# Lon Chaney Jr.

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American actor (1906–1974)

Lon Chaney Jr. Chaney Jr. in 1950 Born Creighton Tull Chaney (1906-02-10)February 10, 1906 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, U.S. Died July 12, 1973(1973-07-12) (aged 67) San Clemente, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1931–1971 Spouses Dorothy Hinckley ​ ​ (m. 1928; div. 1936)​ Patsy Beck ​ (m. 1937)​ Children 2 Father Lon Chaney Website lonchaney.com/lon-chaney-jr/

**Creighton Tull Chaney** (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), known by his stage name **Lon Chaney Jr.**, was an American actor known for playing [Larry Talbot](/source/Larry_Talbot) in the film *[The Wolf Man](/source/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film))* (1941) and its various [crossovers](/source/Fictional_crossover), Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in *[Son of Dracula](/source/Son_of_Dracula_(1943_film))*, [Frankenstein's monster](/source/Frankenstein's_monster) in *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](/source/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein)* (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in [many Universal horror films](/source/Universal_Monsters), including six films in their 1940s *Inner Sanctum* series, making him a horror icon.[1] He also portrayed Lennie Small in *[Of Mice and Men](/source/Of_Mice_and_Men_(1939_film))* (1939) and played supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies, including *[High Noon](/source/High_Noon)* (1952), *[The Defiant Ones](/source/The_Defiant_Ones)* (1958), and numerous Westerns, musicals, comedies and dramas.

Originally referred to in films as **Creighton Chaney**, he was later credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after *[Man Made Monster](/source/Man_Made_Monster)* (1941), beginning as early as *The Wolf Man* later that same year, he was almost always billed under the name of his more famous father, the deceased cinema giant [Lon Chaney](/source/Lon_Chaney), at the studio's insistence. Chaney had English, French, and Irish ancestry, and his career in movies and television spanned four decades, from 1931 to 1971.

## Early life

[Lon Chaney](/source/Lon_Chaney), Creighton's father

Creighton Tull Chaney was born on February 10, 1906, in Oklahoma City, the son of then-stage performer [Lon Chaney](/source/Lon_Chaney) and Frances Cleveland Creighton, a singing stage performer who traveled in road shows across the country with Chaney. In a 1965 interview, Chaney Jr. revealed that he was a stillborn baby. "I was all black and not breathing when I was born," he shared. "My father ran out of the house with me and broke a hole in the ice in a nearby lake, and dunked me in time after time until he revived me".[2] His parents' troubled marriage ended in divorce in 1913 following his mother's scandalous public [suicide attempt](/source/Suicide_attempt) in Los Angeles. Many articles and biographies over the years report that Creighton was led to believe his mother had died while he was a boy, and he only learned that she was still alive after his father's death. Creighton always maintained he had a tough childhood.

Young Creighton lived in various homes and boarding schools until 1916, when his father (now employed in the film industry) married Hazel Hastings and could provide a stable home.

From an early age, he worked hard to avoid his famous father's shadow. In young adulthood, his father discouraged him from show business, and he attended business college and became successful in a Los Angeles appliance corporation. Creighton, who had begun working for a plumbing company, married Dorothy Hinckley, the daughter of his employer Ralph Hinckley. They had two sons: Lon Ralph Chaney and Ronald Creighton Chaney.

Creighton's life changed when his father was diagnosed with throat cancer and died on August 26, 1930, at the age of 47.

## Career

### As Creighton Chaney

[Gigi Parrish](/source/Gigi_Parrish) and Chaney in *[Girl o' My Dreams](/source/Girl_o'_My_Dreams)* (1934)

It was only after his father's death that Chaney began to act in films, billed under his own name. He began with an uncredited [bit part](/source/Bit_part) in the serial *[The Galloping Ghost](/source/The_Galloping_Ghost_(serial))* (1931) and signed a contract with [RKO](/source/RKO) where he was given small roles in a number of films, including *[Girl Crazy](/source/Girl_Crazy_(1932_film))* (1932), *[Bird of Paradise](/source/Bird_of_Paradise_(1932_film))* (1932), and *[The Most Dangerous Game](/source/The_Most_Dangerous_Game_(film))* (1932) (from which Chaney's few scenes were edited out before the film was released).[3]

RKO gave him the starring role in a serial, *[The Last Frontier](/source/The_Last_Frontier_(serial))* (1932). He got bigger film roles in *[Lucky Devils](/source/Lucky_Devils_(1933_film))* (1933), *[Son of the Border](/source/Son_of_the_Border)* (1933), *[Scarlet River](/source/Scarlet_River)* (1933), and *[The Life of Vergie Winters](/source/The_Life_of_Vergie_Winters)* (1934). Over at [Mascot Pictures](/source/Mascot_Pictures) he supported [John Wayne](/source/John_Wayne) in a serial, *[The Three Musketeers](/source/The_Three_Musketeers_(1933_serial))* (1933), which was later re-edited into a film entitled *Desert Command* (1946).

"I did every possible bit in pictures" said Chaney later. "Had to do stuntwork to live. I bulldogged steers, fell off and got knocked off cliffs, rode horses off precipices into rivers, drove [prairie schooners](/source/Covered_wagon#Prairie_schooner) up and down hills."[4]

He had the lead in the independent film *[Sixteen Fathoms Deep](/source/Sixteen_Fathoms_Deep)* (1934), and a memorable part in which his character sings in *[Girl o' My Dreams](/source/Girl_o'_My_Dreams)* (1934) at [Monogram](/source/Monogram_Pictures). The last film he made as Creighton Chaney was *[The Marriage Bargain](/source/The_Marriage_Bargain)* (1935) for Screencraft Productions. After this point he was billed as Lon Chaney, Jr. until 1942, when he was usually billed, at the insistence of [Universal Studios](/source/Universal_Pictures), with his iconic father's name, although the "Jr." was usually added by others to distinguish the two.

### As Lon Chaney Jr.

He had the lead in *[A Scream in the Night](/source/A_Scream_in_the_Night)* (1934) made for Commodore Pictures, a crime thriller.[5] He played small roles at Paramount: *[Hold 'Em Yale](/source/Hold_'Em_Yale)* (1935), *[Accent on Youth](/source/Accent_on_Youth_(film))* (1935) and *[Rose Bowl](/source/Rose_Bowl_(film))* (1936). A small outfit, Ray Kirkwood Productions, gave him a lead, *[The Shadow of Silk Lennox](/source/The_Shadow_of_Silk_Lennox)* (1935).

At [Republic](/source/Republic_Pictures), he featured alongside [Gene Autry](/source/Gene_Autry) in *[The Singing Cowboy](/source/The_Singing_Cowboy_(1936_film))* (1936) and *[The Old Corral](/source/The_Old_Corral)* (1937). He was a henchman in a serial for Republic, *[Undersea Kingdom](/source/Undersea_Kingdom)* (1936). Universal got him to play a henchman in their serial, *[Ace Drummond](/source/Ace_Drummond_(serial))* (1937), and he was uncredited in Columbia's *[Killer at Large](/source/Killer_at_Large_(1936_film))* (1936). He lent his name to a café which was embroiled in a liquor scandal.[6]

Chaney Jr. was the main villain in *[Cheyenne Rides Again](/source/Cheyenne_Rides_Again)* (1937) and also played a villainous part in a [serial](/source/Serial_film), *[Secret Agent X-9](/source/Secret_Agent_X-9_(1937_serial))* (1937).

