Actor info
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Name :
Lon Chaney Jr.
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Born :
February 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA (67 years at death)
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Died :
July 12, 1973
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
189 films (1922–2025)
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Also known as :
Creighton Tull Chaney, Creighton Chaney, Lon Chaney, Лон Чейни-мл., Лон Чейни младший
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
- The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
- The Haunted Palace (1963) as Simon Orne
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as Big Sam
- High Noon (1952) as Martin Howe
- The Wolf Man (1941) as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
