Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-03-31

Day of Death

1930-08-26 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Leonidas Frank Chaney

Man of a Thousand Faces

Лон Чейни

Lon 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 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

Acting

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Erik, The Phantom

The Monster

1925

The Monster

as

Dr. Ziska

The Unknown

1927

The Unknown

as

Alonzo

The Unholy Three

1930

The Unholy Three

as

Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

The Unholy Three

1925

The Unholy Three

as

Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

West of Zanzibar

1928

West of Zanzibar

as

Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

as

Tito Beppi

A Blind Bargain

1922

A Blind Bargain

as

Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

The Penalty

1920

The Penalty

as

Blizzard

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

He Who Gets Slapped

as

Paul Beaumont

While Paris Sleeps

1923

While Paris Sleeps

as

Henri Santodos

Damon and Pythias

1914

Damon and Pythias

as

Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

The Ace of Hearts

1921

The Ace of Hearts

as

Farallone

Fast Company

1918

Fast Company

as

Dan McCarty

Bondage

1917

Bondage

as

Seducer (uncredited)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as

Self (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as

(archive footage)

London After Midnight

1927

London After Midnight

as

Professor Edward C. Burke

Shadows

1922

Shadows

as

Yen Sin

Poor Jake's Demise

1913

Poor Jake's Demise

as

The Dude

Discord and Harmony

1914

Discord and Harmony

as

Lon - the Sculptor

The End of the Feud

1914

The End of the Feud

as

Wood Dawson

A Ranch Romance

1914

A Ranch Romance

as

Raphael Praz

The Measure of a Man

1915

The Measure of a Man

as

Donald MacDermott

The Stool Pigeon

1915

The Stool Pigeon

as

The Oyster Dredger

1915

The Oyster Dredger

as

A Man's Country

1919

A Man's Country

as

'Three Card' Duncan

For Those We Love

1921

For Those We Love

as

Trix Ulner

Quincy Adams Sawyer

1922

Quincy Adams Sawyer

as

Obadiah Strout

Life in Hollywood No. 3

1927

Life in Hollywood No. 3

as

Self

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Quasimodo

The Road to Mandalay

1926

The Road to Mandalay

as

Singapore Joe

Mockery

1927

Mockery

as

Sergei

Mr. Wu

1927

Mr. Wu

as

Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

Alas and Alack

1915

Alas and Alack

as

The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

The Blackbird

1926

The Blackbird

as

Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

The Wicked Darling

1919

The Wicked Darling

as

Stoop Connors

The Phantom of the Opera

1929

The Phantom of the Opera

as

Erik

The Scarlet Car

1917

The Scarlet Car

as

Paul Revere Forbes

The Light in the Dark

1922

The Light in the Dark

as

Tony Pantelli

The Shock

1923

The Shock

as

Wilse Dilling

Flesh and Blood

1922

Flesh and Blood

as

David Webster

Outside the Law

1921

Outside the Law

as

Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

Where East Is East

1929

Where East Is East

as

Tiger Haynes

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as

Self (archive footage)

While the City Sleeps

1928

While the City Sleeps

as

Dan Coghlan

When Bearcat Went Dry

1919

When Bearcat Went Dry

as

Kindard Powers

Victory

1919

Victory

as

Ricardo

The Oubliette

1914

The Oubliette

as

Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

By the Sun's Rays

1914

By the Sun's Rays

as

Frank Lawler, the Clerk

The False Faces

1919

The False Faces

as

Karl Eckstrom

Nomads of the North

1920

Nomads of the North

as

Raoul Challoner

The Trap

1922

The Trap

as

Gaspard the Good

They Came from the Attic

2022

They Came from the Attic

as

The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

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

1928

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

as

Self

The Restless Spirit

1913

The Restless Spirit

as

The Russian Count (uncredited)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as

The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

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

1945

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self (archive footage)

The Empty Gun

1917

The Empty Gun

as

Frank

Tell It to the Marines

1926

Tell It to the Marines

as

Sergeant O'Hara

The Tower of Lies

1925

The Tower of Lies

as

Jan

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

1918

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

as

Bethmann-Hollweg

The House That Shadows Built

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as

(archive footage)

