Lon Chaney
1883 – 1930·Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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".
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Filmography
The Wicked Darling
1919Stoop Connors
The Penalty
1920Blizzard
Outside the Law
1921Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
The Ace of Hearts
1921Farallone
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923Quasimodo
The Shock
1923Wilse Dilling
He Who Gets Slapped
1924Paul Beaumont
The Monster
1925Dr. Ziska
The Unholy Three
1925Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
1925Erik, The Phantom
Tell It to the Marines
1926Sergeant O'Hara
The Unknown
1927Alonzo
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928Tito Beppi
West of Zanzibar
1928Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Where East Is East
1929Tiger Haynes
The Unholy Three
1930Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
From the Reading Room