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