### 20th Century Fox

Chaney Jr. signed a contract at 20th Century Fox and appeared in *[Love Is News](/source/Love_Is_News)* (1937) with [Tyrone Power](/source/Tyrone_Power), *[Midnight Taxi](/source/Midnight_Taxi_(1937_film))* (1937) with [Brian Donlevy](/source/Brian_Donlevy), *[That I May Live](/source/That_I_May_Live)* (1937), *[This Is My Affair](/source/This_Is_My_Affair)* (1937) with [Robert Taylor](/source/Robert_Taylor_(American_actor)) and [Barbara Stanwyck](/source/Barbara_Stanwyck), *[Angel's Holiday](/source/Angel's_Holiday)* (1937), *[Born Reckless](/source/Born_Reckless_(1937_film))* (1937) with Brian Donlevy, *[Wild and Woolly](/source/Wild_and_Woolly_(1937_film))* (1937) with [Walter Brennan](/source/Walter_Brennan), *[The Lady Escapes](/source/The_Lady_Escapes)* (1937) with [Gloria Stuart](/source/Gloria_Stuart), *[Thin Ice](/source/Thin_Ice_(1937_film))* (1937) with Tyrone Power, *[One Mile from Heaven](/source/One_Mile_from_Heaven)* (1937) with [Claire Trevor](/source/Claire_Trevor), *[Charlie Chan on Broadway](/source/Charlie_Chan_on_Broadway)* (1938), *[Life Begins in College](/source/Life_Begins_in_College)* (1937) with the [Ritz Brothers](/source/Ritz_Brothers), *[Wife, Doctor and Nurse](/source/Wife%2C_Doctor_and_Nurse)* (1937) with [Loretta Young](/source/Loretta_Young), *[Second Honeymoon](/source/Second_Honeymoon_(1937_film))* (1937) with Tyrone Power and Loretta Young, *[Checkers](/source/Checkers_(1937_film))* (1937), *[Love and Hisses](/source/Love_and_Hisses)* (1938) with [Walter Winchell](/source/Walter_Winchell), *[City Girl](/source/City_Girl_(1938_film))* (1938), *[Happy Landing](/source/Happy_Landing_(1938_film))* (1938) with [Ethel Merman](/source/Ethel_Merman), *[Sally, Irene and Mary](/source/Sally%2C_Irene_and_Mary_(1938_film))* (1938) with [Fred Allen](/source/Fred_Allen) and [Jimmy Durante](/source/Jimmy_Durante), *[Mr. Moto's Gamble](/source/Mr._Moto's_Gamble)* (1938) with [Peter Lorre](/source/Peter_Lorre), *[Walking Down Broadway](/source/Walking_Down_Broadway)* (1938) with Claire Trevor, *[Alexander's Ragtime Band](/source/Alexander's_Ragtime_Band_(film))* (1938) with Tyrone Power, *[Josette](/source/Josette_(1938_film))* (1938) with [Don Ameche](/source/Don_Ameche) and [Robert Young](/source/Robert_Young_(actor)), *[Speed to Burn](/source/Speed_to_Burn)* (1938) with [Lynn Bari](/source/Lynn_Bari), *[Passport Husband](/source/Passport_Husband)* (1938), *[Straight, Place and Show](/source/Straight%2C_Place_and_Show)* (1938) with the Ritz Brothers, [John Ford](/source/John_Ford)'s *[Submarine Patrol](/source/Submarine_Patrol)* (1938) with [Nancy Kelly](/source/Nancy_Kelly), and *[Road Demon](/source/Road_Demon)* (1939). He was almost killed by a train while filming a bank robbery scene in *[Jesse James](/source/Jesse_James_(1939_film))* (1939).[7] *Jesse James* also coincidentally featured [Henry Hull](/source/Henry_Hull), the star of *[Werewolf of London](/source/Werewolf_of_London)* (1935), in a supporting role.

Chaney Jr. later made *[Charlie Chan in City in Darkness](/source/Charlie_Chan_in_City_in_Darkness)* (1939) with [Lynn Bari](/source/Lynn_Bari) and *[Frontier Marshal](/source/Frontier_Marshal_(1939_film))* (1939) with [Randolph Scott](/source/Randolph_Scott) and Nancy Kelly.

### *Of Mice and Men* (1939)

Chaney Jr's only stage appearance had been as [Lennie Small](/source/Lennie_Small) in a production of *[Of Mice and Men](/source/Of_Mice_and_Men_(play))* with [Wallace Ford](/source/Wallace_Ford).[8] He was cast in that role in [the 1939 film adaptation](/source/Of_Mice_and_Men_(1939_film)), which was produced by [Hal Roach Studios](/source/Hal_Roach_Studios). The film was Chaney Jr's first major role in a film and was a critical success for him. Chaney had a screen test for the role of [Quasimodo](/source/Quasimodo) for the remake of *[The Hunchback of Notre Dame](/source/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1939_film))* (1939), a role which his father played back in 1923, but the role went to [Charles Laughton](/source/Charles_Laughton).

### *One Million B.C.*

[Hal Roach](/source/Hal_Roach) used him in his third-billed character role in *[One Million B.C.](/source/One_Million_B.C.)* (1940) as [Victor Mature](/source/Victor_Mature)'s caveman father, after which Chaney began to be viewed as a character actor in the mold of his father. He had in fact designed a swarthy, ape-like Neanderthal make-up on himself for the film, but production decisions and union rules prevented his following through on emulating his father in that fashion.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] [Cecil B. DeMille](/source/Cecil_B._DeMille) used him in a supporting role in *[North West Mounted Police](/source/North_West_Mounted_Police_(film))* (1940) and MGM used him in *[Billy the Kid](/source/Billy_the_Kid_(1941_film))* (1941) with [Robert Taylor](/source/Robert_Taylor_(American_actor)) as Billy and [Brian Donlevy](/source/Brian_Donlevy) as [Pat Garrett](/source/Pat_Garrett). That studio considered putting Chaney Jr in a remake of his father's hit *[He Who Gets Slapped](/source/He_Who_Gets_Slapped_(film))* but decided not to make it.[9]

### Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures offered Chaney Jr the lead in *[Man-Made Monster](/source/Man_Made_Monster)* (1941), a science-fiction horror thriller originally written with [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) in mind. Chaney's first horror film, it was successful enough for them to offer him a long-term contract.

Universal kept him in supporting roles for a while: a comedy *[Too Many Blondes](/source/Too_Many_Blondes)* (1941), a musical *[San Antonio Rose](/source/San_Antonio_Rose_(film))* (1941) with [Shemp Howard](/source/Shemp_Howard), a serial *[Riders of Death Valley](/source/Riders_of_Death_Valley)* (1941) featuring [Noah Beery Jr.](/source/Noah_Beery_Jr.), the Western *[Badlands of Dakota](/source/Badlands_of_Dakota)* (1941) and the "Northern" *[North to the Klondike](/source/North_to_the_Klondike)* (1942) with [Broderick Crawford](/source/Broderick_Crawford).

