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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 three pictures, and various other roles in many ...
House of Dracula is a continuation of the film House of Frankenstein and used much of that film's crew. [23] Actors John Carradine, Glen Strange, and Lon Chaney Jr. reprise their roles as Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolf Man, respectively. [23] It was released on December 7, 1945. [25]
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man) and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. The script, written by Curt Siodmak, follows The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) and The Wolf Man (1941), though with a number of retcons.
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. [ 1 ]
The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton [2] and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi.It is the fourth film in the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up to Son of Frankenstein (1939).
Frankenstein is a 1931 American gothic pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, ... The film features Lon Chaney Jr. as the Monster, ...
The next day, producer George Waggner was instructed to order the same type of makeup Karloff wore for the new actor, with instructions that changing the appearance may "kill the interest of Frankenstein follower". [25] Lon Chaney Jr. was chosen to play the monster. [25] The Ghost of Frankenstein was released on March 13, 1942. [25]
Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein starring Lon Chaney Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others.