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Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Acting1883Colorado 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".

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Acting History

Future
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)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2002
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
2000
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Universal Horror
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
1953
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1951
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
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
The Unholy Three
Makeup Artist
1929
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
1927
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Unknown
as Alonzo
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke
Mockery
as Sergei
1926
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
1924
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin
1923
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling
1922
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Shadows
as Yen Sin
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
1921
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
1920
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
The Penalty
as Blizzard
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
1919
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
Victory
as Ricardo
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
1918
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
1917
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
1916
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
1915
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Father and the Boys
as Tuck Bartholomew
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug
Graft
Makeup Artist
1914
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
Richelieu
as Baradas
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion
1913
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Back to Life
as The Rival

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/31/1883
Day of Death
8/26/1930
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA