Lon Chaney Jr.

Actor. Born 10 February 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Died 12 July 1973.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Born

10 February 1906, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died

12 July 1973

Active

1938–1958

Frequently works with

Stanley Kramer

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Lon’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $12m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1938–1958

Genres

Drama4
Adventure1
Crime1
Horror1
Music1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestHigh Noon1952

70WorstAlexander's Ragtime Band1938

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11920s

511930s

441940s

611950s

301960s

31970s

81990s

52000s

12010s

Directors most worked with

Stanley Kramer2 titles