Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Acting

Birthday

1883/03/31

Day of death

1930/08/26 (47 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Also know as

Leonidas Frank Chaney, Man of a Thousand Faces, Лон Чейни, Lon Chaney Sr.

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...Read more

Acting
The Phantom of the Opera
7.1

(1925) The Phantom of the Opera

as Erik, The Phantom

The Monster
5.7

(1925) The Monster

as Dr. Ziska

The Unknown
7.5

(1927) The Unknown

as Alonzo

West of Zanzibar
7.0

(1928) West of Zanzibar

as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

A Blind Bargain
6.0

(1922) A Blind Bargain

as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.2

(1928) Laugh, Clown, Laugh

as Tito Beppi

The Unholy Three
6.8

(1925) The Unholy Three

as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

The Unholy Three
5.6

(1930) The Unholy Three

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

The Penalty
6.9

(1920) The Penalty

as Blizzard

He Who Gets Slapped
7.6

(1924) He Who Gets Slapped

as Paul Beaumont

While Paris Sleeps
0.0

(1923) While Paris Sleeps

as Henri Santodos

Damon and Pythias
5.0

(1914) Damon and Pythias

as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

The Ace of Hearts
6.5

(1921) The Ace of Hearts

as Farallone

Fast Company
0.0

(1918) Fast Company

as Dan McCarty

Bondage
0.0

(1917) Bondage

as Seducer (uncredited)

7.7

(1974) The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as Self (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today
0.0

(1953) Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

London After Midnight
6.6

(1927) London After Midnight

as Professor Edward C. Burke

Shadows
6.1

(1922) Shadows

as Yen Sin

Discord and Harmony
0.0

(1914) Discord and Harmony

as Lon - the Sculptor

Poor Jake's Demise
0.0

(1913) Poor Jake's Demise

as The Dude

0.0

(1915) The Stool Pigeon

as ---

0.0

(1914) The End of the Feud

as Wood Dawson

0.0

(1914) A Ranch Romance

as Raphael Praz

The Oyster Dredger
0.0

(1915) The Oyster Dredger

as ---

0.0

(1915) The Measure of a Man

as Donald MacDermott

For Those We Love
0.0

(1921) For Those We Love

as Trix Ulner

A Man's Country
0.0

(1919) A Man's Country

as 'Three Card' Duncan

Quincy Adams Sawyer
0.0

(1922) Quincy Adams Sawyer

as Obadiah Strout

Life in Hollywood No. 3
0.0

(1927) Life in Hollywood No. 3

as Self

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5

(1923) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Quasimodo

The Road to Mandalay
6.1

(1926) The Road to Mandalay

as Singapore Joe

Mockery
6.7

(1927) Mockery

as Sergei

0.0

(1913) The Ways of Fate

as ---

Mr. Wu
5.5

(1927) Mr. Wu

as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

Alas and Alack
5.2

(1915) Alas and Alack

as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

The Blackbird
6.3

(1926) The Blackbird

as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

The Wicked Darling
5.2

(1919) The Wicked Darling

as Stoop Connors

The Phantom of the Opera
10.0

(1929) The Phantom of the Opera

as Erik

The Scarlet Car
4.9

(1917) The Scarlet Car

as Paul Revere Forbes

The Shock
5.1

(1923) The Shock

as Wilse Dilling

The Light in the Dark
5.5

(1922) The Light in the Dark

as Tony Pantelli

Flesh and Blood
5.9

(1922) Flesh and Blood

as David Webster

Outside the Law
6.2

(1921) Outside the Law

as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

Where East Is East
5.7

(1929) Where East Is East

as Tiger Haynes

The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5

(2000) The Many Faces of Dracula

as Self (archive footage)

While the City Sleeps
5.9

(1928) While the City Sleeps

as Dan Coghlan

When Bearcat Went Dry
0.0

(1919) When Bearcat Went Dry

as Kindard Powers

Victory
5.8

(1919) Victory

as Ricardo

The Oubliette
3.5

(1914) The Oubliette

as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

By the Sun's Rays
4.8

(1914) By the Sun's Rays

as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

The False Faces
5.0

(1919) The False Faces

as Karl Eckstrom

Nomads of the North
5.5

(1920) Nomads of the North

as Raoul Challoner

The Trap
5.2

(1922) The Trap

as Gaspard the Good

They Came from the Attic
9.0

(2022) They Came from the Attic

as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
0.0

(1928) Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney

as Self

The Restless Spirit
0.0

(1913) The Restless Spirit

as The Russian Count (uncredited)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5

(2014) Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
0.0

(1942) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
0.0

(1945) Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1917) The Empty Gun

as Frank

Tell It to the Marines
6.4

(1926) Tell It to the Marines

as Sergeant O'Hara

The Tower of Lies
0.0

(1925) The Tower of Lies

as Jan

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
0.0

(1918) The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

as Bethmann-Hollweg

The House That Shadows Built
7.0

(1931) The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

The Miracle Man
4.5

(1919) The Miracle Man

as The Frog

The Horror of It All
8.0

(1983) The Horror of It All

as The Phantom (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0

(2007) Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

The Mark of Cain
0.0

(1916) The Mark of Cain

as Dick Temple

0.0

(1915) The Millionaire Paupers

as Landlord

Oliver Twist
6.3

(1922) Oliver Twist

as Fagin

London After Midnight
6.9

(2002) London After Midnight

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
8.0

(1995) Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

as Self (archive footage)

Treasure Island
0.0

(1920) Treasure Island

as Blind Pew / Merry

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

(2011) Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)

Le vampire déchu
6.3

(2007) Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

as Himself (archive footage)

The Gift Supreme
0.0

(1920) The Gift Supreme

as Merney Stagg

The Forbidden Room
0.0

(1914) The Forbidden Room

as John Morris

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
0.0

(1914) The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

as The Greaser

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
0.0

(1920) The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

as Royce Rivers

Back to Life
0.0

(1913) Back to Life

as The Rival

The Big City
0.0

(1928) The Big City

as Chuck Collins

Thunder
0.0

(1929) Thunder

as Grumpy Anderson

0.0

(1915) The Sin of Olga Brandt

as Stephen Leslie

0.0

(1914) A Night of Thrills

as The Visitor

Voices of the City
0.0

(1921) Voices of the City

as O'Rourke

Triumph
0.0

(1917) Triumph

as Paul Neihoff

0.0

(2013) A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

as ---

Richelieu
0.0

(1914) Richelieu

as Baradas

All the Brothers Were Valiant
0.0

(1923) All the Brothers Were Valiant

as Mark Shore

The Next Corner
0.0

(1924) The Next Corner

as Juan Serafin

Broadway Love
5.0

(1918) Broadway Love

as Elmer Watkins

If My Country Should Call
6.5

(1916) If My Country Should Call

as Dr. George Ardrath

The Place Beyond the Winds
6.0

(1916) The Place Beyond the Winds

as Jerry Jo

5.5

(1915) A Mother's Atonement

as Ben

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
6.5

(2000) Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self (archive footage)

Hell Morgan's Girl
0.0

(1917) Hell Morgan's Girl

as Sleter Noble

Anything Once
0.0

(1917) Anything Once

as Waughnt Moore

Fires of Rebellion
0.0

(1917) Fires of Rebellion

as Russell Hanlon

Bobbie of the Ballet
0.0

(1916) Bobbie of the Ballet

as Hook Hoover

The Gilded Spider
9.5

(1916) The Gilded Spider

as Giovanni

The Grasp of Greed
0.0

(1916) The Grasp of Greed

as Jimmie

The Piper's Price
0.0

(1917) The Piper's Price

as Billy Kilmartin

The Price of Silence
0.0

(1916) The Price of Silence

as Edmond Stafford

A Doll's House
0.0

(1917) A Doll's House

as Nils Krogstad

A Broadway Scandal
0.0

(1918) A Broadway Scandal

as 'Kink' Colby

0.0

(1917) The Flashlight

as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

The Rescue
0.0

(1917) The Rescue

as Thomas Holland

Danger, Go Slow
0.0

(1918) Danger, Go Slow

as Bud

The Girl in the Checkered Coat
0.0

(1917) The Girl in the Checkered Coat

as Hector Maitland

Pay Me!
0.0

(1917) Pay Me!

as Joe Lawson

The Grand Passion
1.0

(1918) The Grand Passion

as Paul Argos

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
9.0

(1995) Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

as (archive footage)

Paid in Advance
0.0

(1919) Paid in Advance

as Bateese Le Blanc

Riddle Gawne
0.0

(1918) Riddle Gawne

as Hame Bozzam

Nadie inquietó más
7.0

(2008) Nadie inquietó más

as Various Roles (archive footage)

That Devil, Bateese
0.0

(1918) That Devil, Bateese

as Louis Courteau

The Talk of the Town
1.0

(1918) The Talk of the Town

as Jack Langhorne

Bits of Life
0.0

(1921) Bits of Life

as Chin Chow

The Grip of Jealousy
0.0

(1916) The Grip of Jealousy

as Silas Lacey

Tangled Hearts
0.0

(1916) Tangled Hearts

as John Hammond

Universal Horror
7.2

(1998) Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Story
6.6

(1951) Hollywood Story

as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dolly's Scoop
0.0

(1916) Dolly's Scoop

as Dan Fisher