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Lon Chaney

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 31, 1883 (Died at 47)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthColorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Career Span1920 – 1930
Known Credits122 Titles
ActingPopularity Score 1

Lon Chaney

Also known as:Leonidas Frank ChaneyMan of a Thousand FacesЛон ЧейниLon Chaney Sr.
Total Works

122

122 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1
as Erik, The Phantom
The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
1927•movie
as Alonzo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5
as Quasimodo
He Who Gets Slapped
7.5
as Paul Beaumont

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 122 titles featuring Lon Chaney

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1

as Erik, The Phantom

The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
1927•movie

as Alonzo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5

as Quasimodo

He Who Gets Slapped
7.5

as Paul Beaumont

The Unholy Three
6.7
The Unholy Three
1925•movie

as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

The Penalty
6.9
The Penalty
1920•movie

as Blizzard

West of Zanzibar
6.9
West of Zanzibar
1928•movie

as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.4

as Tito Beppi

The Ace of Hearts
6.5
The Ace of Hearts
1921•movie

as Farallone

London After Midnight
6.6

as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat

The Monster
5.7
The Monster
1925•movie

as Dr. Ziska

The Blackbird
6.4
The Blackbird
1926•movie

as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

Hollywood Story
6.7
Hollywood Story
1951•movie

as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Unholy Three
5.9
The Unholy Three
1930•movie

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

Mr. Wu
5.8
Mr. Wu
1927•movie

as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

Outside the Law
6.2
Outside the Law
1921•movie

as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

Universal Horror
7.1
Universal Horror
1998•movie

as (archive footage)

Tell It to the Marines
6.5

as Sergeant O'Hara

Shadows
6.2
Shadows
1922•movie

as Yen Sin

The Wicked Darling
5.6
The Wicked Darling
1919•movie

as Stoop Connors

The Shock
5.3
The Shock
1923•movie

as Wilse Dilling

Oliver Twist
6.4
Oliver Twist
1922•movie

as Fagin

London After Midnight
7.1

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

Where East Is East
6.1
Where East Is East
1929•movie

as Tiger Haynes

By the Sun's Rays
4.8
By the Sun's Rays
1914•movie

as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

Victory
6.2
Victory
1919•movie

as Ricardo

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

Mockery
6.9
Mockery
1927•movie

as Sergei

The Scarlet Car
4.6
The Scarlet Car
1917•movie

as Paul Revere Forbes

While the City Sleeps
6.3

as Dan Coghlan

Flesh and Blood
6.2
Flesh and Blood
1922•movie

as David Webster

The Trap
5.8
The Trap
1922•movie

as Gaspard the Good

Broadway Love
5.1
Broadway Love
1918•movie

as Elmer Watkins

The Road to Mandalay
6.4

as Singapore Joe

The Light in the Dark
5.7

as Tony Pantelli

The False Faces
5.3
The False Faces
1919•movie

as Karl Eckstrom

Nomads of the North
5.7

as Raoul Challoner

The Horror of It All
8.3

as The Phantom (archive footage)

The Horror Show
3.4
The Horror Show
1979•movie

as (archive footage)

Alas and Alack
5.4
Alas and Alack
1915•movie

as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5

as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

Nadie inquietó más
7.2

as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Oubliette
3.3
The Oubliette
1914•movie

as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

The Miracle Man
6.0
The Miracle Man
1919•movie

as The Frog

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
6.3

as Himself (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
9.0

as (archive footage)

A Blind Bargain
8.0
A Blind Bargain
1922•movie

as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

The Phantom of the Opera
8.0

as Erik, The Phantom

The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5

as Self (archive footage)

The House That Shadows Built
8.5

as (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

If My Country Should Call
6.5

as Dr. George Ardrath

The Place Beyond the Winds
6.0

as Jerry Jo

A Mother's Atonement
5.5

as Ben

The Grand Passion
1.0
The Grand Passion
1918•movie

as Paul Argos

Paid in Advance
6.5
Paid in Advance
1919•movie

as Bateese Le Blanc

The Talk of the Town
1.0

as Jack Langhorne

While Paris Sleeps
10.0
While Paris Sleeps
1923•movie

as Henri Santodos

Damon and Pythias
5.0
Damon and Pythias
1914•movie

as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Yesterday and Today
7.0

as (archive footage)

