Acting
Lon Chaney
EN, DE, ES, SV cinema · 134 credits
Born
31 March 1883
Died
26 August 1930 (aged 47)
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Also known as Leonidas Frank Chaney · Man of a Thousand Faces · Лон Чейни · Lon Chaney Sr.
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
They Came from the Attic
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady, Makeup Artist
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
The Unknown
as Alonzo
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Vampire
Mockery
as Sergei
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom, Makeup Artist
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo, Makeup Artist, Co-Director
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Mark Shore
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Shadows
as Yen Sin
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good, Story
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
The Penalty
as Blizzard
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
Victory
as Ricardo
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
The Flashlight
1917
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
The Stool Pigeon
1915
The Stool Pigeon
Actor, Director
The Measure of a Man
1915
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
The Oyster Dredger
Actor, Director, Writer
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug
Father and the Boys
as Tuck Bartholomew
Graft
Makeup Artist
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
A Ranch Romance
1914
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser, Writer
Richelieu
as Baradas
The Higher Law
1914
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Back to Life
as The Rival