Lon Chaney Jr.

Born: 1906-02-10, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died: 1973-07-12

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.

Filmography

• The Rifleman (1958)
• Rawhide (1959)
• Lawman (1958)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
• Route 66 (1960)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Climax! (1954)
• Surfside 6 (1960)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• Bat Masterson (1958)
• The Texan (1958)
• The Deputy (1959)
• The Monkees (1966)
• The Whistler (1954)
• Adventures in Paradise (1959)
• Cavalcade of America (1952)
• Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
• Stagecoach West (1960)
• Lock-Up (1959)
• High Noon (1952)
• Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
• The Wolf Man (1941)
• The Haunted Palace (1963)
• Passport Husband (1938)
• Jesse James (1939)
• Undersea Kingdom (1936)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
• Ace Drummond (1936)
• House of Dracula (1945)