
Lon Chaney
Known for: Acting
Born: March 31, 1883
Died: August 26, 1930
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

The Phantom of the Opera
1925

The Monster
1925

The Unknown
1927

The Unholy Three
1930

The Unholy Three
1925

West of Zanzibar
1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928

A Blind Bargain
1922

The Penalty
1920

He Who Gets Slapped
1924

While Paris Sleeps
1923

The Ace of Hearts
1921

London After Midnight
1927

Shadows
1922

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923

The Road to Mandalay
1926

Mockery
1927

Mr. Wu
1927

The Blackbird
1926

The Phantom of the Opera
1929

The Shock
1923

Flesh and Blood
1922

Where East Is East
1929

While the City Sleeps
1928

The Trap
1922

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

Tell It to the Marines
1926

The Miracle Man
1919

The Mark of Cain
1916

The Millionaire Paupers
1915

London After Midnight
2002

The Big City
1928

Thunder
1929

A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
The Honor of the Family
1912

Life in Hollywood
1927

Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927

When Bearcat Went Dry
1919

By the Sun's Rays
1914

The False Faces
1919

Nomads of the North
1920
The Empty Gun
1917

The Tower of Lies
1925

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920

Voices of the City
1921

Triumph
1917

The Next Corner
1924

A Mother's Atonement
1915

Bobbie of the Ballet
1916

The Gilded Spider
1916

The Grasp of Greed
1916

The Grip of Jealousy
1916

Dolly's Scoop
1916

The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
1914

Fast Company
1918

Poor Jake's Demise
1913
The End of the Feud
1914
A Ranch Romance
1914

A Man's Country
1919

Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922

The Wicked Darling
1919

The Scarlet Car
1917

The Light in the Dark
1922

Outside the Law
1921

The Oubliette
1914

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915

All the Brothers Were Valiant
1923

The Place Beyond the Winds
1916

Hell Morgan's Girl
1917

Fires of Rebellion
1917

A Doll's House
1917
The Flashlight
1917

The Rescue
1917

Danger, Go Slow
1918

The Grand Passion
1918

The Girl in the Checkered Coat
1917

Pay Me!
1917

Paid in Advance
1919

Riddle Gawne
1918

Bits of Life
1921

Tangled Hearts
1916
The Higher Law
1914

Virtue Its Own Reward
1914

The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
1915
Stronger Than Death
1915
The Measure of a Man
1915
The Stool Pigeon
1915

The Oyster Dredger
1915

For Those We Love
1921

Alas and Alack
1915

Victory
1919

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918

The Forbidden Room
1914

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
1914
A Night of Thrills
1914

If My Country Should Call
1916

The Piper's Price
1917

The Price of Silence
1916

A Broadway Scandal
1918

That Devil, Bateese
1918

Discord and Harmony
1914

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007

Treasure Island
1920

Back to Life
1913

Broadway Love
1918

The Talk of the Town
1918

The Restless Spirit
1913

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014

The Gift Supreme
1920

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000

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

Richelieu
1914

Anything Once
1917

Bondage
1917

They Came from the Attic
2022

The House That Shadows Built
1931

Oliver Twist
1922

Father and the Boys
1915

Yesterday and Today
1953

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000

Damon and Pythias
1914

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995

The Horror Show
1979

The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974

Universal Horror
1998

Nadie inquietó más
2008

Hollywood Story
1951