For Those We Love
7.0
For Those We Love
1921•movie

as Trix Ulner

A Man's Country
8.0
A Man's Country
1919•movie

as 'Three Card' Duncan

Quincy Adams Sawyer
10.0

as Obadiah Strout

When Bearcat Went Dry
10.0

as Kindard Powers

They Came from the Attic
9.0

as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

The Restless Spirit
10.0

as The Russian Count (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
10.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Tower of Lies
10.0
The Tower of Lies
1925•movie

as Jan

Treasure Island
7.0
Treasure Island
1920•movie

as Blind Pew / Merry

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

as Himself (archive footage)

The Gift Supreme
7.0
The Gift Supreme
1920•movie

as Merney Stagg

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
10.0

as Royce Rivers

The Big City
8.0
The Big City
1928•movie

as Chuck Collins

Thunder
9.0
Thunder
1929•movie

as Grumpy Anderson

Voices of the City
7.0
Voices of the City
1921•movie

as O'Rourke

All the Brothers Were Valiant
8.0

as Mark Shore

The Next Corner
10.0
The Next Corner
1924•movie

as Juan Serafin

The Gilded Spider
9.5
The Gilded Spider
1916•movie

as Giovanni

Bits of Life
10.0
Bits of Life
1921•movie

as Chin Chow

Fast Company
Fast Company
1918•movie

as Dan McCarty

Bondage
Bondage
1917•movie

as Seducer (uncredited)

Poor Jake's Demise
Poor Jake's Demise
1913•movie

as The Dude

Discord and Harmony

as Lon - the Sculptor

The Oyster Dredger
The Oyster Dredger
1915•movie
Life in Hollywood No. 3

as Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

as Bethmann-Hollweg

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
1916•movie

as Dick Temple

The Millionaire Paupers

as Landlord

The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room
1914•movie

as John Morris

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

as The Greaser

Back to Life
Back to Life
1913•movie

as The Rival

Triumph
Triumph
1917•movie

as Paul Neihoff

Richelieu
Richelieu
1914•movie

as Baradas

Hell Morgan's Girl
Hell Morgan's Girl
1917•movie

as Sleter Noble

Anything Once
Anything Once
1917•movie

as Waughnt Moore

Fires of Rebellion
Fires of Rebellion
1917•movie

as Russell Hanlon

Bobbie of the Ballet

as Hook Hoover

The Piper's Price
The Piper's Price
1917•movie

as Billy Kilmartin

The Grasp of Greed
The Grasp of Greed
1916•movie

as Jimmie

The Price of Silence

as Edmond Stafford

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1917•movie

as Nils Krogstad

A Broadway Scandal
A Broadway Scandal
1918•movie

as 'Kink' Colby

The Rescue
The Rescue
1917•movie

as Thomas Holland

The Flashlight
1917•movie

as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

Danger, Go Slow
Danger, Go Slow
1918•movie

as Bud

Pay Me!
Pay Me!
1917•movie

as Joe Lawson

The Girl in the Checkered Coat

as Hector Maitland

Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne
1918•movie

as Hame Bozzam

That Devil, Bateese

as Louis Courteau

Tangled Hearts
Tangled Hearts
1916•movie

as John Hammond

The Grip of Jealousy

as Silas Lacey

Dolly's Scoop
Dolly's Scoop
1916•movie

as Dan Fisher

Virtue Its Own Reward

as Duncan Bronson

The Lion, the Lamb and the Man

as Fred Brown, the Lion

The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis

as The Duke of Safoulrug

Father and the Boys

as Tuck Bartholomew

Life in Hollywood
Life in Hollywood
1927•movie

as Self

Graft
Graft
1915•movie

Role: Makeup Artist