Lon Chaney
Known for ActingBorn 1883-03-31 — died 1930-08-26Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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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Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · as Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · as Quasimodo
Hollywood Story
1951 · as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1920 · as Blind Pew / Merry
The Horror Show
1979 · as (archive footage)
The Unknown
1927 · as Alonzo
The Unholy Three
1925 · as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Trap
1922 · as Gaspard the Good
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000 · as Self (archive footage)
Richelieu
1914 · as Baradas
Victory
1919 · as Ricardo
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 · as Paul Beaumont
The Blackbird
1926 · as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Shadows
1922 · as Yen Sin
Universal Horror
1998 · as (archive footage)
While the City Sleeps
1928 · as Dan Coghlan
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007 · as Himself (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · as (archive footage)