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Lon Chaney, Jr.
Lon Chaney, Jr.
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Name Lon Chaney, Jr.
Aliases Lon Chaney; Creighton Tull Chaney
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gender Male
Date of birth February 10th, 1906
Date of death July 12th, 1973
First appearance Man Made Monster (1941)


Lon Chaney, Jr. was an American actor born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 10th, 1906. He was born Creighton Tull Chaney, son of the famous silent film star Lon Chaney. Lon never wanted his son to go into acting, but Creighton wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, ultimately assuming the stage name of Lon Chaney, Jr. (years after his father's death Lon would bill himself simply as Lon Chaney). Lon Chaney is best remembered for his role of Larry Talbot in the 1941 George Waggner film, The Wolf Man. Chaney reprised the role four more times in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. He also played the role of the Frankenstein Monster in Ghost of Frankenstein making him the only actor who has played all four of the classic Universal Monsters. Chaney played another iteration of the Frankenstein Monster in an episode of the sci-fi anthology series Tales of Tomorrow.

Body of work[]

Film[]

Film Year Character
Man Made Monster 1941 Dan McCormick
Ghost of Frankenstein 1942 Frankenstein Monster
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943 Larry Talbot
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 Larry Talbot
The Cyclops 1957 Martin Melville
The Alligator People 1959 Manon
Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971 Groton

Television[]

Series Episode Airdate Character
Tales of Tomorrow Frankenstein January 18th, 1952 Frankenstein Monster


Notes & Trivia[]

  • Often credited as Lon Chaney.

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