Lon Chaney
Known for
Acting
Life
1883 – 1930 (aged 47)
Born in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Credits
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Biography
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces".
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Known For
The Phantom of the Opera
29 Jun 1925
The Unknown
29 May 1927
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
06 Sep 1923
He Who Gets Slapped
22 Dec 1924
The Unholy Three
20 Jul 1925
The Penalty
15 Aug 1920
West of Zanzibar
24 Nov 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
14 Apr 1928
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Filmography
2022
- They Came from the Atticas The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2014
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas The Phantom
2008
- Nadie inquietó másas Various Roles (archive footage)
2002
- London After Midnightas Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
1998
- Universal Horroras (archive footage)
1995
- Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Facesas (archive footage)
1983
- The Horror of It Allas The Phantom (archive footage)
1979
- The Horror Showas (archive footage)
1953
- Yesterday and Todayas (archive footage)
1951
- Hollywood Storyas The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1931
- The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)
1930
- The Unholy Threeas Professor Echo
1929
- The Phantom of the Operaas Erik
- Thunderas Grumpy Anderson
- Where East Is Eastas Tiger Haynes
1928
- West of Zanzibaras Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
- Laugh, Clown, Laughas Tito Beppi
- The Big Cityas Chuck Collins
- While the City Sleepsas Dan Coghlan
1927
- London After Midnightas Professor Edward C. Burke
- Mockeryas Sergei
- The Unknownas Alonzo
- Mr. Wuas Mr. Wu
1926
- Tell It to the Marinesas Sergeant O'Hara
- Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
- The Road to Mandalayas Singapore Joe
- The Blackbirdas Dan - The Blackbird
1925
- The Tower of Liesas Jan
- The Unholy Threeas Professor Echo
- The Phantom of the Operaas Erik, The Phantom
- The Monsteras Dr. Ziska
1924
- He Who Gets Slappedas Paul Beaumont
- The Next Corneras Juan Serafin
1923
- The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Quasimodo
- The Shockas Wilse Dilling
- While Paris Sleepsas Henri Santodos
- All the Brothers Were Valiantas Mark Shore
1922
- Quincy Adams Sawyeras Obadiah Strout
- A Blind Bargainas Dr. Arthur Lamb
- Shadowsas Yen Sin
- Oliver Twistas Fagin
- The Light in the Darkas Tony Pantelli
- Flesh and Bloodas David Webster
- The Trapas Gaspard the Good
1921
- Voices of the Cityas O'Rourke
- Bits of Lifeas Chin Chow
- The Ace of Heartsas Farallone
- For Those We Loveas Trix Ulner
- Outside the Lawas Ah Wing
1920
- Nomads of the Northas Raoul Challoner
- The Penaltyas Blizzard
- The Adventures of Daredevil Jackas Royce Rivers
- The Gift Supremeas Merney Stagg
- Treasure Islandas Blind Pew
1919
- The Wicked Darlingas Stoop Connors
- Victoryas Ricardo
- When Bearcat Went Dryas Kindard Powers
- Paid in Advanceas Bateese Le Blanc
- The Miracle Manas The Frog
- A Man's Countryas 'Three Card' Duncan
- The False Facesas Karl Eckstrom
1918
- Danger, Go Slowas Bud
- The Talk of the Townas Jack Langhorne
- That Devil, Bateeseas Louis Courteau
- Riddle Gawneas Hame Bozzam
- A Broadway Scandalas 'Kink' Colby
- Fast Companyas Dan McCarty
- The Grand Passionas Paul Argos
- Broadway Loveas Elmer Watkins
- The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlinas Bethmann-Hollweg
1917
- The Scarlet Caras Paul Revere Forbes
- Bondageas Seducer (uncredited)
- Anything Onceas Waughnt Moore
- The Empty Gunas Frank
- Triumphas Paul Neihoff
- Pay Me!as Joe Lawson
- The Rescueas Thomas Holland
- Fires of Rebellionas Russell Hanlon
- A Doll's Houseas Nils Krogstad
- The Flashlightas Henry Norton
- The Girl in the Checkered Coatas Hector Maitland
- Hell Morgan's Girlas Sleter Noble
- The Piper's Priceas Billy Kilmartin
1916
- The Price of Silenceas Edmond Stafford
- The Place Beyond the Windsas Jerry Jo
- If My Country Should Callas Dr. George Ardrath
- The Mark of Cainas Dick Temple
- The Grasp of Greedas Jimmie
- Bobbie of the Balletas Hook Hoover
- The Gilded Spideras Giovanni
- Tangled Heartsas John Hammond
- The Grip of Jealousyas Silas Lacey
- Dolly's Scoopas Dan Fisher
1915
- Stronger Than Deathas Attorney
- Father and the Boysas Tuck Bartholomew
- The Millionaire Paupersas Landlord
- A Mother's Atonementas Ben
- Alas and Alackas The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
- The Fascination of the Fleur de Lisas The Duke of Safoulrug
- The Oyster Dredger
- The Stool Pigeon
- The Measure of a Manas Donald MacDermott
- The Sin of Olga Brandtas Stephen Leslie
1914
- A Night of Thrillsas The Visitor
- The Lion, the Lamb and the Manas Fred Brown, the Lion
- Damon and Pythiasas Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Virtue Its Own Rewardas Duncan Bronson
- Richelieuas Baradas
- The Higher Lawas Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
- The Oublietteas Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
- By the Sun's Raysas Frank Lawler, the Clerk
- A Ranch Romanceas Raphael Praz
- The Forbidden Roomas John Morris
- The Tragedy of Whispering Creekas The Greaser
- The End of the Feudas Wood Dawson
- Discord and Harmonyas Lon - the Sculptor
1913
- Back to Lifeas The Rival
- The Restless Spiritas The Russian Count (uncredited)
- Poor Jake's Demiseas The Dude