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==Filmography== This is a list of known Lon Chaney Jr. theatrical films. Television appearances are listed separately. {| class="wikitable sortable" |-f ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1922 || ''[[The Trap (1922 film)|The Trap]]'' || The boy's hands || [[Robert Thornby]] || Only Chaney Jr.'s hands were shown in this silent film<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1931 || ''[[The Galloping Ghost (serial)|The Galloping Ghost]]'' || Henchman || [[Benjamin H. Kline]] || Uncredited (unverified); 12-chapter serial<ref>Stedman, Raymond William (1971). Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.</ref> |- | 1932 || ''[[Girl Crazy]]'' || A chorus dancer || [[William A. Seiter]]|| [[Wheeler and Woolsey]] comedy based on the Gershwin musical<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/><ref name="ReferenceA">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 335. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1932 || ''[[Bird of Paradise (1932 film)|Bird of Paradise]]'' || Thornton || [[King Vidor]] || starring Dolores Del Rio<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |- | 1932 || ''[[The Most Dangerous Game]]'' || bit part, edited out later || [[King Vidor]] || starring [[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]] and [[Fay Wray]] ; Chaney's scene was edited out of the final print<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |- | 1932 || ''[[The Last Frontier (serial)|The Last Frontier]]'' || Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost | [[Thomas Storey]] || 12-chapter serial; also released as a 70-minute feature version called ''The Black Ghost''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://creepyclassics.com/last-frontier-the-1932-alpha-dvd/ | title=LAST FRONTIER, THE (1932/Alpha) - DVD }}</ref> |- | 1933 || ''[[Lucky Devils (1933 film)|Lucky Devils]]'' || Frankie Wilde || [[Ralph Ince]] || starring William Boyd<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1933 || ''[[Scarlet River]]'' || evil foreman Jeff Todd || [[Otto Brower]] || starring Tom Keene<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1933 || ''[[The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)|The Three Musketeers]]'' || Armand Corday [Chapters 1, 10 only] || [[Armand Schaefer]], Colbert Clark || 12-chapter serial starring [[John Wayne]]; later edited into a feature version ''Desert Command'' (1946)<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 202">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1933 || ''[[Son of the Border]]'' || Jack Breen || [[Lloyd Nosler]] || starring Tom Keene |- | 1934 || ''[[Sixteen Fathoms Deep]]'' || Joe Bethel, a fisherman || [[Armand Schaefer]] || |- | 1934 || ''[[The Life of Vergie Winters]]'' || Hugo McQueen || [[Alfred Santell]] || |- | 1934 || ''[[A Scream in the Night]]'' || Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain || [[Fred C. Newmeyer]] || Chaney played two different characters in this film; this film was filmed in 1934, but was not theatrically released until 1943<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 202"/><ref name="ReferenceB">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 337. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1934 || ''[[Girl o' My Dreams]]'' || Track star Don Cooper || [[Ray McCarey]] || Based on a David Belasco play;<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> Chaney sings a song |- | 1935 || ''[[Captain Hurricane]]'' || Dave || [[Charles Kerr (director)|Charles Kerr]] || Uncredited |- | 1935 || ''[[The Marriage Bargain]]'' || Bob Gordon || [[Albert Ray]] || aka ''Woman of Destiny''<ref>Pitts, Michael R. (2005). Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company. p. 334.