Lon Chaney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1883
- Place of birth
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Died
- August 26, 1930
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".
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Movies with Lon Chaney
- The Phantom of the Opera 1925 · ★ 7.1
- The Unknown 1927 · ★ 7.5
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923 · ★ 6.5
- He Who Gets Slapped 1924 · ★ 7.5
- The Unholy Three 1925 · ★ 6.7
- The Penalty 1920 · ★ 6.9
- West of Zanzibar 1928 · ★ 6.9
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh 1928 · ★ 7.4
- The Ace of Hearts 1921 · ★ 6.5
- London After Midnight 1927 · ★ 6.5
- The Monster 1925 · ★ 5.7
- The Unholy Three 1930 · ★ 5.9
- The Blackbird 1926 · ★ 6.4
- Hollywood Story 1951 · ★ 6.7
- Mr. Wu 1927 · ★ 5.8
- Outside the Law 1921 · ★ 6.2
- Universal Horror 1998 · ★ 7.1
- Tell It to the Marines 1926 · ★ 6.5
- Shadows 1922 · ★ 6.2
- London After Midnight 2002 · ★ 7.1
- The Wicked Darling 1919 · ★ 5.6
- The Shock 1923 · ★ 5.3
- Oliver Twist 1922 · ★ 6.4
- Where East Is East 1929 · ★ 6.1
- By the Sun's Rays 1914 · ★ 4.8
- Victory 1919 · ★ 6.2
- Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Mockery 1927 · ★ 6.9
- The Scarlet Car 1917 · ★ 4.6
- While the City Sleeps 1928 · ★ 6.3
- Flesh and Blood 1922 · ★ 6.2
- The Trap 1922 · ★ 5.8
- Broadway Love 1918 · ★ 5.1
- The Road to Mandalay 1926 · ★ 6.4
- The Light in the Dark 1922 · ★ 5.7
- The False Faces 1919 · ★ 5.3
- Nomads of the North 1920 · ★ 5.7
- The Horror of It All 1983 · ★ 8.3
- The Horror Show 1979 · ★ 3.4
- Alas and Alack 1915 · ★ 5.4
Movies directed by Lon Chaney
- The Stool Pigeon 1915
- The Oyster Dredger 1915