Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting • 1906-02-10 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesFilm
Self (archive footage)
2015
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmFilm
The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2009
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al AdamsonFilm
Groton (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireFilm
Himself (archive footage)
★ 6.3
2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's TombFilm
Hassan (archive footage)
2006
Terror in the TropicsFilm
Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
2004
Monster Movie Trivia QuizFilm
2001
Heroes of HorrorFilm
(archive footage)
★ 8.7
2000
The American NightmareFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2000
The Many Faces of DraculaFilm
Count Dracula (archive footage)
★ 3.5
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
1998
Universal HorrorFilm
(archive footage)
★ 7.1
1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesFilm
(archive footage)
★ 9.0
1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
1992
Dracula in the MoviesFilm
(archive footage)
★ 10.0
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm
Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
★ 9.5
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm
Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
★ 6.2
1991
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1991
Halloween Monster BashFilm
Butcher Benton (archive footage)
★ 3.0
1990
Abbott and Costello in the MoviesFilm
Outtake
1979
The Horror ShowFilm
(archive footage)
★ 3.4
1971
Dracula vs. FrankensteinFilm
Groton
★ 4.5
1971
The Female BunchFilm
Monti
★ 4.8
1968
The Movie OrgyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
1968
BuckskinFilm
Sheriff Tangley
★ 5.5
1968
Fireball JungleFilm
Sammy
★ 6.7
1968
The Mummy's GhostFilm
Kharis, the mummy
★ 9.0
1967
Spider BabyFilm
Bruno
★ 6.8
1967
Welcome to Hard TimesFilm
Avery
★ 5.3
1967
Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsFilm
Dr. Mendell
★ 4.5
1967
Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseFilm
Maximillian
★ 2.8
1967
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsFilm
Chief Eagle Shadow
1966
The MonkeesTV
Lenny • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1966
Johnny RenoFilm
Sheriff Hodges
★ 6.5
1966
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsTV
★ 7.6
1966
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsTV
Chief Eagle Shadow • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1965
Black SpursFilm
Kile
★ 6.3
1965
Apache UprisingFilm
Charlie Russell
★ 6.4
1965
Town TamerFilm
Charlie Leach
★ 6.8
1965
Face of the Screaming WerewolfFilm
The Mummified Werewolf
★ 4.2
1965
House of the Black DeathFilm
Belial Desard
★ 4.1
1964
WitchcraftFilm
Morgan Whitlock
★ 6.6
1964
Young FuryFilm
Bartender
★ 5.6
1964
Law of the LawlessFilm
Tiny
★ 6.5
1964
Stage to Thunder RockFilm
Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.4
1964
The Long Rifle and the TomahawkFilm
Chingachcook
★ 9.0
1963
The Haunted PalaceFilm
Simon Orne
★ 6.7
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Devil's MessengerFilm
Satan
★ 4.7
1962
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingFilm
1961
The PhantomFilm
Jed
★ 9.0
1961
Rebellion in CubaFilm
Gordo
★ 9.0
1960
Route 66TV
Poppa Duplessis • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
Route 66TV
Colby • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
Route 66TV
Lon Chaney • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
House of TerrorFilm
The Mummified Werewolf
★ 6.1
1960
Stagecoach WestTV
Ben Wait • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
Surfside 6TV
★ 6.3
1959
RawhideTV
Jesse Childress • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
RawhideTV
Rock • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
The Alligator PeopleFilm
Manon
★ 5.6
1959
Adventures in ParadiseTV
Trader One Arm • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1959
Lock-UpTV
★ 6.4
1959
The DeputyTV
Tom Arnold • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1959
Johnny RingoTV
Ben Rafferty • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1959
13 Demon StreetTV
Host • 13 episodes
★ 7.7
1958
The RiflemanTV
Charlie Gordo • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
The Defiant OnesFilm
Big Sam
★ 7.2
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
Sheriff Lon Paulson • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1958
LawmanTV
Jess Bridges • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
Bat MastersonTV
Rance Fletcher • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1958
The TexanTV
Wylie Ames • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