### Horror film star: *The Wolf Man*, *The Mummy*, *Inner Sanctum*

Chaney Jr. as *The Wolf Man* (1941)

[Evelyn Ankers](/source/Evelyn_Ankers) in *The Wolf Man*

Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers and [Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi) in *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](/source/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein)* (1942)

[Patric Knowles](/source/Patric_Knowles), Chaney Jr. and [Doris Lloyd](/source/Doris_Lloyd) in *[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man](/source/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Wolf_Man)* (1943)

Chaney Jr. as [the Mummy](/source/The_Mummy_(franchise)) in *[The Mummy's Ghost](/source/The_Mummy's_Ghost)* (1944)

Chaney Jr. as [the Mummy](/source/The_Mummy_(franchise)) in *[The Mummy's Ghost](/source/The_Mummy's_Ghost)* (1944)

Chaney Jr. was then given the title role in *[The Wolf Man](/source/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film))* (1941) for Universal, a role which, much like Karloff's [Frankenstein](/source/Frankenstein_(1931_film)) monster, would largely [typecast](/source/Typecasting_(acting)) Chaney as a horror film actor for the rest of his life. Universal dropped the "Jr." and billed him as "Lon Chaney" going forward within that studio, apparently to foster confusion with his father among audiences.

Chaney Jr. was now an official horror star, and Universal gave him the role of [Frankenstein's monster](/source/Frankenstein's_monster) in *[The Ghost of Frankenstein](/source/The_Ghost_of_Frankenstein)* (1942), the first [B-movie](/source/B-movie) of the series, when Boris Karloff decided not to play the part again; [Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi) returned in his role as Ygor and the [leading lady](/source/Leading_lady) was [Evelyn Ankers](/source/Evelyn_Ankers). He was in a crime film, *[Eyes of the Underworld](/source/Eyes_of_the_Underworld_(1942_film))* (1942), and the wartime shorts *[Keeping Fit](/source/Keeping_Fit)* (1942) and *What We Are Fighting For* (1943).

Chaney Jr. played Kharis the Mummy in *[The Mummy's Tomb](/source/The_Mummy's_Tomb)* (1942), another hit. He was in a Western *[Frontier Badmen](/source/Frontier_Badmen)* (1943), then reprised his role as the Wolf Man in *[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man](/source/Frankenstein_Meets_the_Wolf_Man)* (1943) with [Bela Lugosi](/source/Bela_Lugosi) as Frankenstein's monster. The film was originally filmed with the Monster being blind and speaking in Lugosi's distinctive "Ygor" voice, but the studio cut out all references to either so that audiences were left wondering why the Monster staggered around with his arms extended in front of him, not to mention why he had lost the ability to speak since *Ghost of Frankenstein*, grievously damaging Lugosi's reputation.

Chaney Jr. was given the role of [Dracula](/source/Dracula) in *[Son of Dracula](/source/Son_of_Dracula_(1943_film))* (1943); the film was actually about Dracula himself, who had no son in the film. This made him the only actor to portray all four of Universal's major horror characters: [the Wolf Man](/source/The_Wolf_Man_(franchise)), [Frankenstein's monster](/source/Frankenstein's_monster), [the Mummy](/source/The_Mummy_(franchise)), and [Count Dracula](/source/Count_Dracula).

After a cameo in *[Crazy House](/source/Crazy_House_(1943_film))* (1943) he was given the lead in *[Calling Dr. Death](/source/Calling_Dr._Death)* (1943), based on the [Inner Sanctum mysteries](/source/Inner_Sanctum_Mystery). It kicked off another series starring Chaney, the next of which was *[Weird Woman](/source/Weird_Woman)* (1944).

He made a second mummy movie, *[The Mummy's Ghost](/source/The_Mummy's_Ghost)* (1944), and had a supporting part in *[Cobra Woman](/source/Cobra_Woman)* (1944), starring [Maria Montez](/source/Maria_Montez), and *[Ghost Catchers](/source/Ghost_Catchers)* (1944), with the comedy team [Olsen and Johnson](/source/Olsen_and_Johnson).

*[Dead Man's Eyes](/source/Dead_Man's_Eyes)* (1944) was the third Inner Sanctum, after which he was back as the Wolf Man in *[House of Frankenstein](/source/House_of_Frankenstein_(1944_film))* (1944). *[The Mummy's Curse](/source/The_Mummy's_Curse)* (1944) was Chaney's third and final appearance as Kharis.

He played an antagonist in the [Abbott and Costello](/source/Abbott_and_Costello) comedy *[Here Come the Co-Eds](/source/Here_Come_the_Co-Eds)* (1945), then made more Inner Sanctums: *[The Frozen Ghost](/source/The_Frozen_Ghost)* (1945) with Evelyn Ankers and *[Strange Confession](/source/Strange_Confession)* (1945) with [Brenda Joyce](/source/Brenda_Joyce_(actress)). He returned as the Wolf Man in *[House of Dracula](/source/House_of_Dracula)* (1945), one of the last of the Universal horror cycle. *[Pillow of Death](/source/Pillow_of_Death)* (1945) was the last Inner Sanctum. *[The Daltons Ride Again](/source/The_Daltons_Ride_Again)* (1945) was a Western featuring [Noah Beery Jr.](/source/Noah_Beery_Jr.) in a supporting role.

### Leaving Universal

Despite being typecast as the Wolf Man, the 6-foot 2-inch, 220-pound actor managed to carve out a secondary niche as a supporting actor and villain.

He was in a Bob Hope comedy, *[My Favorite Brunette](/source/My_Favorite_Brunette)* (1947), supported [Randolph Scott](/source/Randolph_Scott) in *[Albuquerque](/source/Albuquerque_(film))* (1948) and had a supporting role in *[The Counterfeiters](/source/The_Counterfeiters_(1948_film))* (1948); he played a villain in *[16 Fathoms Deep](/source/16_Fathoms_Deep)* (1948) for [Monogram Pictures](/source/Monogram_Pictures), a remake of his 1934 film.

