Lon Chaney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1883
- Died
- August 26, 1930 (aged 47)
- Birthplace
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
They Came from the Attic
Movie · as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Movie · as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Movie
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
London After Midnight
Movie · as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
Movie · as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Movie · as The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Show
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
Movie · as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Unholy Three
Movie · as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Erik, The Phantom
Where East Is East
Movie · as Tiger Haynes
Thunder
Movie · as Grumpy Anderson
West of Zanzibar
Movie · as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Movie · as Tito Beppi
While the City Sleeps
Movie · as Dan Coghlan
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Movie · as Self
The Big City
Movie · as Chuck Collins
The Unknown
Movie · as Alonzo
London After Midnight
Movie · as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Vampire
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Movie · as Self
Mockery
Movie · as Sergei
Mr. Wu
Movie · as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Life in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Road to Mandalay
Movie · as Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
Movie · as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Tell It to the Marines
Movie · as Sergeant O'Hara
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
Movie
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Erik, The Phantom
The Monster
Movie · as Dr. Ziska
The Unholy Three
Movie · as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Tower of Lies
Movie · as Jan
He Who Gets Slapped
Movie · as Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
Movie · as Juan Serafin
While Paris Sleeps
Movie · as Henri Santodos
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Quasimodo
The Shock
Movie · as Wilse Dilling
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Movie · as Mark Shore
A Blind Bargain
Movie · as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Shadows
Movie · as Yen Sin
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Movie · as Obadiah Strout
The Light in the Dark
Movie · as Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
Movie · as David Webster
The Trap
Movie · as Gaspard the Good
Oliver Twist
Movie · as Fagin
The Ace of Hearts
Movie · as Farallone
For Those We Love
Movie · as Trix Ulner
Outside the Law
Movie · as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Voices of the City
Movie · as O'Rourke
Bits of Life
Movie · as Chin Chow
The Penalty
Movie · as Blizzard
Nomads of the North
Movie · as Raoul Challoner
Treasure Island
Movie · as Blind Pew / Merry
The Gift Supreme
Movie · as Merney Stagg
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Movie · as Royce Rivers
A Man's Country
Movie · as 'Three Card' Duncan
The Wicked Darling
Movie · as Stoop Connors
When Bearcat Went Dry
Movie · as Kindard Powers
Victory
Movie · as Ricardo
The False Faces
Movie · as Karl Eckstrom
The Miracle Man
Movie · as The Frog
Paid in Advance
Movie · as Bateese Le Blanc
Fast Company
Movie · as Dan McCarty
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
Movie · as Bethmann-Hollweg
Broadway Love
Movie · as Elmer Watkins
A Broadway Scandal
Movie · as 'Kink' Colby
Danger, Go Slow
Movie · as Bud
The Grand Passion
Movie · as Paul Argos
Riddle Gawne
Movie · as Hame Bozzam
That Devil, Bateese
Movie · as Louis Courteau
The Talk of the Town
Movie · as Jack Langhorne
Bondage
Movie · as Seducer (uncredited)
The Scarlet Car
Movie · as Paul Revere Forbes
The Empty Gun
Movie · as Frank
Triumph
Movie · as Paul Neihoff
Hell Morgan's Girl
Movie · as Sleter Noble
Anything Once
Movie · as Waughnt Moore
Fires of Rebellion
Movie · as Russell Hanlon
The Piper's Price
Movie · as Billy Kilmartin
A Doll's House
Movie · as Nils Krogstad
The Flashlight
Movie · as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Rescue
Movie · as Thomas Holland
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Movie · as Hector Maitland
Pay Me!
Movie · as Joe Lawson
The Mark of Cain
Movie · as Dick Temple
If My Country Should Call
Movie · as Dr. George Ardrath
The Place Beyond the Winds
Movie · as Jerry Jo
Bobbie of the Ballet
Movie · as Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
Movie · as Giovanni
The Grasp of Greed
Movie · as Jimmie
The Price of Silence
Movie · as Edmond Stafford
The Grip of Jealousy
Movie · as Silas Lacey
Tangled Hearts
Movie · as John Hammond
Dolly's Scoop
Movie · as Dan Fisher
The Stool Pigeon
Movie
The Oyster Dredger
Movie
The Measure of a Man
Movie · as Donald MacDermott
Alas and Alack
Movie · as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Millionaire Paupers
Movie · as Landlord
The Sin of Olga Brandt
Movie · as Stephen Leslie
A Mother's Atonement
Movie · as Ben
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
Movie · as The Duke of Safoulrug
Stronger Than Death
Movie · as Attorney
Father and the Boys
Movie · as Tuck Bartholomew
Damon and Pythias
Movie · as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Discord and Harmony
Movie · as Lon - the Sculptor
The End of the Feud
Movie · as Wood Dawson
A Ranch Romance
Movie · as Raphael Praz
The Oubliette
Movie · as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
Movie · as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The Forbidden Room
Movie · as John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
Movie · as The Greaser
A Night of Thrills
Movie · as The Visitor
Richelieu
Movie · as Baradas
The Higher Law
Movie · as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Virtue Its Own Reward
Movie · as Duncan Bronson
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
Movie · as Fred Brown, the Lion
Poor Jake's Demise
Movie · as The Dude
The Restless Spirit
Movie · as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Back to Life
Movie · as The Rival
The Honor of the Family
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