Deceased

How Did Lon Chaney Jr. Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asCreighton Tull Chaney, Creighton Chaney, Lon Chaney, Лон Чейни-мл., Лон Чейни младший, Лон Чейни мл., لان چینی جونیورGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/02/1906Born inOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USADied12/07/1973 (aged 67)Died inSan ClementeCauseliver cirrhosisWikidataQ318261 ↗TMDb#4072 ↗

Creighton Tull Chaney, known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films, including six films in their 1940s Inner Sanctum series, making him a horror icon.

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Filmography165 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesMovie	Self - (archive footage)	119
2015	Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the MonstersMovie	Self (archive footage)	109
2014	Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMovie	The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)	108
2010	Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Movie	Self (archive footage)	104
2007	Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireMovie	Himself (archive footage)	101
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)	98
2004	Monster Movie Trivia QuizMovie	—	98
2000	The American NightmareMovie	Self	94
2000	Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
2000	The Many Faces of DraculaMovie	Count Dracula (archive footage)	94
2000	Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Movie	Self (archive footage)	93
1998	Universal HorrorMovie	(archive footage)	92
1995	Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesMovie	(archive footage)	89
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldMovie	Self (archive footage)	88
1992	Dracula in the MoviesMovie	(archive footage)	86
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)	85
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)	85
1990	Abbott and Costello in the MoviesMovie	Outtake	84
1979	The Horror ShowMovie	(archive footage)	73
1971	Dracula vs. FrankensteinMovie	Groton	65
1971	The Female BunchMovie	Monti	65
1968	The Movie OrgyMovie	Self (archive footage)	62
1968	BuckskinMovie	Sheriff Tangley	62
1968	Fireball JungleMovie	Sammy	62
1967	Welcome to Hard TimesMovie	Avery	61
1967	Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMovie	Maximillian	61
1967	Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsMovie	Dr. Mendell	61
1967	Pistols 'n' PetticoatsMovie	Chief Eagle Shadow	61
1966	The MonkeesSeries	Lenny	60
1966	Pistols 'n' PetticoatsSeries	—	60
1966	Johnny RenoMovie	Sheriff Hodges	60
1965	Black SpursMovie	Kile	59
1965	Town TamerMovie	Charlie Leach	59
1965	House of the Black DeathMovie	Belial Desard	59
1964	WitchcraftMovie	Morgan Whitlock	58
1962	Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingMovie	—	56
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	56
1961	The PhantomMovie	Jed	55
1961	Rebellion in CubaMovie	Gordo	55
1960	Surfside 6Series	—	54
1960	Route 66Series	Poppa Duplessis	54
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Ben Wait	54
1960	House of TerrorMovie	The Mummified Werewolf	54
1959	RawhideSeries	Jesse Childress	53
1959	Lock-UpSeries	—	53
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Ben Rafferty	53
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Trader One Arm	53
1959	The DeputySeries	Tom Arnold	53
1959	The Alligator PeopleMovie	Manon	53
1959	13 Demon StreetSeries	Host	53
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Charlie Gordo	52
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Sheriff Lon Paulson	52
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Rance Fletcher	52
1958	The TexanSeries	Wylie Ames	52
1958	The Defiant OnesMovie	Big Sam	52
1958	LawmanSeries	Jess Bridges	52
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Louis Roque	51
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	William Ceilbleu	51
1957	Tombstone TerritorySeries	Ex-Marshal Daggett	51
1957	Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansSeries	Chingachgook	51
1957	The CyclopsMovie	Martin 'Marty' Melville	51
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Michael Peters	50
1956	PardnersMovie	Whitey	50
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	Jules Samenian	50
1956	ManfishMovie	Swede	50
1955	Big House, U.S.AMovie	Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith	49
1955	I Died a Thousand TimesMovie	Big Mac	49
1955	The Indian FighterMovie	Chivington	49
1955	Not as a StrangerMovie	Job Marsh	49
1955	The Silver StarMovie	John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)	49
1954	Climax!Series	Frank Wiggins	48
1954	The Boy from OklahomaMovie	Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)	48
1954	The Black PiratesMovie	Padre Felipe	48
