Lon Chaney

ActorCostume & Make-UpDirectingWriterDirector Mar 31 (died age 47) Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 1913–2022 (109 year career)

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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

Film

The Phantom of the Opera

Erik, The Phantom

Film

The Unknown

Alonzo

Film

He Who Gets Slapped

Paul Beaumont

Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo

Film

The Penalty

Blizzard

Film

The Unholy Three

Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

Film

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Tito Beppi

Film

West of Zanzibar

Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

Filmography

Acting (131)

Movies (131)

They Came from the Attic

2022

as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

9.0

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

7.5

A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

2013

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

as Himself (archive footage)

9.0

Nadie inquietó más

2008

as Various Roles (archive footage)

7.0

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

2007

as Himself (archive footage)

6.3

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

London After Midnight

2002

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

6.9

Lon Chaney: A thousand faces

2000

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Self (archive footage)

3.5

Universal Horror

1998

as (archive footage)

7.1

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

1995

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995

as (archive footage)

9.0

The Horror of It All

1983

as The Phantom (archive footage)

8.0

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

3.8

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

Yesterday and Today

1953

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Story

1951

as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.6

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

1945

as Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

as Self (archive footage)

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

7.0

The Unholy Three

1930

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

Where East Is East

as Tiger Haynes

Thunder

as Grumpy Anderson

The Phantom of the Opera

1929

as Erik

10.0

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

1928

as Self

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

as Tito Beppi

7.3

West of Zanzibar

1928

as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

6.8

While the City Sleeps

1928

as Dan Coghlan

5.9

The Big City

1928

as Chuck Collins

The Unknown

1927

as Alonzo

7.5

Mr. Wu

1927

as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

5.7

Mockery

1927

as Sergei

6.7

London After Midnight

1927

as Professor Edward C. Burke

6.5

Life in Hollywood No. 3

1927

as Self

The Road to Mandalay

1926

as Singapore Joe

6.1

The Blackbird

1926

as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

6.3

Tell It to the Marines

1926

as Sergeant O'Hara

6.4

The Unholy Three

1925

as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

6.7

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

as Erik, The Phantom

7.1

The Tower of Lies

1925

as Jan

The Monster

as Dr. Ziska

He Who Gets Slapped

as Paul Beaumont

The Next Corner

as Juan Serafin

While Paris Sleeps

1923

as Henri Santodos

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Quasimodo

The Shock

as Wilse Dilling

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1923

as Mark Shore

The Trap

1922

as Gaspard the Good

5.2

A Blind Bargain

1922

as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

Shadows

as Yen Sin

Flesh and Blood

as David Webster

Oliver Twist

as Fagin

Quincy Adams Sawyer

as Obadiah Strout

The Light in the Dark

1922

as Tony Pantelli

5.5

For Those We Love

1921

as Trix Ulner

Outside the Law

1921

as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

The Ace of Hearts

as Farallone

Bits of Life

as Chin Chow

Voices of the City

1921

as O'Rourke

Treasure Island

1920

as Blind Pew / Merry

The Gift Supreme

1920

as Merney Stagg

The Penalty

1920

as Blizzard

6.9

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

as Royce Rivers

Nomads of the North

1920

as Raoul Challoner

5.5

When Bearcat Went Dry

1919

as Kindard Powers

Paid in Advance

1919

as Bateese Le Blanc

Victory

as Ricardo

The Wicked Darling

as Stoop Connors

A Man's Country

as 'Three Card' Duncan

The False Faces

as Karl Eckstrom

The Miracle Man

as The Frog

Danger, Go Slow

as Bud

Riddle Gawne

1918

as Hame Bozzam

Fast Company

1918

as Dan McCarty

Broadway Love

1918

as Elmer Watkins

5.1

That Devil, Bateese

1918

as Louis Courteau

A Broadway Scandal

1918

as 'Kink' Colby

The Talk of the Town

as Jack Langhorne

The Grand Passion

as Paul Argos

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

1918

as Bethmann-Hollweg

Pay Me!

1917

as Joe Lawson

The Scarlet Car

1917

as Paul Revere Forbes

4.5

A Doll's House

1917

as Nils Krogstad

Triumph

1917

as Paul Neihoff

Bondage

1917

as Seducer (uncredited)

The Empty Gun

1917

as Frank

Hell Morgan's Girl

1917

as Sleter Noble

The Piper's Price

1917

as Billy Kilmartin

The Flashlight

1917

as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

Fires of Rebellion

1917

as Russell Hanlon

The Rescue

1917

as Thomas Holland

Anything Once

1917

as Waughnt Moore

The Girl in the Checkered Coat

1917

as Hector Maitland

Tangled Hearts

1916

as John Hammond

The Grasp of Greed

1916

as Jimmie

Dolly's Scoop

1916

as Dan Fisher

Bobbie of the Ballet

1916

as Hook Hoover

The Place Beyond the Winds

1916

as Jerry Jo

6.0

The Price of Silence

1916

as Edmond Stafford

If My Country Should Call

1916

as Dr. George Ardrath

6.5

The Mark of Cain

1916

as Dick Temple

The Grip of Jealousy

1916

as Silas Lacey

The Gilded Spider

1916

as Giovanni

9.5

The Millionaire Paupers

1915

as Landlord

A Mother's Atonement

1915

as Ben

5.5

Alas and Alack

1915

as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

5.4

The Measure of a Man

1915

as Donald MacDermott

The Stool Pigeon

1915

The Sin of Olga Brandt

1915

as Stephen Leslie

The Oyster Dredger

1915

Father and the Boys

1915

as Tuck Bartholomew

Stronger Than Death

1915

as Attorney

The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis

1915

as The Duke of Safoulrug

The End of the Feud

1914

as Wood Dawson

The Oubliette

1914

as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

3.3

Virtue Its Own Reward

1914

as Duncan Bronson

Richelieu

1914

as Baradas

Damon and Pythias

1914

as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

5.0

A Night of Thrills

1914

as The Visitor

The Forbidden Room

1914

as John Morris

A Ranch Romance

1914

as Raphael Praz

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

1914

as The Greaser

Discord and Harmony

1914

as Lon - the Sculptor

By the Sun's Rays

1914

as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

4.8

The Higher Law

1914

as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen

The Lion, the Lamb and the Man

1914

as Fred Brown, the Lion

The Restless Spirit

1913

as The Russian Count (uncredited)

Poor Jake's Demise

1913

as The Dude

Back to Life

1913

as The Rival

The Honor of the Family

Crew (10)

Movies (10)

The Unholy Three

1930

Makeup Artist

5.6

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

Makeup Artist

7.1

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

Co-Director

6.5

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Makeup Artist

The Trap

Story

Graft

Makeup Artist

The Stool Pigeon

1915

Director

The Oyster Dredger

1915

Director

The Oyster Dredger

1915

Writer

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

1914

Writer