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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — Erik, The Phantom
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The Unknown (1927) — Alonzo
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — Quasimodo
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He Who Gets Slapped (1924) — Paul Beaumont
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The Unholy Three (1925) — Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
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The Penalty (1920) — Blizzard
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West of Zanzibar (1928) — Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) — Tito Beppi
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The Ace of Hearts (1921) — Farallone
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London After Midnight (1927) — Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
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The Monster (1925) — Dr. Ziska
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The Blackbird (1926) — Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
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Hollywood Story (1951) — The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Unholy Three (1930) — Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
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Mr. Wu (1927) — Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
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Outside the Law (1921) — Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
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Universal Horror (1998) — (archive footage)
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Tell It to the Marines (1926) — Sergeant O'Hara
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Shadows (1922) — Yen Sin
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Oliver Twist (1922) — Fagin
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London After Midnight (2002) — Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
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The Wicked Darling (1919) — Stoop Connors
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Where East Is East (1929) — Tiger Haynes
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The Shock (1923) — Wilse Dilling
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By the Sun's Rays (1914) — Frank Lawler, the Clerk
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Victory (1919) — Ricardo
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) — Self (archive footage)
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The Scarlet Car (1917) — Paul Revere Forbes
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Mockery (1927) — Sergei
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While the City Sleeps (1928) — Dan Coghlan
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Flesh and Blood (1922) — David Webster
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The Trap (1922) — Gaspard the Good
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Broadway Love (1918) — Elmer Watkins
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The Road to Mandalay (1926) — Singapore Joe
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The Light in the Dark (1922) — Tony Pantelli
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The False Faces (1919) — Karl Eckstrom
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Nomads of the North (1920) — Raoul Challoner
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The Horror of It All (1983) — The Phantom (archive footage)
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The Horror Show (1979) — (archive footage)
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Alas and Alack (1915) — The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate