Biography
Lon Chaney (born Leonidas Frank Chaney) - nicknamed "Man of a Thousand Faces" - was an American Silent screen star. He died after completing his only sound film.
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Filmography
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The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
They Came from the Attic (2022)
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T.V. Segment
House of Many Sorrows (2020)
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ArchiveFootage
Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe (2019)
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The Phantom / Quasimodo
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
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A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01) (2013)
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Self
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
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Various Roles (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más (2008)
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ArchiveFootage
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)
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Self
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)
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Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
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ArchiveFootage
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)
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ArchiveFootage
London After Midnight (2002)
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Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
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Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
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(archive footage)
Universal Horror (1998)
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Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)
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Self
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1995)
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Self
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
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Self
Monsters & Maniacs (1988)
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The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror of It All (1983)
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(archive footage)
The Horror Show (1979)
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Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
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(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today (1953)
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Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)
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Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
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ArchiveFootage
Movie Memories #2 (1934)
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Self
Movie Memories (1934)
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(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
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Echo
The Unholy Three (1930)
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The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera (1929)
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Grumpy Anderson
Thunder (1929)
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Tiger Haynes
Where East Is East (1929)
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Phroso
West of Zanzibar (1928)
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10
Tito
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
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Chuck Collins
The Big City (1928)
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Dan Coghlan
While the City Sleeps (1928)
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Self
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney (1928)
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Professor Edward C. Burke
London After Midnight (1927)
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Self
Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)
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Sergei
Mockery (1927)
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Alonzo
The Unknown (1927)
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4.36
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Mr. Wu (1927)
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Sergeant O'Hara
Tell It to the Marines (1926)
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Singapore Joe
The Road to Mandalay (1926)
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Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Blackbird (1926)
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6
Jan
The Tower of Lies (1925)
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The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
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4.8
Echo - The Ventriloquist
The Unholy Three (1925)
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Dr. Ziska
The Monster (1925)
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Paul Beaumont / HE
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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Juan Serafin
The Next Corner (1924)
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Quasimodo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
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4.58
Wilse Dilling
The Shock (1923)
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Henri Santodos
While Paris Sleeps (1923)
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Mark Shore
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
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Obadiah Strout
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
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Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
A Blind Bargain (1922)
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Yen Sin - 'The Heathen'
Shadows (1922)
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Fagin
Oliver Twist (1922)
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Tony Pantelli
The Light in the Dark (1922)
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David Webster
Flesh and Blood (1922)
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Gaspard the Good
The Trap (1922)
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O'Rourke
Voices of the City (1921)
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Chin Chow
Bits of Life (1921)
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Farralone
The Ace of Hearts (1921)
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Trix Ulner
For Those We Love (1921)
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Black Mike Sylva / Ah Wing
Outside the Law (1921)
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Raoul Challoner
Nomads of the North (1920)
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Blizzard
The Penalty (1920)
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Royce Rivers
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)
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Merney Stagg
The Gift Supreme (1920)
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Blind Pew / Merry
Treasure Island (1920)
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Stoop Connors
The Wicked Darling (1919)
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Ricardo
Victory (1919)
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Kindard Powers
When Bearcat Went Dry (1919)
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Bateese Le Blanc
Paid in Advance (1919)
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The Frog
The Miracle Man (1919)
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'Three Card' Duncan
A Man's Country (1919)
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Karl Eckstrom
The False Faces (1919)
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Bud
Danger, Go Slow (1918)
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Jack Langhorne
The Talk of the Town (1918)
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Louis Courteau
That Devil, Bateese (1918)
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Hame Bozzam
Riddle Gawne (1918)
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'Kink' Colby
A Broadway Scandal (1918)
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Dan McCarty
Fast Company (1918)
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Paul Argos
The Grand Passion (1918)
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Elmer Watkins
Broadway Love (1918)
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Bethmann-Hollweg
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
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Paul Revere Forbes
The Scarlet Car (1917)
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Seducer (uncredited)
Bondage (1917)
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Waughnt Moore
Anything Once (1917)
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Frank
The Empty Gun (1917)
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Paul Neihoff
Triumph (1917)
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Joe Lawson
Pay Me! (1917)
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Thomas Holland
The Rescue (1917)
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Russell Hanlon
Fires of Rebellion (1917)
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Nils Krogstad
A Doll's House (1917)
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Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Flashlight (1917)
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Hector Maitland
The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917)
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Sleter Noble
Hell Morgan's Girl (1917)
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Billy Kilmartin
The Piper's Price (1917)
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Edmond Stafford
The Price of Silence (1916)
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Jerry Jo
The Place Beyond the Winds (1916)
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Dr. George Ardrath
If My Country Should Call (1916)
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Dick Temple
The Mark of Cain (1916)
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Jimmie
The Grasp of Greed (1916)
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Hook Hoover
Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)
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Giovanni
The Gilded Spider (1916)
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John Hammond
Tangled Hearts (1916)
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Silas Lacey
The Grip of Jealousy (1916)
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Martin - the Landlord
The Millionaire Paupers (1915)
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Ben Morrison
A Mother's Atonement (1915)
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The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Alas and Alack (1915)
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Actor
The Oyster Dredger (1915)
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Actor
The Stool Pigeon (1915)
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Donald MacDermott
The Measure of a Man (1915)
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Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Damon and Pythias (1914)
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Baradas
Richelieu (1914)
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Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
The Oubliette (1914)
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Frank Lawler - the Clerk
By the Sun's Rays (1914)
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Raphael Praz
A Ranch Romance (1914)
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John Morris
The Forbidden Room (1914)
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The Greaser
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914)
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Wood Dawson
The End of the Feud (1914)
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Lon - the Sculptor
Discord and Harmony (1914)
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The Russian Count
The Restless Spirit (1913)
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The Dude
Poor Jake's Demise (1913)
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A Hobo
Suspense. (1913)
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Actor
The Ways of Fate (1913)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1883-03-31
Deathday1930-04-26 (47 years old)
Birth PlaceColorado Springs, United States of America
Height170-centimeter
ChildrenLon Chaney Jr.
FatherFrank H. Chaney
MotherEmma Alice Kennedy
RelativesAncel Keys
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLeonidas Frank Chaney, Man of a Thousand Faces, Лон Чейни, Lon Chaney Sr.
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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