1954	Studio 57Series	Jubal Pickett	48
1954	JivaroMovie	Pedro Martines	48
1954	PassionMovie	Castro (as Lon Chaney)	48
1954	Casanova's Big NightMovie	Emo, the Murderer	48
1954	The Big ChaseMovie	Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)	48
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Bucknell	47
1953	A Lion Is in the StreetsMovie	Spurge McManamee	47
1953	Raiders of the Seven SeasMovie	Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)	47
1952	High NoonMovie	Martin Howe	46
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Zeke Wells	46
1952	Battles of Chief PontiacMovie	Chief Pontiac	46
1952	The Black CastleMovie	Gargon	46
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Ug - Prehistoric Cave Man	45
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Mad Scientist	45
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Alaskan Trapper	45
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	45
1951	Behave Yourself!Movie	Pinky	45
1951	Flame of ArabyMovie	Borka Barbarossa	45
1951	Inside StraightMovie	Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)	45
1951	The BushwhackersMovie	Artemus Taylor	45
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self - Frankenstein Monster	44
1950	Once a ThiefMovie	Gus (as Lon Chaney)	44
1949	Kitchen MechanicsMovie	Johnson (archive footage)	43
1949	Fun on the RunMovie	Johnson	43
1948	AlbuquerqueMovie	Steve Murkill	42
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	42
1948	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinMovie	The Wolfman	42
1948	Oysters and MusclesMovie	Strangler Johnson	42
1948	16 Fathoms DeepMovie	Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)	42
1946	Desert CommandMovie	Lt. Armand Corday	40
1945	The Daltons Ride AgainMovie	Grat Dalton	39
1945	Strange ConfessionMovie	Jeff Carter	39
1945	Here Come the Co-EdsMovie	Johnson	39
1945	Pillow of DeathMovie	Wayne Fletcher	39
1945	House of DraculaMovie	Lawrence Stewart Talbot	39
1945	The Frozen GhostMovie	Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great	39
1944	Dead Man's EyesMovie	David Stuart	38
1944	Follow the BoysMovie	Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)	38
1944	The Mummy's CurseMovie	Kharis	38
1944	Ghost CatchersMovie	Bear	38
1944	House of FrankensteinMovie	Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)	38
1944	Cobra WomanMovie	Hava	38
1943	Crazy HouseMovie	Cameo Appearance	37
1943	Frontier BadmenMovie	Chango	37
1943	Son of DraculaMovie	Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard	37
1942	North to the KlondikeMovie	Nate Carson	36
1941	Man-Made MonsterMovie	Dan McCormick	35
1941	Riders of Death ValleyMovie	Henchman Butch	35
1941	Billy the KidMovie	'Spike' Hudson	35
1941	San Antonio RoseMovie	Jigsaw Kennedy	35
1940	North West Mounted PoliceMovie	Shorty	34
1940	One Million B.C.Movie	Akhoba	34
1939	Jesse JamesMovie	One Of James Gang	33
1939	Union PacificMovie	Dollarhide	33
1938	Straight, Place and ShowMovie	Martin	32
1938	JosetteMovie	Boatman	32
1938	Walking Down BroadwayMovie	Delivery Man	32
1938	Alexander's Ragtime BandMovie	Photographer	32
1938	Sally, Irene and MaryMovie	Policeman	32
1938	Submarine PatrolMovie	Marine Sentry	32
1938	City GirlMovie	Gangster (uncredited)	32
1938	Road DemonMovie	Bud Casey	32
1938	Passport HusbandMovie	Bull	32
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Laborer Killed at Launching	31
1937	This Is My AffairMovie	Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank	31
1937	Wife, Doctor and NurseMovie	Scott, the Chauffeur	31
1937	The Lady EscapesMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	31
1937	Life Begins in CollegeMovie	Gilks	31
1937	One Mile from HeavenMovie	Policeman	31
1937	Charlie Chan on BroadwayMovie	Desk Reporter	31
1937	Wild and WoollyMovie	Dutch	31
1937	Secret Agent X-9Movie	Maroni	31
1937	Midnight TaxiMovie	Detective Erickson	31
1937	Born RecklessMovie	Garage Mechanic	31
1936	Sharad of AtlantisMovie	Capt. Hakur	30
1936	Ace DrummondMovie	Henchman Ivan	30
1936	Rose BowlMovie	Sierra Football Player	30
1936	The Old CorralMovie	Garland - Simms partner	30
1935	Accent on YouthMovie	Chuck	29
1935	Captain HurricaneMovie	Dave	29
1935	The Marriage BargainMovie	Bob Gordon	29
1935	A Scream in the NightMovie	Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain	29
1934	The Life of Vergie WintersMovie	Hugo McQueen	28
1934	Girl o' My DreamsMovie	Don Cooper	28
1933	Scarlet RiverMovie	Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)	27
1933	Lucky DevilsMovie	Frankie	27
1933	Son of the BorderMovie	Jack Breen	27
1933	The Three MusketeersMovie	Lt. Armand Corday	27
1932	Bird of ParadiseMovie	Thornton	26
1932	The Last FrontierMovie	Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost	26
1922	The TrapMovie	Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)	16