Lon Chaney Jr.
Known for acting · Born 10 February 1906 · Died 12 July 1973 · aged 67 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
220 credits
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
The Wolf Man
1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
The Haunted Palace
1963
House of Frankenstein
1944
Spider Baby
1967
House of Dracula
1945
Son of Dracula
1943
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
Of Mice and Men
1939
The Defiant Ones
1958
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
Acting (220)
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersSelf (archive footage)Film
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmThe Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)Film
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self (archive footage)Film
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireHimself (archive footage)Film
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)Film
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's TombHassan (archive footage)Film
2006Terror in the TropicsLyle Talbot (archive footage)Film
2004Monster Movie Trivia QuizFilm
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)Film
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)Film
2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesSelf (archive footage)Film
2000The Many Faces of DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage)Film
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)Film
1998Universal Horror(archive footage)Film
1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces(archive footage)Film
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (archive footage)Film
1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)Film
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookLawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)Film
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookCount Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)Film
1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic ScrapbookLawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)Film
1991Halloween Monster BashButcher Benton (archive footage)Film
1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesOuttakeFilm
1979The Horror Show(archive footage)Film
1971Dracula vs. FrankensteinGrotonFilm
1971The Female BunchMontiFilm
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)Film
1968BuckskinSheriff TangleyFilm
1968Fireball JungleSammyFilm
1968The Mummy's GhostKharis, the mummyFilm
1967Spider BabyBrunoFilm
1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMaximillianFilm
1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsDr. MendellFilm
1967Welcome to Hard TimesAveryFilm
1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsChief Eagle ShadowFilm
1966The MonkeesLennySeries
1966Johnny RenoSheriff HodgesFilm
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats · 2 episodes, Chief Eagle ShadowSeries
1965Black SpursKileFilm
1965Face of the Screaming WerewolfThe Mummified WerewolfFilm
1965Apache UprisingCharlie RussellFilm
1965House of the Black DeathBelial DesardFilm
1965Town TamerCharlie LeachFilm
1964WitchcraftMorgan WhitlockFilm
1964Young FuryBartenderFilm
1964Law of the LawlessTinyFilm
1964Stage to Thunder RockHenry Parker(as Lon Chaney)Film
1964The Long Rifle and the TomahawkChingachcookFilm
1963The Haunted PalaceSimon OrneFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1962The Devil's MessengerSatanFilm
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingFilm
1961The PhantomJedFilm
1961Rebellion in CubaGordoFilm
1960Route 66Poppa Duplessis, Colby, Lon ChaneySeries
1960House of TerrorThe Mummified WerewolfFilm
1960Stagecoach WestBen WaitSeries
1960Surfside 6Series
1959The Alligator PeopleManonFilm
1959RawhideJesse Childress, RockSeries
1959Johnny RingoBen RaffertySeries
1959Adventures in ParadiseTrader One ArmSeries
1959Lock-UpSeries
1959The DeputyTom ArnoldSeries
195913 Demon StreetHost · 13 episodesSeries
1958The Defiant OnesBig SamFilm
1958The RiflemanCharlie GordoSeries
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Lon PaulsonSeries
1958Bat MastersonRance FletcherSeries
1958LawmanJess BridgesSeries
1958Money, Women and GunsArt BirdwellFilm
1958The TexanWylie AmesSeries
1957Have Gun, Will TravelWilliam Ceilbleu, O'Connor - InmateSeries
1957The CyclopsMartin 'Marty' MelvilleFilm
1957Wagon TrainLouis Roque, CarstairsSeries
1957Tombstone TerritoryEx-Marshal DaggettSeries
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansChingachgook · 39 episodesSeries
1957Along the Mohawk TrailChingachgookFilm
1956PardnersWhiteyFilm
1956Indestructible ManCharles "Butcher" BentonFilm
1956The Black SleepDr. Munroe, aka MungoFilm
1956ManfishSwedeFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMichael PetersSeries
1956Daniel Boone, Trail BlazerBlackfishFilm
1956Telephone TimeJules SamenianSeries
1955The Indian FighterChivingtonFilm
1955Not as a StrangerJob MarshFilm
1955I Died a Thousand TimesBig MacFilm
1955Big House, U.S.ALeonard M. 'Alamo' SmithFilm
1955The Silver StarJohn W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)Film
1954Casanova's Big NightEmo, the MurdererFilm
1954PassionCastro (as Lon Chaney)Film
1954JivaroPedro MartinesFilm
1954Climax!Frank Wiggins, Old Man HawleySeries
1954The Black PiratesPadre FelipeFilm
1954The Boy from OklahomaCrazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)Film
