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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1883-03-31 00:00:00
Birth Place:Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1930-08-26 00:00:00
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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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (40)
⭐ 5.8
Where East Is East
Role: Tiger Haynes1929
⭐ 6
A Blind Bargain
Role: Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man1922
⭐ 7.5
He Who Gets Slapped
Role: Paul Beaumont1924
While Paris Sleeps
Role: Henri Santodos1923
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
actor2013
No Image
The Honor of the Family
actor2025
⭐ 5.8
The Unholy Three
makeup artist1930
Thunder
Role: Grumpy Anderson1929
⭐ 5.1
The Shock
Role: Wilse Dilling1923
⭐ 5.2
The Trap
Role: Gaspard the Good1922
⭐ 6.2
Shadows
Role: Yen Sin1922
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Role: Self1928
⭐ 7.5
The Unknown
Role: Alonzo1927
⭐ 6.8
West of Zanzibar
Role: Phroso 'Dead-Legs'1928
⭐ 6.4
The Road to Mandalay
Role: Singapore Joe1926
⭐ 5.7
Mr. Wu
Role: Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather1927
The Millionaire Paupers
Role: Landlord1915
⭐ 6.7
The Unholy Three
Role: Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady1925
⭐ 6.4
Tell It to the Marines
Role: Sergeant O'Hara1926
⭐ 5.9
While the City Sleeps
Role: Dan Coghlan1928
⭐ 5.9
Flesh and Blood
Role: David Webster1922
The Mark of Cain
Role: Dick Temple1916
⭐ 10
The Phantom of the Opera
Role: Erik1929
⭐ 6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
makeup artist1923
⭐ 8
The Big City
Role: Chuck Collins1928
⭐ 5.8
The Unholy Three
Role: Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady1930
⭐ 6.5
London After Midnight
Role: Professor Edward C. Burke1927
Graft
makeup artist1915
⭐ 4.5
The Miracle Man
Role: The Frog1919
⭐ 6.3
The Blackbird
Role: Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop1926
⭐ 6.9
Mockery
Role: Sergei1927
No Image
The Stool Pigeon
director1915
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
writer1914
⭐ 6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Role: Quasimodo1923
⭐ 7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Role: Tito Beppi1928
⭐ 7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
Role: Erik, The Phantom1925
⭐ 7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
makeup artist1925
⭐ 6.5
The Ace of Hearts
Role: Farallone1921
⭐ 5.6
The Monster
Role: Dr. Ziska1925
⭐ 7.1
London After Midnight
Role: Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)2002