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

The Phantom of the Opera

The Unknown

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Unholy Three

He Who Gets Slapped

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Hollywood Story

The Horror Show

All Movies (131)

• They Came from the Attic2022 · as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
• Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014 · as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
• A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)2013
• Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films2011 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Nadie inquietó más2008 · as Various Roles (archive footage)
• Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire2007 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• London After Midnight2002 · as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
• Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Many Faces of Dracula2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Universal Horror1998 · as (archive footage)
• Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces1995 · as (archive footage)
• Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Horror of It All1983 · as The Phantom (archive footage)
• The Horror Show1979 · as (archive footage)
• The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• Yesterday and Today1953 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood Story1951 · as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary1945 · as Self (archive footage)
• Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942 · as Self (archive footage)
• The House That Shadows Built1931 · as (archive footage)
• The Unholy Three1930 · as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
• The Phantom of the Opera1929 · as Erik
• Thunder1929 · as Grumpy Anderson
• Where East Is East1929 · as Tiger Haynes
• West of Zanzibar1928 · as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
• Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928 · as Tito Beppi
• The Big City1928 · as Chuck Collins
• While the City Sleeps1928 · as Dan Coghlan
• Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney1928 · as Self
• London After Midnight1927 · as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
• Life in Hollywood No. 31927 · as Self
• Mockery1927 · as Sergei
• The Unknown1927 · as Alonzo
• Mr. Wu1927 · as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
• Tell It to the Marines1926 · as Sergeant O'Hara
• The Road to Mandalay1926 · as Singapore Joe
• The Blackbird1926 · as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
• The Tower of Lies1925 · as Jan
• The Unholy Three1925 · as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
• The Phantom of the Opera1925 · as Erik, The Phantom
• The Monster1925 · as Dr. Ziska
• He Who Gets Slapped1924 · as Paul Beaumont
• The Next Corner1924 · as Juan Serafin
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · as Quasimodo
• The Shock1923 · as Wilse Dilling
• While Paris Sleeps1923 · as Henri Santodos
• All the Brothers Were Valiant1923 · as Mark Shore
• Quincy Adams Sawyer1922 · as Obadiah Strout
• A Blind Bargain1922 · as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
• Shadows1922 · as Yen Sin
• Oliver Twist1922 · as Fagin
• The Light in the Dark1922 · as Tony Pantelli
• Flesh and Blood1922 · as David Webster
• The Trap1922 · as Gaspard the Good
• Voices of the City1921 · as O'Rourke
• Bits of Life1921 · as Chin Chow
• The Ace of Hearts1921 · as Farallone
• For Those We Love1921 · as Trix Ulner
• Outside the Law1921 · as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
• Nomads of the North1920 · as Raoul Challoner
• The Penalty1920 · as Blizzard
• The Adventures of Daredevil Jack1920 · as Royce Rivers
• The Gift Supreme1920 · as Merney Stagg
• Treasure Island1920 · as Blind Pew / Merry
• The Wicked Darling1919 · as Stoop Connors
• Victory1919 · as Ricardo
• When Bearcat Went Dry1919 · as Kindard Powers
• Paid in Advance1919 · as Bateese Le Blanc
• The Miracle Man1919 · as The Frog
• A Man's Country1919 · as 'Three Card' Duncan
• The False Faces1919 · as Karl Eckstrom
• Danger, Go Slow1918 · as Bud
• The Talk of the Town1918 · as Jack Langhorne
• That Devil, Bateese1918 · as Louis Courteau
• Riddle Gawne1918 · as Hame Bozzam
• A Broadway Scandal1918 · as 'Kink' Colby
• Fast Company1918 · as Dan McCarty
• The Grand Passion1918 · as Paul Argos
• Broadway Love1918 · as Elmer Watkins
• The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin1918 · as Bethmann-Hollweg
• The Scarlet Car1917 · as Paul Revere Forbes
• Bondage1917 · as Seducer (uncredited)
• Anything Once1917 · as Waughnt Moore
• The Empty Gun1917 · as Frank
• Triumph1917 · as Paul Neihoff
• Pay Me!1917 · as Joe Lawson
• The Rescue1917 · as Thomas Holland
• Fires of Rebellion1917 · as Russell Hanlon
• A Doll's House1917 · as Nils Krogstad
• The Flashlight1917 · as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
• The Girl in the Checkered Coat1917 · as Hector Maitland
• Hell Morgan's Girl1917 · as Sleter Noble
• The Piper's Price1917 · as Billy Kilmartin
• The Price of Silence1916 · as Edmond Stafford
• The Place Beyond the Winds1916 · as Jerry Jo
• If My Country Should Call1916 · as Dr. George Ardrath
• The Mark of Cain1916 · as Dick Temple
• The Grasp of Greed1916 · as Jimmie
• Bobbie of the Ballet1916 · as Hook Hoover
• The Gilded Spider1916 · as Giovanni
• Tangled Hearts1916 · as John Hammond
• The Grip of Jealousy1916 · as Silas Lacey
• Dolly's Scoop1916 · as Dan Fisher
• Stronger Than Death1915 · as Attorney
• Father and the Boys1915 · as Tuck Bartholomew
• The Millionaire Paupers1915 · as Landlord
• A Mother's Atonement1915 · as Ben
• Alas and Alack1915 · as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
• The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis1915 · as The Duke of Safoulrug
• The Oyster Dredger1915
• The Stool Pigeon1915
• The Measure of a Man1915 · as Donald MacDermott
• The Sin of Olga Brandt1915 · as Stephen Leslie
• A Night of Thrills1914 · as The Visitor
• The Lion, the Lamb and the Man1914 · as Fred Brown, the Lion
• Damon and Pythias1914 · as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
• Virtue Its Own Reward1914 · as Duncan Bronson
• Richelieu1914 · as Baradas
• The Higher Law1914 · as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
• The Oubliette1914 · as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
• By the Sun's Rays1914 · as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
• A Ranch Romance1914 · as Raphael Praz
• The Forbidden Room1914 · as John Morris
• The Tragedy of Whispering Creek1914 · as The Greaser
• The End of the Feud1914 · as Wood Dawson
• Discord and Harmony1914 · as Lon - the Sculptor
• Back to Life1913 · as The Rival
• The Restless Spirit1913 · as The Russian Count (uncredited)
• Poor Jake's Demise1913 · as The Dude
• The Honor of the Family1912