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 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.
Acted in 110
2020s
- 2022
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2010s
- 2015
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie
- 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)
Movie
2000s
- 2008
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2002
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
1990s
- 1998
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
- 1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1950s
- 1953
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
- 1951
Hollywood Story
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930s
- 1931
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
- 1930
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
1920s
- 1929
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
Thunder
Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
Tiger Haynes
- 1928
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
The Big City
Chuck Collins
While the City Sleeps
Dan Coghlan
- 1927
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke/The Vampire
Mockery
Sergei
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
- 1926
Tell It to the Marines
Sergeant O'Hara
The Road to Mandalay
Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
- 1925
The Tower of Lies
Jan
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
- 1924
The Next Corner
Juan Serafin
- 1923
The Shock
Wilse Dilling
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
- 1922
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Obadiah Strout
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Shadows
Yen Sin
Oliver Twist
Fagin
The Light in the Dark
Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
David Webster
The Trap
Gaspard the Good
- 1921
Voices of the City
O'Rourke
Bits of Life
Chin Chow
The Ace of Hearts
Farallone
For Those We Love
Trix Ulner
Outside the Law
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
- 1920
Nomads of the North
Raoul Challoner
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Royce Rivers
The Gift Supreme
Merney Stagg
Treasure Island
Blind Pew / Merry
1910s
- 1919
The Wicked Darling
Stoop Connors
Victory
Ricardo
When Bearcat Went Dry
Kindard Powers
Paid in Advance
Bateese Le Blanc
The Miracle Man
The Frog
A Man's Country
'Three Card' Duncan
The False Faces
Karl Eckstrom
- 1918
Danger, Go Slow
Bud
The Talk of the Town
Jack Langhorne
That Devil, Bateese
Louis Courteau
Riddle Gawne
Hame Bozzam
A Broadway Scandal
'Kink' Colby
Fast Company
Dan McCarty
The Grand Passion
Paul Argos
Broadway Love
Elmer Watkins
- 1917
The Scarlet Car
Paul Revere Forbes
Bondage
Seducer (uncredited)
Anything Once
Waughnt Moore
Triumph
Paul Neihoff
The Rescue
Thomas Holland
Fires of Rebellion
Russell Hanlon
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
Hector Maitland
Hell Morgan's Girl
Sleter Noble
The Piper's Price
Billy Kilmartin
- 1916
The Price of Silence
Edmond Stafford
The Place Beyond the Winds
Jerry Jo
If My Country Should Call
Dr. George Ardrath
The Mark of Cain
Dick Temple
The Grasp of Greed
Jimmie
Bobbie of the Ballet
Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
Giovanni
Tangled Hearts
John Hammond
The Grip of Jealousy
Silas Lacey
Dolly's Scoop
Dan Fisher
- 1915
Father and the Boys
Tuck Bartholomew
The Millionaire Paupers
Landlord
A Mother's Atonement
Ben
Alas and Alack
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Duke of Safoulrug
The Oyster Dredger
Movie
- 1914
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
Fred Brown, the Lion
Damon and Pythias
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Virtue Its Own Reward
Duncan Bronson
Richelieu
Baradas
The Oubliette
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The Forbidden Room
John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Greaser
Discord and Harmony
Lon - the Sculptor
- 1913
Back to Life
The Rival
The Restless Spirit
The Russian Count (uncredited)
Poor Jake's Demise
The Dude
Costume and makeup 4
1930s
- 1930
The Unholy Three
Makeup Artist
1910s
- 1915
Wrote 3
1920s
- 1922
The Trap
Story
1910s
- 1915
The Oyster Dredger
Writer
- 1914
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
Writer
Directed 2
1920s
- 1923
1910s
- 1915
The Oyster Dredger
Director
Appearances11
2010s
- 2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2000s
- 2007
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
1940s
- 1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
- 1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1920s
- 1928
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Self
- 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
Life in Hollywood
Self