Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 10, 1906
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Creighton Tull Chaney
- Creighton Chaney
- Lon Chaney
- Лон Чейни-мл.
- Лон Чейни младший
Lon Chaney Jr.
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.
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Known For - Movies
High Noon
as Martin Howe
The Indian Fighter
as Chivington
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
Union Pacific
as Dollarhide
The Wolf Man
as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as The Wolfman
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
The Mummy's Curse
as Kharis
House of Dracula
as Lawrence Stewart Talbot
House of Frankenstein
as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Sgt. Williams
The Red Skelton Show
as George
The Red Skelton Show
as Lon Chaney
The Red Skelton Show
as Mad Scientist
The Red Skelton Show
as Ug - Prehistoric Cave Man
Wagon Train
as Louis Roque
Wagon Train
as Carstairs
Have Gun, Will Travel
as William Ceilbleu
Have Gun, Will Travel
as O'Connor - Inmate