1952Winner
Best Performance
High Noon
Lon Chaney Jr.
Actor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
February 10, 1906
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1941Nominee
Best Performance
The Wolf Man
1963Nominee
Best Performance
The Haunted Palace
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
1958Highlight
Best Performance
The Defiant Ones
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High Noon
The Wolf Man
The Haunted Palace