He reprised his Wolf Man role to great effect in *[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein](/source/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_Frankenstein)* (1948) but it did not cause a notable boost to his career. In April 1948 Chaney was hospitalized after taking an overdose of sleeping pills.[10] He recovered and played Harry Brock in a Los Angeles theater production of *[Born Yesterday](/source/Born_Yesterday_(play))* in 1949.[11]

Chaney kept busy in support roles: *[Captain China](/source/Captain_China)* (1950), *[Once a Thief](/source/Once_a_Thief_(1950_film))* (1950), *[Inside Straight](/source/Inside_Straight_(film))* (1951), *[Bride of the Gorilla](/source/Bride_of_the_Gorilla)* (1951), *[Only the Valiant](/source/Only_the_Valiant)* (1951), *[Behave Yourself!](/source/Behave_Yourself!)* (1951), *[Flame of Araby](/source/Flame_of_Araby)* (1952), *[The Bushwackers](/source/The_Bushwhackers_(1952_film))* (1952), *[Thief of Damascus](/source/Thief_of_Damascus)* (1952), *[Battles of Chief Pontiac](/source/Battles_of_Chief_Pontiac)* (1952) (in the title role), *[High Noon](/source/High_Noon)* (1952), *[Springfield Rifle](/source/Springfield_Rifle_(film))* (1952), *[The Black Castle](/source/The_Black_Castle)* (1952) (a return to horror), *[Raiders of the Seven Seas](/source/Raiders_of_the_Seven_Seas)* (1953), *[A Lion Is in the Streets](/source/A_Lion_Is_in_the_Streets)* (1953) with [James Cagney](/source/James_Cagney), *[The Boy from Oklahoma](/source/The_Boy_from_Oklahoma)* (1954), *[Casanova's Big Night](/source/Casanova's_Big_Night)* (1954), *[Passion](/source/Passion_(1954_film))* (1954), *[The Black Pirates](/source/The_Black_Pirates)* (1954), *[Jivaro](/source/Jivaro_(film))* (1955), *[Big House, U.S.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_House,_U.S.&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1955), *[I Died a Thousand Times](/source/I_Died_a_Thousand_Times)* (1955), *[The Indian Fighter](/source/The_Indian_Fighter)* (1955), and *[The Black Sleep](/source/The_Black_Sleep)* (1956)

He had a leading role in *[Indestructible Man](/source/Indestructible_Man)* (1956) then was back to supporting parts: *[Manfish](/source/Manfish)* (1956); a [Martin and Lewis](/source/Martin_and_Lewis) comedy, *[Pardners](/source/Pardners)* (1956); *[Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer](/source/Daniel_Boone%2C_Trail_Blazer)* (1957); *[The Cyclops](/source/The_Cyclops_(film))* (1957) and *[The Alligator People](/source/The_Alligator_People)* (1959).

Chaney established himself as a favorite of producer [Stanley Kramer](/source/Stanley_Kramer); in addition to playing a key supporting role in *[High Noon](/source/High_Noon)* (1952) (starring [Gary Cooper](/source/Gary_Cooper)), he also appeared in *[Not as a Stranger](/source/Not_as_a_Stranger)* (1955)—a hospital melodrama featuring [Robert Mitchum](/source/Robert_Mitchum) and [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra)—and *[The Defiant Ones](/source/The_Defiant_Ones_(film))* (1958, starring [Tony Curtis](/source/Tony_Curtis) and [Sidney Poitier](/source/Sidney_Poitier)). Kramer told the press at the time that whenever a script came in with a role too difficult for most actors in Hollywood, he called Chaney.

He became quite popular with [baby boomers](/source/Baby_boomer) after Universal released its back catalog of horror films to television in 1957 (*[Shock Theater](/source/Shock_Theater)*) and *[Famous Monsters of Filmland](/source/Famous_Monsters_of_Filmland)* magazine regularly focused on his films.

Chaney Jr. in *[Money, Women and Guns](/source/Money%2C_Women_and_Guns)* (1958)

In 1957, Chaney went to [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada, to costar in the first ever American-Canadian television production, as [Chingachgook](/source/Chingachgook) in *[Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans](/source/Hawkeye_and_the_Last_of_the_Mohicans)*, suggested by [James Fenimore Cooper](/source/James_Fenimore_Cooper)'s stories. The series ended after 39 episodes. Universal released their film biography of his father, *[Man of a Thousand Faces](/source/Man_of_a_Thousand_Faces_(film))* (1957), featuring a semi-fictionalized version of Creighton's life story from his birth up until his father's death. [Roger Smith](/source/Roger_Smith_(actor)) was cast as Creighton as a young adult.

He appeared in an episode of the western series *[Tombstone Territory](/source/Tombstone_Territory)* titled "The Black Marshal from [Deadwood](/source/Deadwood%2C_South_Dakota)" (1958), and appeared in numerous western series such as *[Rawhide](/source/Rawhide_(TV_series))*. He also hosted the 13-episode television anthology series *[13 Demon Street](/source/13_Demon_Street)* in 1959, which was created by [Curt Siodmak](/source/Curt_Siodmak).

### 1960s

In the 1960s, Chaney specialized in horror films, such as *[House of Terror](/source/House_of_Terror_(1960_film))* (1960), *[The Devil's Messenger](/source/The_Devil's_Messenger)* (1961) and *[The Haunted Palace](/source/The_Haunted_Palace)* (1963), replacing [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) in the last of those for [Roger Corman](/source/Roger_Corman). In January 1962, Chaney appeared in Season 4 episode titled "The Tarnished Badge" of the television show Lawman. Chaney plays Jess Bridges a US Marshal gone bad. His Deputy was at one time Dan Troop (John Russell). Bridges redeems himself at the episode's end by saving Deputy Johnny McKay

He was in a Western, *[Law of the Lawless](/source/Law_of_the_Lawless_(1963_film))* (1963) with [Dale Robertson](/source/Dale_Robertson), *[Face of the Screaming Werewolf](/source/Face_of_the_Screaming_Werewolf)* (1964), *[Witchcraft](/source/Witchcraft_(1964_film))* (1964), and *[Stage to Thunder Rock](/source/Stage_to_Thunder_Rock)* (1964).

He starred in [Jack Hill](/source/Jack_Hill)'s *[Spider Baby](/source/Spider_Baby)*, which was made in 1964 but not released until 1968 and would not attain notoriety until after Chaney's death.[12] Then it was back to Westerns – *[Young Fury](/source/Young_Fury)* (1965), *[Black Spurs](/source/Black_Spurs)* (1965), *[Town Tamer](/source/Town_Tamer)* (1966), *[Johnny Reno](/source/Johnny_Reno)* (1967), *[Apache uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apache_uprising&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1967), *[Welcome to Hard Times](/source/Welcome_to_Hard_Times_(film))* (1967) and *[Buckskin](/source/Buckskin_(film))* (1968). There was also horror, such as *[Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors](/source/Dr._Terror's_Gallery_of_Horrors)* (1967) and *[Hillbillys in a Haunted House](/source/Hillbillys_in_a_Haunted_House)* (1967).

His bread-and-butter work during this decade was television – where he made guest appearances on everything from *[Wagon Train](/source/Wagon_Train)* to *[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))* – and in a string of supporting roles in low-budget Westerns produced by [A. C. Lyles](/source/A._C._Lyles) for [Paramount](/source/Paramount_Pictures). In 1962, Chaney gained a chance to briefly play [Quasimodo](/source/Quasimodo) in a simulacrum of his father's make-up, as well as return to his roles of the Mummy and the Wolf Man on the television series *[Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series))* with friends [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) and [Peter Lorre](/source/Peter_Lorre) (Karloff wore a quickie version of the [Frankenstein monster](/source/Frankenstein_monster) make-up toward the end of the episode).

