Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1883-03-31
Deathday: 1930-04-26 (47 years old)

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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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Movies 129

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The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
They Came from the Attic

They Came from the Attic (2022)

Movie
T.V. Segment
House of Many Sorrows

House of Many Sorrows (2020)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe

Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe (2019)

Movie
The Phantom / Quasimodo
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

Movie
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01) (2013)

Movie
Self
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)

Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más

Nadie inquietó más (2008)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass

Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)

Movie
Self
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Monster Movie Trivia Quiz

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
London After Midnight

London After Midnight (2002)

Movie
6
Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

Movie
(archive footage)
Universal Horror

Universal Horror (1998)

Movie
Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)

Movie
Self
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1995)

Movie
Self
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
Self
Monsters & Maniacs

Monsters & Maniacs (1988)

Movie
The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All (1983)

Movie
4
(archive footage)
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)

Movie
(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today (1953)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Movie Memories #2

Movie Memories #2 (1934)

Movie
Self
Movie Memories

Movie Memories (1934)

Movie
(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Movie
Echo
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three (1930)

Movie
The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1929)

Movie
Grumpy Anderson
Thunder

Thunder (1929)

Movie
Tiger Haynes
Where East Is East

Where East Is East (1929)

Movie
Phroso
West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar (1928)

Movie
10
Tito
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

Movie
Chuck Collins
The Big City

The Big City (1928)

Movie
Dan Coghlan
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1928)

Movie
2
Self
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney (1928)

Movie
Professor Edward C. Burke
London After Midnight

London After Midnight (1927)

Movie
Self
Life in Hollywood No. 3

Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)

Movie
Sergei
Mockery

Mockery (1927)

Movie
Alonzo
The Unknown

The Unknown (1927)

Movie
4.36
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu (1927)

Movie
Sergeant O'Hara
Tell It to the Marines

Tell It to the Marines (1926)

Movie
Singapore Joe
The Road to Mandalay

The Road to Mandalay (1926)

Movie
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Blackbird

The Blackbird (1926)

Movie
6
Jan
The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies (1925)

Movie
The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Movie
4.8
Echo - The Ventriloquist
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three (1925)

Movie
Dr. Ziska
The Monster

The Monster (1925)

Movie
Paul Beaumont / HE
He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

Movie
Juan Serafin
The Next Corner

The Next Corner (1924)

Movie
Quasimodo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Movie
4.58
Wilse Dilling
The Shock

The Shock (1923)

Movie
Henri Santodos
While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps (1923)

Movie
Mark Shore
All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)

Movie
Obadiah Strout
Quincy Adams Sawyer

Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)

Movie
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain (1922)

Movie
Yen Sin - 'The Heathen'
Shadows

Shadows (1922)

Movie
Fagin
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist (1922)

Movie
Tony Pantelli
The Light in the Dark

The Light in the Dark (1922)

Movie
David Webster
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood (1922)

Movie
Gaspard the Good
The Trap

The Trap (1922)

Movie
O'Rourke
Voices of the City

Voices of the City (1921)

Movie
Chin Chow
Bits of Life

Bits of Life (1921)

Movie
Farralone
The Ace of Hearts

The Ace of Hearts (1921)

Movie
Trix Ulner
For Those We Love

For Those We Love (1921)

Movie
Black Mike Sylva / Ah Wing
Outside the Law

Outside the Law (1921)

Movie
Raoul Challoner
Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North (1920)

Movie
Blizzard
The Penalty

The Penalty (1920)

Movie
Royce Rivers
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)

Movie
Merney Stagg
The Gift Supreme

The Gift Supreme (1920)

Movie
Blind Pew / Merry
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1920)

Movie
Stoop Connors
The Wicked Darling

The Wicked Darling (1919)

Movie
Ricardo
Victory

Victory (1919)

Movie
Kindard Powers
When Bearcat Went Dry

When Bearcat Went Dry (1919)

Movie
Bateese Le Blanc
Paid in Advance

Paid in Advance (1919)

Movie
The Frog
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man (1919)

Movie
'Three Card' Duncan
A Man's Country

A Man's Country (1919)

Movie
Karl Eckstrom
The False Faces

The False Faces (1919)