</ref> |- | 1935 || ''[[Hold 'Em Yale]]'' || Yale football player || [[Sidney Lanfield]] || Uncredited; starring Buster Crabbe, based on a story by [[Damon Runyon]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 202"/> |- | 1935 || ''[[Accent on Youth (film)|Accent on Youth]]'' || Chuck || [[Wesley Ruggles]] || starring Silvia Sydney |- | 1935 || ''[[The Shadow of Silk Lennox]]'' || "Silk" Lennox || Ray Kirkwood, [[Jack Nelson (actor)|Jack Nelson]] || later re-released as ''Case of the Crime Cartel''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1936 || ''[[The Singing Cowboy (film)|The Singing Cowboy]]'' || Martin || [[Mack V. Wright]] || starring [[Gene Autry]]; Chaney changed his name to Lon Chaney Jr. with this film<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 202"/> |- | 1936 || ''[[Undersea Kingdom]]'' || Henchman Hakur || [[Joseph Kane]], Reeves Eason || 12-chapter serial starring Ray Corrigan<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 203">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 203. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1936 || ''[[Ace Drummond (serial)|Ace Drummond]]'' || Henchman Ivan || [[Ford Beebe|Ford Beebe <br /> Clifford Smith]] || 13-chapter serial |- | 1936 || ''[[Killer at Large (1936 film)|Killer at Large]]'' || Wax museum guard || [[David Selman]] || Uncredited; later released to TV as ''Killers on the Loose'' |- | 1936 || ''[[Rose Bowl (film)|Rose Bowl]]'' || Sierra Football Player || [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]] || Uncredited; starring Buster Crabbe<ref>Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 336. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1936 || ''[[The Old Corral]]'' || Simms' partner, Garland || [[Joseph Kane]] || starring Gene Autry |- | 1937 || ''[[Cheyenne Rides Again]]'' || Girard || [[Robert F. Hill]] || starring [[Tom Tyler]]<ref name="ReferenceB"/> |- | 1937 || ''[[Love Is News]]'' || Newsman || [[Tay Garnett]] || Uncredited; starring Tyrone Power |- | 1937 || ''[[Midnight Taxi (1937 film)|Midnight Taxi]]'' || Detective Erickson || [[Eugene Forde]] || starring Brian Donlevy |- | 1937 || ''[[Secret Agent X-9 (1937 serial)|Secret Agent X-9]]'' || Maroni || [[Clifford Smith (director)|Clifford Smith]] || 12-chapter serial based on the [[Alex Raymond]] comic strip<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 203"/> |- | 1937 || ''[[That I May Live]]'' || Engineer || [[Allan Dwan]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[This Is My Affair]]'' || Chaney's voice from offscreen || [[William A. Seiter]] || Uncredited; co-starring Barbara Stanwyck and [[John Carradine]]<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 204. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1937 || ''[[Angel's Holiday]]'' || Eddie || [[James Tinling]] || |- | 1937 || ''[[Slave Ship (1937 film)|Slave Ship]]'' || Laborer killed at launching || [[Tay Garnett]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[Born Reckless (1937 film)|Born Reckless]]'' || Auto mechanic || Malcolm St. Clair || Uncredited; starring Brian Donlevy |- | 1937 || ''[[Wild and Woolly (1937 film)|Wild and Woolly]]'' || Dutch || [[Alfred L. Werker]] || |- | 1937 || ''[[The Lady Escapes]]'' || Reporter (bit part)|| [[Eugene Forde]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[One Mile From Heaven]]'' || Policeman || [[Allan Dwan]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[Thin Ice (1937 film)|Thin Ice]]'' || News Reporter || [[Sidney Lanfield]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[Wife, Doctor and Nurse]]'' || Scott, a chauffeur || [[Walter Lang]] || starring Loretta Young<ref name="ReferenceC">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 340. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1937 || ''[[Charlie Chan on Broadway]]'' || Desk reporter || [[Eugene Forde]] || Uncredited; starring [[Warner Oland]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 205">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 205. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1937 || ''[[Life Begins in College]]'' || Gilks || [[William A. Seiter]] || Ritz Brothers comedy<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 205"/> |- | 1937 || ''[[Second Honeymoon (1937 film)|Second Honeymoon]]'' || Reporter || [[Walter Lang]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' || Man at racetrack || [[H. Bruce Humberstone]] || Uncredited |- | 1937 || ''[[Love and Hisses]]'' || Attendant || [[Sidney Lanfield]] || Uncredited |- | 1938 || ''[[Alexander's Ragtime Band (film)|Alexander's Ragtime Band]]'' || Photographer || [[Sidney Lanfield]] || Uncredited; big-budget musical starring Tyrone Power<ref name="ReferenceC"/> |- | 1938 || ''[[City Girl (1938 film)|City Girl]]'' || Gangster || [[Alfred L. Werker]] || Uncredited |- | 1938 || ''[[Happy Landing (1938 film)|Happy Landing]]'' || Newspaper Reporter || [[Roy Del Ruth]] | Uncredited; musical starring Don Ameche |- | 1938 || ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' || Policeman || [[Edmund Goulding]] || Uncredited; co-starring Jimmy Durante<ref name="ReferenceC"/> |- | 1938 || ''[[Walking Down Broadway]]'' || Delivery Man || [[Norman Foster (director)|Norman Foster]] || Uncredited |- | 1938 || ''[[Mr. Moto's Gamble]]'' || Joey || James Tinling || starring Peter Lorre<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 205"/> |- | 1938 || ''[[Alexander's Ragtime Band (film)|Alexander's Ragtime Band]]'' || Photographer on Stage || [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]] || Uncredited |- | 1938 || ''[[Josette (1938 film)|Josette]]'' || Boatman || [[Allan Dwan]] || starring Don Ameche and Robert Young |- | 1938 || ''[[Speed to Burn]]'' || Racetrack Tout || [[Otto Brower]] || |- | 1938 || ''[[Passport Husband]]'' || Bull || [[James Tinling]] || |- | 1938 || ''[[Straight, Place and Show]]'' || Martin, a chauffeur || [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]] || Uncredited; a [[Ritz Brothers]] comedy<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 206">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 206. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1938 || ''[[Submarine Patrol]]'' || Sailor|| [[John Ford]] || Uncredited; co-starred [[John Carradine]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 206"/> |- | 1938 || ''[[Road Demon]]'' || Bud Casey, a racketeer || Otto Brower || |- | 1939 || ''[[Jesse James (1939 film)|Jesse James]]'' || Jesse James' henchman || [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]] || co-starring Henry Fonda and John Carradine<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1939 || ''[[Union Pacific (film)|Union Pacific]]'' || Dollarhide, a train passenger|| [[Cecil B. DeMille]] || big-budget western starring Barbara Stanwyck |- | 1939 || ''[[Frontier Marshal (1939 film)|Frontier Marshal]]'' || Pringle || [[Allan Dwan]] || co-starring John Carradine<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 206"/> |- | 1939 || ''[[Charlie Chan in City in Darkness]]'' || Pierre || [[Herbert I. Leeds]] || starring Sidney Toler<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 206"/> |- | 1939 || ''[[Of Mice and Men (1939 film)|Of Mice and Men]]'' || Lennie Small || [[Lewis Milestone]] || Based on the John Steinbeck novel; co-starring Burgess Meredith<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 206"/> |- | 1940 || ''[[One Million B.C.]]'' || Akhoba, a cave man || [[Hal Roach Jr.]], D. W. Griffith || |- | 1940 || ''[[North West Mounted Police (film)|North West Mounted Police]]'' || Shorty || [[Cecil B. DeMille]] || starring Gary Cooper<ref>Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 342. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1941 || ''[[Man Made Monster|Man-Made Monster]]'' || Dan McCormick || [[George Waggner]] || co-starring Lionel Atwill; theatrically re-released in 1953 as ''The Atomic Monster''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 207">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 207. