Lon Chaney
Known For
Acting
Born
1883-03-31 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Died
1930-08-26
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.
Most Known For
Richelieu
as Baradas
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
Shadows
as Yen Sin
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
Victory
as Ricardo
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
The Unknown
as Alonzo
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady