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Lon Chaney

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1883-03-31

Deathday: 1930-08-26 (47 years old)

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".

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Filmography

all 137

Movies 137

self 15

Director 3

Actor

Lon Chaney

Biography

Filmography

all 137

Movies 137

self 15

Director 3

Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams (2024)

They Came from the Attic (2022)

House of Many Sorrows (2020)

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

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

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

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)

Nadie inquietó más (2008)

Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)

London After Midnight (2002)

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

Universal Horror (1998)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1995)

Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some (1994)

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Monsters & Maniacs (1988)

The Horror of It All (1983)

The Horror Show (1979)

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

Yesterday and Today (1953)

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

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

Movie Memories #2 (1934)

Movie Memories (1934)

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

The Unholy Three (1930)

The Phantom of the Opera (1929)

Thunder (1929)

Where East Is East (1929)

West of Zanzibar (1928)

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

The Big City (1928)

While the City Sleeps (1928)

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

London After Midnight (1927)

Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)

Mockery (1927)

The Unknown (1927)

Mr. Wu (1927)

Tell It to the Marines (1926)

The Road to Mandalay (1926)

The Blackbird (1926)

The Tower of Lies (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Unholy Three (1925)

The Monster (1925)

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

The Next Corner (1924)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

The Shock (1923)

While Paris Sleeps (1923)

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)

Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)

A Blind Bargain (1922)

Shadows (1922)

Oliver Twist (1922)

The Light in the Dark (1922)

Flesh and Blood (1922)

The Trap (1922)

Voices of the City (1921)

Bits of Life (1921)

The Ace of Hearts (1921)

For Those We Love (1921)

Outside the Law (1921)

Nomads of the North (1920)

The Penalty (1920)

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)

The Gift Supreme (1920)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1883-03-31

Deathday
1930-08-26 (47 years old)