Lon Chaney Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1906
- Died
- July 12, 1973
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 2014
as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al Adamson 2009
as Groton (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire 2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb 2007
as Hassan (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics 2006
as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz 2004
Actor
- Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror 2001
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces 2000
as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed 2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror 1998
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces 1995
as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
as Butcher Benton (archive footage)
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies 1990
as Outtake
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971
as Groton
The Female Bunch 1971
as Monti
Fireball Jungle 1968
as Sammy
The Mummy's Ghost 1968
as Kharis, the mummy
Buckskin 1968
as Sheriff Tangley
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archive footage)
Spider Baby 1967
as Bruno
Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1967
as Chief Eagle Shadow
Hillbillys in a Haunted House 1967
as Maximillian
Welcome to Hard Times 1967
as Avery
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors 1967
as Dr. Mendell
Johnny Reno 1966
as Sheriff Hodges
Apache Uprising 1965
as Charlie Russell
Town Tamer 1965
as Charlie Leach
Black Spurs 1965
as Kile
Face of the Screaming Werewolf 1965
as The Mummified Werewolf
House of the Black Death 1965
as Belial Desard
Stage to Thunder Rock 1964
as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
Young Fury 1964
as Bartender
Law of the Lawless 1964
as Tiny
Witchcraft 1964
as Morgan Whitlock
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk 1964
as Chingachcook
The Haunted Palace 1963
as Simon Orne
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing 1962
Actor
The Devil's Messenger 1962
as Satan
Rebellion in Cuba 1961
as Gordo
The Phantom 1961
as Jed
House of Terror 1960
as The Mummified Werewolf
The Alligator People 1959
as Manon
Money, Women and Guns 1958
as Art Birdwell
The Defiant Ones 1958
as Big Sam
The Cyclops 1957
as Martin 'Marty' Melville
- The Redmen and the Renegades
The Redmen and the Renegades 1957
as Chingachgook
- The Pathfinder and the Mohican
The Pathfinder and the Mohican 1957
as Chingachgook
Along the Mohawk Trail 1957
as Chingachgook
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer 1956
as Blackfish
Pardners 1956
as Whitey
The Black Sleep 1956
as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
Indestructible Man 1956
as Charles "Butcher" Benton
Manfish 1956
as Swede
The Indian Fighter 1955
as Chivington
I Died a Thousand Times 1955
as Big Mac
Not as a Stranger 1955
as Job Marsh
The Silver Star 1955
as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
Big House, U.S.A 1955
as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
The Black Pirates 1954
as Padre Felipe
Passion 1954
as Castro (as Lon Chaney)
The Big Chase 1954
as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
Casanova's Big Night 1954
as Emo, the Murderer
The Boy from Oklahoma 1954
as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
Jivaro 1954
as Pedro Martines
A Lion Is in the Streets 1953
as Spurge McManamee
Raiders of the Seven Seas 1953
as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Battles of Chief Pontiac 1952
as Chief Pontiac
The Black Castle 1952
as Gargon
Springfield Rifle 1952
as Pete Elm
High Noon 1952
as Martin Howe
Thief of Damascus 1952
as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
Frankenstein 1952
as The Monster
Flame of Araby 1951
as Borka Barbarossa
The Bushwhackers 1951
as Artemus Taylor
Bride of the Gorilla 1951
as Commissioner Taro
Behave Yourself! 1951
as Pinky
Only the Valiant 1951
as Trooper Kebussyan
Inside Straight 1951
as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
Once a Thief 1950
as Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Captain China 1950
as Red Lynch
There's a Girl in My Heart 1949
as Johnny Colton
- Fun on the Run
Fun on the Run 1949
as Johnson
Kitchen Mechanics 1949
as Johnson (archive footage)
16 Fathoms Deep 1948
