Lon Chaney

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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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Appearances

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
The Monster
5.7
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
Alonzo
West of Zanzibar
6.9
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
A Blind Bargain
8.0
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Tito Beppi
The Unholy Three
6.7
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Unholy Three
5.9
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Penalty
7.0
The Penalty
Blizzard
He Who Gets Slapped
7.5
He Who Gets Slapped
Paul Beaumont
While Paris Sleeps
10.0
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
Damon and Pythias
5.0
Damon and Pythias
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Horror Show
3.8
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Ace of Hearts
6.5
The Ace of Hearts
Farallone
Fast Company
Fast Company
Dan McCarty
Bondage
Bondage
Seducer (uncredited)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
7.7
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
7.0
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
London After Midnight
6.6
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke
Shadows
6.2
Shadows
Yen Sin
Discord and Harmony
Discord and Harmony
Lon - the Sculptor
Poor Jake's Demise
Poor Jake's Demise
The Dude
The Stool Pigeon
The Stool Pigeon
The End of the Feud
The End of the Feud
Wood Dawson
A Ranch Romance
A Ranch Romance
Raphael Praz
The Oyster Dredger
The Oyster Dredger
The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man
Donald MacDermott
For Those We Love
7.0
For Those We Love
Trix Ulner
A Man's Country
8.0
A Man's Country
'Three Card' Duncan
Quincy Adams Sawyer
10.0
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Obadiah Strout
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
The Road to Mandalay
6.4
The Road to Mandalay
Singapore Joe
Mockery
6.9
Mockery
Sergei
Mr. Wu
5.8
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Alas and Alack
5.4
Alas and Alack
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Blackbird
6.4
The Blackbird
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Wicked Darling
5.6
The Wicked Darling
Stoop Connors
The Phantom of the Opera
10.0
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik
The Scarlet Car
4.6
The Scarlet Car
Paul Revere Forbes
The Shock
5.3
The Shock
Wilse Dilling
The Light in the Dark
5.7
The Light in the Dark
Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
6.2
Flesh and Blood
David Webster
Outside the Law
6.2
Outside the Law
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Where East Is East
6.1
Where East Is East
Tiger Haynes
The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
While the City Sleeps
6.3
While the City Sleeps
Dan Coghlan
When Bearcat Went Dry
10.0
When Bearcat Went Dry
Kindard Powers
Victory
6.2
Victory
Ricardo
The Oubliette
3.3
The Oubliette
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
4.8
By the Sun's Rays
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The False Faces
5.3
The False Faces
Karl Eckstrom
Nomads of the North
5.7
Nomads of the North
Raoul Challoner
The Trap
5.8
The Trap
Gaspard the Good
They Came from the Attic
9.0
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self
The Restless Spirit
10.0
The Restless Spirit
The Russian Count (uncredited)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
10.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
The Empty Gun
The Empty Gun
Frank
Tell It to the Marines
6.5
Tell It to the Marines
Sergeant O'Hara
The Tower of Lies
10.0
The Tower of Lies
Jan
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
Bethmann-Hollweg
The House That Shadows Built
8.5
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
The Miracle Man
6.0
The Miracle Man
The Frog
The Horror of It All
8.3
The Horror of It All
The Phantom (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
Dick Temple
The Millionaire Paupers
The Millionaire Paupers
Landlord
Oliver Twist
6.4
Oliver Twist
Fagin
London After Midnight
7.1
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
9.0
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
Treasure Island
7.0
Treasure Island
Blind Pew / Merry
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
6.3
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
The Gift Supreme
7.0
The Gift Supreme
Merney Stagg
The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room
John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Greaser
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
10.0
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Royce Rivers
Back to Life
Back to Life
The Rival
The Big City
8.0
The Big City
Chuck Collins
Thunder
9.0
Thunder
Grumpy Anderson
The Sin of Olga Brandt
The Sin of Olga Brandt
Stephen Leslie
A Night of Thrills
A Night of Thrills
The Visitor
Voices of the City
7.0
Voices of the City
O'Rourke
Triumph
Triumph
Paul Neihoff
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Richelieu
Richelieu
Baradas
All the Brothers Were Valiant
8.0
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Mark Shore
The Next Corner
10.0
The Next Corner
Juan Serafin
Broadway Love
5.1
Broadway Love
Elmer Watkins
If My Country Should Call
6.5
If My Country Should Call
Dr. George Ardrath
The Place Beyond the Winds
6.0
The Place Beyond the Winds
Jerry Jo
A Mother's Atonement
5.5
A Mother's Atonement
Ben
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
6.8
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
Self (archive footage)
Hell Morgan's Girl
Hell Morgan's Girl
Sleter Noble
Anything Once
Anything Once
Waughnt Moore
Fires of Rebellion
Fires of Rebellion
Russell Hanlon
Bobbie of the Ballet
Bobbie of the Ballet
Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
9.5
The Gilded Spider
Giovanni
The Grasp of Greed
The Grasp of Greed
Jimmie
The Piper's Price
The Piper's Price
Billy Kilmartin
The Price of Silence
The Price of Silence
Edmond Stafford
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
A Broadway Scandal
A Broadway Scandal
'Kink' Colby
The Flashlight
The Flashlight
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Rescue
The Rescue
Thomas Holland
Danger, Go Slow
Danger, Go Slow
Bud
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Hector Maitland
Pay Me!
Pay Me!
Joe Lawson
The Grand Passion
1.0
The Grand Passion
Paul Argos
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
9.0
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
Paid in Advance
6.5
Paid in Advance
Bateese Le Blanc
Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne
Hame Bozzam
Nadie inquietó más
7.3
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
That Devil, Bateese
That Devil, Bateese
Louis Courteau
The Talk of the Town
1.0
The Talk of the Town
Jack Langhorne
Bits of Life
10.0
Bits of Life
Chin Chow
The Grip of Jealousy
The Grip of Jealousy
Silas Lacey
Tangled Hearts
Tangled Hearts
John Hammond
Universal Horror
7.1
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
Hollywood Story
6.7
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dolly's Scoop
Dolly's Scoop
Dan Fisher
The Higher Law
The Higher Law
Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Virtue Its Own Reward
Virtue Its Own Reward
Duncan Bronson
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
Fred Brown, the Lion
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Duke of Safoulrug
Stronger Than Death
Stronger Than Death
Attorney
Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys
Tuck Bartholomew
The Honor of the Family
7.0
The Honor of the Family

Crew

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
Makeup Artist
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Makeup Artist, Co-Director
The Unholy Three
5.9
The Unholy Three
Makeup Artist
The Trap
5.8
The Trap
Story
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
Writer
The Stool Pigeon
The Stool Pigeon
Director
The Oyster Dredger
The Oyster Dredger
Writer, Director
Graft
Graft
Makeup Artist
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