Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

Born February 10, 1906Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA221 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

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

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2025

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
10.0

Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters

Movie

2015

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Movie

2014

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
7.0

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

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2010

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
6.3

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

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2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Movie

2007

Filmography

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self - (archive footage)Movie
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monstersas Self (archive footage)Movie
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)Movie
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)Movie
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampireas Himself (archive footage)Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage)Movie
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tombas Hassan (archive footage)Movie
Terror in the Tropics
2006Terror in the Tropicsas Lyle Talbot (archive footage)Movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)Movie
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004Monster Movie Trivia QuizMovie
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2001Heroes of Horroras (archive footage)Movie
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
2000Lon Chaney: A thousand facesas Self (archive footage)Movie
The American Nightmare
2000The American Nightmareas SelfMovie
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthedas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000The Many Faces of Draculaas Count Dracula (archive footage)Movie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Universal Horror
1998Universal Horroras (archive footage)Movie
The Wolfman's Cure
1998The Wolfman's Cureas Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf ManMovie
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Facesas (archive footage)Movie
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeldas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dracula in the Movies
1992Dracula in the MoviesMovie
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Halloween Monster Bashas Butcher Benton (archive footage)Movie
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)Movie
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1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)Movie
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990Abbott and Costello in the Moviesas OuttakeMovie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971Dracula vs. Frankensteinas GrotonMovie
The Female Bunch
1971The Female Bunchas MontiMovie
Fireball Jungle
1968Fireball Jungleas SammyMovie
The Mummy's Ghost
1968The Mummy's Ghostas Kharis, the mummyMovie
Buckskin
1968Buckskinas Sheriff TangleyMovie
The Movie Orgy
1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Spider Baby
1967Spider Babyas BrunoMovie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967Pistols 'n' Petticoatsas Chief Eagle ShadowMovie
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967Hillbillys in a Haunted Houseas MaximillianMovie
Welcome to Hard Times
1967Welcome to Hard Timesas AveryMovie
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors
1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrorsas Dr. MendellMovie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsTV
The Monkees
1966The Monkeesas LennyTV
Johnny Reno
1966Johnny Renoas Sheriff HodgesMovie
The Wolfman
1966The Wolfmanas Larry TalbotMovie
Apache Uprising
1965Apache Uprisingas Charlie RussellMovie
Town Tamer
1965Town Tameras Charlie LeachMovie
Black Spurs
1965Black Spursas KileMovie
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
1965Face of the Screaming Werewolfas The Mummified WerewolfMovie
House of the Black Death
1965House of the Black Deathas Belial DesardMovie
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964Stage to Thunder Rockas Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)Movie
Young Fury
1964Young Furyas BartenderMovie
Law of the Lawless
1964Law of the Lawlessas TinyMovie
Witchcraft
1964Witchcraftas Morgan WhitlockMovie
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964The Long Rifle and the Tomahawkas ChingachcookMovie
The Haunted Palace
1963The Haunted Palaceas Simon OrneMovie
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingMovie
The Devil's Messenger
1962The Devil's Messengeras SatanMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Rebellion in Cuba
1961Rebellion in Cubaas GordoMovie
The Phantom
1961The Phantomas JedMovie
Route 66
1960Route 66as Poppa DuplessisTV
Surfside 6
1960Surfside 6TV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach Westas Ben WaitTV
House of Terror
1960House of Terroras The Mummified WerewolfMovie
