1883-03-31 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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.
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They Came from the Attic | The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage) | 2022-05-10 |
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage) | 2014-08-01 |
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A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01) | 2013-01-01 | |
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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | 2011-04-03 |
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Nadie inquietó más | Various Roles (archive footage) | 2008-10-30 |
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Le vampire déchu | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-10-24 |
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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London After Midnight | Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage) | 2002-11-01 |
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The Many Faces of Dracula | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-24 |
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Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998-10-08 |
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Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask | Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
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Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | (archive footage) | 1995-10-25 |
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The Horror of It All | The Phantom (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
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Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | 1953-12-02 |
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Hollywood Story | The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1951-06-01 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1945-09-06 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
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The Unholy Three | Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady | 1930-07-12 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Erik | 1929-11-27 |
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Thunder | Grumpy Anderson | 1929-07-08 |
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Where East Is East | Tiger Haynes | 1929-05-04 |
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While the City Sleeps | Dan Coghlan | 1928-02-15 |
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The Big City | Chuck Collins | 1928-03-23 |
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh | Tito Beppi | 1928-04-14 |
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Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney | Self | 1928-01-01 |
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West of Zanzibar | Phroso 'Dead-Legs' | 1928-11-24 |
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Mr. Wu | Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather | 1927-03-26 |
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The Unknown | Alonzo | 1927-05-29 |
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Mockery | Sergei | 1927-08-13 |
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London After Midnight | Professor Edward C. Burke | 1927-12-03 |
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Life in Hollywood No. 3 | Self | 1927-08-25 |
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The Blackbird | Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop | 1926-02-13 |
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Tell It to the Marines | Sergeant O'Hara | 1926-12-23 |
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The Road to Mandalay | Singapore Joe | 1926-06-26 |
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The Monster | Dr. Ziska | 1925-03-16 |
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The Unholy Three | Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady | 1925-07-20 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Erik, The Phantom | 1925-09-22 |
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The Tower of Lies | Jan | 1925-10-10 |
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He Who Gets Slapped | Paul Beaumont | 1924-12-22 |
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The Next Corner | Juan Serafin | 1924-02-18 |
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While Paris Sleeps | Henri Santodos | 1923-01-21 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | 1923-09-06 |
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All the Brothers Were Valiant | Mark Shore | 1923-01-15 |
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The Shock | Wilse Dilling | 1923-06-10 |
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The Trap | Gaspard the Good | 1922-05-08 |
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Shadows | Yen Sin | 1922-11-10 |
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Flesh and Blood | David Webster | 1922-08-22 |
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A Blind Bargain | Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man | 1922-12-03 |
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The Light in the Dark | Tony Pantelli | 1922-09-03 |
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Quincy Adams Sawyer | Obadiah Strout | 1922-12-04 |
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Oliver Twist | Fagin | 1922-10-30 |
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The Ace of Hearts | Farallone | 1921-09-17 |
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For Those We Love | Trix Ulner | 1921-09-01 |
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Bits of Life | Chin Chow | 1921-09-26 |
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Outside the Law | Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva | 1921-01-06 |
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Voices of the City | O'Rourke | 1921-12-01 |
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The Gift Supreme | Merney Stagg | 1920-03-30 |
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Treasure Island | Blind Pew / Merry | 1920-01-02 |
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The Penalty | Blizzard | 1920-08-15 |
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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack | Royce Rivers | 1920-06-30 |
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Nomads of the North | Raoul Challoner | 1920-09-25 |
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Paid in Advance | Bateese Le Blanc | 1919-09-01 |
