House of Dracula
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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 in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in ...
Lon Chaney Jr. was an American actor who followed in his father's footsteps, but never surpassed him. He was best known for his roles as the Wolf Man and Lennie in Of Mice and Men.
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- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- San Clemente, California, USA
Jul 14, 1973 · SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., July 13 (AP)—Lon Chaney Jr., the film actor, died yesterday at the age of 67. A long series of illnesses had put Mr. Chaney in and out of hospitals for the last year. He was...
Learn about the life and career of Lon Chaney Jr., the son of silent film star Lon Chaney and a character actor in horror and western films. Find out his birth name, nicknames, roles, awards, family, and trivia.
- February 10, 1906
- July 12, 1973
Learn about the life and career of Lon Chaney Jr., the son of silent screen legend Lon Chaney and a versatile actor in his own right. Discover his roles, his struggles, his legacy and his tragic death.
In 1905, Chaney, then 22, met and married 16-year-old singer Cleva Creighton (Frances Cleveland Creighton) and in 1906, their only child, a son, Creighton Tull Chaney (later known as Lon Chaney Jr.) was born. The Chaneys continued touring, settling in California in 1910.
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Feb 28, 2021 · A defense of the actor's reputation and career, challenging the myth of his drunkenness and failure. Learn how he was a versatile and talented performer, not just a horror icon, and how he was exploited by Universal Studios.