### Final films

Chaney Jr. in *Dracula vs. Frankenstein* (1971)

In later years, he suffered from throat cancer and chronic [heart disease](/source/Heart_disease) among other ailments after decades of heavy drinking and smoking. In his final horror film, *[Dracula vs. Frankenstein](/source/Dracula_vs._Frankenstein)*, directed by [Al Adamson](/source/Al_Adamson), he played Groton, [Dr. Frankenstein](/source/Victor_Frankenstein)'s mute henchman. He filmed his part in the spring of 1969, and shortly thereafter performed his final film role, also for Adamson, in *[The Female Bunch](/source/The_Female_Bunch)*.[13] Both films were released in 1971. Though filmed before *The Female Bunch*, *Dracula vs. Frankenstein* was released some weeks later. Chaney had lines in *[The Female Bunch](/source/The_Female_Bunch)* but his hoarse, raspy voice was virtually unrecognizable. Due to illness he retired from acting to concentrate on a book about the Chaney family legacy, *A Century of Chaneys*, which remains to date unpublished in any form. As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lon_Chaney_Jr.&action=edit), his grandson, Ron Chaney Jr., was working on completing this project.[14]

## Personal life

Chaney was married twice. He had two sons by his first wife, Dorothy, Lon Ralph Chaney aka Lon Chaney the Third (July 3, 1928 – May 5, 1992) and Ronald Creighton Chaney (March 18, 1930 – December 15, 1987). (Ron Chaney later fathered a son himself named Ron Chaney Jr.). Dorothy divorced Lon in 1936 for drinking too much and being "sullen".[15] He married Patsy Beck in 1937.

Chaney was well liked by some co-workers – "sweet" is the adjective that most commonly emerges from those who acted with, and liked him – yet he was capable of intense dislikes. For instance, he and frequent co-star [Evelyn Ankers](/source/Evelyn_Ankers) did not get along at all. He was also known to befriend younger actors and stand up for older ones who he felt were belittled by the studios. One example was [William Farnum](/source/William_Farnum), a major silent star who played a small role in *[The Mummy's Curse](/source/The_Mummy's_Curse)*. According to co-star [Peter Coe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Coe_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1), Chaney demanded that Farnum be given his own chair on the set and be treated with respect, or else he would walk off the picture.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Chaney had run-ins with actor [Frank Reicher](/source/Frank_Reicher) (whom he nearly strangled on camera in *[The Mummy's Ghost](/source/The_Mummy's_Ghost)*) and director [Robert Siodmak](/source/Robert_Siodmak) (over whose head Chaney broke a vase).[16] Actor [Robert Stack](/source/Robert_Stack) claimed in his 1980 autobiography that Chaney and drinking buddy [Broderick Crawford](/source/Broderick_Crawford) were known as "the monsters" around the [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures) lot because of their drunken behavior that frequently resulted in bloodshed.[17]

### Honors

In 1999, a Golden Palm Star on the [Palm Springs, California](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California), [Walk of Stars](/source/Palm_Springs_Walk_of_Stars) was dedicated to him.[18]

## Death

Chaney suffered from a series of illnesses in the year prior to his death. In April 1973, he was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for [cataracts](/source/Cataract) and treatment for [beriberi](/source/Beriberi). He also suffered from liver problems and [gout](/source/Gout). Chaney died on July 12, 1973, in [San Clemente, California](/source/San_Clemente%2C_California), at the age of 67. His cause of death was not immediately released to the public.[1] Chaney's death certificate listed his cause of death as [cardiac failure](/source/Heart_failure) due to [arteriosclerotic heart disease](/source/Arteriosclerotic_heart_disease) and [cardiomyopathy](/source/Cardiomyopathy). He donated his body to science (his badly deteriorated liver and lungs were kept for years as specimens in a college medical center) and he was dissected after his death by medical students. Hence no grave exists.[19][20]

He was honored by appearing as the Wolf Man on one of a 1997 series of United States postage stamps depicting movie monsters (his father appeared as the Phantom of the Opera, while Bela Lugosi appeared as Dracula, and Boris Karloff had two stamps as [Frankenstein's monster](/source/Frankenstein's_monster) and the original [Mummy](/source/The_Mummy_(1932_film))). His grandson Ron Chaney Jr. has appeared frequently as a guest at horror movie conventions.[21][22]

## Filmography

This is a list of known Lon Chaney Jr. theatrical films. Television appearances are listed separately.

