Lon Chaney
Born
March 31, 1883
Died
August 26, 1930 (47 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
2014
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2011
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
2002
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
2000
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
1998
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
1995
The Horror of It All
The Phantom (archive footage)
1983
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
1974
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
1930
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik
1929
Thunder
Grumpy Anderson
1929
Where East Is East
Tiger Haynes
1929
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Tito Beppi
1928
The Big City
Chuck Collins
1928
While the City Sleeps
Dan Coghlan
1928
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self
1928
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
1927
Mockery
Sergei
1927
The Unknown
Alonzo
1927
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
1927
Tell It to the Marines
Sergeant O'Hara
1926
The Road to Mandalay
Singapore Joe
1926
The Blackbird
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
1926
The Tower of Lies
Jan
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
1925
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
1925
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
Paul Beaumont
1924
The Next Corner
Juan Serafin
1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
1923
The Shock
Wilse Dilling
1923
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
1923
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Mark Shore
1923
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Obadiah Strout
1922
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
1922
Shadows
Yen Sin
1922
Oliver Twist
Fagin
1922
The Light in the Dark
Tony Pantelli
1922
Flesh and Blood
David Webster
1922
The Trap
Gaspard the Good
1922
Voices of the City
O'Rourke
1921
Bits of Life
Chin Chow
1921
The Ace of Hearts
Farallone
1921
For Those We Love
Trix Ulner
1921
Outside the Law
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
1921
Nomads of the North
Raoul Challoner
1920
The Penalty
Blizzard
1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Royce Rivers
1920
The Gift Supreme
Merney Stagg
1920
Treasure Island
Blind Pew / Merry
1920
The Wicked Darling
Stoop Connors
1919
Victory
Ricardo
1919
When Bearcat Went Dry
Kindard Powers
1919
Paid in Advance
Bateese Le Blanc
1919
The Miracle Man
The Frog
1919
A Man's Country
'Three Card' Duncan
1919
The False Faces
Karl Eckstrom
1919
Danger, Go Slow
Bud
1918
The Talk of the Town
Jack Langhorne
1918
That Devil, Bateese
Louis Courteau
1918
Riddle Gawne
Hame Bozzam
1918
A Broadway Scandal
'Kink' Colby
1918
Fast Company
Dan McCarty
1918
The Grand Passion
Paul Argos
1918
Broadway Love
Elmer Watkins
1918
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
Bethmann-Hollweg
1918
The Scarlet Car
Paul Revere Forbes
1917
Bondage
Seducer (uncredited)
1917
Anything Once
Waughnt Moore
1917
The Empty Gun
Frank
1917
Triumph
Paul Neihoff
1917
Pay Me!
Joe Lawson
1917
The Rescue
Thomas Holland
1917
Fires of Rebellion
Russell Hanlon
1917
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
1917
The Flashlight
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
1917
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Hector Maitland
1917
Hell Morgan's Girl
Sleter Noble
1917
The Piper's Price
Billy Kilmartin
1917
The Price of Silence
Edmond Stafford
1916
The Place Beyond the Winds
Jerry Jo
1916
If My Country Should Call
Dr. George Ardrath
1916
The Mark of Cain
Dick Temple
1916
The Grasp of Greed
Jimmie
1916
Bobbie of the Ballet
Hook Hoover
1916
The Gilded Spider
Giovanni
1916
Tangled Hearts
John Hammond
1916
The Grip of Jealousy
Silas Lacey
1916
Dolly's Scoop
Dan Fisher
1916
Stronger Than Death
Attorney
1915
Father and the Boys
Tuck Bartholomew
1915
The Millionaire Paupers
Landlord
1915
A Mother's Atonement
Ben
1915
Alas and Alack
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
1915
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Duke of Safoulrug
1915
The Oyster Dredger
1915
The Stool Pigeon
1915
The Measure of a Man
Donald MacDermott
1915
The Sin of Olga Brandt
Stephen Leslie
1915
A Night of Thrills
The Visitor
1914
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
Fred Brown, the Lion
1914
Damon and Pythias
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1914
Virtue Its Own Reward
Duncan Bronson
1914
Richelieu
Baradas
1914
The Higher Law
Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
1914
The Oubliette
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
1914
By the Sun's Rays
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
1914
A Ranch Romance
Raphael Praz
1914
The Forbidden Room
John Morris
1914
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Greaser
1914
The End of the Feud
Wood Dawson
1914
Discord and Harmony
Lon - the Sculptor
1914
Back to Life
The Rival
1913
The Restless Spirit
The Russian Count (uncredited)
1913
Poor Jake's Demise
The Dude
1913