Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 222

Movies (189)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
2015
Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
Hassan (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
2006
Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
2004
Heroes of Horror
2001
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
2000
Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998
(archive footage)
The Wolfman's Cure
1998
Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
Self (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Butcher Benton (archive footage)
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
Outtake
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
Groton
The Female Bunch
1971
Monti
Fireball Jungle
1968
Sammy
The Mummy's Ghost
1968
Kharis, the mummy

Shows (33)

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
The Monkees
1966
Lenny
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
Route 66
1960
Poppa Duplessis
Surfside 6
1960
Stagecoach West
1960
Ben Wait
13 Demon Street
1959
Host
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Trader One Arm
Johnny Ringo
1959
Ben Rafferty
Lock-Up
1959
The Deputy
1959
Tom Arnold
Rawhide
1959
Jesse Childress
Bat Masterson
1958
Rance Fletcher
Lawman
1958
Jess Bridges
The Rifleman
1958
Charlie Gordo
The Texan
1958
Wylie Ames
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Sheriff Lon Paulson
Tombstone Territory
1957
Ex-Marshal Daggett
Wagon Train
1957
Louis Roque
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
William Ceilbleu
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
Chingachgook
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Michael Peters
Telephone Time
1956
Jules Samenian
Climax!
1954
Frank Wiggins
Studio 57
1954
Jubal Pickett
The Whistler
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
Bucknell
Cavalcade of America
1952
Old Jeff Harris
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Alaskan Trapper
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Sgt. Williams