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)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
(2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (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)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik
(1929)
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
(1928)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
(1928)
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
(1928)
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
(1928)
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
(1928)
(1927)
The Unknown
as Alonzo
(1927)
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
(1927)
Mockery
as Sergei
(1927)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke
(1927)
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
(1926)
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
(1926)
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
(1926)
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
(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)
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
(1922)
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
(1922)
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
(1922)
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
(1922)
Shadows
as Yen Sin
(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)
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke
(1921)
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
(1921)
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
(1920)
The Penalty
as Blizzard
(1920)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers
(1920)
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
(1920)
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
(1920)
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
(1919)
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
(1919)
Victory
as Ricardo
(1919)
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
(1919)
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
(1919)
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
(1919)
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
(1919)
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
(1918)
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
(1918)
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
(1918)
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
(1918)
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
(1918)
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
(1918)
Danger, Go Slow
as Bud
(1918)
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
(1918)
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg
(1918)
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
(1917)
The Empty Gun
as Frank
(1917)
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
(1917)
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
(1917)
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
(1917)
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
(1917)
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
(1917)
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
(1917)
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
(1917)
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
(1917)
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
(1917)
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
(1917)
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland
(1917)
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
(1916)
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
(1916)
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni
(1916)
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
(1916)
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
(1916)
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
(1916)
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
(1916)
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie
(1916)
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
(1916)
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo
(1916)
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
(1915)
Father and the Boys
as Tuck Bartholomew
(1915)
A Mother's Atonement
as Ben
(1915)
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
(1915)
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
(1915)
(1915)
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
(1915)
(1915)
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord
(1915)
Stronger Than Death
as Attorney
(1915)
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug
(1914)
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
(1914)
Richelieu
as Baradas
(1914)
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
(1914)
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1914)
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
(1914)
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor
(1914)
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson
(1914)
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser
(1914)
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
(1914)
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
(1914)
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion
(1914)
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
(1914)
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson
(1913)
Back to Life
as The Rival
(1913)
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
(1913)
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude
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
Writer, Director
(1915)
Graft
Makeup Artist
(1914)