Lon Chaney Jr.

Active - 1932 - 1985 | Born - Feb 10, 1906 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Died - Jul 12, 1973 | Genres - Adventure, Drama, Action

Of English, French and Irish descent.
At six months old, joined his parents for the first time onstage.
Attended business college and worked in an appliance corporation.
Developed makeup skills which he learned from his father.
Started working in films in 1930 after his father's death.
In 1935, changed his stage name to Lon Chaney Jr.
Played classic movie monsters like a wolf man, Frankenstein's Monster, a mummy and a vampire (Dracula's son).

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