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Trader One ArmTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas Ben RaffertyTV
Lock-Up
1959Lock-UpTV
The Deputy
1959The Deputyas Tom ArnoldTV
The Alligator People
1959The Alligator Peopleas ManonMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Jesse ChildressTV
13 Demon Street
195913 Demon Streetas HostTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Mastersonas Rance FletcherTV
Lawman
1958Lawmanas Jess BridgesTV
Money, Women and Guns
1958Money, Women and Gunsas Art BirdwellMovie
The Rifleman
1958The Riflemanas Charlie GordoTV
The Texan
1958The Texanas Wylie AmesTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Sheriff Lon PaulsonTV
The Defiant Ones
1958The Defiant Onesas Big SamMovie
Tombstone Territory
1957Tombstone Territoryas Ex-Marshal DaggettTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Louis RoqueTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travelas William CeilbleuTV
The Cyclops
1957The Cyclopsas Martin 'Marty' MelvilleMovie
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicansas ChingachgookTV
Along the Mohawk Trail
1957Along the Mohawk Trailas ChingachgookMovie
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956Daniel Boone, Trail Blazeras BlackfishMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Michael PetersTV
Pardners
1956Pardnersas WhiteyMovie
The Black Sleep
1956The Black Sleepas Dr. Munroe, aka MungoMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone Timeas Jules SamenianTV
Indestructible Man
1956Indestructible Manas Charles "Butcher" BentonMovie
Manfish
1956Manfishas SwedeMovie
The Indian Fighter
1955The Indian Fighteras ChivingtonMovie
I Died a Thousand Times
1955I Died a Thousand Timesas Big MacMovie
Not as a Stranger
1955Not as a Strangeras Job MarshMovie
The Silver Star
1955The Silver Staras John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Big House, U.S.A
1955Big House, U.S.Aas Leonard M. 'Alamo' SmithMovie
The Black Pirates
1954The Black Piratesas Padre FelipeMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Frank WigginsTV
Passion
1954Passionas Castro (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Studio 57
1954Studio 57as Jubal PickettTV
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1954The WhistlerTV
The Big Chase
1954The Big Chaseas Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Casanova's Big Night
1954Casanova's Big Nightas Emo, the MurdererMovie
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954The Boy from Oklahomaas Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Jivaro
1954Jivaroas Pedro MartinesMovie
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953A Lion Is in the Streetsas Spurge McManameeMovie
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953Raiders of the Seven Seasas Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)Movie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras BucknellTV
Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952Battles of Chief Pontiacas Chief PontiacMovie
The Black Castle
1952The Black Castleas GargonMovie
Springfield Rifle
1952Springfield Rifleas Pete ElmMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Old Jeff HarrisTV
High Noon
1952High Noonas Martin HoweMovie
Thief of Damascus
1952Thief of Damascusas Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Frankenstein
1952Frankensteinas The MonsterMovie
Flame of Araby
1951Flame of Arabyas Borka BarbarossaMovie
The Bushwhackers
1951The Bushwhackersas Artemus TaylorMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Alaskan TrapperTV
Bride of the Gorilla
1951Bride of the Gorillaas Commissioner TaroMovie
The Red Skelton Show
1951The Red Skelton Showas Sgt. WilliamsTV
Behave Yourself!
1951Behave Yourself!as PinkyMovie
Tales of Tomorrow
1951Tales of TomorrowTV
Only the Valiant
1951Only the Valiantas Trooper KebussyanMovie
Inside Straight
1951Inside Straightas Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras Self - Frankenstein MonsterTV
Once a Thief
1950Once a Thiefas Gus (as Lon Chaney)Movie
Captain China
1950Captain Chinaas Red LynchMovie
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949There's a Girl in My Heartas Johnny ColtonMovie
Kitchen Mechanics
1949Kitchen Mechanicsas Johnson (archive footage)Movie
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1949Fun on the Runas JohnsonMovie
16 Fathoms Deep
194816 Fathoms Deepas Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankensteinas The WolfmanMovie
The Counterfeiters
1948The Counterfeitersas Louie StruberMovie
Albuquerque
1948Albuquerqueas Steve MurkillMovie
My Favorite Brunette
1947My Favorite Brunetteas WillieMovie
Desert Command
1946Desert Commandas Lt. Armand CordayMovie
Pillow of Death
1945Pillow of Deathas Wayne FletcherMovie
House of Dracula
1945House of Draculaas Lawrence Stewart TalbotMovie
The Daltons Ride Again
1945The Daltons Ride Againas Grat DaltonMovie
Strange Confession
1945Strange Confessionas Jeff CarterMovie
The Frozen Ghost
1945The Frozen Ghostas Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the GreatMovie
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945Here Come the Co-Edsas JohnsonMovie
The Mummy's Curse
1944The Mummy's Curseas KharisMovie
House of Frankenstein
1944House of Frankensteinas Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)Movie