Year Film Role Director Notes 1922 The Trap The boy's hands Robert Thornby Only Chaney Jr.'s hands were shown in this silent film[3] 1931 The Galloping Ghost Henchman Benjamin H. Kline Uncredited (unverified); 12-chapter serial[23] 1932 Girl Crazy A chorus dancer William A. Seiter Wheeler and Woolsey comedy based on the Gershwin musical[3][24] 1932 Bird of Paradise Thornton King Vidor starring Dolores Del Rio[24] 1932 The Most Dangerous Game bit part, edited out later King Vidor starring Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray; Chaney's scene was edited out of the final print[24] 1932 The Last Frontier Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost Thomas Storey 12-chapter serial; also released as a 70-minute feature version called The Black Ghost.[25] 1933 Lucky Devils Frankie Wilde Ralph Ince starring William Boyd[3] 1933 Scarlet River evil foreman Jeff Todd Otto Brower starring Tom Keene[3] 1933 The Three Musketeers Armand Corday [Chapters 1, 10 only] Armand Schaefer, Colbert Clark 12-chapter serial starring John Wayne; later edited into a feature version Desert Command (1946)[26] 1933 Son of the Border Jack Breen Lloyd Nosler starring Tom Keene 1934 Sixteen Fathoms Deep Joe Bethel, a fisherman Armand Schaefer 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Hugo McQueen Alfred Santell 1934 A Scream in the Night Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain Fred C. Newmeyer Chaney played two different characters in this film; this film was filmed in 1934, but was not theatrically released until 1943[26][27] 1934 Girl o' My Dreams Track star Don Cooper Ray McCarey Based on a David Belasco play;[3] Chaney sings a song 1935 Captain Hurricane Dave Charles Kerr Uncredited 1935 The Marriage Bargain Bob Gordon Albert Ray aka Woman of Destiny[28] 1935 Hold 'Em Yale Yale football player Sidney Lanfield Uncredited; starring Buster Crabbe, based on a story by Damon Runyon[26] 1935 Accent on Youth Chuck Wesley Ruggles starring Silvia Sydney 1935 The Shadow of Silk Lennox "Silk" Lennox Ray Kirkwood, Jack Nelson later re-released as Case of the Crime Cartel[3] 1936 The Singing Cowboy Martin Mack V. Wright starring Gene Autry; Chaney changed his name to Lon Chaney Jr. with this film[26] 1936 Undersea Kingdom Henchman Hakur Joseph Kane, Reeves Eason 12-chapter serial starring Ray Corrigan[29] 1936 Ace Drummond Henchman Ivan Ford Beebe Clifford Smith 13-chapter serial 1936 Killer at Large Wax museum guard David Selman Uncredited; later released to TV as Killers on the Loose 1936 Rose Bowl Sierra Football Player Charles Barton Uncredited; starring Buster Crabbe[30] 1936 The Old Corral Simms' partner, Garland Joseph Kane starring Gene Autry 1937 Cheyenne Rides Again Girard Robert F. Hill starring Tom Tyler[27] 1937 Love Is News Newsman Tay Garnett Uncredited; starring Tyrone Power 1937 Midnight Taxi Detective Erickson Eugene Forde starring Brian Donlevy 1937 Secret Agent X-9 Maroni Clifford Smith 12-chapter serial based on the Alex Raymond comic strip[29] 1937 That I May Live Engineer Allan Dwan Uncredited 1937 This Is My Affair Chaney's voice from offscreen William A. Seiter Uncredited; co-starring Barbara Stanwyck and John Carradine[19] 1937 Angel's Holiday Eddie James Tinling 1937 Slave Ship Laborer killed at launching Tay Garnett Uncredited 1937 Born Reckless Auto mechanic Malcolm St. Clair Uncredited; starring Brian Donlevy 1937 Wild and Woolly Dutch Alfred L. Werker 1937 The Lady Escapes Reporter (bit part) Eugene Forde Uncredited 1937 One Mile From Heaven Policeman Allan Dwan Uncredited 1937 Thin Ice News Reporter Sidney Lanfield Uncredited 1937 Wife, Doctor and Nurse Scott, a chauffeur Walter Lang starring Loretta Young[31] 1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway Desk reporter Eugene Forde Uncredited; starring Warner Oland[32] 1937 Life Begins in College Gilks William A. Seiter Ritz Brothers comedy[32] 1937 Second Honeymoon Reporter Walter Lang Uncredited 1937 Checkers Man at racetrack H. Bruce Humberstone Uncredited 1937 Love and Hisses Attendant Sidney Lanfield Uncredited 1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band Photographer Sidney Lanfield Uncredited; big-budget musical starring Tyrone Power[31] 1938 City Girl Gangster Alfred L. Werker Uncredited 1938 Happy Landing Newspaper Reporter Roy Del Ruth Uncredited; musical starring Don Ameche 1938 Sally, Irene and Mary Policeman Edmund Goulding Uncredited; co-starring Jimmy Durante[31] 1938 Walking Down Broadway Delivery Man Norman Foster Uncredited 1938 Mr. Moto's Gamble Joey James Tinling starring Peter Lorre[32] 1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band Photographer on Stage Henry King Uncredited 1938 Josette Boatman Allan Dwan starring Don Ameche and Robert Young 1938 Speed to Burn Racetrack Tout Otto Brower 1938 Passport Husband Bull James Tinling 1938 Straight, Place and Show Martin, a chauffeur David Butler Uncredited; a Ritz Brothers comedy[33] 1938 Submarine Patrol Sailor John Ford Uncredited; co-starred John Carradine[33] 1938 Road Demon Bud Casey, a racketeer Otto Brower 1939 Jesse James Jesse James' henchman Henry King co-starring Henry Fonda and John Carradine[3] 1939 Union Pacific Dollarhide, a train passenger Cecil B. DeMille big-budget western starring Barbara Stanwyck 1939 Frontier Marshal Pringle Allan Dwan co-starring John Carradine[33] 1939 Charlie Chan in City in Darkness Pierre Herbert I. Leeds starring Sidney Toler[33] 1939 Of Mice and Men Lennie Small Lewis Milestone Based on the John Steinbeck novel; co-starring Burgess Meredith[33] 1940 One Million B.C. Akhoba, a cave man Hal Roach Jr., D. W. Griffith 1940 North West Mounted Police Shorty Cecil B. DeMille starring Gary Cooper[34] 1941 Man-Made Monster Dan McCormick George Waggner co-starring Lionel Atwill; theatrically re-released in 1953 as The Atomic Monster[35] 1941 Too Many Blondes Marvin Gimble Thornton Freeland musical comedy starring Rudy Vallee 1941 Billy the Kid "Spike" Hudson David Miller starring Robert Taylor[3] 1941 San Antonio Rose Jigsaw Kennedy Charles Lamont co-starring Shemp Howard 1941 Riders of Death Valley Henchman Butch Ray Taylor 15-chapter serial co-starring Glenn Strange and Buck Jones[35] 1941 Badlands of Dakota Jack McCall Alfred E. Green co-starring Broderick Crawford[35] 1941 The Wolf Man Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man George Waggner co-starring Bela Lugosi and Claude Rains[3] 1942 North to the Klondike Nate Carson Erle C. Kenton from a story by William Castle; co-starring Broderick Crawford[35] 1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein The Monster Erle C. Kenton co-starring Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill[36] 1942 Overland Mail Jim Lane Ford Beebe, John Rawlins 15-chapter serial[36] 1942 Eyes of the Underworld Benny Roy William Neill re-released in 1951 as Criminals of the Underworld[3] 1942 The Mummy's Tomb Kharis, the Mummy Harold Young 1942 Keeping Fit Chaney plays himself Arthur Lubin Universal short subject; co-starring Broderick Crawford[3] 1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Lawrence Talbot Roy William Neill co-starring Bela Lugosi[3] 1943 What We Are Fighting For? Bill Wallace Erle C. Kenton Universal short subject 1943 Frontier Badmen Chango Ford Beebe 1943 Crazy House Chaney plays himself in a cameo Edward F. Cline Uncredited; an Olsen and Johnson comedy co-starring Basil Rathbone[3] 1943 Son of Dracula Count Alucard / Dracula Robert Siodmak 1943 Calling Dr. Death Dr. Mark Steele Reginald LeBorg