Lon Chaney

Born · March 31, 1883

Died · August 26, 1930 (47 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Bio

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.

Known for

They Came from the Attic

The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

9.0

2022

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

7.5

2014

A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

0.0

2013

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage)

9.0

2011

Nadie inquietó más

Various Roles (archive footage)

7.0

2008

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Himself (archive footage)

6.3

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

9.0

2007

London After Midnight

Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

6.9

2002

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage)

6.5

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

Self (archive footage)

3.5

2000

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

7.1

1998

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

(archive footage)

9.0

1995

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

Self (archive footage)

8.0

1995

The Horror of It All

The Phantom (archive footage)

8.0

1983

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

4.3

1979

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Self (archive footage)

7.7

1974

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

0.0

1953

Hollywood Story

The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.6

1951

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1945

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1942

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

7.0

1931

The Unholy Three

Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

5.6

1930

The Phantom of the Opera

Erik

10.0

1929

Thunder

Grumpy Anderson

0.0

1929

Where East Is East

Tiger Haynes

5.7

1929

West of Zanzibar

Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

7.0

1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Tito Beppi

7.2

1928

The Big City

Chuck Collins

0.0

1928

While the City Sleeps

Dan Coghlan

5.9

1928

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

Self

0.0

1928

London After Midnight

Professor Edward C. Burke

6.6

1927

Life in Hollywood No. 3

Self

0.0

1927

Mockery

Sergei

6.7

1927

The Unknown

Alonzo

7.5

1927

Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

5.5

1927

Tell It to the Marines

Sergeant O'Hara

6.4

1926

The Road to Mandalay

Singapore Joe

6.1

1926

The Blackbird

Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

6.3

1926

The Tower of Lies

Jan

0.0

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

Erik, The Phantom

7.1

1925

The Unholy Three

Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

6.7

1925

The Monster

Dr. Ziska

5.7

1925

He Who Gets Slapped

Paul Beaumont

7.6

1924

The Next Corner

Juan Serafin

0.0

1924

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo

6.5

1923

The Shock

Wilse Dilling

5.1

1923

While Paris Sleeps

Henri Santodos

0.0

1923

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Mark Shore

0.0

1923

Quincy Adams Sawyer

Obadiah Strout

0.0

1922

A Blind Bargain

Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

6.0

1922

Shadows

Yen Sin

6.1

1922

Oliver Twist

Fagin

6.3

1922

The Light in the Dark

Tony Pantelli

5.5

1922

Flesh and Blood

David Webster

5.9

1922

The Trap

Gaspard the Good

5.2

1922

Voices of the City

O'Rourke

0.0

1921

Bits of Life

Chin Chow

0.0

1921

The Ace of Hearts

Farallone

6.5

1921

For Those We Love

Trix Ulner

0.0

1921

Outside the Law

Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

5.9

1921

Nomads of the North

Raoul Challoner

5.5

1920

The Penalty

Blizzard

6.9

1920

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

Royce Rivers

0.0

1920

The Gift Supreme

Merney Stagg

0.0

1920

Treasure Island

Blind Pew / Merry

0.0

1920

The Wicked Darling

Stoop Connors

5.2

1919

Victory

Ricardo

5.8

1919

When Bearcat Went Dry

Kindard Powers

0.0

1919

Paid in Advance

Bateese Le Blanc

0.0

1919

The Miracle Man

The Frog

4.5

1919

A Man's Country

'Three Card' Duncan

0.0

1919

The False Faces

Karl Eckstrom

5.0

1919

Danger, Go Slow

Bud

0.0

1918

The Talk of the Town

Jack Langhorne

1.0

1918

That Devil, Bateese

Louis Courteau

0.0

1918

Riddle Gawne

Hame Bozzam

0.0

1918

A Broadway Scandal

'Kink' Colby

0.0

1918

Fast Company

Dan McCarty

0.0

1918

The Grand Passion

Paul Argos

1.0

1918

Broadway Love

Elmer Watkins

5.0

1918

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

Bethmann-Hollweg

0.0

1918

The Scarlet Car

Paul Revere Forbes

4.5

1917

Bondage

Seducer (uncredited)

0.0

1917

Anything Once

Waughnt Moore

0.0

1917

The Empty Gun

Frank

0.0

1917

Triumph

Paul Neihoff

0.0

1917

Pay Me!

Joe Lawson

0.0

1917

The Rescue

Thomas Holland

0.0

1917

Fires of Rebellion

Russell Hanlon

0.0

1917

A Doll's House

Nils Krogstad

0.0

1917

The Flashlight

Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

0.0

1917

The Girl in the Checkered Coat

Hector Maitland

0.0

1917

Hell Morgan's Girl

Sleter Noble

0.0

1917

The Piper's Price

Billy Kilmartin

0.0

1917

The Price of Silence

Edmond Stafford

0.0

1916

The Place Beyond the Winds

Jerry Jo

6.0

1916

If My Country Should Call

Dr. George Ardrath

6.5

1916

The Mark of Cain

Dick Temple

0.0

1916

The Grasp of Greed

Jimmie

0.0

1916

Bobbie of the Ballet

Hook Hoover

0.0

1916

The Gilded Spider

Giovanni

9.5

1916

Tangled Hearts

John Hammond

0.0

1916

The Grip of Jealousy

Silas Lacey

0.0

1916

Dolly's Scoop

Dan Fisher

0.0

1916

The Millionaire Paupers

Landlord

0.0

1915

A Mother's Atonement

Ben

5.5

1915

Alas and Alack

The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

5.2

1915

The Oyster Dredger

0.0

1915

The Stool Pigeon

0.0

1915

The Measure of a Man

Donald MacDermott

0.0

1915

The Sin of Olga Brandt

Stephen Leslie

0.0

1915

A Night of Thrills

The Visitor

0.0

1914

Damon and Pythias

Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

5.0

1914

Richelieu

Baradas

0.0

1914

The Higher Law

Sir Stephen Fitz Allen

0.0

1914

The Oubliette

Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

3.5

1914

By the Sun's Rays

Frank Lawler, the Clerk

4.8

1914

A Ranch Romance

Raphael Praz

0.0

1914

The Forbidden Room

John Morris

0.0

1914

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

The Greaser

0.0

1914

The End of the Feud

Wood Dawson

0.0

1914

Discord and Harmony

Lon - the Sculptor

0.0

1914

Back to Life

The Rival

0.0

1913

The Restless Spirit

The Russian Count (uncredited)

0.0

1913

Poor Jake's Demise

The Dude

0.0

1913