Lon Chaney Jr. put his stamp on The Wolf Man in the 1941 movie, then played Frankenstein’s Monster in “The Ghost of Frankenstein” (1942) when Boris Karloff decided to not reprise his earlier ...

The original “Wolf Man“ film, released in 1941, starred Lon Chaney Jr. as Lawrence Talbot, a well-meaning fellow who was bitten by a wolf and became a werewolf.

Lon Chaney Jr. remains the only actor to portray the four legendary Universal monsters: The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and The Wolf Man.

Lon Chaney Jr.'s association with Larry Talbot between 1941 and 1948 only accounts for a portion of his work in Universal's monster movies. Between his appearances as the Wolf Man, Chaney, Jr ...

Lon Chaney Jr.'s character, Larry Talbot is just a guy who's attacked by bitten by a werewolf, and he gets the disease. Ron Chaney agrees that his grandfather's wolfman was a victim himself.

Lon Chaney, Jr. was born in Oklahoma City and, thanks to a dunk in Belle Isle Lake, lived long enough to follow in his famous father's footsteps.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It was 103 years ago today that Creighton Tull Chaney --who would be ...

“Even a man who is pure in heart And says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright” — Curt Siodmak, “The Wolf Man” Screenwriter Curt ...

While the tribute to Lon Chaney was extensive and tasteful, ("Studying Chaney's Many Faces," Oct. 20), and a commemorative postage stamp was issued a few years ago honoring Lon Chaney (as well as ...

Legendary horror movie actor Lon Chaney Jr’s family today went after Universal in the courts for more than $1 million in ... The Wolfman was much stronger than Dracula and made better movies.

Above: Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers star in the 1941 horror film "The Wolf Man." (Photo/Getty Images). Fans of classic horror are in for a pre-Halloween treat. A double-feature-matinee treat ...

Although Lon Chaney, Jr. would also go on to leave his mark on the horror genre with his portrayal of The Wolf Man and other monsters, his father had hoped he would avoid show business and ...