as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
The Counterfeiters 1948
as Louie Struber
Albuquerque 1948
as Steve Murkill
- Oysters and Muscles
Oysters and Muscles 1948
as Strangler Johnson
My Favorite Brunette 1947
as Willie
Desert Command 1946
as Lt. Armand Corday
Pillow of Death 1945
as Wayne Fletcher
House of Dracula 1945
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
The Daltons Ride Again 1945
as Grat Dalton
Strange Confession 1945
as Jeff Carter
The Frozen Ghost 1945
as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945
as Johnson
The Mummy's Curse 1944
as Kharis
House of Frankenstein 1944
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Dead Man's Eyes 1944
as David Stuart
The Mummy's Ghost 1944
as Kharis
Ghost Catchers 1944
as Bear
Cobra Woman 1944
as Hava
Follow the Boys 1944
as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Weird Woman 1944
as Prof. Norman Reed
Calling Dr. Death 1943
as Dr. Mark Steel
Son of Dracula 1943
as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Crazy House 1943
as Cameo Appearance
Frontier Badmen 1943
as Chango
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- What We Are Fighting For
What We Are Fighting For 1943
as Bill Wallace
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
as The Mummy - Kharis
Eyes of the Underworld 1942
as Benny
Overland Mail 1942
as Jim Lane
The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942
as The Frankenstein Monster
North to the Klondike 1942
as Nate Carson
The Wolf Man 1941
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Badlands of Dakota 1941
as Jack McCall
- Too Many Blondes
Too Many Blondes 1941
as Marvin Gimble
Riders of Death Valley 1941
as Henchman Butch
San Antonio Rose 1941
as Jigsaw Kennedy
Billy the Kid 1941
as 'Spike' Hudson
Man-Made Monster 1941
as Dan McCormick
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Shorty
One Million B.C. 1940
as Akhoba
Of Mice and Men 1939
as Lennie Small
City in Darkness 1939
as Pierre
Frontier Marshal 1939
as Pringle
Union Pacific 1939
as Dollarhide
Jesse James 1939
as One Of James Gang
- Road Demon
Road Demon 1938
as Bud Casey
Submarine Patrol 1938
as Marine Sentry
Straight, Place and Show 1938
as Martin
Passport Husband 1938
as Bull
Speed to Burn 1938
as Racetrack Mug
Josette 1938
as Boatman
Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938
as Photographer
Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938
as Joey
Walking Down Broadway 1938
as Delivery Man
Sally, Irene and Mary 1938
as Policeman
City Girl 1938
as Gangster (uncredited)
Love and Hisses 1937
as Attendant
Life Begins in College 1937
as Gilks
Charlie Chan on Broadway 1937
as Desk Reporter
Wife, Doctor and Nurse 1937
as Scott, the Chauffeur
One Mile from Heaven 1937
as Policeman
The Lady Escapes 1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly 1937
as Dutch
Born Reckless 1937
as Garage Mechanic
Slave Ship 1937
as Laborer Killed at Launching
Angel's Holiday 1937
as Eddie
This Is My Affair 1937
as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
Secret Agent X-9 1937
as Maroni
Midnight Taxi 1937
as Detective Erickson
Cheyenne Rides Again 1937
as Girard
The Old Corral 1936
as Garland - Simms partner
Rose Bowl 1936
as Sierra Football Player
Killer at Large 1936
as Second Coffin Man
Ace Drummond 1936
as Henchman Ivan
Sharad of Atlantis 1936
as Capt. Hakur
The Singing Cowboy 1936
as Martin
The Shadow of Silk Lennox 1935
as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
Accent on Youth 1935
as Chuck
A Scream in the Night 1935
as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
Captain Hurricane 1935
as Dave
- The Marriage Bargain
The Marriage Bargain 1935
as Bob Gordon
Girl o' My Dreams 1934
as Don Cooper
The Life of Vergie Winters 1934
as Hugo McQueen
Sixteen Fathoms Deep 1934
as Joe Bethel
Son of the Border 1933
as Jack Breen
The Three Musketeers 1933
as Lt. Armand Corday
Scarlet River 1933
as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
Lucky Devils 1933
as Frankie
The Last Frontier 1932
as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
Bird of Paradise 1932
as Thornton
- The Black Ghost
The Black Ghost 1932
as Tom Kirby, alias 'The Black Ghost'
The Galloping Ghost 1931
as Henchman
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney 1928
as Self
The Trap 1922
as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.