Actor

Lon Chaney Jr.

Birthday: February 10, 1906

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
Age: 119
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters (2015) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 109
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
Age: 108
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 103
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007) as Himself (archive footage)
Age: 101
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 101
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007) as Hassan (archive footage)
Age: 101
Terror in the Tropics (2006) as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Age: 99
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) as Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
Age: 98
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)
Age: 98
Heroes of Horror (2001) as (archive footage)
Age: 94
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 94
The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
Age: 94
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 94
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Age: 93
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 92
Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
Age: 92
The Wolfman's Cure (1998) as Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Age: 92
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) as (archive footage)
Age: 89
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 88
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Age: 84
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Age: 84
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
Age: 84
Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990) as Outtake
Age: 83
The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
Age: 72
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) as Groton
Age: 65
The Female Bunch (1971) as Monti
Age: 65
Fireball Jungle (1968) as Sammy
Age: 62
The Mummy's Ghost (1968) as Kharis, the mummy
Age: 62
Buckskin (1968) as Sheriff Tangley
Age: 62
The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 61
Spider Baby (1967) as Bruno
Age: 61
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967) as Chief Eagle Shadow
Age: 61
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) as Maximillian
Age: 61
Welcome to Hard Times (1967) as Avery
Age: 61
Gallery of Horror (1967) as Dr. Mendell
Age: 60
Johnny Reno (1966) as Sheriff Hodges
Age: 60
The Wolfman (1966) as Larry Talbot
Age: 59
Apache Uprising (1965) as Charlie Russell
Age: 59
Town Tamer (1965) as Charlie Leach
Age: 59
Black Spurs (1965) as Kile
Age: 59
Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1965) as The Mummified Werewolf
Age: 59
House of the Black Death (1965) as Belial Desard
Age: 58
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
Age: 58
Young Fury (1964) as Bartender
Age: 58
Law of the Lawless (1964) as Tiny
Age: 58
Witchcraft (1964) as Morgan Whitlock
Age: 58
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (1964) as Chingachcook
Age: 57
The Haunted Palace (1963) as Simon Orne
Age: 57
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
Age: 56
The Devil's Messenger (1962) as Satan
Age: 56
Rebellion in Cuba (1961) as Gordo
Age: 55
The Phantom (1961) as Jed
Age: 54
House of Terror (1960) as The Mummified Werewolf
Age: 54
The Alligator People (1959) as Manon
Age: 53
Money, Women and Guns (1958) as Art Birdwell
Age: 52
The Defiant Ones (1958) as Big Sam
Age: 52
The Cyclops (1957) as Martin 'Marty' Melville
Age: 51
Along the Mohawk Trail (1957) as Chingachgook
Age: 50
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956) as Blackfish
Age: 50
Pardners (1956) as Whitey
Age: 50
The Black Sleep (1956) as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
Age: 50
Indestructible Man (1956) as Charles "Butcher" Benton
Age: 50
Manfish (1956) as Swede
Age: 49
The Indian Fighter (1955) as Chivington
Age: 49
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) as Big Mac
Age: 49
Not as a Stranger (1955) as Job Marsh
Age: 49
The Silver Star (1955) as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 49
Big House, U.S.A (1955) as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Age: 49
The Black Pirates (1954) as Padre Felipe
Age: 48
Passion (1954) as Castro (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 48
The Big Chase (1954) as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 48
Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Emo, the Murderer
Age: 48
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 48
Jivaro (1954) as Pedro Martines
Age: 48
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) as Spurge McManamee
Age: 47
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 47
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952) as Chief Pontiac
Age: 46
The Black Castle (1952) as Gargon
Age: 46
Springfield Rifle (1952) as Pete Elm
Age: 46
High Noon (1952) as Martin Howe
Age: 46
Thief of Damascus (1952) as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 46
Frankenstein (1952) as The Monster
Age: 45
Flame of Araby (1951) as Borka Barbarossa
Age: 45
The Bushwhackers (1951) as Artemus Taylor
Age: 45
Bride of the Gorilla (1951) as Commissioner Taro
Age: 45
Behave Yourself! (1951) as Pinky
Age: 45
Only the Valiant (1951) as Trooper Kebussyan
Age: 45
Inside Straight (1951) as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 45
Once a Thief (1950) as Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 44
Captain China (1950) as Red Lynch
Age: 43
There's a Girl in My Heart (1949) as Johnny Colton
Age: 43
Kitchen Mechanics (1949) as Johnson (archive footage)
Age: 43
Fun on the Run (1949) as Johnson
Age: 43
16 Fathoms Deep (1948) as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
Age: 42
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as The Wolfman
Age: 42
The Counterfeiters (1948) as Louie Struber
Age: 42
Albuquerque (1948) as Steve Murkill
Age: 42
My Favorite Brunette (1947) as Willie
Age: 41
Desert Command (1946) as Lt. Armand Corday
Age: 40
Pillow of Death (1945) as Wayne Fletcher
Age: 39
House of Dracula (1945) as Lawrence Stewart Talbot
Age: 39
The Daltons Ride Again (1945) as Grat Dalton
Age: 39
Strange Confession (1945) as Jeff Carter
Age: 39
The Frozen Ghost (1945) as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
Age: 39
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) as Johnson
Age: 38
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Kharis
Age: 38
House of Frankenstein (1944) as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
Age: 38
Dead Man's Eyes (1944) as David Stuart
Age: 38
The Mummy's Ghost (1944) as Kharis
Age: 38
Ghost Catchers (1944) as Bear
Age: 38
Cobra Woman (1944) as Hava
Age: 38
Follow the Boys (1944) as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Age: 38
Weird Woman (1944) as Prof. Norman Reed
Age: 38
Calling Dr. Death (1943) as Dr. Mark Steel
Age: 37
Son of Dracula (1943) as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Age: 37
Crazy House (1943) as Cameo Appearance
Age: 37
Frontier Badmen (1943) as Chango
Age: 37
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Age: 37
What We Are Fighting For (1943) as Bill Wallace
Age: 36
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) as The Mummy - Kharis
Age: 36
Eyes of the Underworld (1942) as Benny
Age: 36
Overland Mail (1942) as Jim Lane
Age: 36
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) as The Frankenstein Monster
Age: 36
North to the Klondike (1942) as Nate Carson
Age: 35
The Wolf Man (1941) as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Age: 35
Badlands of Dakota (1941) as Jack McCall
Age: 35
Too Many Blondes (1941) as Marvin Gimble
Age: 35
Riders of Death Valley (1941) as Henchman Butch
Age: 35
San Antonio Rose (1941) as Jigsaw Kennedy
Age: 35
Billy the Kid (1941) as 'Spike' Hudson
Age: 35
Man-Made Monster (1941) as Dan McCormick
Age: 35
North West Mounted Police (1940) as Shorty
Age: 34
One Million B.C. (1940) as Akhoba
Age: 34
Of Mice and Men (1939) as Lennie Small
Age: 33
City in Darkness (1939) as Pierre
Age: 33
Frontier Marshal (1939) as Pringle
Age: 33
Union Pacific (1939) as Dollarhide
Age: 33
Jesse James (1939) as One Of James Gang
Age: 32
Road Demon (1938) as Bud Casey
Age: 32
Submarine Patrol (1938) as Marine Sentry
Age: 32
Straight, Place and Show (1938) as Martin
Age: 32
Passport Husband (1938) as Bull
Age: 32
Speed to Burn (1938) as Racetrack Mug
Age: 32
Josette (1938) as Boatman
Age: 32
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Photographer
Age: 32
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) as Joey
Age: 32
Walking Down Broadway (1938) as Delivery Man
Age: 32
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) as Policeman
Age: 32
Love and Hisses (1937) as Attendant
Age: 31
Life Begins in College (1937) as Gilks
Age: 31
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) as Desk Reporter
Age: 31
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) as Scott, the Chauffeur
Age: 31
One Mile from Heaven (1937) as Policeman
Age: 31
The Lady Escapes (1937) as Reporter (uncredited)
Age: 31
Wild and Woolly (1937) as Dutch
Age: 31
Born Reckless (1937) as Garage Mechanic
Age: 31
Slave Ship (1937) as Laborer Killed at Launching
Age: 31
Angel's Holiday (1937) as Eddie
Age: 31
This Is My Affair (1937) as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
Age: 31
Secret Agent X-9 (1937) as Maroni
Age: 31
Midnight Taxi (1937) as Detective Erickson
Age: 31
Cheyenne Rides Again (1937) as Girard
Age: 30
The Old Corral (1936) as Garland - Simms partner
Age: 30
Rose Bowl (1936) as Sierra Football Player
Age: 30
Killer at Large (1936) as Second Coffin Man
Age: 30
Ace Drummond (1936) as Henchman Ivan
Age: 30
Sharad of Atlantis (1936) as Capt. Hakur
Age: 30
The Singing Cowboy (1936) as Martin
Age: 30
The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935) as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
Age: 29
Accent on Youth (1935) as Chuck
Age: 29
A Scream in the Night (1935) as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
Age: 29
Captain Hurricane (1935) as Dave
Age: 29
The Marriage Bargain (1935) as Bob Gordon
Age: 29
Girl o' My Dreams (1934) as Don Cooper
Age: 28
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Hugo McQueen
Age: 28
Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934) as Joe Bethel
Age: 27
Son of the Border (1933) as Jack Breen
Age: 27
The Three Musketeers (1933) as Lt. Armand Corday
Age: 27
Scarlet River (1933) as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
Age: 27
Lucky Devils (1933) as Frankie
Age: 26
The Last Frontier (1932) as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
Age: 26
Bird of Paradise (1932) as Thornton
Age: 26
The Galloping Ghost (1931) as Henchman
Age: 25
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney (1928) as Self
Age: 21
The Trap (1922) as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
Age: 16