An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures[37] 1944 Weird Woman Prof. Norman Reed Reginald LeBorg An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures; based on the Fritz Leiber novel Conjure Wife[37][3] 1944 Follow the Boys Chaney plays himself in a cameo A. Edward Sutherland Uncredited 1944 Cobra Woman Hava Robert Siodmak shot in Technicolor; co-starring Sabu[38][39] 1944 Ghost Catchers Chaney plays a bear Edward F. Cline Olsen and Johnson comedy 1944 The Mummy's Ghost Kharis the Mummy Reginald LeBorg co-starring John Carradine[40] 1944 Dead Man's Eyes Dave Stuart Reginald LeBorg An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures[37] 1944 House of Frankenstein Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man Erle C. Kenton co-starring John Carradine and Boris Karloff[40] 1944 The Mummy's Curse Kharis the Mummy Leslie Goodwins 1945 Here Come The Co-Eds Johnson Jean Yarbrough starring Abbott and Costello[3] 1945 The Frozen Ghost Alex Gregor / Gregor the Great Harold Young An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures[37] 1945 Strange Confession Jeff Carter John Hoffman An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures[37] 1945 The Daltons Ride Again Grat Dalton Ray Taylor 1945 House of Dracula Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man Erle C. Kenton 1945 Pillow of Death Wayne Fletcher Wallace Fox An Inner Sanctum mystery produced by Universal Pictures[37] 1947 Laguna U.S. Chaney plays himself doing "Lennie" 10-minute Columbia short subject 1947 My Favorite Brunette Willie Elliott Nugent co-starring Bob Hope and Peter Lorre[3] 1948 Albuquerque Steve Murkill Ray Enright starring Randolph Scott[41] 1948 The Counterfeiters Louie Struber Sam Newfield 1948 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Lawrence Talbot Charles Barton co-starring Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange[3] 1948 16 Fathoms Deep Mr. Demitri Irving Allen Remake of the 1934 film, starring Lloyd Bridges[41] 1949 There's a Girl in My Heart John Colton, music hall owner Arthur Dreifuss 1950 Captain China Red Lynch Lewis R. Foster 1950 Once a Thief Gus W. Lee Wilder starring Cesar Romero 1951 Inside Straight Shocker Ninkovitch Gerald Mayer 1951 Only the Valiant Trooper Kebussyan Gordon Douglas 1951 Behave Yourself! Pinky George Beck 1951 Bride of the Gorilla Police Commissioner Taro Curt Siodmak 1951 Flame of Araby Borka Barbarossa Charles Lamont 1952 The Bushwhackers Artemus Taylor Rod Amateau starring John Ireland 1952 Thief of Damascus Sinbad Will Jason filmed in Technicolor 1952 High Noon Martin Howe Fred Zinnemann starring Gary Cooper[41] 1952 Springfield Rifle Pete Elm Andre de Toth starring Gary Cooper 1952 The Black Castle Henchman Gargon Nathan H. Juran co-starring Boris Karloff[42] 1952 Battles of Chief Pontiac Chief Pontiac Felix E. Feist starring Lex Barker 1953 Bandit Island Kip, a robber Arthur Hilton 25-minute novelty short filmed in 3-D; later released in 2-D in 1954 as The Big Chase[42] 1953 Raiders of the Seven Seas Peg Leg Sidney Salkow 1953 A Lion Is in the Streets Spurge McManamee Raoul Walsh starring James Cagney 1954 Jivaro Pedro Martines Edward Ludwig filmed in 3-D 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Crazy Charlie Michael Curtiz 1954 Casanova's Big Night Emo Norman Z. McLeod co-stars Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone and John Carradine[43] 1954 Passion Castro Allan Dwan 1954 The Black Pirates Padre Felipe Allen H. Miner 1955 Big House, U.S. Alamo Smith Howard W. Koch co-starring Broderick Crawford and Charles Bronson[44] 1955 The Silver Star John Harmon Richard Bartlett 1955 Not as a Stranger Job Marsh Stanley Kramer co-starring Broderick Crawford 1955 I Died a Thousand Times Big Mac Stuart Heisler 1955 The Indian Fighter Chivington Andre de Toth starring Kirk Douglas 1956 Manfish "Swede" W. Lee Wilder Based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug[45] 1956 Indestructible Man Charles "Butcher" Benton Jack Pollexfen 1956 The Black Sleep Mungo Reginald LeBorg co-starring Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and John Carradine[45] 1956 Pardners Whitey Norman Taurog starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis[45] 1956 Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer Chief Blackfish Albert Gannaway, Ismael Rodríguez starring Bruce Bennett; filmed in Color in Mexico[46] 1957 The Cyclops Martin 'Marty' Melville Bert I. Gordon 1958 The Defiant Ones Big Sam Stanley Kramer starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis[43] 1958 Money, Women and Guns Art Birdwell Richard Bartlett 1959 The Alligator People Manon Roy Del Ruth 1960 La Casa del Terror/ House of Terror Chaney plays A Mummy and a Werewolf Gilberto Martínez Solares Chaney footage from this Mexican film was later re-edited into a 1965 Jerry Warren film called Face of the Screaming Werewolf[44] 1961 Rebellion in Cuba (aka Chivato) Gordo Albert C. Gannaway co-starring Jake LaMotta 1961 The Phantom Jed Harold Daniels[47] Unsold pilot for a TV series 1961 The Devil's Messenger Satan Herbert L. Strock This film was re-edited from various episodes of a 1959 TV show called 13 Demon Street[48] 1963 The Haunted Palace Simon Orne Roger Corman starred Vincent Price; based on an H. P. Lovecraft novel[48] 1964 Law of the Lawless Tiny William F. Claxton First of eight westerns Chaney made for A. C. Lyles from 1964-1968[49] 1964 Witchcraft Morgan Whitlock Don Sharp filmed in England 1964 Stage to Thunder Rock Henry "Harry" Parker William F. Claxton produced by A. C. Lyles 1965 Young Fury Bartender Christian Nyby produced by A. C. Lyles[43] 1965 Face of the Screaming Werewolf A mummy/werewolf Jerry Warren this film was re-edited from a 1960 Mexican film called La Casa del Terror[48] 1965 Black Spurs Gus Kile R. G. Springsteen produced by A. C. Lyles 1965 Town Tamer Mayor Charlie Leach Lesley Selander produced by A. C. Lyles 1965 Apache uprising Charlie Russell R. G. Springsteen produced by A. C. Lyles[43] 1965 House of the Black Death Belial Desard, a warlock Jerry Warren Initially released theatrically as Blood of the Man-Devil, the title was later changed for TV; co-starring John Carradine[48] 1966 Johnny Reno Sheriff Hodges R.G. Springsteen produced by A. C. Lyles 1967 Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Dr. Mendel David L. Hewitt aka The Blood Suckers; later shown on TV as Return From the Past; co-starring John Carradine 1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House Maximillian Jean Yarbrough co-starring John Carradine and Basil Rathbone[50] 1967 Welcome to Hard Times Avery the bartender Burt Kennedy starring Henry Fonda and Warren Oates[43] 1967 Spider Baby Bruno Jack Hill later re-released as The Liver Eaters 1968 The Far Out West Chief Eagle Shadow Compilation film composed of footage from various episodes of a 1966 TV series called Pistols and Petticoats[51] 1968 Buckskin Sheriff Tangely Michael D. Moore last of the eight westerns Chaney made for A. C. Lyles from 1964 to 1968; Aka The Frontiersman[52] 1968 Fireball Jungle Sammy, the junkyard owner Jose Priete starring John Russell 1969 A Stranger in Town Doc Whitaker Earl J. Miller Made-for-educational-TV movie, later retitled The Children's West 1971 The Female Bunch Monty, a drug dealer Al Adamson, John Cardos shot in 1969, but not released until September 1, 1971[53] 1971 Dracula vs. Frankenstein Groton the zombie Al Adamson Chaney's last film, shot in 1969 but not released until September 20, 1971 (filmed before The Female Bunch but released afterwards)[54]

