Lon Chaney

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 123

Gender Male

Birthday March 31, 1883

Day of Death August 26, 1930 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Leonidas Frank Chaney
Man of a Thousand Faces
Лон Чейни
Lon Chaney Sr.

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Lon Chaney

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

2014

as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

2013

2011

as Himself (archive footage)

2008

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2007		Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire as Himself (archive footage)
2007		Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)

2002

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

2000		Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces as Self (archive footage)
2000		The Many Faces of Dracula as Self (archive footage)

1998

as (archive footage)

1995		Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces as (archive footage)
1995		Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask as Self (archive footage)

1983

as The Phantom (archive footage)

1979

as (archive footage)

1974

as Self (archive footage)

1953

as (archive footage)

1945

as Self (archive footage)

1942

as Self (archive footage)

1931

as (archive footage)

1930

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

1929		The Phantom of the Opera as Erik
1929		Thunder as Grumpy Anderson
1929		Where East Is East as Tiger Haynes

1928		West of Zanzibar as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
1928		Laugh, Clown, Laugh as Tito Beppi
1928		The Big City as Chuck Collins
1928		While the City Sleeps as Dan Coghlan
1928		Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney as Self

1927		London After Midnight as Professor Edward C. Burke
1927		Life in Hollywood No. 3 as Self
1927		Mockery as Sergei
1927		The Unknown as Alonzo
1927		Mr. Wu as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

1926		Tell It to the Marines as Sergeant O'Hara
1926		The Road to Mandalay as Singapore Joe
1926		The Blackbird as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

1925		The Tower of Lies as Jan
1925		The Phantom of the Opera as Erik, The Phantom
1925		The Unholy Three as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
1925		The Monster as Dr. Ziska

1924		He Who Gets Slapped as Paul Beaumont aka HE
1924		The Next Corner as Juan Serafin

1923		The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Quasimodo
1923		The Shock as Wilse Dilling
1923		While Paris Sleeps as Henri Santodos
1923		All the Brothers Were Valiant as Mark Shore

1922		Quincy Adams Sawyer as Obadiah Strout
1922		A Blind Bargain as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
1922		Shadows as Yen Sin
1922		Oliver Twist as Fagin
1922		The Light in the Dark as Tony Pantelli
1922		Flesh and Blood as David Webster
1922		The Trap as Gaspard the Good

1921		Voices of the City as O'Rourke
1921		Bits of Life as Chin Chow
1921		The Ace of Hearts as Farallone
1921		For Those We Love as Trix Ulner
1921		Outside the Law as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

1920		Nomads of the North as Raoul Challoner
1920		The Penalty as Blizzard
1920		The Adventures of Daredevil Jack as Royce Rivers
1920		The Gift Supreme as Merney Stagg
1920		Treasure Island as Blind Pew / Merry

1919		The Wicked Darling as Stoop Connors
1919		Victory as Ricardo
1919		When Bearcat Went Dry as Kindard Powers
1919		Paid in Advance as Bateese Le Blanc
1919		The Miracle Man as The Frog
1919		A Man's Country as 'Three Card' Duncan
1919		The False Faces as Karl Eckstrom

1918		Danger, Go Slow as Bud
1918		The Talk of the Town as Jack Langhorne
1918		That Devil, Bateese as Louis Courteau
1918		Riddle Gawne as Hame Bozzam
1918		A Broadway Scandal as 'Kink' Colby
1918		Fast Company as Dan McCarty
1918		The Grand Passion as Paul Argos
1918		Broadway Love as Elmer Watkins
1918		The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin as Bethmann-Hollweg

1917		The Scarlet Car as Paul Revere Forbes
1917		Bondage as Seducer (uncredited)
1917		Anything Once as Waughnt Moore
1917		The Empty Gun as Frank
1917		Triumph as Paul Neihoff
1917		Pay Me! as Joe Lawson
1917		The Rescue as Thomas Holland
1917		Fires of Rebellion as Russell Hanlon
1917		A Doll's House as Nils Krogstad
1917		The Flashlight as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
1917		The Girl in the Checkered Coat as Hector Maitland
1917		Hell Morgan's Girl as Sleter Noble
1917		The Piper's Price as Billy Kilmartin

1916		The Price of Silence as Edmond Stafford
1916		The Place Beyond the Winds as Jerry Jo
1916		If My Country Should Call as Dr. George Ardrath
1916		The Mark of Cain as Dick Temple
1916		The Grasp of Greed as Jimmie
1916		Bobbie of the Ballet as Hook Hoover
1916		The Gilded Spider as Giovanni
1916		Tangled Hearts as John Hammond
1916		The Grip of Jealousy as Silas Lacey

1915		The Millionaire Paupers as Landlord
1915		A Mother's Atonement as Ben
1915		Alas and Alack as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
1915		The Oyster Dredger
1915		The Stool Pigeon
1915		The Measure of a Man as Donald MacDermott
1915		The Sin of Olga Brandt as Stephen Leslie

1914		A Night of Thrills as The Visitor
1914		Damon and Pythias as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1914		Richelieu as Baradas
1914		The Oubliette as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
1914		By the Sun's Rays as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
1914		A Ranch Romance as Raphael Praz
1914		The Forbidden Room as John Morris
1914		The Tragedy of Whispering Creek as The Greaser
1914		The End of the Feud as Wood Dawson
1914		Discord and Harmony as Lon - the Sculptor

1913		Back to Life as The Rival
1913		The Restless Spirit as The Russian Count (uncredited)
1913		Poor Jake's Demise as The Dude
1913		The Ways of Fate

Directing

1925

… Director

1923

… Co-Director

1915		The Oyster Dredger … Director
1915		The Stool Pigeon … Director

Costume & Makeup

1930

… Makeup Artist

1925

… Makeup Artist

1923

… Makeup Artist

Writing

1922

… Story

1915

… Writer

1914

… Writer

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