Lon Chaney, Jr.

He achieved immortality by appearing on one of a series of United States postage stamps portraying movie monsters, as the Wolf Man, in 1977. Breen, the prime antagonist in the 2004 computer game Half-Life 2. He maintained a strong career in horror movies, playing all four of the classic horror roles -- the Wolf Man, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Mummy in The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and (the son of) Dracula in Son of Dracula (1943). Culp lent his voice to the digital character Dr. In 1941 he starred in the title role of The Wolf Man, the characterization which would be his stereotypical role for the rest of his life. Ewing in Dallas, Culp was ready to step into the role with an explanation that his face had been rebuilt following an accident. He did not achieve stardom until the 1939 feature film version of Of Mice and Men, in which he played Lennie Small. R.

His first movie was an uncredited role in the 1932 film Girl Crazy. When Larry Hagman entered into contract negotiations over his character of J. He did not take any movie roles until after his father's death. His next starring stint on television was as an FBI agent in The Greatest American Hero. But he also studied makeup under his father. He went on to star in the movie Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, and had appearances in several Columbo television movies, playing several different characters. He worked menial jobs in order to make his own way. Culp became famous for his role on the espionage series I Spy, opposite Bill Cosby, but in fact, he had had an extensive film career prior to that 1965 program, most notably in PT 109.

Chaney worked hard to avoid his father's shadow. Robert Culp (born August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California) is an American actor, best known for his work on television. Chaney was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died in San Clemente, California. He was born Creighton Tull Chaney, and was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, as a studio marketing ploy. Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 - July 12, 1973) was an American character actor, well-known mainly for his roles in monster movies and as the son of his better-known father, Lon Chaney.