## Television appearances

- *[Versatile Varieties](/source/Versatile_Varieties)* (1949–1950)

- *[The Life of Riley](/source/The_Life_of_Riley)* unaired pilot (late 1940s)[55]

- *[Colgate Comedy Hour](/source/Colgate_Comedy_Hour)* NBC (1951)

- *Cosmopolitan Theater* Dumont (November 6, 1951) One-hour episode *The Last Concerto*

- *[Tales of Tomorrow](/source/Tales_of_Tomorrow)* ABC (January 18, 1952) Episode *Frankenstein*

- *[You Asked For It](/source/You_Asked_For_It)* ABC (1952)

- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* CBS (September 25, 1952) Episode *The Trial*

- *[The Red Skelton Show](/source/The_Red_Skelton_Show)* CBS (1953)[56]

- *The Whistler* (1954) Episode *Backfire*

- *Jack London's Tales of Adventure* (1954) Unaired pilot

- *Cavalcade Theater* ABC (May 18, 1954) Episode *Moonlight School*

- *Cavalcade Theater* ABC (May 3, 1955) Episode *Stay On, Stranger*

- *Flight From Adventure* (1955) Unaired pilot

- *Masquerade Party* Quiz Show, ABC (1955)

- *Climax* CBS (January 26, 1956) One-hour episode *The Secret of River Lane*

- *[Telephone Time](/source/Telephone_Time)* CBS (April 8, 1956) Episode *The Golden Junkman*[56]

- *[Studio 57](/source/Studio_57)* DuMont (August 12, 1956) Episode *The Ballad of Jubal Pickett*

- *[Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans](/source/Hawkeye_and_the_Last_of_the_Mohicans)* (1957) Chaney was a regular on this television series, portraying the role of [Chingachgook](/source/Chingachgook) in all 39 episodes

- *Along the Mohawk Trail*, *Redmen and the Renegades*, *Long Rifle and the Tomahawk*, and *Pathfinder and the Mohican* (1957) - These four Made-for-TV feature films were composed of various re-edited episodes of Chaney's 1957 *Hawkeye* TV series

- *Climax* CBS (September 19, 1957) One-hour episode *Necessary Evil*

- *Target* (1958) Anthology show

- *[The Red Skelton Show](/source/The_Red_Skelton_Show)* CBS (1958)

- *Truth or Consequences* Quiz Show, NBC (1958)

- *The Rough Riders* ABC (January 15, 1959) Episode *An Eye for an Eye*

- *[Rawhide](/source/Rawhide_(TV_series))* CBS (February 6, 1959) One-hour episode *Incident on the Edge of Madness*

- *[13 Demon Street](/source/13_Demon_Street)* (1959) Chaney was the eerie host of this unaired horror anthology series filmed in Sweden; three random episodes were later re-edited into a 1962 feature film called *[The Devil's Messenger](/source/The_Devil's_Messenger)*

- *[Border Patrol](/source/Border_Patrol_(US_TV_series))* (1959) Episode *The Homecoming*

- *[Have Gun, Will Travel](/source/Have_Gun%2C_Will_Travel)* CBS (February 14, 1959) Episode *Scorched Feather*

- *General Electric Theater* CBS (February 22, 1959) Episode *Family Man*

- *[The Texan](/source/The_Texan_(TV_series))* CBS (March 9, 1959) Episode *No Love Wanted*

- *[Tombstone Territory](/source/Tombstone_Territory)* ABC (June 12, 1959) Episode *The Black Marshal from Deadwood*

- *[Wanted: Dead or Alive](/source/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(TV_series))* CBS (October 10, 1959) Episode *The Hostage*

- *[Adventures in Paradise](/source/Adventures_in_Paradise_(TV_series))* ABC (October 12, 1959) One-hour episode *The Black Pearl*

- *[Lock-Up](/source/Lock-Up_(TV_series))* (1960) 30-minute episode

- *[Johnny Ringo](/source/Johnny_Ringo_(TV_series))* CBS (March 3, 1960) Episode *The Raffertys*

- *[Bat Masterson](/source/Bat_Masterson_(TV_series))* NBC (October 13, 1960) Episode *Bat Trap*

- *[Wagon Train](/source/Wagon_Train)* NBC (October 26, 1960) Episode *The Jose Morales Story*

- *The Phantom* Unsold TV pilot (1961)

- *[Stagecoach West](/source/Stagecoach_West_(TV_series))* ABC (February 7, 1961) One-hour episode *Not in Our Stars*

- *Klondike* NBC (February 13, 1961) Episode *The Hostages*

- *[Zane Grey Theatre](/source/Zane_Grey_Theatre)* CBS (March 23, 1961) Episode *A Warm Day in Heaven*

- *The Deputy* NBC (April 15, 1961) Episode *Brother in Arms*

- *Wagon Train* NBC (May 24, 1961) One-hour episode *The Chalice*

- *[Surfside Six](/source/Surfside_Six)* ABC (October 23, 1961) One-hour episode *Witness for the Defense*

- *[Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series))* CBS (November 10, 1961) One-hour episode *The Mud Nest*

- *[The Rifleman](/source/The_Rifleman)* ABC (January 18, 1962) Episode *Gunfire*

- *Lawman* ABC (January 28, 1962) Episode *The Tarnished Badge*

- *Here's Hollywood* (Summer of 1962) Interview show

- *[Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series))* CBS (October 26, 1962) One-hour episode *Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing* (co-starred Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff)

- *The Gunslinger* CBS (1961) One-hour episode

- *[Rawhide](/source/Rawhide_(TV_series))* CBS (January 18, 1963) One-hour episode *Incident at Spider Rock*

- *[Have Gun, Will Travel](/source/Have_Gun%2C_Will_Travel)* CBS (February 16, 1963) Episode *Cage at McNab*

- *Empire* NBC (March 26, 1963) One-hour episode *Hidden Asset*

- *[Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series))* CBS (October 11, 1963) One-hour episode *Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are*

- *[Route 66](/source/Route_66_(TV_series))* CBS (April 24, 1964) One-hour episode, title unknown

- *[Pistols 'n' Petticoats](/source/Pistols_'n'_Petticoats)* CBS (1966-1967 season) Chaney played Chief Eagle Shadow on four episodes; several episodes were later compiled into a 1968 feature film called *The Far Out West*

- *[The Monkees](/source/The_Monkees_(TV_series))* NBC (October 24, 1966) Chaney played Lenny in episode *Monkees in a Ghost Town* (1966)

- *[The Pat Boone Show](/source/The_Pat_Boone_Show)* (1967) Variety show

- Chaney appeared in a TV commercial for Proctor and Gamble's [Bold Detergent](/source/Bold_(detergent)) (1967)

- *Star Close-Up* (1968) British interview show

- *A Stranger in Town* (1969) TV movie, re-released in 1971 as *The Children's West*

- *[The Tonight Show](/source/The_Tonight_Show)* NBC (October 8, 1969) Chaney appeared as a guest

- Chaney appeared in a TV Pontiac truck commercial co-starring [Henry Brandon](/source/Henry_Brandon_(actor)) (1969)[57]

## Select radio credits

- *Inner Sanctum* – "Ring of Doom" (1943)[58]

- *The Abbott and Costello Show* (June 2, 1948)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) ["Lon Chaney Jr., Actor, Is Dead at 67"](https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/14/archives/lon-chaney-jr-actor-is-dead-at-67-portrayed-monsters.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). July 14, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rogers, Ricky. ["'Wolf Man' actor tells Nashville readers he was born 'dead'"](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2015/04/16/nashville-then-lon-chaney-march-of-dimes-1965/25584979/). *The Tennessean*.

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## Bibliography

- Smith, Don G., *Lon Chaney Jr, Horror Film Star, 1906–1973*, (1996). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7864-1813-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-1813-3).

## External links

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- [Official website from Chaney Entertainment](https://lonchaney.com/lon-chaney-jr/)

- [Lon Chaney Jr.](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001033/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Lon Chaney Jr. Informative Biograph](http://www.houseofhorrors.com/chaneyjrbio.htm)

- [Chaney Jr. Applications of Make-Up Through the 1940s–1960s](http://gammillustrations.bizland.com/monsterkid1/id4.html)

- [Additional Information on Chaney's Career](http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/lonchaneyjr.html)

- [Chaney, Lon Jr.](https://web.archive.org/web/20100731160928/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CH004.html) *Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture*

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