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Heavy-set character actor, mostly in horror films or westerns whose most famous role was as "The Wolf Man"... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Of Mice and Men, The Haunted Palace, One Million B.C. (View All)

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Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Wolf Man. (Photo: Universal)
About Lon Chaney Jr

Heavy-set character actor, mostly in horror films or westerns whose most famous role was as "The Wolf Man" in numerous films. Chaney also appeared out of monster makeup in support of Bob Hope in "My Favorite Brunette" (1947), and as the arthritic marshall in "High Noon" (1952), but his finest starring role was as the slow-witted Lennie in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" (1939).

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Also known as

AKA : Creighton Chaney
AKA : Creighton Tull Chaney

Born

February, 10 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Professions

actor, boilermaker, butcher boy, fruit picker, plumber