Acting
Lon Chaney Jr.
Born 1906-02-10
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Lon Chaney Jr.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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High Noon
1952
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The Wolf Man
1941
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The Rifleman
1958
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Wagon Train
1957
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
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Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
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The Defiant Ones
1958
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Rawhide
1959
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The Red Skelton Show
1951
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (232 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire | Himself (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb | Hassan (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Terror in the Tropics | Lyle Talbot (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Monster Movie Trivia Quiz | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
| Heroes of Horror | (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | The American Nightmare | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Many Faces of Dracula | Count Dracula (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Halloween Monster Bash | Butcher Benton (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Outtake | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Groton | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Female Bunch | Monti | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fireball Jungle | Sammy | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Mummy's Ghost | Kharis, the mummy | Movie | 1968 |
 | Buckskin | Sheriff Tangley | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Spider Baby | Bruno | Movie | 1967 |
 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Chief Eagle Shadow | Movie | 1967 |
 | Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Maximillian | Movie | 1967 |
 | Welcome to Hard Times | Avery | Movie | 1967 |
 | Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors | Dr. Mendell | Movie | 1967 |
 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Chief Eagle Shadow | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Monkees | Lenny | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Johnny Reno | Sheriff Hodges | Movie | 1966 |
 | Apache Uprising | Charlie Russell | Movie | 1965 |
 | Town Tamer | Charlie Leach | Movie | 1965 |
 | Black Spurs | Kile | Movie | 1965 |
 | Face of the Screaming Werewolf | The Mummified Werewolf | Movie | 1965 |
 | House of the Black Death | Belial Desard | Movie | 1965 |
 | Stage to Thunder Rock | Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1964 |
 | Young Fury | Bartender | Movie | 1964 |
 | Law of the Lawless | Tiny | Movie | 1964 |
 | Witchcraft | Morgan Whitlock | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk | Chingachcook | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Haunted Palace | Simon Orne | Movie | 1963 |
 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Devil's Messenger | Satan | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Rebellion in Cuba | Gordo | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Phantom | Jed | Movie | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Poppa Duplessis | TV Series | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Lon Chaney | TV Series | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Colby | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Surfside 6 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Stagecoach West | Ben Wait | TV Series | 1960 |
 | House of Terror | The Mummified Werewolf | Movie | 1960 |
 | 13 Demon Street | Host | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Adventures in Paradise | Trader One Arm | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Johnny Ringo | Ben Rafferty | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Lock-Up | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Deputy | Tom Arnold | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Alligator People | Manon | Movie | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Jesse Childress | TV Series | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Rock | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bat Masterson | Rance Fletcher | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Lawman | Jess Bridges | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Money, Women and Guns | Art Birdwell | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Charlie Gordo | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Texan | Wylie Ames | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Lon Paulson | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Defiant Ones | Big Sam | Movie | 1958 |
 | Tombstone Territory | Ex-Marshal Daggett | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Wagon Train | Louis Roque | TV Series | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Carstairs | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Have Gun, Will Travel | William Ceilbleu | TV Series | 1957 |
| Have Gun, Will Travel | O'Connor - Inmate | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Cyclops | Martin 'Marty' Melville | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Chingachgook | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Along the Mohawk Trail | Chingachgook | Movie | 1957 |
 | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer | Blackfish | Movie | 1956 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Michael Peters | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Pardners | Whitey | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Black Sleep | Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo | Movie | 1956 |
 | Telephone Time | Jules Samenian | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Indestructible Man | Charles "Butcher" Benton | Movie | 1956 |
 | Manfish | Swede | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Indian Fighter | Chivington | Movie | 1955 |
 | I Died a Thousand Times | Big Mac | Movie | 1955 |
 | Not as a Stranger | Job Marsh | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Silver Star | John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Big House, U.S.A | Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Black Pirates | Padre Felipe | Movie | 1954 |
 | Climax! | Frank Wiggins | TV Series | 1954 |
| Climax! | Old Man Hawley | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Passion | Castro (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Studio 57 | Jubal Pickett | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Whistler | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Big Chase | Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Casanova's Big Night | Emo, the Murderer | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Jivaro | Pedro Martines | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Lion Is in the Streets | Spurge McManamee | Movie | 1953 |
 | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Bucknell | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Battles of Chief Pontiac | Chief Pontiac | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Black Castle | Gargon | Movie | 1952 |
 | Springfield Rifle | Pete Elm | Movie | 1952 |
