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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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
141
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-03-31 (142 years old)
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Acting
2013
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01) as Not available1998
Universal Horror as (archive footage)1983
The Horror of It All as The Phantom (archive footage)1979
The Horror Show as (archive footage)1951
Hollywood Story as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)1930
The Unholy Three as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady1929
The Phantom of the Opera as Erik1929
Thunder as Grumpy Anderson1928
The Big City as Chuck Collins1928
West of Zanzibar as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'1927
Mr. Wu as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather1927
Mockery as Sergei1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3 as Self1926
The Blackbird as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop1925
The Monster as Dr. Ziska1925
The Phantom of the Opera as Erik, The Phantom1925
The Tower of Lies as Jan1925
The Unholy Three as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady1924
He Who Gets Slapped as Paul Beaumont1923
The Shock as Wilse Dilling1923
All the Brothers Were Valiant as Mark Shore1922
Shadows as Yen Sin1922
Flesh and Blood as David Webster1922
The Trap as Gaspard the Good1922
Oliver Twist as Fagin1922
The Light in the Dark as Tony Pantelli1921
Voices of the City as O'Rourke1921
Outside the Law as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva1921
Bits of Life as Chin Chow1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack as Royce Rivers1920
The Penalty as Blizzard1920
Treasure Island as Blind Pew / Merry1919
The Wicked Darling as Stoop Connors1919
Victory as Ricardo1919
Paid in Advance as Bateese Le Blanc1919
A Man's Country as 'Three Card' Duncan1918
The Talk of the Town as Jack Langhorne1918
Fast Company as Dan McCarty1918
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin as Bethmann-Hollweg1918
Broadway Love as Elmer Watkins1917
Triumph as Paul Neihoff1917
Pay Me! as Joe Lawson1917
Anything Once as Waughnt Moore1917
Fires of Rebellion as Russell Hanlon1917
The Piper's Price as Billy Kilmartin1917
Hell Morgan's Girl as Sleter Noble1917
The Scarlet Car as Paul Revere Forbes1916
The Gilded Spider as Giovanni1916
Tangled Hearts as John Hammond1916
If My Country Should Call as Dr. George Ardrath1916
The Grip of Jealousy as Silas Lacey1916
The Place Beyond the Winds as Jerry Jo1916
Bobbie of the Ballet as Hook Hoover1916
Dolly's Scoop as Dan Fisher1916
The Mark of Cain as Dick Temple1916
The Price of Silence as Edmond Stafford1915
Stronger Than Death as Attorney1915
A Mother's Atonement as Ben1915
The Stool Pigeon as Not available1915
The Millionaire Paupers as Landlord1915
The Oyster Dredger as Not available1914
A Ranch Romance as Raphael Praz1914
Richelieu as Baradas1913
The Restless Spirit as The Russian Count (uncredited)NaN
The Honor of the Family as Not available2022
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)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)1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask as Self (archive footage)1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces as (archive footage)1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)1953
Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)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)1929
Where East Is East as Tiger Haynes1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh as Tito Beppi1928
While the City Sleeps as Dan Coghlan1927
The Unknown as Alonzo1927
London After Midnight as Professor Edward C. Burke1926
The Road to Mandalay as Singapore Joe1926
Tell It to the Marines as Sergeant O'Hara1924
The Next Corner as Juan Serafin1923
While Paris Sleeps as Henri Santodos1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Quasimodo1922
A Blind Bargain as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man1922
Quincy Adams Sawyer as Obadiah Strout1921
For Those We Love as Trix Ulner1921
The Ace of Hearts as Farallone1920
The Gift Supreme as Merney Stagg1920
Nomads of the North as Raoul Challoner1919
When Bearcat Went Dry as Kindard Powers1919
The Miracle Man as The Frog1919
The False Faces as Karl Eckstrom1918
Riddle Gawne as Hame Bozzam1918
A Broadway Scandal as 'Kink' Colby1918
That Devil, Bateese as Louis Courteau1918
Danger, Go Slow as Bud1918
The Grand Passion as Paul Argos1917
A Doll's House as Nils Krogstad1917
Bondage as Seducer (uncredited)1917
The Empty Gun as Frank1917
The Flashlight as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton1917
The Girl in the Checkered Coat as Hector Maitland1917
The Rescue as Thomas Holland1916
The Grasp of Greed as Jimmie1915
The Sin of Olga Brandt as Stephen Leslie1915
Alas and Alack as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate1915
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis as The Duke of Safoulrug1915
Father and the Boys as Tuck Bartholomew1915
The Measure of a Man as Donald MacDermott1914
A Night of Thrills as The Visitor1914
The Oubliette as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne1914
The End of the Feud as Wood Dawson1914
Virtue Its Own Reward as Duncan Bronson1914
Damon and Pythias as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)1914
The Forbidden Room as John Morris1914
By the Sun's Rays as Frank Lawler, the Clerk1914
The Higher Law as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen1914
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek as The Greaser1914
Discord and Harmony as Lon - the Sculptor1914
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man as Fred Brown, the Lion1913
Back to Life as The Rival1913
Poor Jake's Demise as The DudeCrew
1930
The Unholy Three Makeup Artist1925
The Phantom of the Opera Makeup Artist1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Makeup Artist1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Co-Director1922
The Trap Story1915
The Stool Pigeon Director1915
The Oyster Dredger Writer1915
The Oyster Dredger Director1915
Graft Makeup Artist1914
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek Writer