Acting · b. 1883 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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". Descripti...

Directed
The Stool Pigeon 1915 The Oyster Dredger 1915
Acting
They Came from the Attic The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage) 2022 Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 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 Himself (archive footage) 2011 Nadie inquietó más Various Roles (archive footage) 2008 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Self (archive footage) 2007 Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Himself (archive footage) 2007 London After Midnight Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage) 2002 The Many Faces of Dracula Self (archive footage) 2000 Lon Chaney: A thousand faces Self (archive footage) 2000 Universal Horror (archive footage) 1998 Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask Self (archive footage) 1995 Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (archive footage) 1995 The Horror of It All The Phantom (archive footage) 1983 The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979 The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Self (archive footage) 1974 Yesterday and Today (archive footage) 1953 Hollywood Story The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) 1951 Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary Self (archive footage) 1945 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage) 1942 The House That Shadows Built (archive footage) 1931 The Phantom of the Opera Erik 1929 Where East Is East Tiger Haynes 1929 Thunder Grumpy Anderson 1929 West of Zanzibar Phroso 'Dead-Legs' 1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh Tito Beppi 1928 While the City Sleeps Dan Coghlan 1928 Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney Self 1928 The Big City Chuck Collins 1928 The Unknown Alonzo 1927
Other Credits
The Unholy Three Makeup Artist 1930 The Phantom of the Opera Makeup Artist 1925 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Makeup Artist 1923 The Trap Story 1922 Graft Makeup Artist 1915 The Tragedy of Whispering Creek Writer 1914
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