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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Actor · Died July 12, 1973, aged 67 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney. He is notable for playing Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man movies. Originally credited in films as Creighton Chaney, he was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935. Chaney had English, French and Irish ancestry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 10, 1906
Died
July 12, 1973 (aged 67)
From
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
96 on MovieCove · 207 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Lon Chaney Jr.'s films like?

Across their 81 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
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Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
19%
Society
11%
Self
11%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice27 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 33 · Serious 30 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 36 · Stylized 39 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 53 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 37 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 48 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 51 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 70 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

56 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 25 of 56 analyzed roles.

Shadow
25 of 56
Hero
12 of 56
Ally
8 of 56
Threshold guardian
5 of 56
Trickster
2 of 56
Mentor
2 of 56
Herald
1 of 56
Shapeshifter
1 of 56
Show the 56 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
56
Melancholic
34
Dread
22
Thrilling
24
Warm
15
Other
64

How their films linger

Fun30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy35
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic14
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lon Chaney Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 96 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lon Chaney Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

207 credits, 96 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story(2022)

    as The Wolf Man

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film(2014)

    as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hassan (archive footage)

  • Terror in the Tropics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)

  • Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Heroes of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Many Faces of Dracula(2000)

    as Count Dracula (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Universal Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as (archive footage)

  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as (archive footage)

  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein(1994)

    as The Frankenstein Monster

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dracula in the Movies(1992)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Halloween Monster Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Butcher Benton (archive footage)

  • Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)

  • Abbott and Costello in the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Outtake

  • The Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • Dracula vs. Frankenstein(1971)

    as Groton

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Female Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Monti

  • Fireball Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Sammy

  • The Mummy's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kharis, the mummy

  • Buckskin(1968)

    as Sheriff Tangley

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told(1967)

    as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Chief Eagle Shadow

  • Hillbillys in a Haunted House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Maximillian

  • Welcome to Hard Times(1967)

    as Avery

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Gallery of Horror(1967)

    as Dr. Mendell

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Eagle Shadow

  • The Monkees(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny Reno(1966)

    as Sheriff Hodges

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Apache Uprising(1965)

    as Charlie Russell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Town Tamer(1965)

    as Charlie Leach

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Black Spurs(1965)

    as Kile

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Face of the Screaming Werewolf(1964)

    as The Mummified Werewolf

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • House of the Black Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Belial Desard

  • Stage to Thunder Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Henry Parker(as Lon Chaney)

  • Young Fury(1964)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Lawless(1964)

    as Tiny

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Witchcraft(1964)

    as Morgan Whitlock

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Chingachcook

  • The Haunted Palace(1963)

    as Simon Orne

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Devil's Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Satan

  • Rebellion in Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Gordo

  • The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jed

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Colby · as Lon Chaney · as Poppa Duplessis

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Wait

  • House of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as The Mummified Werewolf

  • 13 Demon Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 13 episodes · as Host

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Trader One Arm

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Rafferty

  • Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Arnold

  • The Alligator People(1959)

    as Manon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Childress · as Rock

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Rance Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess Bridges

  • Money, Women and Guns(1958)

    as Art Birdwell

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Gordo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Wylie Ames

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Lon Paulson

  • The Defiant Ones(1958)

    as Big Sam

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone Territory(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Ex-Marshal Daggett

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Carstairs · as Louis Roque

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as O'Connor - Inmate · as William Ceilbleu

  • The Cyclops(1957)

    as Martin 'Marty' Melville

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans(1957)

    Show 39 episodes · as Chingachgook

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Along the Mohawk Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Chingachgook

  • Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer(1956)

    as Blackfish

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Peters

  • Pardners(1956)

    as Whitey

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Black Sleep(1956)

    as Dr. Munroe, aka Mungo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Jules Samenian

  • Indestructible Man(1956)

    as Charles "Butcher" Benton

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Manfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Swede

  • The Indian Fighter(1955)

    as Chivington

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I Died a Thousand Times(1955)

    as Big Mac

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Not as a Stranger(1955)

    as Job Marsh

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Silver Star(1955)

    as John W. Harmon (as Lon Chaney)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Big House, U.S.A.(1955)

    as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Black Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Padre Felipe

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Wiggins · as Old Man Hawley

  • Passion(1954)

    as Castro (as Lon Chaney)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Jubal Pickett

  • The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Big Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

  • Casanova's Big Night(1954)

    as Emo, the Murderer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Boy from Oklahoma(1954)

    as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jivaro(1954)

    as Pedro Martines

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Lion Is in the Streets(1953)

    as Spurge McManamee

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas(1953)

    as Peg Leg (as Lon Chaney)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Bucknell

  • Battles of Chief Pontiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Chief Pontiac

  • The Black Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Gargon

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Pete Elm

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Jeff Harris · as Zeke Wells

  • High Noon(1952)

    as Martin Howe

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Thief of Damascus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sinbad (as Lon Chaney)

