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Lon Chaney Jr.
Sign in to saveAlso known as Creighton Tull Chaney, Lon Chaney, Creighton Chaney, Lon Chaney, Jr.
American actor (1906–1974)
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
- Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters — Self (archive footage)2015
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film — The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)2014
- Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. — Self (archive footage)2010
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Self (archive footage)2007
- Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire — Himself (archive footage)2007
- Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb — Hassan (archive footage)2007
- Terror in the Tropics — Lyle Talbot (archive footage)2006
- Monster Movie Trivia Quiz2004
- Heroes of Horror — (archive footage)2001
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Key facts
- Born
- Creighton Tull Chaney , ( 1906-02-10 ) February 10, 1906, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma Territory , U.S.
- Died
- July 12, 1973 (1973-07-12) (aged 67), San Clemente, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1931–1971
- Spouses
- Dorothy Hinckley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Patsy Beck ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 )
- Father
- Lon Chaney
- Website
- lonchaney .com /lon-chaney-jr /
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City
- Place of death
- San Clemente
- Father
- Lon Chaney
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- television
- Official website
- lonchaney.com
- Image
- Money, Women and Guns - 09 - Lon Chaney Jr.jpg
- Height
- 189
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- Commons category
- Lon Chaney, Jr.
- date of birth
- 1906-02-10
- date of death
- 1973-07-12
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- end of work period
- 1971-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Creighton Tull Chaney (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films, including six films in their 1940s Inner Sanctum series, making him a horror icon. He also portrayed Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men (1939) and played supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies, including High Noon (1952), The Defiant Ones (1958), and numerous Westerns, musicals, comedies and dramas.
Originally referred to in films as Creighton Chaney, he was later credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after Man Made Monster (1941), beginning as early as The Wolf Man later that same year, he was almost always billed under the name of his more famous father, the deceased cinema giant Lon Chaney, at the studio's insistence. Chaney had English, French, and Irish ancestry, and his career in movies and television spanned four decades, from 1931 to 1971.
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