Lon Chaney
ActingLeonidas 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
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
The Unknown
Alonzo
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
He Who Gets Slapped
Paul Beaumont
Anything Once
Waughnt Moore
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Tito Beppi
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
The Penalty
Blizzard
Filmography — Acting
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
The Unknown
Alonzo
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
He Who Gets Slapped
Paul Beaumont
Anything Once
Waughnt Moore
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Tito Beppi
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
The Penalty
Blizzard
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Miracle Man
The Frog
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Voices of the City
O'Rourke
The Shock
Wilse Dilling
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
The Talk of the Town
Jack Langhorne
Shadows
Yen Sin
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
Mockery
Sergei
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
The Blackbird
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
Oliver Twist
Fagin
The Ace of Hearts
Farallone
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
Outside the Law
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Royce Rivers
Tell It to the Marines
Sergeant O'Hara
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Greaser
Richelieu
Baradas
Fast Company
Dan McCarty
The Horror of It All
The Phantom (archive footage)
Bondage
Seducer (uncredited)
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke
The Trap
Gaspard the Good
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
The Light in the Dark
Tony Pantelli
Fires of Rebellion
Russell Hanlon
Nomads of the North
Raoul Challoner
The Tower of Lies
Jan
Where East Is East
Tiger Haynes
By the Sun's Rays
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
While the City Sleeps
Dan Coghlan
Triumph
Paul Neihoff
Broadway Love
Elmer Watkins
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Tangled Hearts
John Hammond
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
The Road to Mandalay
Singapore Joe
The False Faces
Karl Eckstrom
The Scarlet Car
Paul Revere Forbes
The Rescue
Thomas Holland
Hell Morgan's Girl
Sleter Noble
A Night of Thrills
The Visitor
The Higher Law
Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Mark Shore
The End of the Feud
Wood Dawson
The Forbidden Room
John Morris
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Riddle Gawne
Hame Bozzam
The Gift Supreme
Merney Stagg
Pay Me!
Joe Lawson
The Empty Gun
Frank
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
Fred Brown, the Lion
The Grip of Jealousy
Silas Lacey
The Restless Spirit
The Russian Count (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
The Grasp of Greed
Jimmie
The Wicked Darling
Stoop Connors
The Big City
Chuck Collins
Victory
Ricardo
Damon and Pythias
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Measure of a Man
Donald MacDermott
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
The Millionaire Paupers
Landlord
Father and the Boys
Tuck Bartholomew
Thunder
Grumpy Anderson
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
The Stool Pigeon
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
The Oubliette
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
A Man's Country
'Three Card' Duncan
The Sin of Olga Brandt
Stephen Leslie
The Flashlight
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
Discord and Harmony
Lon - the Sculptor
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self
The Next Corner
Juan Serafin
The Piper's Price
Billy Kilmartin
Alas and Alack
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
Bits of Life
Chin Chow
Bobbie of the Ballet
Hook Hoover
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood
David Webster
The Grand Passion
Paul Argos
When Bearcat Went Dry
Kindard Powers
Back to Life
The Rival
Paid in Advance
Bateese Le Blanc
The Gilded Spider
Giovanni
Dolly's Scoop
Dan Fisher
Danger, Go Slow
Bud
The Place Beyond the Winds
Jerry Jo
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Hector Maitland
The Price of Silence
Edmond Stafford
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
Bethmann-Hollweg
A Broadway Scandal
'Kink' Colby
If My Country Should Call
Dr. George Ardrath
Treasure Island
Blind Pew / Merry
For Those We Love
Trix Ulner
A Mother's Atonement
Ben
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Duke of Safoulrug
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Obadiah Strout
That Devil, Bateese
Louis Courteau
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik
The Honor of the Family
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
Virtue Its Own Reward
Duncan Bronson
Stronger Than Death
Attorney
Poor Jake's Demise
The Dude
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
The Oyster Dredger
A Ranch Romance
Raphael Praz
The Mark of Cain
Dick Temple