Lon Chaney Jr.
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1906-02-10 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- 1973-07-12
Known for
- High Noon (1952) — Martin Howe
- The Wolf Man (1941) — Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- The Defiant Ones (1958) — Big Sam
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- The Haunted Palace (1963) — Simon Orne
- House of Frankenstein (1944) — Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- Spider Baby (1967) — Bruno
- The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — The Frankenstein Monster
- House of Dracula (1945) — Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
- Son of Dracula (1943) — Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
- Jesse James (1939) — One Of James Gang
- Of Mice and Men (1939) — Lennie Small
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942) — The Mummy - Kharis
- The Mummy's Ghost (1944) — Kharis