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