Actor

Lon Chaney Jr.

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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.

Lon Chaney Jr. in one minute

Strongest genre

Thriller

$9.3M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Man-Made Monster

$86K

Standout efficiency

1.0x

Man-Made Monster · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$24M

Combined reported budget

$14M

Gross / budget

1.7x

Bankability Index

25 / 100

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