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Lon Chaney

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Lon Chaney

Born March 31, 1883 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USADied August 26, 1930110 films

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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Phantom of the Opera poster7.1The Phantom of the Opera1925The Unknown poster7.5The Unknown1927The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster6.5The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923The Penalty poster6.9The Penalty1920The Unholy Three poster6.7The Unholy Three1925

Filmography

110 films as actor
  1. 2022They Came from the AtticThe Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
  2. 1930The Unholy ThreeProfessor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
  3. 1929The Phantom of the OperaErik, The Phantom
  4. 1929ThunderGrumpy Anderson
  5. 1929Where East Is EastTiger Haynes
  6. 1928West of ZanzibarPhroso 'Dead-Legs'
  7. 1928Laugh, Clown, LaughTito Beppi
  8. 1928The Big CityChuck Collins
  9. 1928While the City SleepsDan Coghlan
  10. 1927London After MidnightProfessor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
  11. 1927MockerySergei
  12. 1927The UnknownAlonzo
  13. 1927Mr. WuMr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
  14. 1926Tell It to the MarinesSergeant O'Hara
  15. 1926Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
  16. 1926The Road to MandalaySingapore Joe
  17. 1926The BlackbirdDan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
  18. 1925The Tower of LiesJan
  19. 1925The Unholy ThreeProfessor Echo / Granny O'Grady
  20. 1925The Phantom of the OperaErik, The Phantom
  21. 1925The MonsterDr. Ziska
  22. 1924He Who Gets SlappedPaul Beaumont
  23. 1924The Next CornerJuan Serafin
  24. 1923The Hunchback of Notre DameQuasimodo
  25. 1923The ShockWilse Dilling
  26. 1923While Paris SleepsHenri Santodos
  27. 1923All the Brothers Were ValiantMark Shore
  28. 1922Quincy Adams SawyerObadiah Strout
  29. 1922A Blind BargainDr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
  30. 1922ShadowsYen Sin
  31. 1922Oliver TwistFagin
  32. 1922The Light in the DarkTony Pantelli
  33. 1922Flesh and BloodDavid Webster
  34. 1922The TrapGaspard the Good
  35. 1921Voices of the CityO'Rourke
  36. 1921Bits of LifeChin Chow
  37. 1921The Ace of HeartsFarallone
  38. 1921For Those We LoveTrix Ulner
  39. 1921Outside the LawAh Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
  40. 1920Nomads of the NorthRaoul Challoner
  41. 1920The PenaltyBlizzard
  42. 1920The Adventures of Daredevil JackRoyce Rivers
  43. 1920The Gift SupremeMerney Stagg
  44. 1920Treasure IslandBlind Pew / Merry
  45. 1919The Wicked DarlingStoop Connors
  46. 1919VictoryRicardo
  47. 1919When Bearcat Went DryKindard Powers
  48. 1919Paid in AdvanceBateese Le Blanc
  49. 1919The Miracle ManThe Frog
  50. 1919A Man's Country'Three Card' Duncan
  51. 1919The False FacesKarl Eckstrom
  52. 1918Danger, Go SlowBud
  53. 1918The Talk of the TownJack Langhorne
  54. 1918That Devil, BateeseLouis Courteau
  55. 1918Riddle GawneHame Bozzam
  56. 1918A Broadway Scandal'Kink' Colby
  57. 1918Fast CompanyDan McCarty
  58. 1918The Grand PassionPaul Argos
  59. 1918Broadway LoveElmer Watkins
  60. 1918The Kaiser, the Beast of BerlinBethmann-Hollweg
  61. 1917The Scarlet CarPaul Revere Forbes
  62. 1917BondageSeducer (uncredited)
  63. 1917Anything OnceWaughnt Moore
  64. 1917The Empty GunFrank
  65. 1917TriumphPaul Neihoff
  66. 1917Pay Me!Joe Lawson
  67. 1917The RescueThomas Holland
  68. 1917Fires of RebellionRussell Hanlon
  69. 1917A Doll's HouseNils Krogstad
  70. 1917The FlashlightHenry Norton / Porter Brixton
  71. 1917The Girl in the Checkered CoatHector Maitland
  72. 1917Hell Morgan's GirlSleter Noble
  73. 1917The Piper's PriceBilly Kilmartin
  74. 1916The Price of SilenceEdmond Stafford
  75. 1916The Place Beyond the WindsJerry Jo
  76. 1916If My Country Should CallDr. George Ardrath
  77. 1916The Mark of CainDick Temple
  78. 1916The Grasp of GreedJimmie
  79. 1916Bobbie of the BalletHook Hoover
  80. 1916The Gilded SpiderGiovanni
  81. 1916Tangled HeartsJohn Hammond
  82. 1916The Grip of JealousySilas Lacey
  83. 1916Dolly's ScoopDan Fisher
  84. 1915Stronger Than DeathAttorney
  85. 1915Father and the BoysTuck Bartholomew
  86. 1915The Millionaire PaupersLandlord
  87. 1915A Mother's AtonementBen
  88. 1915Alas and AlackThe Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
  89. 1915The Fascination of the Fleur de LisThe Duke of Safoulrug
  90. 1915The Oyster Dredger
  91. 1915The Stool Pigeon
  92. 1915The Measure of a ManDonald MacDermott
  93. 1915The Sin of Olga BrandtStephen Leslie
  94. 1914A Night of ThrillsThe Visitor
  95. 1914The Lion, the Lamb and the ManFred Brown, the Lion
  96. 1914Damon and PythiasWild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  97. 1914Virtue Its Own RewardDuncan Bronson
  98. 1914RichelieuBaradas
  99. 1914The Higher LawSir Stephen Fitz Allen
  100. 1914The OublietteChevalier Bertrand de la Payne
  101. 1914By the Sun's RaysFrank Lawler, the Clerk
  102. 1914A Ranch RomanceRaphael Praz
  103. 1914The Forbidden RoomJohn Morris
  104. 1914The Tragedy of Whispering CreekThe Greaser
  105. 1914The End of the FeudWood Dawson
  106. 1914Discord and HarmonyLon - the Sculptor
  107. 1913Back to LifeThe Rival
  108. 1913The Restless SpiritThe Russian Count (uncredited)
  109. 1913Poor Jake's DemiseThe Dude
  110. 1912The Honor of the Family