Movie
Bud
Danger, Go Slow

Danger, Go Slow (1918)

Movie
Jack Langhorne
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town (1918)

Movie
Louis Courteau
That Devil, Bateese

That Devil, Bateese (1918)

Movie
Hame Bozzam
Riddle Gawne

Riddle Gawne (1918)

Movie
'Kink' Colby
A Broadway Scandal

A Broadway Scandal (1918)

Movie
Dan McCarty
Fast Company

Fast Company (1918)

Movie
Paul Argos
The Grand Passion

The Grand Passion (1918)

Movie
Elmer Watkins
Broadway Love

Broadway Love (1918)

Movie
Bethmann-Hollweg
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)

Movie
Paul Revere Forbes
The Scarlet Car

The Scarlet Car (1917)

Movie
Seducer (uncredited)
Bondage

Bondage (1917)

Movie
Waughnt Moore
Anything Once

Anything Once (1917)

Movie
Frank
The Empty Gun

The Empty Gun (1917)

Movie
Paul Neihoff
Triumph

Triumph (1917)

Movie
Joe Lawson
Pay Me!

Pay Me! (1917)

Movie
Thomas Holland
The Rescue

The Rescue (1917)

Movie
Russell Hanlon
Fires of Rebellion

Fires of Rebellion (1917)

Movie
Nils Krogstad
A Doll's House

A Doll's House (1917)

Movie
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Flashlight

The Flashlight (1917)

Movie
Hector Maitland
The Girl in the Checkered Coat

The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917)

Movie
Sleter Noble
Hell Morgan's Girl

Hell Morgan's Girl (1917)

Movie
Billy Kilmartin
The Piper's Price

The Piper's Price (1917)

Movie
Edmond Stafford
The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence (1916)

Movie
Jerry Jo
The Place Beyond the Winds

The Place Beyond the Winds (1916)

Movie
Dr. George Ardrath
If My Country Should Call

If My Country Should Call (1916)

Movie
Dick Temple
The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain (1916)

Movie
Jimmie
The Grasp of Greed

The Grasp of Greed (1916)

Movie
Hook Hoover
Bobbie of the Ballet

Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)

Movie
Giovanni
The Gilded Spider

The Gilded Spider (1916)

Movie
John Hammond
Tangled Hearts

Tangled Hearts (1916)

Movie
Silas Lacey
The Grip of Jealousy

The Grip of Jealousy (1916)

Movie
Martin - the Landlord
The Millionaire Paupers

The Millionaire Paupers (1915)

Movie
Ben Morrison
A Mother's Atonement

A Mother's Atonement (1915)

Movie
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Alas and Alack

Alas and Alack (1915)

Movie
Actor
The Oyster Dredger

The Oyster Dredger (1915)

Movie
Actor
The Stool Pigeon

The Stool Pigeon (1915)

Movie
Donald MacDermott
The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man (1915)

Movie
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Damon and Pythias

Damon and Pythias (1914)

Movie
Baradas
Richelieu

Richelieu (1914)

Movie
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
The Oubliette

The Oubliette (1914)

Movie
Frank Lawler - the Clerk
By the Sun's Rays

By the Sun's Rays (1914)

Movie
Raphael Praz
A Ranch Romance

A Ranch Romance (1914)

Movie
John Morris
The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room (1914)

Movie
The Greaser
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914)

Movie
Wood Dawson
The End of the Feud

The End of the Feud (1914)

Movie
Lon - the Sculptor
Discord and Harmony

Discord and Harmony (1914)

Movie
The Russian Count
The Restless Spirit

The Restless Spirit (1913)

Movie
The Dude
Poor Jake's Demise

Poor Jake's Demise (1913)

Movie
A Hobo
Suspense.

Suspense. (1913)

Movie
Actor
The Ways of Fate

The Ways of Fate (1913)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1883-03-31

Deathday
1930-04-26 (47 years old)

Birth Place
Colorado Springs, United States of America

Height
170-centimeter

Children
Lon Chaney Jr.

Father
Frank H. Chaney

Mother
Emma Alice Kennedy

Relatives
Ancel Keys

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Leonidas Frank Chaney, Man of a Thousand Faces, Лон Чейни, Lon Chaney Sr.

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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