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Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting Born Feb 10, 1906 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Wagon Train

as Louis Roque

Wagon Train

as Carstairs

Bat Masterson

as Rance Fletcher

Rawhide

as Jesse Childress

Rawhide

as Rock

The Deputy

as Tom Arnold

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Rifleman (1958) as Charlie Gordo
  • Lawman (1958) as Jess Bridges
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Louis Roque
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Carstairs
  • Bat Masterson (1958) as Rance Fletcher
  • Rawhide (1959) as Jesse Childress
  • Rawhide (1959) as Rock
  • The Deputy (1959) as Tom Arnold
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as William Ceilbleu
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as O'Connor - Inmate
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Michael Peters
  • Climax! (1954) as Frank Wiggins
  • Climax! (1954) as Old Man Hawley
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Sgt. Williams
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Lon Chaney
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as George
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Mad Scientist
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Ug
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Sheriff Lon Paulson
  • Route 66 (1960) as Poppa Duplessis
  • Route 66 (1960) as Lon Chaney