Talk:Lon Chaney Jr.

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General comment-- I think this concentrates far too much on Chaney's horror roles, which are in fact outnumbered by his appearances in westerns. Also, since he was known simply as "Lon Chaney" from 1940 to his death in '67, what's with the entry being labled "Jr."? As an alternative, yes, perhaps, but his professional name, and his screen credit, did not include the "J." (Except in the very last piece of dreck he did, Female Bunch-- which is pretty much yet another western.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ted Newsom (talk • contribs) 19:32, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

If we drop the "Jr", how do you propose to distiguish betwwen this Lon Chaney and his father, who was also a famous actor whose professional name was "Lon Chaney"? The father never weet by "Lon Chaney, Sr."; so, our choices for the son are "Lon Chaney, Jr." (the name by which is is often now known) or "Creighton Chaney". The former seems to be what most people will look under. Cdixon 16:35, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not at all sure that it's true he went by simply "Lon Chaney". He should continue to be listed under Jr. Wahkeenah 01:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

family history
I don't think that the family history, with the exception of Lon Chaney, Sr., is important in this article.--RockRNC 01:57, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Lon-Chaney-Jr.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Chaneyjr.jpg
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More information on the actor from www.classicscifi.com would benefit the page.
Hello. I have been watching Lon's films since at least 1973. I have obviously been a big fan of his for decades. I could talk about Lon for hours with the curious movie buff. I met his nephew about 8 years ago. Anyways, I found a nifty page I'd like to add as an external link. Unfortunately, there has been some trouble getting it posted up here. There is something cryptic about it. The page is found on the web at www.classicscifi.com Here is the mystery link that won't work on Wikipedia. This is it http://www.classicscifi.com/index.php?option=com_csfactor&Itemid=31&actor=Lon+Chaney+Jr. I thought it would be great to add as there is some film footage of the actor on the site. Great addition that I would think is more than suitable for the page. Thanks, Electric Japan (talk) 10:11, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

deathbed comment
There's a remark in the article that goes like this: "On his deathbed, Lon Chaney, Jr's close friend Sandie Clark told reporters that Lon Chaney, Jr 'was a gentle, talented man.'"  Aside from the fact that someone said something nice about him is hardly news of encyclopedia importance, there's also the question of the wording. On whose deathbed? Chaney's? Then the sentence, grammatically, suggests that the speaker was on Chaney's deathbed with him. Clark's? How is that pertinent? If the intent is to say that Clark said this while Chaney was on his own deathbed, then it needs to be rewritten to reflect that. My suggestion is that it's too trivial, since probably a hundred people said the same thing about Chaney. But if it's there, it needs to be clear who's where when. Monkeyzpop (talk) 05:58, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 'Gentle' does not seem to accord with his reputation in the studios. Valetude (talk) 19:50, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

"Son" of Dracula
Chaney did not play Dracula's son in 'Son of Dracula' despite the title. There is no character of a son in this film and Chaney played the same Count Dracula that Bela Lugosi portrayed in the 1931 film. Despite this, people have edited the information in Chaney's entry to say he played "Dracula's son." It was on this entry in error for at least several years. (Sellpink (talk) 18:51, 18 June 2013 (UTC))

Infobox pic
The pic of LC Jr that was previously in the infobox is preferable as it is of the man not one of the characters that he played. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:56, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The summary at the files page gives ample reasoning why that pic can be used in this article. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:58, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

We Need a Better Photo
Lon Chaney Jr. is one of the great Horror Icons of the golden age. Lugosi and Karloff have good photos for their articles, whereas Lon Chaney has a trailer image of a forgotten western where he played a bit part. Chaney has been the Wolfman, Frankenstein's Monster, and The Mummy, among others. He needs a photo more representative of the high point of his career. 173.218.98.78 (talk) 15:43, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That's exactly right! Chaney Jr. gets short shrift despite having been one of Universal's tent-pole players in the 1940s, and it seems impossible to find a superb photo to upload into youtube. Granted, he can't begin to match his legendary father, but who can? (Imagine being chronically compared to the real Lon Chaney!!) It was especially unfortunate that the studios wouldn't cast him in good roles unless he used his father's name, something he fought against for quite a while. Racing Forward (talk) 21:55, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

incorrect info re: postage stamps
I'm going to remove the claim that the 1997 set of stamps (Scott number 3168) featured Lon Chaney Sr. on two stamps....the Hunchback of Notre Dame was not part of the set. The set featured 4 each of five stamps - Lon Chaney as Phantom of the Opera, Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein and the Mummy, and Lon Chaney Jr. as Wolfman. Elsquared (talk) 03:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * They should have done a stamp for Lon Chaney in The Unknown (1927) with Joan Crawford. Eventually it'll be taken for granted that it's his real signature performance, although probably not in my lifetime. Racing Forward (talk) 22:10, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Where's Lon Chaney Jr.'s Television Career?
Chaney Jr. is in the enviable position of having had such a relentlessly voluminous film career that his television career seems almost entirely overlooked in our wikipedia article at this juncture. He did a tremendous amount of television across a very long span, including being a regular sidekick in at least one Western series and playing Frankenstein's monster again while being so drunk that he thought it was a rehearsal instead of an actual live broadcast (if you don't believe it, the kinescope is available for viewing). How many people can say that? Racing Forward (talk) 22:10, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Creighton always maintained he had a tough childhood.
I want to say that I personally do not doubt that Chaney had a tough childhood, but there's no source, and the wording is also strange ("always maintained," as if he were frequently drilled on the topic.) The way it is phrase sounds strangely skeptical. I am not skeptical, but it does need a source. Harry Sibelius (talk) 12:03, 1 February 2023 (UTC)