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1941 || ''[[Too Many Blondes]]'' || Marvin Gimble || [[Thornton Freeland]] || musical comedy starring [[Rudy Vallee]] |- | 1941 || ''[[Billy the Kid (1941 film)|Billy the Kid]]'' || "Spike" Hudson || [[David Miller (director)|David Miller]] || starring Robert Taylor<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1941 || ''[[San Antonio Rose (film)|San Antonio Rose]]'' || Jigsaw Kennedy || [[Charles Lamont]] || co-starring Shemp Howard |- | 1941 || ''[[Riders of Death Valley]]'' || Henchman Butch || [[Ray Taylor (director)|Ray Taylor]] || 15-chapter serial co-starring [[Glenn Strange]] and [[Buck Jones]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 207"/> |- | 1941 || ''[[Badlands of Dakota]]'' || [[Jack McCall]] || [[Alfred E. Green]] || co-starring [[Broderick Crawford]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 207"/> |- | 1941 || ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]'' || Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man || [[George Waggner]] || co-starring [[Bela Lugosi]] and Claude Rains<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1942 || ''[[North to the Klondike]]'' || Nate Carson || [[Erle C. Kenton]] || from a story by [[William Castle]]; co-starring Broderick Crawford <ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 207"/> |- | 1942 || ''[[The Ghost of Frankenstein]]'' || [[Frankenstein's Monster|The Monster]] || [[Erle C. Kenton]] || co-starring [[Bela Lugosi]] and [[Lionel Atwill]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 208">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 208. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1942 || ''[[Overland Mail (film)|Overland Mail]]'' || Jim Lane || Ford Beebe, [[John Rawlins (director)|John Rawlins]] || 15-chapter serial<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 208"/> |- | 1942 || ''[[Eyes of the Underworld (1942 film)|Eyes of the Underworld]]'' || Benny || [[Roy William Neill]] || re-released in 1951 as ''Criminals of the Underworld''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1942 || ''[[The Mummy's Tomb]]'' || [[Kharis]], the Mummy || [[Harold Young (director)|Harold Young]] || |- | 1942 || ''[[Keeping Fit]]'' || Chaney plays himself || [[Arthur Lubin]] || Universal short subject; co-starring Broderick Crawford<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1943 || ''[[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man]]'' || Lawrence Talbot || [[Roy William Neill]] || co-starring Bela Lugosi<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1943 || ''What We Are Fighting For?'' || Bill Wallace || Erle C. Kenton || Universal short subject |- | 1943 || ''[[Frontier Badmen]]'' || Chango || [[Ford Beebe]] || |- | 1943 || ''[[Crazy House (1943 film)|Crazy House]]'' || Chaney plays himself in a cameo|| [[Edward F. Cline]] || Uncredited; an [[Olsen and Johnson]] comedy co-starring [[Basil Rathbone]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1943 || ''[[Son of Dracula (1943 film)|Son of Dracula]]'' || Count Alucard / Dracula || [[Robert Siodmak]] || |- | 1943 || ''[[Calling Dr. Death]]'' || Dr. Mark Steele || [[Reginald LeBorg]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures<ref name="ReferenceD">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 97-100. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1944 || ''[[Weird Woman]]'' || Prof. Norman Reed || [[Reginald Le Borg]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures; based on the Fritz Leiber novel ''Conjure Wife''<ref name="ReferenceD"/><ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1944 || ''[[Follow the Boys (1944 film)|Follow the Boys]]'' || Chaney plays himself in a cameo || [[A. Edward Sutherland]] || Uncredited |- | 1944 || ''[[Cobra Woman]]'' || Hava || [[Robert Siodmak]] || shot in Technicolor; co-starring Sabu<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71144/cobra-woman#film-details | title=Cobra Woman }}</ref><ref>Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 344. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1944 || ''[[Ghost Catchers]]'' || Chaney plays a bear || [[Edward F. Cline]] || [[Olsen and Johnson]] comedy |- | 1944 || ''[[The Mummy's Ghost]]'' || Kharis the Mummy || [[Reginald Le Borg]] || co-starring John Carradine <ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 209">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 209. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1944 || ''[[Dead Man's Eyes]]'' || Dave Stuart || [[Reginald Le Borg]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures<ref name="ReferenceD"/> |- | 1944 || ''[[House of Frankenstein (1944 film)|House of Frankenstein]]'' || Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man || [[Erle C. Kenton]] || co-starring [[John Carradine]] and [[Boris Karloff]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 209"/> |- | 1944 || ''[[The Mummy's Curse]]'' || Kharis the Mummy || [[Leslie Goodwins]] || |- | 1945 || ''[[Here Come The Co-Eds]]'' || Johnson || [[Jean Yarbrough]] || starring [[Abbott and Costello]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1945 || ''[[The Frozen Ghost]]'' || Alex Gregor / Gregor the Great || [[Harold Young (director)|Harold Young]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures<ref name="ReferenceD"/> |- | 1945 || ''[[Strange Confession]]'' || Jeff Carter || [[John Hoffman (filmmaker)|John Hoffman]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures<ref name="ReferenceD"/> |- | 1945 || ''[[The Daltons Ride Again]]'' || Grat Dalton || [[Ray Taylor (director)|Ray Taylor]] || |- | 1945 || ''[[House of Dracula]]'' || Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man || [[Erle C. Kenton]] || |- | 1945 || ''[[Pillow of Death]]'' || Wayne Fletcher || [[Wallace Fox]] || An ''Inner Sanctum'' mystery produced by Universal Pictures<ref name="ReferenceD"/> |- | 1947 || ''Laguna U.S.A.'' || Chaney plays himself doing "Lennie" || || 10-minute Columbia short subject |- | 1947 || ''[[My Favorite Brunette]]'' || Willie || [[Elliott Nugent]] || co-starring Bob Hope and [[Peter Lorre]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1948 || ''[[Albuquerque (film)|Albuquerque]]'' || Steve Murkill || [[Ray Enright]] || starring [[Randolph Scott]]<ref name="ReferenceE">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 348. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1948 || ''[[The Counterfeiters (1948 film)|The Counterfeiters]]'' || Louie Struber || [[Sam Newfield]] || |- | 1948 || ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]]'' || Lawrence Talbot || [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]] || co-starring Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 201"/> |- | 1948 || ''[[16 Fathoms Deep]]'' || Mr. Demitri || [[Irving Allen]] || Remake of the 1934 film, starring Lloyd Bridges<ref name="ReferenceE"/> |- | 1949 || ''[[There's a Girl in My Heart]]'' || John Colton, music hall owner || [[Arthur Dreifuss]] || |- | 1950 || ''[[Captain China]]'' || Red Lynch || [[Lewis R. Foster]] || |- | 1950 || ''[[Once a Thief (1950 film)|Once a Thief]]'' || Gus || [[W. Lee Wilder]] || starring Cesar Romero |- | 1951 || ''[[Inside Straight (film)|Inside Straight]]'' || Shocker Ninkovitch || [[/w/index.php|Gerald Mayer]] || |- | 1951 || ''[[Only the Valiant]]'' || Trooper Kebussyan || [[Gordon Douglas (director)|Gordon Douglas]] || |- | 1951 || ''[[Behave Yourself!]]'' || Pinky || [[/w/index.php|George Beck]] || |- | 1951 || ''[[Bride of the Gorilla]]'' || Police Commissioner Taro || [[Curt Siodmak]] || |- | 1951 || ''[[Flame of Araby]]'' || Borka Barbarossa || [[Charles Lamont]] || |- | 1952 || ''[[The Bushwackers (film)|The Bushwhackers]]'' || Artemus Taylor || [[Rod Amateau]] || starring John Ireland |- | 1952 || ''[[Thief of Damascus]]'' || [[Sinbad]] || [[Will Jason]] || filmed in Technicolor |- | 1952 || ''[[High Noon]]'' || Martin Howe || [[Fred Zinnemann]] || starring [[Gary Cooper]]<ref name="ReferenceE"/> |- | 1952 || ''[[Springfield Rifle (1952 film)|Springfield Rifle]]'' || Pete Elm || [[Andre de Toth]] || starring Gary Cooper |- | 1952 || ''[[The Black Castle]]'' || Henchman Gargon || [[Nathan H. Juran]] || co-starring Boris Karloff<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 211">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 211. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1952 || ''[[Battles of Chief Pontiac]]'' || Chief Pontiac || [[Felix E. Feist]] || starring [[Lex Barker]] |- | 1953 || ''Bandit Island'' || Kip, a robber || Arthur Hilton || 25-minute novelty short filmed in 3-D; later released in 2-D in 1954 as ''The Big Chase''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 211"/> |- | 1953 || ''[[Raiders of the Seven Seas]]'' || Peg Leg || [[Sidney Salkow]] || |- | 1953 || ''[[A Lion Is in the Streets]]'' || Spurge McManamee || [[Raoul Walsh]] || starring James Cagney |- | 1954 || ''[[Jivaro (film)|Jivaro]]'' || Pedro Martines || [[Edward Ludwig]] || filmed in 3-D |- | 1954 || ''[[The Boy from Oklahoma]]'' || Crazy Charlie || [[Michael Curtiz]] || |- | 1954 || ''[[Casanova's Big Night]]'' || Emo || [[Norman Z. McLeod]] || co-stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Basil Rathbone]] and [[John Carradine]]<ref name="ReferenceF">Svehla, Gary. "Lon Chaney Jr.". Midnight Marquee Press. Pg. 349. ISBN 1-887664-15-7.</ref> |- | 1954 || ''[[Passion (1954 film)|Passion]]'' || Castro || [[Allan Dwan]] || |- | 1954 || ''[[The Black Pirates]]'' || Padre Felipe || [[/w/index.php|Allen H. Miner]] || |- | 1955 || ''[[Big House, U.S.A.]]'' || Alamo Smith || [[Howard W. Koch]] || co-starring Broderick Crawford and [[Charles Bronson]]<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 212">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 212. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1955 || ''[[The Silver Star (film)|The Silver Star]]'' || John Harmon || [[Richard Bartlett]] || |- | 1955 || ''[[Not as a Stranger]]'' || Job Marsh || [[Stanley Kramer]] || co-starring Broderick Crawford |- | 1955 || ''[[I Died a Thousand Times]]'' || Big Mac || [[Stuart Heisler]] || |- | 1955 || ''[[The Indian Fighter]]'' || Chivington || [[Andre de Toth]] || starring [[Kirk Douglas]] |- | 1956 || ''[[Manfish]]'' || "Swede" || [[W. Lee Wilder]] || Based on Edgar Allan Poe's ''The Gold Bug''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 213">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 213. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1956 || ''[[Indestructible Man]]'' || Charles "Butcher" Benton || [[Jack Pollexfen]] || |- | 1956 || ''[[The Black Sleep]]'' || Mungo || [[Reginald Le Borg]] || co-starring Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and John Carradine<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 213"/> |- | 1956 || ''[[Pardners]]'' || Whitey || [[Norman Taurog]] || starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 213"/> |- | 1956 || ''[[Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer]]'' || Chief Blackfish || Albert Gannaway, [[Ismael Rodríguez]] || starring Bruce Bennett; filmed in Color in Mexico<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 137-138. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1957 || ''[[The Cyclops (film)|The Cyclops]]'' || Martin 'Marty' Melville || [[Bert I. Gordon]] || |- | 1958 || ''[[The Defiant Ones (film)|The Defiant Ones]]'' || Big Sam || [[Stanley Kramer]] || starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis<ref name="ReferenceF"/> |- | 1958 || ''[[Money, Women and Guns]]'' || Art Birdwell || [[Richard Bartlett]] || |- | 1959 || ''[[The Alligator People]]'' || Manon || [[Roy Del Ruth]] || |- | 1960 || ''La Casa del Terror''/ ''[[House of Terror (1960 film)|House of Terror]]'' || Chaney plays A Mummy and a Werewolf || [[Gilberto Martínez Solares]] || Chaney footage from this Mexican film was later re-edited into a 1965 [[Jerry Warren]] film called ''Face of the Screaming Werewolf''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 212"/> |- | 1961 || ''[[Rebellion in Cuba]]'' (aka ''Chivato'')|| Gordo || Albert C. Gannaway|| co-starring [[Jake LaMotta]] |- | 1961 || ''[[The Phantom (1961 film)|The Phantom]]'' || Jed || Harold Daniels<ref>Pasko, Martin (Summer 2018). "The Ghost who Stumbles: The Phantom Phollies of Philmland". RetroFan. TwoMorrows Publishing (1): 17–24.</ref> || Unsold pilot for a TV series |- | 1962 || ''[[The Devil's Messenger]]'' || Satan || [[Herbert L. Strock]] || This film was re-edited from various episodes of a 1959 TV show called ''[[13 Demon Street]]''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 214">Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 214. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1963 || ''[[The Haunted Palace]]'' || Simon Orne || [[Roger Corman]] || starred [[Vincent Price]]; based on an [[H. P. Lovecraft]] novel<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 214"/> |- | 1964 || ''[[Law of the Lawless (1963 film)|Law of the Lawless]]'' || Tiny || [[William F. Claxton]] || First of eight westerns Chaney made for [[A. C. Lyles]] from 1964-1968 <ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 161. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1964 || ''[[Witchcraft (1964 film)|Witchcraft]]'' || Morgan Whitlock || [[Don Sharp]] || filmed in England |- | 1964 || ''[[Stage to Thunder Rock]]'' || Henry "Harry" Parker || [[William F. Claxton]] || produced by A. C. Lyles |- | 1965 || ''[[Young Fury]]'' || Bartender || [[Christian Nyby]] || produced by A. C. Lyles<ref name="ReferenceF"/> |- | 1965 || ''[[Face of the Screaming Werewolf]]'' || A mummy/werewolf || [[Jerry Warren]] || this film was re-edited from a 1960 Mexican film called ''La Casa del Terror''<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 214"/> |- | 1965 || ''[[Black Spurs]]'' || Gus Kile || [[R. G. Springsteen]] || produced by A. C. Lyles |- | 1965 || ''[[Town Tamer]]'' || Mayor Charlie Leach || [[Lesley Selander]] || produced by A. C. Lyles |- | 1965 || ''[[Apache Uprising]]'' || Charlie Russell || [[R. G. Springsteen]] || produced by A. C. Lyles<ref name="ReferenceF"/> |- | 1965 || ''[[House of the Black Death]]'' || Belial Desard, a warlock || [[Jerry Warren]] || Initially released theatrically as ''Blood of the Man-Devil'', the title was later changed for TV; co-starring John Carradine<ref name="Smith, Don G. 1996 Pg. 214"/> |- | 1966 || ''[[Johnny Reno]]'' || Sheriff Hodges || [[R.G. Springsteen]] || produced by A. C. Lyles |- | 1967 || ''[[Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors]]'' || Dr. Mendel || [[David L. Hewitt]] || aka ''The Blood Suckers''; later shown on TV as ''Return From the Past''; co-starring John Carradine |- | 1967 || ''[[Hillbillys in a Haunted House]]'' || Maximillian || [[Jean Yarbrough]] || co-starring John Carradine and Basil Rathbone<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 215. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1967 || ''[[Welcome to Hard Times (film)|Welcome to Hard Times]]'' || Avery the bartender || [[Burt Kennedy]] || starring Henry Fonda and Warren Oates<ref name="ReferenceF"/> |- | 1967 || ''[[Spider Baby]]'' || Bruno || [[Jack Hill]] || later re-released as ''The Liver Eaters'' |- | 1968 || ''The Far Out West'' || Chief Eagle Shadow || || Compilation film composed of footage from various episodes of a 1966 TV series called ''Pistols and Petticoats''<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 219. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1968 || ''[[Buckskin (film)|Buckskin]]'' || Sheriff Tangely || [[Michael D. Moore]] || last of the eight westerns Chaney made for [[A. C. Lyles]] from 1964–68; Aka ''The Frontiersman''<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 176. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- | 1968 || ''[[Fireball Jungle]]'' || Sammy, the junkyard owner || Jose Priete || starring John Russell |- | 1969 || ''A Stranger in Town'' || Doc Whitaker || Earl J. Miller || Made-for-educational-TV movie, later retitled ''The Children's West'' |- | 1971 || ''[[The Female Bunch]]'' || Monty, a drug dealer || [[Al Adamson]], John Cardos || shot in 1969, but not released until September 1, 1971<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-female-bunch-vm18983107 | title=The Female Bunch (1971) - al Adamson, John Cardos | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie }}</ref> |- | 1971 || ''[[Dracula vs. Frankenstein]]'' || Groton the zombie || [[Al Adamson]] || Chaney's last film, shot in 1969 but not released until September 20, 1971 (filmed before ''The Female Bunch'' but released afterwards)<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pages 181-185. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref> |- |}
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