Money, Women and GunsFilm
Art Birdwell
★ 5.8
1957
Wagon TrainTV
Louis Roque • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1957
Wagon TrainTV
Carstairs • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
William Ceilbleu • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
O'Connor - Inmate • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1957
Tombstone TerritoryTV
Ex-Marshal Daggett • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1957
The CyclopsFilm
Martin 'Marty' Melville
★ 4.4
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansTV
Chingachgook • 39 episodes
★ 5.9
1957
Along the Mohawk TrailFilm
Chingachgook
★ 10.0
1957
The Pathfinder and the MohicanFilm
Chingachgook
1957
The Redmen and the RenegadesFilm
Chingachgook
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Michael Peters • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
PardnersFilm
Whitey
★ 6.7
1956
The Black SleepFilm
Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
★ 6.2
1956
Indestructible ManFilm
Charles "Butcher" Benton
★ 4.3
1956
Telephone TimeTV
Jules Samenian • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1956
ManfishFilm
Swede
★ 4.0
1956
Daniel Boone, Trail BlazerFilm
Blackfish
★ 4.5
1955
The Indian FighterFilm
Chivington
★ 6.3
1955
Not as a StrangerFilm
Job Marsh
★ 6.2
1955
I Died a Thousand TimesFilm
Big Mac
★ 6.2
1955
Big House, U.S.AFilm
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
★ 6.5
1955
The Silver StarFilm
John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.5
1954
Climax!TV
Frank Wiggins • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
Climax!TV
Old Man Hawley • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
Casanova's Big NightFilm
Emo, the Murderer
★ 6.0
1954
PassionFilm
Castro (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.4
1954
Studio 57TV
Jubal Pickett • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1954
JivaroFilm
Pedro Martines
★ 5.2
1954
The Boy from OklahomaFilm
Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.7
1954
The Black PiratesFilm
Padre Felipe
★ 4.9
1954
The Big ChaseFilm
Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
★ 4.8
1954
The WhistlerTV
1953
A Lion Is in the StreetsFilm
Spurge McManamee
★ 5.4
1953
Raiders of the Seven SeasFilm
Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.1
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Bucknell • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
High NoonFilm
Martin Howe
★ 7.7
1952
Springfield RifleFilm
Pete Elm
★ 6.4
1952
The Black CastleFilm
Gargon
★ 6.4
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
Old Jeff Harris • 1 episodes
★ 4.6
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
Zeke Wells • 1 episodes
★ 4.6
1952
Thief of DamascusFilm
Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
★ 6.3
1952
Battles of Chief PontiacFilm
Chief Pontiac
★ 5.7
1952
FrankensteinFilm
The Monster
★ 8.0
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Sgt. Williams • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Ug • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
George • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Mad Scientist • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Lon Chaney • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
Only the ValiantFilm
Trooper Kebussyan
★ 6.5
1951
Bride of the GorillaFilm
Commissioner Taro
★ 4.8
1951
Tales of TomorrowTV
★ 6.4
1951
Behave Yourself!Film
Pinky
★ 6.2
1951
The BushwhackersFilm
Artemus Taylor
★ 5.9
1951
Flame of ArabyFilm
Borka Barbarossa
★ 6.2
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Alaskan Trapper • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1951
Inside StraightFilm
Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
★ 4.9
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self - Frankenstein Monster • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
Once a ThiefFilm
Gus (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.3
1950
Captain ChinaFilm
Red Lynch
★ 5.5
1949
Kitchen MechanicsFilm
Johnson (archive footage)
★ 7.5
1949
There's a Girl in My HeartFilm
Johnny Colton
★ 7.0
1949
Fun on the RunFilm
Johnson
★ 8.0
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinFilm
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 7.1
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
AlbuquerqueFilm
Steve Murkill
★ 6.5
1948
The CounterfeitersFilm
Louie Struber
★ 6.3
1948
16 Fathoms DeepFilm
Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
★ 5.6
1948
Oysters and MusclesFilm
Strangler Johnson
1947
My Favorite BrunetteFilm
Willie
★ 6.6
1946
Desert CommandFilm
Lt. Armand Corday
★ 4.2
1945
House of DraculaFilm
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 5.5
1945
The Frozen GhostFilm
Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
★ 6.2
1945
Here Come the Co-EdsFilm
Johnson
★ 5.9
1945
Strange ConfessionFilm
Jeff Carter
★ 6.7
1945
Pillow of DeathFilm
Wayne Fletcher
★ 6.6
1945
The Daltons Ride AgainFilm
Grat Dalton
★ 5.0
1944
House of FrankensteinFilm
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 6.1
1944
The Mummy's GhostFilm
Kharis
★ 5.6
1944
The Mummy's CurseFilm
Kharis
★ 5.5
1944
Weird WomanFilm
Prof. Norman Reed
★ 6.0
1944
Cobra WomanFilm
Hava
★ 5.4
1944
Dead Man's EyesFilm
David Stuart
★ 6.5
1944
Follow the BoysFilm
Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1944
Ghost CatchersFilm
Bear
★ 6.1
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManFilm
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 6.2
1943
Son of DraculaFilm
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
★ 5.8
1943
Calling Dr. DeathFilm
Dr. Mark Steel
★ 6.4
1943
Crazy HouseFilm
Cameo Appearance
★ 6.0
1943
What We Are Fighting ForFilm
Bill Wallace
★ 10.0
1943
Frontier BadmenFilm
Chango
★ 7.0
1942
The Ghost of FrankensteinFilm
The Frankenstein Monster
★ 5.8
1942
The Mummy's TombFilm
The Mummy - Kharis
★ 5.5
1942
North to the KlondikeFilm
Nate Carson
★ 7.1
1942
Eyes of the UnderworldFilm
Benny
★ 5.6
1942
Overland MailFilm
Jim Lane
★ 10.0
1941
The Wolf ManFilm
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
★ 7.0
1941
Man-Made MonsterFilm
Dan McCormick
★ 6.1
1941
Billy the KidFilm
'Spike' Hudson
★ 5.3
1941
Badlands of DakotaFilm
Jack McCall
★ 6.0
1941
Riders of Death ValleyFilm
Henchman Butch
★ 6.8
1941
San Antonio RoseFilm
Jigsaw Kennedy
★ 7.0
1941
Too Many BlondesFilm
Marvin Gimble
★ 8.0
1940
North West Mounted PoliceFilm
Shorty
★ 6.4
1940
One Million B.C.Film
Akhoba
★ 5.8
1939
Of Mice and MenFilm
Lennie Small
★ 7.3
1939
Jesse JamesFilm
One Of James Gang
★ 6.6
1939
Union PacificFilm
Dollarhide
★ 6.7
1939
Frontier MarshalFilm
Pringle
★ 6.3
1939
City in DarknessFilm
Pierre
★ 6.6
1938
Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm
Photographer
★ 6.8
1938
Mr. Moto's GambleFilm
Joey
★ 6.4
1938
Submarine PatrolFilm
Marine Sentry
★ 6.7
1938
JosetteFilm
Boatman
★ 7.2
1938
Sally, Irene and MaryFilm
Policeman
★ 6.4
1938
Walking Down BroadwayFilm
Delivery Man
★ 6.8
1938
Straight, Place and ShowFilm
Martin
★ 7.0
1938
Passport HusbandFilm
Bull
★ 7.0
1938
Road DemonFilm
Bud Casey
★ 10.0
1938
Speed to BurnFilm
Racetrack Mug
★ 7.5
1938
City GirlFilm
Gangster (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1937
Charlie Chan on BroadwayFilm
Desk Reporter
★ 7.2
1937
This Is My AffairFilm
Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
★ 7.3
1937
Slave ShipFilm
Laborer Killed at Launching
★ 5.1
1937
Born RecklessFilm
Garage Mechanic
★ 5.4
1937
One Mile from HeavenFilm
Policeman
★ 6.6
1937
Secret Agent X-9Film
Maroni
★ 7.2
1937
Midnight TaxiFilm
Detective Erickson
★ 6.2
1937
Wife, Doctor and NurseFilm
Scott, the Chauffeur
★ 7.0
1937
Cheyenne Rides AgainFilm
Girard
★ 6.0
1937
Wild and WoollyFilm
Dutch
★ 10.0
1937
Love and HissesFilm
Attendant
★ 10.0
1937
Angel's HolidayFilm
Eddie
★ 6.0
1937
Life Begins in CollegeFilm
Gilks
★ 8.0
1937
The Lady EscapesFilm
Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1936
Sharad of AtlantisFilm
Capt. Hakur
★ 4.4
1936
The Old CorralFilm
Garland - Simms partner
★ 7.5
1936
Ace DrummondFilm
Henchman Ivan
★ 7.0
1936
Rose BowlFilm
Sierra Football Player
★ 7.0
1936
Killer at LargeFilm
Second Coffin Man
★ 8.0
1936
The Singing CowboyFilm
Martin
★ 4.5
1935
A Scream in the NightFilm
Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
★ 5.0
1935
The Shadow of Silk LennoxFilm
John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
★ 5.6
1935
Accent on YouthFilm
Chuck
★ 6.7
1935
Captain HurricaneFilm
Dave
★ 6.0
1935
The Marriage BargainFilm
Bob Gordon
★ 8.0
1934
The Life of Vergie WintersFilm
Hugo McQueen
★ 5.7
1934
Girl o' My DreamsFilm
Don Cooper
★ 4.8
1934
Sixteen Fathoms DeepFilm
Joe Bethel
★ 4.0
1933
The Three MusketeersFilm
Lt. Armand Corday
★ 5.7
1933
Lucky DevilsFilm
Frankie
★ 6.4
1933
Scarlet RiverFilm
Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
★ 5.6
1933
Son of the BorderFilm
Jack Breen
★ 7.3
1932
Bird of ParadiseFilm
Thornton
★ 5.1
1932
The Last FrontierFilm
Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
★ 7.0
1932
The Black GhostFilm
Tom Kirby, alias 'The Black Ghost'
1931
The Galloping GhostFilm
Henchman
★ 4.7
1928
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon ChaneyFilm
Self
1922
The TrapFilm
Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
★ 5.8

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The Wolf Man

High Noon

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Spider Baby

Son of Dracula

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