 | Cavalcade of America | Old Jeff Harris | TV Series | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Zeke Wells | TV Series | 1952 |
 | High Noon | Martin Howe | Movie | 1952 |
 | Thief of Damascus | Sinbad (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Frankenstein | The Monster | Movie | 1952 |
 | Flame of Araby | Borka Barbarossa | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Bushwhackers | Artemus Taylor | Movie | 1951 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Alaskan Trapper | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Bride of the Gorilla | Commissioner Taro | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Sgt. Williams | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Lon Chaney | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | George | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Mad Scientist | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Ug | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Behave Yourself! | Pinky | Movie | 1951 |
 | Tales of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Only the Valiant | Trooper Kebussyan | Movie | 1951 |
 | Inside Straight | Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Frankenstein Monster | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Once a Thief | Gus (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Captain China | Red Lynch | Movie | 1950 |
 | There's a Girl in My Heart | Johnny Colton | Movie | 1949 |
 | Kitchen Mechanics | Johnson (archive footage) | Movie | 1949 |
| Fun on the Run | Johnson | Movie | 1949 | |
 | 16 Fathoms Deep | Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | The Wolfman | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Counterfeiters | Louie Struber | Movie | 1948 |
 | Albuquerque | Steve Murkill | Movie | 1948 |
| Oysters and Muscles | Strangler Johnson | Movie | 1948 | |
 | My Favorite Brunette | Willie | Movie | 1947 |
 | Desert Command | Lt. Armand Corday | Movie | 1946 |
 | Pillow of Death | Wayne Fletcher | Movie | 1945 |
 | House of Dracula | Lawrence Stewart Talbot | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Daltons Ride Again | Grat Dalton | Movie | 1945 |
 | Strange Confession | Jeff Carter | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Frozen Ghost | Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great | Movie | 1945 |
 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Johnson | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Mummy's Curse | Kharis | Movie | 1944 |
 | House of Frankenstein | Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Dead Man's Eyes | David Stuart | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Mummy's Ghost | Kharis | Movie | 1944 |
 | Ghost Catchers | Bear | Movie | 1944 |
 | Cobra Woman | Hava | Movie | 1944 |
 | Follow the Boys | Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Weird Woman | Prof. Norman Reed | Movie | 1944 |
 | Calling Dr. Death | Dr. Mark Steel | Movie | 1943 |
 | Son of Dracula | Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard | Movie | 1943 |
 | Crazy House | Cameo Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
 | Frontier Badmen | Chango | Movie | 1943 |
 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man | Movie | 1943 |
| What We Are Fighting For | Bill Wallace | Movie | 1943 | |
 | The Mummy's Tomb | The Mummy - Kharis | Movie | 1942 |
 | Eyes of the Underworld | Benny | Movie | 1942 |
 | Overland Mail | Jim Lane | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | The Frankenstein Monster | Movie | 1942 |
 | North to the Klondike | Nate Carson | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Wolf Man | Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man | Movie | 1941 |
 | Badlands of Dakota | Jack McCall | Movie | 1941 |
| Too Many Blondes | Marvin Gimble | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Riders of Death Valley | Henchman Butch | Movie | 1941 |
 | San Antonio Rose | Jigsaw Kennedy | Movie | 1941 |
 | Billy the Kid | 'Spike' Hudson | Movie | 1941 |
 | Man-Made Monster | Dan McCormick | Movie | 1941 |
 | North West Mounted Police | Shorty | Movie | 1940 |
 | One Million B.C. | Akhoba | Movie | 1940 |
 | Of Mice and Men | Lennie Small | Movie | 1939 |
 | City in Darkness | Pierre | Movie | 1939 |
 | Frontier Marshal | Pringle | Movie | 1939 |
 | Union Pacific | Dollarhide | Movie | 1939 |
 | Jesse James | One Of James Gang | Movie | 1939 |
| Road Demon | Bud Casey | Movie | 1938 | |
 | Submarine Patrol | Marine Sentry | Movie | 1938 |
 | Straight, Place and Show | Martin | Movie | 1938 |
 | Passport Husband | Bull | Movie | 1938 |
 | Speed to Burn | Racetrack Mug | Movie | 1938 |
 | Josette | Boatman | Movie | 1938 |
 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Photographer | Movie | 1938 |
 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Joey | Movie | 1938 |
 | Walking Down Broadway | Delivery Man | Movie | 1938 |
 | Sally, Irene and Mary | Policeman | Movie | 1938 |
 | City Girl | Gangster (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Love and Hisses | Attendant | Movie | 1937 |
 | Life Begins in College | Gilks | Movie | 1937 |
 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Desk Reporter | Movie | 1937 |
 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Scott, the Chauffeur | Movie | 1937 |
 | One Mile from Heaven | Policeman | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Lady Escapes | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Wild and Woolly | Dutch | Movie | 1937 |
 | Born Reckless | Garage Mechanic | Movie | 1937 |
 | Slave Ship | Laborer Killed at Launching | Movie | 1937 |
 | Angel's Holiday | Eddie | Movie | 1937 |
 | This Is My Affair | Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank | Movie | 1937 |
 | Secret Agent X-9 | Maroni | Movie | 1937 |
 | Midnight Taxi | Detective Erickson | Movie | 1937 |
 | Cheyenne Rides Again | Girard | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Old Corral | Garland - Simms partner | Movie | 1936 |
 | Rose Bowl | Sierra Football Player | Movie | 1936 |
 | Killer at Large | Second Coffin Man | Movie | 1936 |
 | Ace Drummond | Henchman Ivan | Movie | 1936 |
 | Sharad of Atlantis | Capt. Hakur | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Singing Cowboy | Martin | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Shadow of Silk Lennox | John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox | Movie | 1935 |
 | Accent on Youth | Chuck | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Scream in the Night | Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain | Movie | 1935 |
 | Captain Hurricane | Dave | Movie | 1935 |
| The Marriage Bargain | Bob Gordon | Movie | 1935 | |
 | Girl o' My Dreams | Don Cooper | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Life of Vergie Winters | Hugo McQueen | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sixteen Fathoms Deep | Joe Bethel | Movie | 1934 |
 | Son of the Border | Jack Breen | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Three Musketeers | Lt. Armand Corday | Movie | 1933 |
 | Scarlet River | Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Lucky Devils | Frankie | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Last Frontier | Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost | Movie | 1932 |
 | Bird of Paradise | Thornton | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Galloping Ghost | Henchman | Movie | 1931 |
 | Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney | Self | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Trap | Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited) | Movie | 1922 |