Lon Chaney
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1883-03-31
- Died
- 1930-08-26
- Place of birth
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Leonidas Frank Chaney · Man of a Thousand Faces · Лон Чейни · Lon Chaney Sr.
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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Known For
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Quasimodo
The Unknown
1927
as Alonzo
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Trap
1922
as Gaspard the Good
Movies (131)
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Quasimodo
The Unknown
1927
as Alonzo
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Trap
1922
as Gaspard the Good
The Blackbird
1926
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
1951
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Paul Beaumont
The Penalty
1920
as Blizzard
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Shock
1923
as Wilse Dilling
They Came from the Attic
2022
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
London After Midnight
1927
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
Mockery
1927
as Sergei
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
as Self (archive footage)
Oliver Twist
1922
as Fagin
Outside the Law
1921
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
as Tito Beppi
Triumph
1917
as Paul Neihoff
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Dan Coghlan
Where East Is East
1929
as Tiger Haynes
The Unholy Three
1930
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
The Monster
1925
as Dr. Ziska
Tell It to the Marines
1926
as Sergeant O'Hara
West of Zanzibar
1928
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
For Those We Love
1921
as Trix Ulner
Anything Once
1917
as Waughnt Moore
Richelieu
1914
as Baradas
Broadway Love
1918
as Elmer Watkins
Damon and Pythias
1914
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Ace of Hearts
1921
as Farallone
A Broadway Scandal
1918
as 'Kink' Colby
A Blind Bargain
1922
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
as The Phantom (archive footage)
Shadows
1922
as Yen Sin
London After Midnight
2002
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
The Big City
1928
as Chuck Collins
The Oubliette
1914
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Obadiah Strout
While Paris Sleeps
1923
as Henri Santodos
Pay Me!
1917
as Joe Lawson
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
The Unholy Three
1925
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
Riddle Gawne
1918
as Hame Bozzam
Bits of Life
1921
as Chin Chow
The Grasp of Greed
1916
as Jimmie
The Rescue
1917
as Thomas Holland
Nadie inquietó más
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Fires of Rebellion
1917
as Russell Hanlon
The False Faces
1919
as Karl Eckstrom
The Scarlet Car
1917
as Paul Revere Forbes
Bobbie of the Ballet
1916
as Hook Hoover
Victory
1919
as Ricardo
The Wicked Darling
1919
as Stoop Connors
The Next Corner
1924
as Juan Serafin
The Grand Passion
1918
as Paul Argos
Danger, Go Slow
1918
as Bud
The Place Beyond the Winds
1916
as Jerry Jo
The Gilded Spider
1916
as Giovanni
Flesh and Blood
1922
as David Webster
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1923
as Mark Shore
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918
as Bethmann-Hollweg
The Miracle Man
1919
as The Frog
The Talk of the Town
1918
as Jack Langhorne
Tangled Hearts
1916
as John Hammond
By the Sun's Rays
1914
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Nomads of the North
1920
as Raoul Challoner
Discord and Harmony
1914
as Lon - the Sculptor
The Phantom of the Opera
1929
as Erik
The Grip of Jealousy
1916
as Silas Lacey
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
as Royce Rivers
The Forbidden Room
1914
as John Morris
The Road to Mandalay
1926
as Singapore Joe
The Flashlight
1917
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
Voices of the City
1921
as O'Rourke
Treasure Island
1920
as Blind Pew / Merry
That Devil, Bateese
1918
as Louis Courteau
Bondage
1917
as Seducer (uncredited)
The Light in the Dark
1922
as Tony Pantelli
Thunder
1929
as Grumpy Anderson
If My Country Should Call
1916
as Dr. George Ardrath
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as (archive footage)
The Restless Spirit
1913
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Jan
The Price of Silence
1916
as Edmond Stafford
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
1917
as Hector Maitland
The Piper's Price
1917
as Billy Kilmartin
The End of the Feud
1914
as Wood Dawson
The Stool Pigeon
1915
The Empty Gun
1917
as Frank
A Doll's House
1917
as Nils Krogstad
The Higher Law
1914
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Father and the Boys
1915
as Tuck Bartholomew
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
1928
as Self
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Hell Morgan's Girl
1917
as Sleter Noble
Alas and Alack
1915
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Back to Life
1913
as The Rival
Fast Company
1918
as Dan McCarty
The Oyster Dredger
1915
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915
as Stephen Leslie
Virtue Its Own Reward
1914
as Duncan Bronson
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Mark of Cain
1916
as Dick Temple
A Man's Country
1919
as 'Three Card' Duncan
When Bearcat Went Dry
1919
as Kindard Powers
The Measure of a Man
1915
as Donald MacDermott
Poor Jake's Demise
1913
as The Dude
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Merney Stagg
About Lon Chaney
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… With 131 credits spanning from 1912 to 2022, Lon Chaney has appeared in 131 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — as Erik, The Phantom
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — as Quasimodo
- The Unknown (1927) — as Alonzo
- The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974) — as Self (archive footage)
- Mr. Wu (1927) — as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
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