Dead Man's Eyes
1944Dead Man's Eyesas David StuartMovie
The Mummy's Ghost
1944The Mummy's Ghostas KharisMovie
Ghost Catchers
1944Ghost Catchersas BearMovie
Cobra Woman
1944Cobra Womanas HavaMovie
Follow the Boys
1944Follow the Boysas Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)Movie
Weird Woman
1944Weird Womanas Prof. Norman ReedMovie
Calling Dr. Death
1943Calling Dr. Deathas Dr. Mark SteelMovie
Son of Dracula
1943Son of Draculaas Count Dracula, alias Count AlucardMovie
Crazy House
1943Crazy Houseas Cameo AppearanceMovie
Frontier Badmen
1943Frontier Badmenas ChangoMovie
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Manas Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf ManMovie
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1943What We Are Fighting Foras Bill WallaceMovie
The Mummy's Tomb
1942The Mummy's Tombas The Mummy - KharisMovie
Eyes of the Underworld
1942Eyes of the Underworldas BennyMovie
Overland Mail
1942Overland Mailas Jim LaneMovie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942The Ghost of Frankensteinas The Frankenstein MonsterMovie
North to the Klondike
1942North to the Klondikeas Nate CarsonMovie
The Wolf Man
1941The Wolf Manas Larry Talbot / The Wolf ManMovie
Badlands of Dakota
1941Badlands of Dakotaas Jack McCallMovie
T
1941Too Many Blondesas Marvin GimbleMovie
Riders of Death Valley
1941Riders of Death Valleyas Henchman ButchMovie
San Antonio Rose
1941San Antonio Roseas Jigsaw KennedyMovie
Billy the Kid
1941Billy the Kidas 'Spike' HudsonMovie
Man-Made Monster
1941Man-Made Monsteras Dan McCormickMovie
North West Mounted Police
1940North West Mounted Policeas ShortyMovie
One Million B.C.
1940One Million B.C.as AkhobaMovie
Of Mice and Men
1939Of Mice and Menas Lennie SmallMovie
City in Darkness
1939City in Darknessas PierreMovie
Frontier Marshal
1939Frontier Marshalas PringleMovie
Union Pacific
1939Union Pacificas DollarhideMovie
Jesse James
1939Jesse Jamesas One Of James GangMovie
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1938Road Demonas Bud CaseyMovie
Submarine Patrol
1938Submarine Patrolas Marine SentryMovie
Straight, Place and Show
1938Straight, Place and Showas MartinMovie
Passport Husband
1938Passport Husbandas BullMovie
Speed to Burn
1938Speed to Burnas Racetrack MugMovie
Josette
1938Josetteas BoatmanMovie
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938Alexander's Ragtime Bandas PhotographerMovie
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938Mr. Moto's Gambleas JoeyMovie
Walking Down Broadway
1938Walking Down Broadwayas Delivery ManMovie
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938Sally, Irene and Maryas PolicemanMovie
Love and Hisses
1937Love and Hissesas AttendantMovie
Life Begins in College
1937Life Begins in Collegeas GilksMovie
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937Charlie Chan on Broadwayas Desk ReporterMovie
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937Wife, Doctor and Nurseas Scott, the ChauffeurMovie
One Mile from Heaven
1937One Mile from Heavenas PolicemanMovie
The Lady Escapes
1937The Lady Escapesas Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Wild and Woolly
1937Wild and Woollyas DutchMovie
Born Reckless
1937Born Recklessas Garage MechanicMovie
Slave Ship
1937Slave Shipas Laborer Killed at LaunchingMovie
Angel's Holiday
1937Angel's Holidayas EddieMovie
This Is My Affair
1937This Is My Affairas Federal Agent in Baltimore BankMovie
Secret Agent X-9
1937Secret Agent X-9as MaroniMovie
Midnight Taxi
1937Midnight Taxias Detective EricksonMovie
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937Cheyenne Rides Againas GirardMovie
The Old Corral
1936The Old Corralas Garland - Simms partnerMovie
Rose Bowl
1936Rose Bowlas Sierra Football PlayerMovie
Killer at Large
1936Killer at Largeas Second Coffin ManMovie
Ace Drummond
1936Ace Drummondas Henchman IvanMovie
Sharad of Atlantis
1936Sharad of Atlantisas Capt. HakurMovie
The Singing Cowboy
1936The Singing Cowboyas MartinMovie
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
1935The Shadow of Silk Lennoxas John Arthur 'Silk' LennoxMovie
Accent on Youth
1935Accent on Youthas ChuckMovie
A Scream in the Night
1935A Scream in the Nightas Jack Wilson / Butch CurtainMovie
Captain Hurricane
1935Captain Hurricaneas DaveMovie
T
1935The Marriage Bargainas Bob GordonMovie
Girl o' My Dreams
1934Girl o' My Dreamsas Don CooperMovie
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934The Life of Vergie Wintersas Hugo McQueenMovie
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
1934Sixteen Fathoms Deepas Joe BethelMovie
Son of the Border
1933Son of the Borderas Jack BreenMovie
The Three Musketeers
1933The Three Musketeersas Lt. Armand CordayMovie
Scarlet River
1933Scarlet Riveras Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)Movie
Lucky Devils
1933Lucky Devilsas FrankieMovie
The Last Frontier
1932The Last Frontieras Tom Kirby, aka The Black GhostMovie
Bird of Paradise
1932Bird of Paradiseas ThorntonMovie
The Galloping Ghost
1931The Galloping Ghostas HenchmanMovie
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
1928Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaneyas SelfMovie
The Trap
1922The Trapas Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)Movie