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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
High Noon
(1952)
Martin Howe
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
The Frankenstein Monster
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Big Sam
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
(1943)
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Larry Talbot (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pardners
(1956)
Whitey
Sharad of Atlantis
(1936)
Capt. Hakur
The Haunted Palace
(1963)
Simon Orne
House of Dracula
(1945)
Lawrence Stewart Talbot
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
The Mummy - Kharis
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Lennie
The Indian Fighter
(1955)
Chivington (as Lon Chaney)
My Favorite Brunette
(1947)
Willie
Full Filmography
Acting
The Trap
(1922)
Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
(1928)
Self
The Galloping Ghost
(1931)
Henchman
Bird of Paradise
(1932)
Thornton
The Last Frontier
(1932)
Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost
Son of the Border
(1933)
Jack Breen
The Three Musketeers
(1933)
Lt. Armand Corday
Scarlet River
(1933)
Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
Lucky Devils
(1933)
Frankie
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
(1934)
Joe Bethel
Girl o' My Dreams
(1934)
Don Cooper
The Life of Vergie Winters
(1934)
Hugo McQueen
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
(1935)
John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox
A Scream in the Night
(1935)
Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain
Captain Hurricane
(1935)
Dave
Accent on Youth
(1935)
Chuck
The Old Corral
(1936)
Garland - Simms partner
The Singing Cowboy
(1936)
Martin
Ace Drummond
(1936)
Henchman Ivan
Sharad of Atlantis
(1936)
Capt. Hakur
Killer at Large
(1936)
Second Coffin Man
Rose Bowl
(1936)
Sierra Football Player
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Eddie
Secret Agent X-9
(1937)
Maroni
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
(1937)
Scott, the Chauffeur
Midnight Taxi
(1937)
Detective Erickson
Love and Hisses
(1937)
Attendant
Life Begins in College
(1937)
Gilks
This Is My Affair
(1937)
Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank
Cheyenne Rides Again
(1937)
Girard
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Policeman
Born Reckless
(1937)
Garage Mechanic
Slave Ship
(1937)
Laborer Killed at Launching
Wild and Woolly
(1937)
Dutch
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
Desk Reporter
The Lady Escapes
(1937)
Reporter (uncredited)
Sally, Irene and Mary
(1938)
Policeman
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(1938)
Photographer
Passport Husband
(1938)
Bull
Josette
(1938)
Boatman
Submarine Patrol
(1938)
Marine Sentry
Walking Down Broadway
(1938)
Delivery Man
Straight, Place and Show
(1938)
Martin
Speed to Burn
(1938)
Racetrack Mug
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Joey
Road Demon
(1938)
Bud Casey
City in Darkness
(1939)
Pierre
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Lennie
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Pringle
Union Pacific
(1939)
Dollarhide
Jesse James
(1939)
One Of James Gang
One Million B.C.
(1940)
Akhoba
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Shorty
Too Many Blondes
(1941)
Marvin Gimble
Man-Made Monster
(1941)
Dan McCormick
San Antonio Rose
(1941)
Jigsaw Kennedy
Badlands Of Dakota
(1941)
Jack McCall
Billy the Kid
(1941)
'Spike' Hudson
Riders of Death Valley
(1941)
Henchman Butch
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
The Mummy - Kharis
Eyes of the Underworld
(1942)
Benny (as Lon Chaney)
North to the Klondike
(1942)
Nate Carson
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
The Frankenstein Monster
Overland Mail
(1942)
Jim Lane
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Crazy House
(1943)
Cameo Appearance
Calling Dr. Death
(1943)
Dr. Mark Steel (as Lon Chaney)
Frontier Badmen
(1943)
Chango
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
(1943)
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)
The Mummy's Curse
(1944)
Kharis
The Mummy's Ghost
(1944)
Kharis
Dead Man's Eyes
(1944)
David Stuart
Weird Woman
(1944)
Prof. Norman Reed
Cobra Woman
(1944)
Hava
Follow the Boys
(1944)
Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Ghost Catchers
(1944)
Bear
House of Dracula
(1945)
Lawrence Stewart Talbot
Here Come the Co-eds
(1945)
Johnson
Strange Confession
(1945)
Jeff Carter
Pillow of Death
(1945)
Wayne Fletcher
The Frozen Ghost
(1945)
Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great
The Daltons Ride Again
(1945)
Grat Dalton (as Lon Chaney)
Desert Command
(1946)
Lt. Armand Corday
My Favorite Brunette
(1947)
Willie
Albuquerque
(1948)
Steve Murkill
16 Fathoms Deep
(1948)
Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)
The Counterfeiters
(1948)
Louie Struber
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man
There's a Girl in My Heart
(1949)
Johnny Colton
Kitchen Mechanics
(1949)
Johnson
Fun on the Run
(1949)
Johnson
Once a Thief
(1950)
Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Captain China
(1950)
Red Lynch
Bride of the Gorilla
(1951)
Commissioner Taro
Behave Yourself!
(1951)
Pinky
Inside Straight
(1951)
Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)
The Bushwhackers
(1951)
Artemus Taylor
Flame of Araby
(1951)
Borka Barbarossa
Only the Valiant
(1951)
Trooper Kebussyan
High Noon
(1952)
Martin Howe
The Black Castle
(1952)
Gargon
Springfield Rifle
(1952)
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)
Thief of Damascus
(1952)
Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)
Battles of Chief Pontiac
(1952)
Chief Pontiac
Frankenstein
(1952)
The Monster
A Lion Is in the Streets
(1953)
Spurge McManamee
Raiders of the Seven Seas
(1953)
Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Emo, the Murderer
The Big Chase
(1954)
Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)
Passion
(1954)
Castro (as Lon Chaney)
Jivaro
(1954)
Pedro Martines
The Black Pirates
(1954)
Padre Felipe
The Boy from Oklahoma
(1954)
Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)
I Died a Thousand Times
(1955)
Big Mac
Big House, U.S.A
(1955)
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith (as Lon Chaney)
Not as a Stranger
(1955)
Job Marsh
The Indian Fighter
(1955)
Chivington (as Lon Chaney)
The Silver Star
(1955)
John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)
Pardners
(1956)
Whitey
Indestructible Man
(1956)
Charles "Butcher" Benton
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
(1956)
Blackfish
Manfish
(1956)
Swede
The Black Sleep
(1956)
Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo
The Cyclops
(1957)
Martin 'Marty' Melville
Along the Mohawk Trail
(1957)
Chingachgook
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Big Sam
Money, Women and Guns
(1958)
Art Birdwell
The Alligator People
(1959)
Manon
House of Terror
(1960)
The Mummified Werewolf
The Devil's Messenger
(1961)
Satan
The Phantom
(1961)
Jed
The Haunted Palace
(1963)
Simon Orne
Witchcraft
(1964)
Morgan Whitlock
Face of the Screaming Werewolf
(1964)
The Mummified Werewolf
Young Fury
(1964)
Bartender
Law of the Lawless
(1964)
Tiny
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
(1964)
Chingachcook
Stage to Thunder Rock
(1964)
Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)
House of the Black Death
(1965)
Belial Desard
Black Spurs
(1965)
Kile
Town Tamer
(1965)
Charlie Leach
Apache Uprising
(1965)
Charlie Russell
Johnny Reno
(1966)
Sheriff Hodges
The Wolf Man
(1966)
Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man
Spider Baby
(1967)
Bruno
Gallery of Horror
(1967)
Dr. Mendell
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
(1967)
Maximillian
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Avery
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
(1967)
Chief Eagle Shadow
Buckskin
(1968)
Sheriff Tangley
Fireball Jungle
(1968)
Sammy
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
The Mummy's Ghost
(1968)
Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(1971)
Groton
The Female Bunch
(1971)
Monti
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Larry Talbot (archive footage) (uncredited)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Clips from Various Movies
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
(1990)
Outtake
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(1995)
(archive footage)
Universal Horror
(1998)
(archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
(2000)
Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
(2001)
(archive footage)
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
Terror in the Tropics
(2006)
Lyle Talbot (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
(2007)
Himself (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
(2007)
Hassan (archive footage)
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
(2014)
The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)
Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
(2015)
Self (archive footage)