Born 1883 (age 47) · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Appears in 132 titles

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.

Filmography

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Erik, The Phantom
The Unknown
7.5
The Unknown
1927
as Alonzo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Quasimodo
He Who Gets Slapped
7.5
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Paul Beaumont
The Unholy Three
6.7
The Unholy Three
1925
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Penalty
7.0
The Penalty
1920
as Blizzard
West of Zanzibar
6.9
West of Zanzibar
1928
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
as Tito Beppi
The Ace of Hearts
6.5
The Ace of Hearts
1921
as Farallone
London After Midnight
6.6
London After Midnight
1927
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
The Monster
5.7
The Monster
1925
as Dr. Ziska
The Blackbird
6.4
The Blackbird
1926
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Hollywood Story
6.7
Hollywood Story
1951
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Wu
5.8
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
The Unholy Three
5.9
The Unholy Three
1930
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
Outside the Law
6.2
Outside the Law
1921
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Universal Horror
7.1
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
Tell It to the Marines
6.5
Tell It to the Marines
1926
as Sergeant O'Hara
Shadows
6.2
Shadows
1922
as Yen Sin
Oliver Twist
6.4
Oliver Twist
1922
as Fagin