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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

Born February 10, 1906 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Known For · 40 titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
Lawman

Lawman

1958
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Route 66

Route 66

1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
The Deputy

The Deputy

1959
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
The Texan

The Texan

1958
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959
Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951
Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

1957
The Monkees

The Monkees

1966
Studio 57

Studio 57

1954
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954
Lock-Up

Lock-Up

1959
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

1957
High Noon

High Noon

1952
Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948
House of Dracula

House of Dracula

1945
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963