Birthname: 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 .
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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:
Larry Talbot:
I just got a line on Dracula and the Monster. A certain Dr. Lajos has been receiving a lot of electrical equipment - just the type necessary to revive the Monster.
Wilbur Grey: So what? I'm way out on an island. I got my own problems.
Larry Talbot: Yes, but listen... I believe you're in the house of Dracula right now!
Larry Talbot: [gives Wilbur a key] Lock me in, and no matter what you hear or what you might think, don't let me out!
Willie: Do you care if I feel YOUR muscle, too?
Ronnie Jackson: No, go ahead. Look around. It's there someplace.
Willie: Oh, ho, there it is.
Ronnie Jackson: That's it.
Willie: [surprised and disappointed] It's just like a woman's.
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Wilbur Grey: So what? I'm way out on an island. I got my own problems.
Larry Talbot: Yes, but listen... I believe you're in the house of Dracula right now!
Larry Talbot: [gives Wilbur a key] Lock me in, and no matter what you hear or what you might think, don't let me out!
Willie: Do you care if I feel YOUR muscle, too?
Ronnie Jackson: No, go ahead. Look around. It's there someplace.
Willie: Oh, ho, there it is.
Ronnie Jackson: That's it.
Willie: [surprised and disappointed] It's just like a woman's.
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