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as The Monster

  • Flame of Araby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Borka Barbarossa

  • The Bushwhackers(1951)

    as Artemus Taylor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Alaskan Trapper

  • Bride of the Gorilla(1951)

    as Commissioner Taro

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as George · as Lon Chaney · as Mad Scientist · as Sgt. Williams · as Ug

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Behave Yourself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pinky

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Only the Valiant(1951)

    as Trooper Kebussyan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Inside Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Shocker / Schockovitz Ninkovitch (as Lon Chaney)

  • Once a Thief(1950)

    as Gus (as Lon Chaney)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Captain China(1950)

    as Red Lynch

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • There's a Girl in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Johnny Colton

  • Fun on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Johnson

  • Kitchen Mechanics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Johnson (archive footage)

  • 16 Fathoms Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mr. Demitri (as Lon Chaney)

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein(1948)

    as The Wolfman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Counterfeiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Louie Struber

  • Albuquerque(1948)

    as Steve Murkill

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Oysters and Muscles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Strangler Johnson

  • My Favorite Brunette(1947)

    as Willie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Desert Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Lt. Armand Corday

  • Pillow of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Wayne Fletcher

  • House of Dracula(1945)

    as Lawrence Stewart Talbot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Daltons Ride Again(1945)

    as Grat Dalton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Strange Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jeff Carter

  • The Frozen Ghost(1945)

    as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Here Come the Co-eds(1945)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Curse(1944)

    as Kharis

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • House of Frankenstein(1944)

    as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Eyes(1944)

    as David Stuart

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Ghost(1944)

    as Kharis

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Catchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bear

  • Cobra Woman(1944)

    as Hava

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

  • Weird Woman(1944)

    as Prof. Norman Reed

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Calling Dr. Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. Mark Steel

  • Son of Dracula(1943)

    as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Crazy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cameo Appearance

  • Frontier Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Chango

  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man(1943)

    as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What We Are Fighting For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bill Wallace

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    as The Mummy - Kharis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Eyes of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Benny

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    as Jim Lane

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ghost of Frankenstein(1942)

    as The Frankenstein Monster

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • North to the Klondike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nate Carson

  • The Wolf Man(1941)

    as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Badlands of Dakota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jack McCall

  • Too Many Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Marvin Gimble

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    as Henchman Butch

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • San Antonio Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jigsaw Kennedy

  • Billy the Kid(1941)

    as 'Spike' Hudson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Man Made Monster(1941)

    as Dan McCormick

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • North West Mounted Police(1940)

    as Shorty

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • One Million B.C.(1940)

    as Akhoba

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Of Mice and Men(1939)

    as Lennie Small

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • City in Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Pierre

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Pringle

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Dollarhide

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Jesse James(1939)

    as One Of James Gang

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Road Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bud Casey

  • Submarine Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marine Sentry

  • Straight, Place and Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Martin

  • Passport Husband(1938)

    as Bull

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Speed to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Racetrack Mug

  • Josette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Boatman

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble(1938)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Walking Down Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Delivery Man

  • Sally, Irene and Mary(1938)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • City Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gangster (uncredited)

  • Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Attendant

  • Life Begins in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Gilks

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway(1937)

    as Desk Reporter

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Scott, the Chauffeur

  • One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Policeman

  • The Lady Escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dutch

  • Born Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Garage Mechanic

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Laborer Killed at Launching

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Eddie

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    as Federal Agent in Baltimore Bank

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maroni

  • Midnight Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Detective Erickson

  • Cheyenne Rides Again(1937)

    as Girard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Old Corral(1936)

    as Garland - Simms partner

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rose Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Sierra Football Player

  • Killer at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Second Coffin Man

  • Ace Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman Ivan

  • Undersea Kingdom(1936)

    as Capt. Hakur

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Singing Cowboy(1936)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow of Silk Lennox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

  • Accent on Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Chuck

  • A Scream in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain

  • Captain Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dave

  • The Marriage Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bob Gordon

  • Girl o' My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Don Cooper

  • The Life of Vergie Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hugo McQueen

  • Sixteen Fathoms Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Joe Bethel

  • Son of the Border(1933)

    as Jack Breen

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1933)

    as Lt. Armand Corday

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

  • Lucky Devils(1933)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Last Frontier(1932)

    as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bird of Paradise(1932)

    as Thornton

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Galloping Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Henchman

  • The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 205 titles from 1922 to 2014; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19222014

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 27 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting205 of 205: 205 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s51 · acting1940s44 · acting1950s62 · acting1960s30 · acting1970s3 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 34% of 50 roles
3242475767

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lon Chaney Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 87; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 96 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th41
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 96 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed27
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Dracula in the Movies (1992)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 76 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lon Chaney Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles27–45 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles0–33 · median 4 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles0–13 · median 0 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles11–40 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles27–38 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lon Chaney Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lon Chaney Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Robinson shares the most, 8.

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Mixed roles