Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 31, 1883
Died
Aug 26, 1930
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Credits
134 titles
Lon Chaney
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik
Thunder
Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
Tiger Haynes
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Tito Beppi
The Big City
Chuck Collins
While the City Sleeps
Dan Coghlan
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
Mockery
Sergei
The Unknown
Alonzo
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Life in Hollywood
Self
Tell It to the Marines
Sergeant O'Hara
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
The Road to Mandalay
Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Tower of Lies
Jan
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
He Who Gets Slapped
Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
Juan Serafin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
The Shock
Wilse Dilling
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Mark Shore