The Miracle Man

1919

The Miracle Man

as

The Frog

The Horror of It All

1983

The Horror of It All

as

The Phantom (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as

Self (archive footage)

The Mark of Cain

1916

The Mark of Cain

as

Dick Temple

The Millionaire Paupers

1915

The Millionaire Paupers

as

Landlord

Oliver Twist

1922

Oliver Twist

as

Fagin

London After Midnight

2002

London After Midnight

as

Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

1995

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

as

Self (archive footage)

Treasure Island

1920

Treasure Island

as

Blind Pew / Merry

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as

Himself (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

2007

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

as

Himself (archive footage)

The Gift Supreme

1920

The Gift Supreme

as

Merney Stagg

The Forbidden Room

1914

The Forbidden Room

as

John Morris

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

1914

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

as

The Greaser

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

as

Royce Rivers

Back to Life

1913

Back to Life

as

The Rival

The Big City

1928

The Big City

as

Chuck Collins

Thunder

1929

Thunder

as

Grumpy Anderson

The Sin of Olga Brandt

1915

The Sin of Olga Brandt

as

Stephen Leslie

A Night of Thrills

1914

A Night of Thrills

as

The Visitor

Voices of the City

1921

Voices of the City

as

O'Rourke

Triumph

1917

Triumph

as

Paul Neihoff

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

2013

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

as

Richelieu

1914

Richelieu

as

Baradas

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1923

All the Brothers Were Valiant

as

Mark Shore

The Next Corner

1924

The Next Corner

as

Juan Serafin

Broadway Love

1918

Broadway Love

as

Elmer Watkins

A Mother's Atonement

1915

A Mother's Atonement

as

Ben

If My Country Should Call

1916

If My Country Should Call

as

Dr. George Ardrath

The Place Beyond the Winds

1916

The Place Beyond the Winds

as

Jerry Jo

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2000

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as

Self (archive footage)

Hell Morgan's Girl

1917

Hell Morgan's Girl

as

Sleter Noble

Anything Once

1917

Anything Once

as

Waughnt Moore

Fires of Rebellion

1917

Fires of Rebellion

as

Russell Hanlon

Bobbie of the Ballet

1916

Bobbie of the Ballet

as

Hook Hoover

The Gilded Spider

1916

The Gilded Spider

as

Giovanni

The Grasp of Greed

1916

The Grasp of Greed

as

Jimmie

The Piper's Price

1917

The Piper's Price

as

Billy Kilmartin

The Price of Silence

1916

The Price of Silence

as

Edmond Stafford

A Doll's House

1917

A Doll's House

as

Nils Krogstad

A Broadway Scandal

1918

A Broadway Scandal

as

'Kink' Colby

The Flashlight

1917

The Flashlight

as

Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

The Rescue

1917

The Rescue

as

Thomas Holland

Danger, Go Slow

1918

Danger, Go Slow

as

Bud

The Grand Passion

1918

The Grand Passion

as

Paul Argos

The Girl in the Checkered Coat

1917

The Girl in the Checkered Coat

as

Hector Maitland

Pay Me!

1917

Pay Me!

as

Joe Lawson

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

1995

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

as

(archive footage)

Paid in Advance

1919

Paid in Advance

as

Bateese Le Blanc

Riddle Gawne

1918

Riddle Gawne

as

Hame Bozzam

Nadie inquietó más

2008

Nadie inquietó más

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

That Devil, Bateese

1918

That Devil, Bateese

as

Louis Courteau

The Talk of the Town

1918

The Talk of the Town

as

Jack Langhorne

Bits of Life

1921

Bits of Life

as

Chin Chow

The Grip of Jealousy

1916

The Grip of Jealousy

as

Silas Lacey

Tangled Hearts

1916

Tangled Hearts

as

John Hammond

Universal Horror

1998

Universal Horror

as

(archive footage)

Hollywood Story

1951

Hollywood Story

as

The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dolly's Scoop

1916

Dolly's Scoop

as

Dan Fisher

The Higher Law

1914

The Higher Law

as

Sir Stephen Fitz Allen

Production

Crew

Directing

The Stool Pigeon

1915

The Stool Pigeon

as

The Oyster Dredger

1915

The Oyster Dredger

as

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as