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.
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Movies (50)
They Came from the Attic
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
2014
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
2011
Nadie inquietó más
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
2002
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1998
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as (archive footage)
1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Horror of It All
as The Phantom (archive footage)
1983
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1953
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
1931
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
1930
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik
1929
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
1929
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
1929
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
1928
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
1928
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
1928
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
as Self
1928
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
1927
Mockery
as Sergei
1927
The Unknown
as Alonzo
1927
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
1927
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
1926
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
1926
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
1926
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
1925
The Tower of Lies
as Jan
1925
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
1925
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
1924
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin
1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
1923
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling
1923
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos
1923
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Mark Shore
1923
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
1922
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
1922