Lon Chaney
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-03-31
Day of Death
1930-08-26 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Lon Chaney
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
Acting
(2022)
They Came from the Attic
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
(2014)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
(2013)
(2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
(2008)
Nadie inquietó más
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
(2002)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
(2000)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
(1995)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as (archive footage)
(1995)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
The Horror of It All
as The Phantom (archive footage)
(1979)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1974)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
(1953)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
(1951)
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1945)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
(1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1931)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
(1930)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
(1929)
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
(1929)
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
(1929)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik
(1928)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
(1928)
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
(1928)
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
(1928)
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
(1928)
(1927)
The Unknown
as Alonzo
(1927)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke
(1927)
Mockery
as Sergei
(1927)
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
(1927)
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
(1926)
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
(1926)
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
(1926)
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
(1925)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
(1925)
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
(1925)
The Tower of Lies
as Jan
(1924)
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
(1924)
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin
(1923)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
(1923)
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling
(1923)
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos
(1923)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Mark Shore
(1922)
Shadows
as Yen Sin
(1922)
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
(1922)
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
(1922)
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
(1922)
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
(1922)
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
(1922)
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
(1921)
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
(1921)
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
(1921)
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
(1921)
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke
(1921)
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
(1920)
The Penalty
as Blizzard
(1920)
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
(1920)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers
(1920)
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
(1920)
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
(1919)
Victory
as Ricardo
(1919)
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
(1919)
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
(1919)
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
(1919)
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
(1919)
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
(1919)
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
(1918)
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
(1918)
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
(1918)
Danger, Go Slow
as Bud
(1918)
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
(1918)
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
(1918)
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
(1918)
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
(1918)
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
(1918)
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg
(1917)
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
(1917)
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
(1917)
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
(1917)
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
(1917)
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
(1917)
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
(1917)
The Empty Gun
as Frank
(1917)
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
(1917)
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
(1917)
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland
(1917)
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
(1917)
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
(1917)
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
(1916)
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie
(1916)
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
(1916)
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni
(1916)
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
(1916)
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo
(1916)
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
(1916)
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
(1916)
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
(1916)
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
(1916)
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
(1915)
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
(1915)
A Mother's Atonement
as Ben
(1915)
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
(1915)
(1915)
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
(1915)
(1915)
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug
(1915)
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord
(1914)
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
(1914)
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
(1914)
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
(1914)
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
(1914)
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1914)
Richelieu
as Baradas
(1914)
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson
(1914)
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
(1914)
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
(1914)
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion
(1914)
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser
(1914)
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson
(1914)
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor
(1913)
Back to Life
as The Rival
(1913)
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude
(1913)
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Crew
(1930)
The Unholy Three
Makeup Artist
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
Makeup Artist
(1923)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Makeup Artist, Co-Director
(1922)
The Trap
Story
(1915)
The Stool Pigeon
Director
(1915)
The Oyster Dredger
Director, Writer
(1914)