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The False Faces | Karl Eckstrom | 1919-02-15 |
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When Bearcat Went Dry | Kindard Powers | 1919-11-01 |
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The Miracle Man | The Frog | 1919-08-26 |
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The Wicked Darling | Stoop Connors | 1919-12-25 |
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Victory | Ricardo | 1919-12-07 |
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A Man's Country | 'Three Card' Duncan | 1919-07-13 |
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Danger, Go Slow | Bud | 1918-12-16 |
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A Broadway Scandal | 'Kink' Colby | 1918-06-01 |
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Broadway Love | Elmer Watkins | 1918-01-21 |
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The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin | Bethmann-Hollweg | 1918-01-02 |
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The Grand Passion | Paul Argos | 1918-01-28 |
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Fast Company | Dan McCarty | 1918-04-01 |
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That Devil, Bateese | Louis Courteau | 1918-09-02 |
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The Talk of the Town | Jack Langhorne | 1918-09-28 |
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Riddle Gawne | Hame Bozzam | 1918-08-03 |
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Anything Once | Waughnt Moore | 1917-10-08 |
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The Scarlet Car | Paul Revere Forbes | 1917-12-24 |
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Fires of Rebellion | Russell Hanlon | 1917-07-02 |
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A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad | 1917-06-11 |
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The Girl in the Checkered Coat | Hector Maitland | 1917-04-23 |
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The Flashlight | Henry Norton / Porter Brixton | 1917-05-21 |
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The Rescue | Thomas Holland | 1917-07-23 |
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Pay Me! | Joe Lawson | 1917-09-01 |
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The Piper's Price | Billy Kilmartin | 1917-01-08 |
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Hell Morgan's Girl | Sleter Noble | 1917-03-05 |
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Triumph | Paul Neihoff | 1917-09-02 |
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The Empty Gun | Frank | 1917-09-04 |
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Bondage | Seducer (uncredited) | 1917-10-17 |
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The Price of Silence | Edmond Stafford | 1916-12-11 |
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The Mark of Cain | Dick Temple | 1916-08-06 |
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Tangled Hearts | John Hammond | 1916-04-02 |
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The Grip of Jealousy | Silas Lacey | 1916-02-28 |
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Dolly's Scoop | Dan Fisher | 1916-02-20 |
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The Grasp of Greed | Jimmie | 1916-07-17 |
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The Gilded Spider | Giovanni | 1916-05-08 |
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The Place Beyond the Winds | Jerry Jo | 1916-11-06 |
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If My Country Should Call | Dr. George Ardrath | 1916-09-25 |
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Bobbie of the Ballet | Hook Hoover | 1916-06-12 |
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Alas and Alack | The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate | 1915-10-10 |
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The Oyster Dredger | 1915-06-14 | |
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A Mother's Atonement | Ben | 1915-10-17 |
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The Measure of a Man | Donald MacDermott | 1915-01-28 |
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Father and the Boys | Tuck Bartholomew | 1915-12-20 |
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The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis | The Duke of Safoulrug | 1915-09-26 |
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Stronger Than Death | Attorney | 1915-12-26 |
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The Millionaire Paupers | Landlord | 1915-10-26 |
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The Stool Pigeon | 1915-04-19 | |
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The Sin of Olga Brandt | Stephen Leslie | 1915-01-03 |
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The Lion, the Lamb and the Man | Fred Brown, the Lion | 1914-12-06 |
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Damon and Pythias | Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1914-11-23 |
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Virtue Its Own Reward | Duncan Bronson | 1914-10-11 |
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The Higher Law | Sir Stephen Fitz Allen | 1914-09-19 |
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Discord and Harmony | Lon - the Sculptor | 1914-03-16 |
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A Ranch Romance | Raphael Praz | 1914-07-08 |
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A Night of Thrills | The Visitor | 1914-12-13 |
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By the Sun's Rays | Frank Lawler, the Clerk | 1914-07-21 |
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The End of the Feud | Wood Dawson | 1914-04-12 |
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The Tragedy of Whispering Creek | The Greaser | 1914-05-01 |
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Richelieu | Baradas | 1914-09-26 |
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The Forbidden Room | John Morris | 1914-06-20 |
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The Oubliette | Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne | 1914-08-14 |
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Poor Jake's Demise | The Dude | 1913-08-16 |
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Back to Life | The Rival | 1913-11-24 |
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The Restless Spirit | The Russian Count (uncredited) | 1913-10-27 |
