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Creighton Tull Chaney (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr. (or simply Lon Chaney), was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of ...
Actor: The Wolf Man. American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney. The younger Chaney was born while his parents were on a theatrical tour, and he joined them onstage for the first time at the age of six months.
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Actor: The Wolf Man. American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney. The younger Chaney was born while his parents were on a theatrical tour, and he joined them onstage for the first time at the age of six months.
- February 10, 1906
- July 12, 1973
Jul 14, 1973 · SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., July 13 (AP)—Lon Chaney Jr., the film actor, died yesterday at the age of 67. A long series of illnesses had put Mr. Chaney in and out of hospitals for the last year. He...
Chaney's son Creighton, later known as Lon Chaney Jr., became a film actor after his father's death. Chaney Jr. is best remembered for roles in horror films, such as the title character in The Wolf Man (1941). [23]
YearTitleRoleNotes1915Tuck BartholomewLost film1916Silas LaceyWorking title was Love Thine Enemy Lost ...1916John HammondRoughly two minutes of footage exist in a ...1916GiovanniWorking title was The Full CupA print was ...Sep 14, 2021 · A private artist who, in Hollywood's classic age ballyhoo, avoided the public eye, Lon Chaney preferred to let his work speak for itself, with each performance and mind-bending physical transformation becoming part of his larger-than-life myth.
Lon Chaney Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in horror films such as The Wolf Man (1941), The Mummy (1932), and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). He was the son of legendary silent film actor Lon Chaney.
