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Actor
Lon Chaney
- Born March 31, 1883 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Died August 26, 1930
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 Opera1925
The Unknown1927
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923
He Who Gets Slapped1924
The Unholy Three1925
The Penalty1920
West of Zanzibar1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928
Filmography
- 2022They Came from the AtticFilmThe Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmFilmThe Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
- 2013A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)Film
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2008Nadie inquietó másFilmVarious Roles (archive footage)
- 2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002London After MidnightFilmProfessor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
- 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1998Universal HorrorFilm(archive footage)
- 1995Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesFilm(archive footage)
- 1995Lon Chaney: Behind the MaskFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983The Horror of It AllFilmThe Phantom (archive footage)
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm(archive footage)
- 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1953Yesterday and TodayFilm(archive footage)
- 1951Hollywood StoryFilmThe Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversaryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1931The House That Shadows BuiltFilm(archive footage)
- 1930The Unholy ThreeFilmProfessor Echo / Grandma O'Grady, Makeup Artist
- 1929Where East Is EastFilmTiger Haynes
- 1929The Phantom of the OperaFilmErik, The Phantom
- 1929ThunderFilmGrumpy Anderson
- 1928West of ZanzibarFilmPhroso 'Dead-Legs'
- 1928Laugh, Clown, LaughFilmTito Beppi
- 1928While the City SleepsFilmDan Coghlan
- 1928The Big CityFilmChuck Collins
- 1928Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon ChaneyFilmSelf
- 1927The UnknownFilmAlonzo
- 1927London After MidnightFilmProfessor Edward C. Burke/The Vampire
- 1927Mr. WuFilmMr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
- 1927MockeryFilmSergei
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 3FilmSelf
- 1927Life in HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1926The BlackbirdFilmDan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
- 1926Tell It to the MarinesFilmSergeant O'Hara
- 1926The Road to MandalayFilmSingapore Joe
- 1926Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodFilm
- 1925The Phantom of the OperaFilmErik, The Phantom, Makeup Artist
- 1925The Unholy ThreeFilmProfessor Echo / Granny O'Grady
- 1925The MonsterFilmDr. Ziska
- 1925The Tower of LiesFilmJan
- 1924He Who Gets SlappedFilmPaul Beaumont
- 1924The Next CornerFilmJuan Serafin
- 1923The Hunchback of Notre DameFilmQuasimodo, Makeup Artist, Co-Director
- 1923The ShockFilmWilse Dilling
- 1923While Paris SleepsFilmHenri Santodos
- 1923All the Brothers Were ValiantFilmMark Shore
- 1922ShadowsFilmYen Sin
- 1922Oliver TwistFilmFagin
- 1922Flesh and BloodFilmDavid Webster
- 1922The TrapFilmGaspard the Good, Story
- 1922The Light in the DarkFilmTony Pantelli
- 1922A Blind BargainFilmDr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
- 1922Quincy Adams SawyerFilmObadiah Strout
- 1921The Ace of HeartsFilmFarallone
- 1921Outside the LawFilmAh Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
- 1921For Those We LoveFilmTrix Ulner
- 1921Voices of the CityFilmO'Rourke
- 1921Bits of LifeFilmChin Chow
- 1920The PenaltyFilmBlizzard
- 1920Nomads of the NorthFilmRaoul Challoner
- 1920Treasure IslandFilmBlind Pew / Merry
- 1920The Gift SupremeFilmMerney Stagg
- 1920The Adventures of Daredevil JackFilmRoyce Rivers
- 1919The Wicked DarlingFilmStoop Connors
- 1919VictoryFilmRicardo
- 1919The False FacesFilmKarl Eckstrom
- 1919The Miracle ManFilmThe Frog
- 1919Paid in AdvanceFilmBateese Le Blanc
- 1919A Man's CountryFilm'Three Card' Duncan
- 1919When Bearcat Went DryFilmKindard Powers
- 1918Broadway LoveFilmElmer Watkins
- 1918The Grand PassionFilmPaul Argos
- 1918The Talk of the TownFilmJack Langhorne
- 1918Fast CompanyFilmDan McCarty
- 1918The Kaiser, the Beast of BerlinFilmBethmann-Hollweg
- 1918A Broadway ScandalFilm'Kink' Colby