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)
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
(1929)
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
(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)
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
(1927)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke
(1927)
Mockery
as Sergei
(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 Monster
as Dr. Ziska
(1925)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
(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)
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
(1922)
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
(1922)
Shadows
as Yen Sin
(1922)
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
(1922)
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
(1922)
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
(1922)
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
(1921)
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
(1921)
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
(1921)
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
(1921)
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
(1921)
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke
(1920)
The Penalty
as Blizzard
(1920)
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
(1920)
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
(1920)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers
(1920)
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
(1919)
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
(1919)
Victory
as Ricardo
(1919)
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
(1919)
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
(1919)
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
(1919)
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
(1919)
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
(1918)
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
(1918)
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
(1918)
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
(1918)
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
(1918)
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg
(1918)
Danger, Go Slow
as Bud
(1918)
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
(1918)
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
(1918)
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
(1917)
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
(1917)
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
(1917)
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
(1917)
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
(1917)
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
(1917)
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
(1917)
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
(1917)
The Empty Gun
as Frank
(1917)
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
(1917)
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
(1917)
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland
(1917)
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
(1917)
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
(1916)
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie
(1916)
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni
(1916)
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
(1916)
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
(1916)
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo
(1916)
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
(1916)
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
(1916)
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
(1916)
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
(1916)
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
(1915)
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
(1915)
(1915)
A Mother's Atonement
as Ben
(1915)
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord
(1915)
(1915)
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
(1915)
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
(1914)
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson
(1914)
Richelieu
as Baradas
(1914)
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1914)
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
(1914)
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
(1914)
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser
(1914)
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
(1914)
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
(1914)
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
(1914)
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
(1914)
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor
(1913)
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
(1913)
(1913)
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude
(1913)
Back to Life
as The Rival
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)