Lon Chaney Jr.
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2010 | Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2000 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self | HIT | |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1998 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1991 | Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1967 | Spider Baby | Bruno | HIT | |
| 1965 | Town Tamer | Charlie Leach | HIT | |
| 1964 | Witchcraft | Morgan Whitlock | HIT | |
| 1963 | The Haunted Palace | Simon Orne | HIT | |
| 1958 | The Defiant Ones | Big Sam | HIT | |
| 1956 | Pardners | Whitey | HIT | |
| 1955 | Big House, U.S.A | Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith | HIT | |
| 1952 | The Black Castle | Gargon | FLOP | |
| 1952 | High Noon | Martin Howe | HIT | |
| 1952 | Frankenstein | The Monster | HIT | |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | The Wolfman | HIT | |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Steve Murkill | HIT | |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette | Willie | HIT | |
| 1945 | Pillow of Death | Wayne Fletcher | HIT | |
| 1945 | Strange Confession | Jeff Carter | HIT | |
| 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | David Stuart | HIT | |
| 1943 | Calling Dr. Death | Dr. Mark Steel (as Lon Chaney) | FLOP | |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike | Nate Carson | HIT | |
| 1941 | The Wolf Man | Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man | HIT | |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley | Henchman Butch | HIT | |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose | Jigsaw Kennedy | HIT | |
| 1939 | Of Mice and Men | Lennie Small | HIT | |
| 1939 | City in Darkness | Pierre | FLOP | |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Dollarhide | HIT | |
| 1939 | Jesse James | One Of James Gang | HIT | |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol | Marine Sentry | HIT | |
| 1938 | Josette | Boatman | HIT | |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Photographer | HIT | |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Desk Reporter | HIT | |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Policeman | HIT | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank | HIT | |
| 1937 | Secret Agent X-9 | Maroni | HIT | |
| 1936 | The Old Corral | Garland - Simms partner | HIT | |
| 1936 | Ace Drummond | Henchman Ivan | HIT | |
| 1933 | Son of the Border | Jack Breen | HIT |