstein1952Frankensteinas The Monster ★ 8.0 Watch Apache Uprising1965Apache Uprisingas Charlie Russell ★ 6.4 Watch Badlands of Dakota1941Badlands of Dakotaas Jack McCall ★ 6.0 Watch The Horror Show1979The Horror Showas (archive footage) ★ 3.4 Watch Alexander's Ragtime Band1938Alexander's Ragtime Bandas Photographer ★ 6.8 Watch The Trap1922The Trapas Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Watch The Frozen Ghost1945The Frozen Ghostas Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great ★ 6.2 Watch The Boy from Oklahoma1954The Boy from Oklahomaas Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney) ★ 5.7 Watch Johnny Reno1966Johnny Renoas Sheriff Hodges ★ 6.5 Watch Kitchen Mechanics1949Kitchen Mechanicsas Johnson (archive footage) ★ 7.5 Watch Hillbillys in a Haunted House1967Hillbillys in a Haunted Houseas Maximillian ★ 2.8 Watch

Heroes of Horror

2001Heroes of Horroras (archive footage) ★ 8.7 Watch The Female Bunch1971The Female Bunchas Monti ★ 4.8 Watch Battles of Chief Pontiac1952Battles of Chief Pontiacas Chief Pontiac ★ 5.7 Watch Frontier Marshal1939Frontier Marshalas Pringle ★ 6.3 Watch Flame of Araby1951Flame of Arabyas Borka Barbarossa ★ 6.2 Watch The Devil's Messenger1962The Devil's Messengeras Satan ★ 4.7 Watch Dead Man's Eyes1944Dead Man's Eyesas David Stuart ★ 6.5 Watch Cobra Woman1944Cobra Womanas Hava ★ 5.4 Watch Calling Dr. Death1943Calling Dr. Deathas Dr. Mark Steel ★ 6.4 Watch Follow the Boys1944Follow the Boysas Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Watch The Lady Escapes1937The Lady Escapesas Reporter (uncredited) ★ 7.0 Watch The Mummy's Ghost1968The Mummy's Ghostas Kharis, the mummy ★ 9.0 Watch Rebellion in Cuba1961Rebellion in Cubaas Gordo ★ 9.0 Watch Money, Women and Guns1958Money, Women and Gunsas Art Birdwell ★ 5.8 Watch Sally, Irene and Mary1938Sally, Irene and Maryas Policeman ★ 6.4 Watch Face of the Screaming Werewolf1965Face of the Screaming Werewolfas The Mummified Werewolf ★ 4.2 Watch Witchcraft1964Witchcraftas Morgan Whitlock ★ 6.6 Watch Scarlet River1933Scarlet Riveras Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney) ★ 5.6 Watch I Died a Thousand Times1955I Died a Thousand Timesas Big Mac ★ 6.2 Watch Walking Down Broadway1938Walking Down Broadwayas Delivery Man ★ 6.8 Watch

Oysters and Muscles

1948Oysters and Musclesas Strangler Johnson Watch Eyes of the Underworld1942Eyes of the Underworldas Benny ★ 5.6 Watch Thief of Damascus1952Thief of Damascusas Sinbad (as Lon Chaney) ★ 6.3 Watch Pistols 'n' Petticoats1967Pistols 'n' Petticoatsas Chief Eagle Shadow Watch Crazy House1943Crazy Houseas Cameo Appearance ★ 6.0 Watch

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage) ★ 6.2 Watch A Lion Is in the Streets1953A Lion Is in the Streetsas Spurge McManamee ★ 5.4 Watch Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeldas Self (archive footage) ★ 8.5 Watch House of the Black Death1965House of the Black Deathas Belial Desard ★ 4.1 Watch Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthedas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch Monster Movie Trivia Quiz2004Monster Movie Trivia Quiz Watch Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampireas Himself (archive footage) ★ 6.3 Watch Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch San Antonio Rose1941San Antonio Roseas Jigsaw Kennedy ★ 7.0 Watch Bride of the Gorilla1951Bride of the Gorillaas Commissioner Taro ★ 4.8 Watch Riders of Death Valley1941Riders of Death Valleyas Henchman Butch ★ 6.8 Watch The Last Frontier1932The Last Frontieras Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost ★ 7.0 Watch

Too Many Blondes

1941Too Many Blondesas Marvin Gimble ★ 8.0 Watch The Black Castle1952The Black Castleas Gargon ★ 6.4 Watch The Life of Vergie Winters1934The Life of Vergie Wintersas Hugo McQueen ★ 5.7 Watch Black Spurs1965Black Spursas Kile ★ 6.3 Watch

The Marriage Bargain

1935The Marriage Bargainas Bob Gordon ★ 8.0 Watch This Is My Affair1937This Is My Affairas Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank ★ 7.3 Watch Wife, Doctor and Nurse1937Wife, Doctor and Nurseas Scott, the Chauffeur ★ 7.0 Watch Sixteen Fathoms Deep1934Sixteen Fathoms Deepas Joe Bethel ★ 4.0 Watch

