Lon Chaney
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday31 March 1883
Died26 August 1930 (age 47)
Place of birthColorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known credits134
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". Descripti…
They Came from the Attic
2022 · The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 · The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
2008 · Various Roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007 · Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
London After Midnight
2002 · Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000 · Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998 · (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995 · (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995 · Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983 · The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 · Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
1951 · The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
The Unholy Three
1930 · Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Unholy Three
1930 · Makeup Artist
The Phantom of the Opera
1929 · Erik
Thunder
1929 · Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
1929 · Tiger Haynes
West of Zanzibar
1928 · Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928 · Tito Beppi
The Big City
1928 · Chuck Collins
While the City Sleeps
1928 · Dan Coghlan
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
1928 · Self
London After Midnight
1927 · Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927 · Self
Mockery
1927 · Sergei
The Unknown
1927 · Alonzo
Mr. Wu
1927 · Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Life in Hollywood
1927 · Self
Tell It to the Marines
1926 · Sergeant O'Hara
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
1926
The Road to Mandalay
1926 · Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
1926 · Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Tower of Lies
1925 · Jan
The Unholy Three
1925 · Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · Erik, The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · Makeup Artist
The Monster
1925 · Dr. Ziska
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 · Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
1924 · Juan Serafin
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