Creighton Tull Chaney
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 10, 1906 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Died | Jul 12, 1973 San Clemente, CA |
| Age | Died at 67 |
Lon Chaney Jr. | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1931-1971 |
| Top Roles | 'Spike' Hudson, Martin Howe, Big Sam, Job Marsh, Spurge McManamee |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Western, Comedy, Adventure, Romance |
| Top Topics | Monster, Book-Based, Outlaws |
| Top Collaborators | George Waggner (Director), Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Stanley Kramer (Producer), Nestor Paiva |
| Shares birthday with | Jimmy Durante, Judith Anderson, Cecil Barker see more.. |
Lon Chaney Jr. Overview:
Legendary character actor, Lon Chaney Jr., was born Creighton Tull Chaney on Feb 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Chaney Jr. died at the age of 67 on Jul 12, 1973 in San Clemente, CA .
MINI BIO:
American actor, the son of Lon Chaney. A star in horror films, but a supporting player elsewhere, he was always best as simple-minded brutes unable to cope when dramatic events overtook them - whether they took the shape of men turning into werewolves or worse, or, in the best performance of his career, the pitiable Lenny in Of Mice and Men. Died from cancer. His son Lon Ralph Chaney was killed in a car crash in 1992. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Chaney Jr. was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1997. Chaney Jr. was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Lon Chaney Jr. Quotes:
The Monster:
[with Ygor's voice] Bohmer! You tricked me, Bohmer!
Big Mac: [Pouring a drink] It's like the doc says... if i don't lay off this stuff, it's gonna knock ME off, but I'm gonna die anyway.
[laughs]
Big Mac: So are you.
[Distainfully]
Big Mac: So what? Nobody ever left this world alive.
[Holding up his glass]
Big Mac: To you, Roy!
[first lines]
Morgan Whitlock: Stop that! This is blasphemy! Stop it! Go back! Go back, I say!
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Big Mac: [Pouring a drink] It's like the doc says... if i don't lay off this stuff, it's gonna knock ME off, but I'm gonna die anyway.
[laughs]
Big Mac: So are you.
[Distainfully]
Big Mac: So what? Nobody ever left this world alive.
[Holding up his glass]
Big Mac: To you, Roy!
[first lines]
Morgan Whitlock: Stop that! This is blasphemy! Stop it! Go back! Go back, I say!
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