Personal Info
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1883-03-31 (142 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Also Known For
Leonidas Frank ChaneyMan of a Thousand FacesЛон ЧейниLon Chaney Sr.
Lon Chaney
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 m ...
Known For
Acting
2022 --
They Came from the Attic
| The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2014 --
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
| The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
2013 --
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
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2011 --
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
| Himself (archive footage)
2008 --
Nadie inquietó más
| Various Roles (archive footage)
2007 --
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
| Himself (archive footage)
2007 --
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
| Self (archive footage)
2002 --
London After Midnight
| Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
2000 --
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
The Many Faces of Dracula
| Self (archive footage)
1998 --
Universal Horror
| (archive footage)
1995 --
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
| (archive footage)
1995 --
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
| Self (archive footage)
1983 --
The Horror of It All
| The Phantom (archive footage)
1979 --
The Horror Show
| (archive footage)
1974 --
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
| Self (archive footage)
1953 --
Yesterday and Today
| (archive footage)
1951 --
Hollywood Story
| The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945 --
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
| Self (archive footage)
1942 --
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
| Self (archive footage)
1931 --
The House That Shadows Built
| (archive footage)
1930 --
The Unholy Three
| Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
1929 --
The Phantom of the Opera
| Erik
1929 --
Thunder
| Grumpy Anderson
1929 --
Where East Is East
| Tiger Haynes
1928 --
West of Zanzibar
| Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
1928 --
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
| Tito Beppi
1928 --
The Big City
| Chuck Collins
1928 --
While the City Sleeps
| Dan Coghlan
1928 --
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
| Self
1927 --
London After Midnight
| Professor Edward C. Burke
1927 --
Life in Hollywood No. 3
| Self
1927 --
Mockery
| Sergei
1927 --
The Unknown
| Alonzo
1927 --
Mr. Wu
| Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
1926 --
Tell It to the Marines
| Sergeant O'Hara
1926 --
The Road to Mandalay
| Singapore Joe
1926 --
The Blackbird
| Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
1925 --
The Tower of Lies
| Jan
1925 --
The Phantom of the Opera
| Erik, The Phantom
1925 --
The Unholy Three
| Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
1925 --
The Monster
| Dr. Ziska
1924 --
He Who Gets Slapped
| Paul Beaumont
1924 --
The Next Corner
| Juan Serafin
1923 --
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
| Quasimodo
1923 --
The Shock
| Wilse Dilling
1923 --
While Paris Sleeps
| Henri Santodos
1923 --
All the Brothers Were Valiant
| Mark Shore
1922 --
Quincy Adams Sawyer
| Obadiah Strout
1922 --
A Blind Bargain
| Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
1922 --
Shadows
| Yen Sin
1922 --
Oliver Twist
| Fagin
1922 --
The Light in the Dark
| Tony Pantelli
1922 --
Flesh and Blood
| David Webster
1922 --
The Trap
| Gaspard the Good
1921 --
Voices of the City
| O'Rourke
1921 --
Bits of Life
| Chin Chow
1921 --
The Ace of Hearts
| Farallone
1921 --
For Those We Love
| Trix Ulner
1921 --
Outside the Law
| Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
1920 --
Nomads of the North
| Raoul Challoner
1920 --
The Penalty
| Blizzard
1920 --
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
| Royce Rivers
1920 --
The Gift Supreme
| Merney Stagg
1920 --
Treasure Island
| Blind Pew / Merry
1919 --
The Wicked Darling
| Stoop Connors
1919 --
Victory
| Ricardo
1919 --
When Bearcat Went Dry
| Kindard Powers
1919 --
Paid in Advance
| Bateese Le Blanc
1919 --
The Miracle Man
| The Frog
1919 --
A Man's Country
| 'Three Card' Duncan
1919 --
The False Faces
| Karl Eckstrom
1918 --
Danger, Go Slow
| Bud
1918 --
The Talk of the Town
| Jack Langhorne
1918 --
That Devil, Bateese
| Louis Courteau
1918 --
Riddle Gawne
| Hame Bozzam
1918 --
A Broadway Scandal
| 'Kink' Colby
1918 --
Fast Company
| Dan McCarty
1918 --
The Grand Passion
| Paul Argos
1918 --
Broadway Love
| Elmer Watkins
1918 --
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
| Bethmann-Hollweg
1917 --
The Scarlet Car
| Paul Revere Forbes
1917 --
Bondage
| Seducer (uncredited)
1917 --
Anything Once
| Waughnt Moore
1917 --
The Empty Gun
| Frank
1917 --
Triumph
| Paul Neihoff
1917 --
Pay Me!
| Joe Lawson
1917 --
The Rescue
| Thomas Holland
1917 --
Fires of Rebellion
| Russell Hanlon
1917 --
A Doll's House
| Nils Krogstad
1917 --
The Flashlight
| Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
1917 --
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
| Hector Maitland
1917 --
Hell Morgan's Girl
| Sleter Noble
1917 --
The Piper's Price
| Billy Kilmartin
1916 --
The Price of Silence
| Edmond Stafford
1916 --
The Place Beyond the Winds
| Jerry Jo
1916 --
If My Country Should Call
| Dr. George Ardrath
1916 --
The Mark of Cain
| Dick Temple
1916 --
The Grasp of Greed
| Jimmie
1916 --
Bobbie of the Ballet
| Hook Hoover
1916 --
The Gilded Spider
| Giovanni
1916 --
Tangled Hearts
| John Hammond
1916 --
The Grip of Jealousy
| Silas Lacey
1916 --
Dolly's Scoop
| Dan Fisher
1915 --
The Millionaire Paupers
| Landlord
1915 --
A Mother's Atonement
| Ben
1915 --
Alas and Alack
| The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
1915 --
The Oyster Dredger
|
1915 --
The Stool Pigeon
|
1915 --
The Measure of a Man
| Donald MacDermott
1915 --
The Sin of Olga Brandt
| Stephen Leslie
1914 --
A Night of Thrills
| The Visitor
1914 --
Damon and Pythias
| Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1914 --
Richelieu
| Baradas
1914 --
The Oubliette
| Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
1914 --
By the Sun's Rays
| Frank Lawler, the Clerk
1914 --
A Ranch Romance
| Raphael Praz
1914 --
The Forbidden Room
| John Morris
1914 --
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
| The Greaser
1914 --
The End of the Feud
| Wood Dawson
1914 --
Discord and Harmony
| Lon - the Sculptor
1913 --
Back to Life
| The Rival
1913 --
The Restless Spirit
| The Russian Count (uncredited)
1913 --
Poor Jake's Demise
| The Dude
1913 --
The Ways of Fate
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