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Lon Chaney, Jr.
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General Information (Lon Chaney, Jr.) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Lon Chaney, Jr. |
| Sometimes Credited As: | Lon Chaney
Creighton Chaney
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| Birth Name: | Creighton Tull Chaney |
| Date Of Birth: | February 10, 1906 |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Date Of Death: | July 12, 1973 |
| Cause Of Death: | Either liver failure or throat cancer; sources var |
| Height: | 6' 2" (1.87 m) |
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| Patsy Beck |
Oct/01/1937 - Jul/12/1973 |
(His death) |
| Dorothy HInckley |
1928 - 1937 |
(Divorced) (2 children) |
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Actor who was the son of a horror legend but managed to carve out a respectable (some would say legendary) career of his own in the genre as well as win acclaim for non-horror roles. Most famous horror role was that of Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man. Best known non-horror role was that of the dim-witted Lenny Small in the 1939 fllm Of Mice and Men. Chaney also had supporting roles in such classic films as High Noon, The Defiant Ones, and Not as a Stranger. |
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Lon Chaney, Jr. TV Appearances |
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Lon Chaney, Jr. Trivia |
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Body was donated to UCLA Medical Center for research after his death.
| Favorite movie role was Lenny in Of Mice and Men.
| Loved the sport of motorboat racing and sponsored a team at one time.
| Attended Hollywood High School where future King Kong star Fay Wray was one of his classmates.
| Has yet to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
| Appeared in two movies with Gary Cooper: High Noon and Springfield Rifle.
| Appeared in only two movies with fellow horror legend Boris Karloff: House of Frankenstein and The Black Castle.
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Lon Chaney, Jr. Quotes |
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Chaney: (to Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis in The Defiant Ones) Run, chicken, run.
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