Lon Chaney
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 grote...
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
The Phantom of the Opera1925 · Erik, The Phantom3.6
The Unknown1927 · Alonzo3.8
He Who Gets Slapped1924 · Paul Beaumont3.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · Quasimodo3.3
The Penalty1920 · Blizzard3.5
The Unholy Three1925 · Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady3.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928 · Tito Beppi3.7
West of Zanzibar1928 · Phroso 'Dead-Legs'3.5Cast credits
The Phantom of the Opera1925 · Erik, The Phantom3.6The Unknown1927 · Alonzo3.8He Who Gets Slapped1924 · Paul Beaumont3.8The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · Quasimodo3.3The Penalty1920 · Blizzard3.5The Unholy Three1925 · Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady3.4Laugh, Clown, Laugh1928 · Tito Beppi3.7West of Zanzibar1928 · Phroso 'Dead-Legs'3.5
London After Midnight1927 · Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat3.3
The Ace of Hearts1921 · Farallone3.3
Universal Horror1998 · (archive footage)3.5
Hollywood Story1951 · The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)3.4
The Blackbird1926 · Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop3.2
London After Midnight2002 · Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)3.5
Tell It to the Marines1926 · Sergeant O'Hara3.2
The Horror of It All1983 · The Phantom (archive footage)4.2
Outside the Law1921 · Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva3.1
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces2000 · Self (archive footage)3.4Crew credits
The Phantom of the Opera1925 · Makeup Artist3.6The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · Makeup Artist, Co-Director3.3
The Unholy Three1930 · Makeup Artist2.9
The Trap1922 · Story2.9
Graft1915 · Makeup Artist
The Oyster Dredger1915 · Director, Writer
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek1914 · WriterTThe Stool Pigeon1915 · Director