Person Details
Birthday: 1883-04-01 06:12:51
Death: 1930-08-26 06:12:51
Aliases: Leonidas Frank Chaney , Man of a Thousand Faces
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Homepage: http://lonchaney.com/
Movie Involvements: 117
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Lon Chaney (born Leonidas Frank Chaney) - nicknamed "Man of a Thousand Faces" - was an American Silent screen star. He died after completing his only sound film.
Most Famous Work
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) Erik, The PhantomThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923) QuasimodoThe Unknown
(1927) Alonzo the ArmlessHe Who Gets Slapped
(1924) Paul Beaumont aka HEWest of Zanzibar
(1928) Phroso 'Dead-Legs'The Unholy Three
(1925) Professor Echo / Granny O'GradyLondon After Midnight
(1927) Professor Edward C. BurkeLaugh, Clown, Laugh
(1928) Tito BeppiActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2022 | The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage) | |
2014 | The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage) | |
2013 | N/A | |
2011 | Himself (archive footage) | |
2008 | Various Roles (archive footage) | |
2007 | Himself (archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
2002 | Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage) | |
2000 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
1998 | (archive footage) | |
1995 | (archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
1983 | The Phantom (archive footage) | |
1979 | (archive footage) | |
1974 | Self (archive footage) | |
1953 | (archive footage) | |
1945 | Self (archive footage) | |
1942 | Self (archive footage) | |
1931 | (archive footage) | |
1930 | Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady | |
1929 | Erik | |
Grumpy Anderson | ||
Tiger Haynes | ||
1928 | Phroso 'Dead-Legs' | |
Tito Beppi | ||
Chuck Collins | ||
Dan Coghlan | ||
Self | ||
1927 | Professor Edward C. Burke | |
Self | ||
Sergei | ||
Alonzo | ||
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather | ||
1926 | Sergeant O'Hara | |
Singapore Joe | ||
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop | ||
1925 | Jan | |
Erik, The Phantom | ||
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady | ||
Dr. Ziska | ||
1924 | Paul Beaumont aka HE | |
Juan Serafin | ||
1923 | Quasimodo | |
Wilse Dilling | ||
Henri Santodos | ||
Mark Shore | ||
1922 | Obadiah Strout | |
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man | ||
Yen Sin | ||
Fagin | ||
Tony Pantelli | ||
David Webster | ||
Gaspard the Good | ||
1921 | O'Rourke | |
Chin Chow | ||
Farallone | ||
Trix Ulner | ||
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva | ||
1920 | Raoul Challoner | |
Blizzard | ||
Royce Rivers | ||
Merney Stagg | ||
Blind Pew / Merry | ||
1919 | Stoop Connors | |
Ricardo | ||
Kindard Powers | ||
Bateese Le Blanc | ||
The Frog | ||
'Three Card' Duncan | ||
Karl Eckstrom | ||
1918 | Bud | |
Jack Langhorne | ||
Louis Courteau | ||
Hame Bozzam | ||
'Kink' Colby | ||
Dan McCarty | ||
Paul Argos | ||
Elmer Watkins | ||
Bethmann-Hollweg | ||
1917 | Paul Revere Forbes | |
Seducer (uncredited) | ||
Waughnt Moore | ||
Frank | ||
Paul Neihoff | ||
Joe Lawson | ||
Thomas Holland | ||
Russell Hanlon | ||
Nils Krogstad | ||
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton | ||
Hector Maitland | ||
Sleter Noble | ||
Billy Kilmartin | ||
1916 | Edmond Stafford | |
Jerry Jo | ||
Dr. George Ardrath | ||
Dick Temple | ||
Jimmie | ||
Hook Hoover | ||
Giovanni | ||
John Hammond | ||
Silas Lacey | ||
1915 | Landlord | |
Ben | ||
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Donald MacDermott | ||
1914 | Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
Baradas | ||
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne | ||
Frank Lawler, the Clerk | ||
Raphael Praz | ||
John Morris | ||
The Greaser | ||
Wood Dawson | ||
Lon - the Sculptor | ||
1913 | The Russian Count (uncredited) | |
The Dude | ||
N/A | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Costume & Make-Up
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1930 | Makeup Artist | |
1925 | Makeup Artist | |
1923 | Makeup Artist | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1925 | Director | |
1923 | Co-Director | |
1915 | Director | |
Director | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1922 | Story | |
1915 | Writer | |
1914 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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