Lon Chaney
Known for Acting · 132 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
Movies (132)
Victory
1919
as Ricardo
Treasure Island
1920
as Blind Pew / Merry
Shadows
1922
as Yen Sin
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Erik, The Phantom
Life in Hollywood
1927
as Self
Bondage
1917
as Seducer (uncredited)
The Trap
1922
as Gaspard the Good
A Doll's House
1917
as Nils Krogstad
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Quasimodo
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Paul Beaumont
Danger, Go Slow
1918
as Bud
Riddle Gawne
1918
as Hame Bozzam
The Scarlet Car
1917
as Paul Revere Forbes
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
1951
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unknown
1927
as Alonzo
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Mandalay
1926
as Singapore Joe
The Restless Spirit
1913
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
For Those We Love
1921
as Trix Ulner
Bits of Life
1921
as Chin Chow
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Obadiah Strout
The Empty Gun
1917
as Frank
London After Midnight
1927
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
Where East Is East
1929
as Tiger Haynes
Richelieu
1914
as Baradas
A Mother's Atonement
1915
as Ben
That Devil, Bateese
1918
as Louis Courteau
The Unholy Three
1925
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Horror of It All
1983
as The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Paid in Advance
1919
as Bateese Le Blanc
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
1914
as Fred Brown, the Lion
Flesh and Blood
1922
as David Webster
The Millionaire Paupers
1915
as Landlord
Virtue Its Own Reward
1914
as Duncan Bronson
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
West of Zanzibar
1928
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Voices of the City
1921
as O'Rourke
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
as Tito Beppi
Poor Jake's Demise
1913
as The Dude
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Self (archive footage)
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Dan Coghlan
The Blackbird
1926
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Tell It to the Marines
1926
as Sergeant O'Hara
Alas and Alack
1915
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Triumph
1917
as Paul Neihoff
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
The Penalty
1920
as Blizzard
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Damon and Pythias
1914
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Place Beyond the Winds
1916
as Jerry Jo
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Merney Stagg
Thunder
1929
as Grumpy Anderson
Outside the Law
1921
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
The Big City
1928
as Chuck Collins
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Jan
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
1915
as The Duke of Safoulrug
London After Midnight
2002
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
They Came from the Attic
2022
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
The Shock
1923
as Wilse Dilling
The Monster
1925
as Dr. Ziska
Mockery
1927
as Sergei
A Blind Bargain
1922
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
The Oubliette
1914
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
If My Country Should Call
1916
as Dr. George Ardrath
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918
as Bethmann-Hollweg
The Ace of Hearts
1921
as Farallone
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Oliver Twist
1922
as Fagin
The Miracle Man
1919
as The Frog
The Talk of the Town
1918
as Jack Langhorne
While Paris Sleeps
1923
as Henri Santodos
Bobbie of the Ballet
1916
as Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
1916
as Giovanni
A Man's Country
1919
as 'Three Card' Duncan
The Piper's Price
1917
as Billy Kilmartin
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Discord and Harmony
1914
as Lon - the Sculptor
Nadie inquietó más
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Light in the Dark
1922
as Tony Pantelli
Nomads of the North
1920
as Raoul Challoner
Dolly's Scoop
1916
as Dan Fisher
The Higher Law
1914
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915
as Stephen Leslie
A Broadway Scandal
1918
as 'Kink' Colby
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
as Royce Rivers
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
1914
as The Greaser
The False Faces
1919
as Karl Eckstrom
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as (archive footage)
The Grasp of Greed
1916
as Jimmie
The Wicked Darling
1919
as Stoop Connors
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self
A Night of Thrills
1914
as The Visitor
The Measure of a Man
1915
as Donald MacDermott
The Mark of Cain
1916
as Dick Temple
Tangled Hearts
1916
as John Hammond
The Unholy Three
1930
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
By the Sun's Rays
1914
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The Phantom of the Opera
1929
as Erik
Back to Life
1913
as The Rival
The Stool Pigeon
1915
Father and the Boys
1915
as Tuck Bartholomew
When Bearcat Went Dry
1919
as Kindard Powers
The Flashlight
1917
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Next Corner
1924
as Juan Serafin
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1923
as Mark Shore
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
as Self (archive footage)
Fires of Rebellion
1917
as Russell Hanlon
Pay Me!
1917
as Joe Lawson
The End of the Feud
1914
as Wood Dawson
Fast Company
1918
as Dan McCarty
Stronger Than Death
1915
as Attorney
The Price of Silence
1916
as Edmond Stafford
The Forbidden Room
1914
as John Morris
The Grand Passion
1918
as Paul Argos
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 132 credits spanning from 1912 to 2022, Lon Chaney has appeared in 132 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Victory (1919) — as Ricardo
- Treasure Island (1920) — as Blind Pew / Merry
- Shadows (1922) — as Yen Sin
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — as Erik, The Phantom
- Life in Hollywood (1927) — as Self
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