Fun on the Run

1949Fun on the Runas Johnson ★ 8.0 Watch House of Terror1960House of Terroras The Mummified Werewolf ★ 6.1 Watch Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage) ★ 9.0 Watch The Cyclops1957The Cyclopsas Martin 'Marty' Melville ★ 4.4 Watch Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Facesas (archive footage) ★ 9.0 Watch The Galloping Ghost1931The Galloping Ghostas Henchman ★ 4.7 Watch The Bushwhackers1951The Bushwhackersas Artemus Taylor ★ 5.9 Watch Straight, Place and Show1938Straight, Place and Showas Martin ★ 7.0 Watch Along the Mohawk Trail1957Along the Mohawk Trailas Chingachgook ★ 10.0 Watch The Three Musketeers1933The Three Musketeersas Lt. Armand Corday ★ 5.7 Watch Josette1938Josetteas Boatman ★ 7.2 Watch One Mile from Heaven1937One Mile from Heavenas Policeman ★ 6.6 Watch The American Nightmare2000The American Nightmareas Self ★ 6.8 Watch The Daltons Ride Again1945The Daltons Ride Againas Grat Dalton ★ 5.0 Watch Secret Agent X-91937Secret Agent X-9as Maroni ★ 7.2 Watch Indestructible Man1956Indestructible Manas Charles "Butcher" Benton ★ 4.3 Watch Life Begins in College1937Life Begins in Collegeas Gilks ★ 8.0 Watch Strange Confession1945Strange Confessionas Jeff Carter ★ 6.7 Watch Behave Yourself!1951Behave Yourself!as Pinky ★ 6.2 Watch Son of the Border1933Son of the Borderas Jack Breen ★ 7.3 Watch There's a Girl in My Heart1949There's a Girl in My Heartas Johnny Colton ★ 7.0 Watch Pillow of Death1945Pillow of Deathas Wayne Fletcher ★ 6.6 Watch Albuquerque1948Albuquerqueas Steve Murkill ★ 6.5 Watch Killer at Large1936Killer at Largeas Second Coffin Man ★ 8.0 Watch Weird Woman1944Weird Womanas Prof. Norman Reed ★ 6.0 Watch The Singing Cowboy1936The Singing Cowboyas Martin ★ 4.5 Watch Submarine Patrol1938Submarine Patrolas Marine Sentry ★ 6.7 Watch A Scream in the Night1935A Scream in the Nightas Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain ★ 5.0 Watch The Old Corral1936The Old Corralas Garland - Simms partner ★ 7.5 Watch Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage) ★ 7.5 Watch Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tombas Hassan (archive footage) Watch The Counterfeiters1948The Counterfeitersas Louie Struber ★ 6.3 Watch Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage) ★ 9.5 Watch Love and Hisses1937Love and Hissesas Attendant ★ 10.0 Watch The Shadow of Silk Lennox1935The Shadow of Silk Lennoxas John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox ★ 5.6 Watch Abbott and Costello in the Movies1990Abbott and Costello in the Moviesas Outtake Watch Frontier Badmen1943Frontier Badmenas Chango ★ 7.0 Watch Lucky Devils1933Lucky Devilsas Frankie ★ 6.4 Watch Accent on Youth1935Accent on Youthas Chuck ★ 6.7 Watch Angel's Holiday1937Angel's Holidayas Eddie ★ 6.0 Watch Overland Mail1942Overland Mailas Jim Lane ★ 10.0 Watch

What We Are Fighting For

1943What We Are Fighting Foras Bill Wallace ★ 10.0 Watch City in Darkness1939City in Darknessas Pierre ★ 6.5 Watch Terror in the Tropics2006Terror in the Tropicsas Lyle Talbot (archive footage) Watch The Big Chase1954The Big Chaseas Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney) ★ 4.8 Watch Halloween Monster Bash1991Halloween Monster Bashas Butcher Benton (archive footage) ★ 3.0 Watch Midnight Taxi1937Midnight Taxias Detective Erickson ★ 6.2 Watch Desert Command1946Desert Commandas Lt. Armand Corday ★ 4.2 Watch Ghost Catchers1944Ghost Catchersas Bear ★ 6.1 Watch Girl o' My Dreams1934Girl o' My Dreamsas Don Cooper ★ 4.8 Watch The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk1964The Long Rifle and the Tomahawkas Chingachcook ★ 9.0 Watch Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney1928Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaneyas Self Watch Born Reckless1937Born Recklessas Garage Mechanic ★ 5.4 Watch Universal Horror1998Universal Horroras (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Watch Once a Thief1950Once a Thiefas Gus (as Lon Chaney) ★ 5.3 Watch Inside Straight1951Inside Straightas Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney) ★ 4.9 Watch Cheyenne Rides Again1937Cheyenne Rides Againas Girard ★ 6.0 Watch 16 Fathoms Deep194816 Fathoms Deepas Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney) ★ 5.6 Watch Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monstersas Self (archive footage) ★ 10.0 Watch Speed to Burn1938Speed to Burnas Racetrack Mug ★ 7.5 Watch Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage) ★ 9.0 Watch Rose Bowl1936Rose Bowlas Sierra Football Player ★ 7.0 Watch

Road Demon

1938Road Demonas Bud Casey ★ 10.0 Watch Fireball Jungle1968Fireball Jungleas Sammy ★ 6.7 Watch

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