
Lon Chaney Jr.
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-02-10 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died
1973-07-12
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.
Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

The Red Skelton Show
as Sgt. Williams

The Red Skelton Show
as George

The Red Skelton Show
as Lon Chaney

The Red Skelton Show
as Mad Scientist

The Red Skelton Show
as Ug - Prehistoric Cave Man

The Rifleman
as Charlie Gordo

Have Gun, Will Travel
as William Ceilbleu

Have Gun, Will Travel
as O'Connor - Inmate

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Michael Peters

Wagon Train
as Louis Roque

Wagon Train
as Carstairs

Climax!
as Frank Wiggins

Climax!
as Old Man Hawley

Rawhide
as Jesse Childress

Rawhide
as Rock

Route 66
as Poppa Duplessis

Route 66
as Colby

Route 66
as Lon Chaney

The Monkees
as Lenny