1954The Big ChaseHenchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)Film
1954Studio 57Jubal PickettSeries
1954The WhistlerSeries
1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSpurge McManameeFilm
1953Raiders of the Seven SeasPeg Leg (as Lon Chaney)Film
1953General Electric TheaterBucknellSeries
1952High NoonMartin HoweFilm
1952Springfield RiflePete ElmFilm
1952The Black CastleGargonFilm
1952Thief of DamascusSinbad (as Lon Chaney)Film
1952Battles of Chief PontiacChief PontiacFilm
1952Cavalcade of AmericaOld Jeff Harris, Zeke WellsSeries
1952FrankensteinThe MonsterFilm
1951Only the ValiantTrooper KebussyanFilm
1951Bride of the GorillaCommissioner TaroFilm
1951The Red Skelton ShowSgt. Williams, Ug, George, Mad Scientist, Lon ChaneySeries
1951Behave Yourself!PinkyFilm
1951The BushwhackersArtemus TaylorFilm
1951Flame of ArabyBorka BarbarossaFilm
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsAlaskan TrapperSeries
1951Inside StraightShocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)Film
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Frankenstein MonsterSeries
1950Once a ThiefGus (as Lon Chaney)Film
1950Captain ChinaRed LynchFilm
1949Kitchen MechanicsJohnson (archive footage)Film
1949There's a Girl in My HeartJohnny ColtonFilm
1949Fun on the RunJohnsonFilm
1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinThe WolfmanFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1948AlbuquerqueSteve MurkillFilm
194816 Fathoms DeepMr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)Film
1948The CounterfeitersLouie StruberFilm
1948Oysters and MusclesStrangler JohnsonFilm
1947My Favorite BrunetteWillieFilm
1946Desert CommandLt. Armand CordayFilm
1945House of DraculaLawrence Stewart TalbotFilm
1945The Frozen GhostAlex Gregor, aka Gregor the GreatFilm
1945Here Come the Co-EdsJohnsonFilm
1945Strange ConfessionJeff CarterFilm
1945Pillow of DeathWayne FletcherFilm
1945The Daltons Ride AgainGrat DaltonFilm
1944House of FrankensteinLawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)Film
1944The Mummy's GhostKharisFilm
1944The Mummy's CurseKharisFilm
1944Weird WomanProf. Norman ReedFilm
1944Cobra WomanHavaFilm
1944Dead Man's EyesDavid StuartFilm
1944Follow the BoysLon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)Film
1944Ghost CatchersBearFilm
1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManLawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf ManFilm
1943Son of DraculaCount Dracula, alias Count AlucardFilm
1943Calling Dr. DeathDr. Mark SteelFilm
1943Crazy HouseCameo AppearanceFilm
1943Frontier BadmenChangoFilm
1943What We Are Fighting ForBill WallaceFilm
1942The Ghost of FrankensteinThe Frankenstein MonsterFilm
1942The Mummy's TombThe Mummy - KharisFilm
1942Eyes of the UnderworldBennyFilm
1942North to the KlondikeNate CarsonFilm
1942Overland MailJim LaneFilm
1941The Wolf ManLarry Talbot / The Wolf ManFilm
1941Man-Made MonsterDan McCormickFilm
1941Billy the Kid'Spike' HudsonFilm
1941Badlands of DakotaJack McCallFilm
1941San Antonio RoseJigsaw KennedyFilm
1941Riders of Death ValleyHenchman ButchFilm
1941Too Many BlondesMarvin GimbleFilm
1940North West Mounted PoliceShortyFilm
1940One Million B.C.AkhobaFilm
1939Jesse JamesOne Of James GangFilm
1939Of Mice and MenLennie SmallFilm
1939Union PacificDollarhideFilm
1939Frontier MarshalPringleFilm
1939City in DarknessPierreFilm
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandPhotographerFilm
1938Mr. Moto's GambleJoeyFilm
1938Submarine PatrolMarine SentryFilm
1938JosetteBoatmanFilm
1938Sally, Irene and MaryPolicemanFilm
1938Walking Down BroadwayDelivery ManFilm
1938Straight, Place and ShowMartinFilm
1938Passport HusbandBullFilm
1938Speed to BurnRacetrack MugFilm
1938City GirlGangster (uncredited)Film
1938Road DemonBud CaseyFilm
1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayDesk ReporterFilm
1937This Is My AffairFederal Agent in Baltimore BankFilm
1937Slave ShipLaborer Killed at LaunchingFilm
1937Born RecklessGarage MechanicFilm
1937One Mile from HeavenPolicemanFilm
1937Secret Agent X-9MaroniFilm
1937Midnight TaxiDetective EricksonFilm
1937Cheyenne Rides AgainGirardFilm
1937Angel's HolidayEddieFilm
1937Wife, Doctor and NurseScott, the ChauffeurFilm
1937Love and HissesAttendantFilm
1937The Lady EscapesReporter (uncredited)Film
1937Life Begins in CollegeGilksFilm
1937Wild and WoollyDutchFilm
1936Sharad of AtlantisCapt. HakurFilm
1936The Old CorralGarland - Simms partnerFilm
1936The Singing CowboyMartinFilm
1936Ace DrummondHenchman IvanFilm
1936Rose BowlSierra Football PlayerFilm
1936Killer at LargeSecond Coffin ManFilm
1935A Scream in the NightJack Wilson / Butch CurtainFilm
1935The Shadow of Silk LennoxJohn Arthur 'Silk' LennoxFilm
1935Captain HurricaneDaveFilm
1935Accent on YouthChuckFilm
1935The Marriage BargainBob GordonFilm
1934The Life of Vergie WintersHugo McQueenFilm
1934Sixteen Fathoms DeepJoe BethelFilm
1934Girl o' My DreamsDon CooperFilm
1933The Three MusketeersLt. Armand CordayFilm
1933Scarlet RiverJeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)Film
1933Lucky DevilsFrankieFilm
1933Son of the BorderJack BreenFilm
1932Bird of ParadiseThorntonFilm
1932The Last FrontierTom Kirby, aka The Black GhostFilm
1931The Galloping GhostHenchmanFilm
1928Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon ChaneySelfFilm
1922The TrapBoy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)Film