Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Acting • Born 1883-03-31 • 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Phantom of the Opera 7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 • Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 • Quasimodo
The Unknown 7.5
The Unknown
1927 • Alonzo
He Who Gets Slapped 7.6
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 • Paul Beaumont
Laugh, Clown, Laugh 7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928 • Tito Beppi
Hollywood Story 6.7
Hollywood Story
1951 • The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Wu 5.8
Mr. Wu
1927 • Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Many Faces of Dracula 3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 • Self (archive footage)
The Blackbird 6.4
The Blackbird
1926 • Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Oliver Twist 6.4
Oliver Twist
1922 • Fagin
Mockery 6.9
Mockery
1927 • Sergei
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 • The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
Universal Horror 7.1
Universal Horror
1998 • (archive footage)
While the City Sleeps 6.3
While the City Sleeps
1928 • Dan Coghlan
The Trap 5.8
The Trap
1922 • Gaspard the Good
They Came from the Attic 9.0
They Came from the Attic
2022 • The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
The Unholy Three 5.9
The Unholy Three
1930 • Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Horror of It All 8.3
The Horror of It All
1983 • The Phantom (archive footage)
By the Sun's Rays 4.8
By the Sun's Rays
1914 • Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Richelieu
Richelieu
1914 • Baradas
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary 10.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 • Self (archive footage)
The Shock 5.3
The Shock
1923 • Wilse Dilling
The Ace of Hearts 6.5
The Ace of Hearts
1921 • Farallone
The Horror Show 3.8
The Horror Show
1979 • (archive footage)
The Penalty 7.0
The Penalty
1920 • Blizzard
Outside the Law 6.2
Outside the Law
1921 • Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Tell It to the Marines 6.5
Tell It to the Marines
1926 • Sergeant O'Hara
No Image
7.7
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 • Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 9.0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 • Himself (archive footage)
West of Zanzibar 6.9
West of Zanzibar
1928 • Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
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