Larry accomplished his goal at the end of House of Dracula, and for a time it seemed that the 1945 film was the end of the Wolf Man saga for Lon Chaney, Jr. And canonically, it was, but Universal ...

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

In 1943, he’d play Dracula in the confusingly named Son of Dracula. Then he played the Mummy again. Then the Wolf Man. And so on, up to the end of the decade.

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 did not enjoy transforming into the Wolf Man. The actor – who played the cursed monster in the 1941 original – endured hours upon hours at the mercy of Jack Pierce, Universal ...

These are the stories which I wish to do.” 5. He discouraged Lon Chaney, Jr. from pursuing a career in show business. Lon Chaney, Sr. in “London After Midnight,” directed by Tod Browning.

The following year, Lon Chaney Jr gave his final interview (he died in 1973). But despite his grumbles, even The Wolf Man had to admit that Jack Pierce was “one of the finest makeup men who ever ...

Lon Chaney Jr., 'Son of Dracula' (1943) During Universal's horror heyday, Chaney was best known as the Wolf Man yet had a shot at all the major roles: Mummy, Frankenstein’s monster and also the ...

Chaney Sr. (not to be confused with his son, Lon Chaney Jr., star of 1941's The Wolf Man) was one of the biggest movie stars of his era, yet was most famous for hiding in plain sight behind the ...