- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1883
- Place of Birth
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Died
- August 26, 1930
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 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
movieThey Came from the Attic
2022 · The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
movieMonster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 · The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
movieA Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
movieFragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
movieNadie inquietó más
2008 · Various Roles (archive footage)
movieBela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
movieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieLondon After Midnight
2002 · Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
movieLon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieUniversal Horror
1998 · (archive footage)
movieLon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995 · (archive footage)
movieLon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Horror of It All
1983 · The Phantom (archive footage)
movieThe Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 · Self (archive footage)
movieYesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
movieHollywood Story
1951 · The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Self (archive footage)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
movieThe Unholy Three
1930 · Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady, Makeup Artist
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1929 · Erik
movieThunder
1929 · Grumpy Anderson
movieWhere East Is East
1929 · Tiger Haynes
movieWest of Zanzibar
1928 · Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
movieLaugh, Clown, Laugh
1928 · Tito Beppi
movieThe Big City
1928 · Chuck Collins
movieWhile the City Sleeps
1928 · Dan Coghlan
movieMabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
1928 · Self
movieLondon After Midnight
1927 · Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
movieLife in Hollywood No. 3
1927 · Self
movieMockery
1927 · Sergei
movieThe Unknown
1927 · Alonzo
movieMr. Wu
1927 · Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
movieLife in Hollywood
1927 · Self
movieTell It to the Marines
1926 · Sergeant O'Hara
movieThe Road to Mandalay
1926 · Singapore Joe
movieThe Blackbird
1926 · Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
movieThe Tower of Lies
1925 · Jan
movieThe Unholy Three
1925 · Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925 · Erik, The Phantom, Makeup Artist
movieThe Monster
1925 · Dr. Ziska
movieHe Who Gets Slapped
1924 · Paul Beaumont
movieThe Next Corner
1924 · Juan Serafin
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · Quasimodo, Makeup Artist, Co-Director
movieThe Shock
1923 · Wilse Dilling
movieWhile Paris Sleeps
1923 · Henri Santodos
movieAll the Brothers Were Valiant
1923 · Mark Shore
movieQuincy Adams Sawyer
1922 · Obadiah Strout
movieA Blind Bargain
1922 · Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
movieShadows
1922 · Yen Sin
movieOliver Twist
1922 · Fagin
movieThe Light in the Dark
1922 · Tony Pantelli
movieFlesh and Blood
1922 · David Webster
movieThe Trap
1922 · Gaspard the Good, Story
movieVoices of the City
1921 · O'Rourke
movieBits of Life
1921 · Chin Chow
movieThe Ace of Hearts
1921 · Farallone
movieFor Those We Love
1921 · Trix Ulner
movieOutside the Law
1921 · Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
movieNomads of the North
1920 · Raoul Challoner
movieThe Penalty
1920 · Blizzard
movieThe Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920 · Royce Rivers
movieThe Gift Supreme
1920 · Merney Stagg
movieTreasure Island
1920 · Blind Pew / Merry
movieThe Wicked Darling
1919 · Stoop Connors
movieVictory
1919 · Ricardo
movieWhen Bearcat Went Dry
1919 · Kindard Powers
moviePaid in Advance
1919 · Bateese Le Blanc
movieThe Miracle Man
1919 · The Frog
movieA Man's Country
1919 · 'Three Card' Duncan
movieThe False Faces
1919 · Karl Eckstrom
movieDanger, Go Slow
1918 · Bud
movieThe Talk of the Town
1918 · Jack Langhorne
movieThat Devil, Bateese
1918 · Louis Courteau
movieRiddle Gawne
1918 · Hame Bozzam
movieA Broadway Scandal
1918 · 'Kink' Colby
movieFast Company
1918 · Dan McCarty
movieThe Grand Passion
1918 · Paul Argos
movieBroadway Love
1918 · Elmer Watkins
movieThe Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918 · Bethmann-Hollweg
movieThe Scarlet Car
1917 · Paul Revere Forbes
movieBondage
1917 · Seducer (uncredited)
movieAnything Once
1917 · Waughnt Moore
The Empty Gun
1917 · Frank
movieTriumph
1917 · Paul Neihoff
moviePay Me!
1917 · Joe Lawson
movieThe Rescue
1917 · Thomas Holland
movieFires of Rebellion
1917 · Russell Hanlon
movieA Doll's House
1917 · Nils Krogstad
The Flashlight
1917 · Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
movieThe Girl in the Checkered Coat
1917 · Hector Maitland
movieHell Morgan's Girl
1917 · Sleter Noble
movieThe Piper's Price
1917 · Billy Kilmartin
movieThe Price of Silence
1916 · Edmond Stafford
movieThe Place Beyond the Winds
1916 · Jerry Jo
movieIf My Country Should Call
1916 · Dr. George Ardrath
movieThe Mark of Cain
1916 · Dick Temple
movieThe Grasp of Greed
1916 · Jimmie
movieBobbie of the Ballet
1916 · Hook Hoover
movieThe Gilded Spider
1916 · Giovanni
movieTangled Hearts
1916 · John Hammond
movieThe Grip of Jealousy
1916 · Silas Lacey
movieDolly's Scoop
1916 · Dan Fisher
Stronger Than Death
1915 · Attorney
movieFather and the Boys
1915 · Tuck Bartholomew
movieGraft
1915 · Makeup Artist
movieThe Millionaire Paupers
1915 · Landlord
movieA Mother's Atonement
1915 · Ben
movieAlas and Alack
1915 · The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
movieThe Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
1915 · The Duke of Safoulrug
movieThe Oyster Dredger
1915 · , Director, Writer
The Stool Pigeon
1915 · , Director
The Measure of a Man
1915 · Donald MacDermott
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915 · Stephen Leslie
A Night of Thrills
1914 · The Visitor
movieThe Lion, the Lamb and the Man
1914 · Fred Brown, the Lion
movieDamon and Pythias
1914 · Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
movieVirtue Its Own Reward
1914 · Duncan Bronson
movieRichelieu
1914 · Baradas
The Higher Law
1914 · Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
movieThe Oubliette
1914 · Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
movieBy the Sun's Rays
1914 · Frank Lawler, the Clerk
A Ranch Romance
1914 · Raphael Praz
movieThe Forbidden Room
1914 · John Morris
movieThe Tragedy of Whispering Creek
1914 · The Greaser, Writer
The End of the Feud
1914 · Wood Dawson
movieDiscord and Harmony
1914 · Lon - the Sculptor
movieBack to Life
1913 · The Rival
movieThe Restless Spirit
1913 · The Russian Count (uncredited)
moviePoor Jake's Demise
1913 · The Dude
The Honor of the Family
1912