Lon Chaney
Actor
- Born
- March 31, 1883 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Died
- August 26, 1930 (age 47)
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".
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Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
June 29, 1925
The Unknown
May 29, 1927
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
September 6, 1923
He Who Gets Slapped
December 22, 1924
The Unholy Three
July 20, 1925
The Penalty
August 15, 1920
West of Zanzibar
November 24, 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
April 14, 1928
The Ace of Hearts
September 17, 1921
London After Midnight
December 3, 1927
The Monster
March 16, 1925
The Blackbird
February 13, 1926
Acting133
- 2022They Came from the Attic as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
- 2013A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage)
- 2008Nadie inquietó más as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2007Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire as Himself (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2002London After Midnight as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
- 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces