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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Lon Chaney: A thousand faces | Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-24 |
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The Many Faces of Dracula | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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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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Where East Is East | Tiger Haynes | 1929-05-04 |
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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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Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney | Self | 1928-01-01 |
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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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West of Zanzibar | Phroso 'Dead-Legs' | 1928-11-24 |
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Mockery | Sergei | 1927-08-13 |
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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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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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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 Blackbird | Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop | 1926-02-13 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Erik, The Phantom | 1925-06-29 |
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The Tower of Lies | Jan | 1925-10-10 |
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The Unholy Three | Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady | 1925-07-20 |
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The Monster | Dr. Ziska | 1925-03-16 |
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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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All the Brothers Were Valiant | Mark Shore | 1923-01-15 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | 1923-09-06 |
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The Shock | Wilse Dilling | 1923-06-10 |
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Shadows | Yen Sin | 1922-11-10 |
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The Light in the Dark | Tony Pantelli | 1922-09-03 |
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A Blind Bargain | Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man | 1922-12-03 |
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Oliver Twist | Fagin | 1922-10-30 |
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The Trap | Gaspard the Good | 1922-05-08 |
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Quincy Adams Sawyer | Obadiah Strout | 1922-12-04 |
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Flesh and Blood | David Webster | 1922-08-22 |
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For Those We Love | Trix Ulner | 1921-09-01 |
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Outside the Law | Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva | 1921-01-06 |
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The Ace of Hearts | Farallone | 1921-09-17 |
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Bits of Life | Chin Chow | 1921-09-26 |
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Voices of the City | O'Rourke | 1921-12-01 |
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Treasure Island | Blind Pew / Merry | 1920-01-02 |
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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack | Royce Rivers | 1920-06-30 |
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The Gift Supreme | Merney Stagg | 1920-03-30 |
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Nomads of the North | Raoul Challoner | 1920-09-25 |
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The Penalty | Blizzard | 1920-08-15 |
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Paid in Advance | Bateese Le Blanc | 1919-09-01 |
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The Miracle Man | The Frog | 1919-08-26 |
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The False Faces | Karl Eckstrom | 1919-02-15 |
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Victory | Ricardo | 1919-12-07 |
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When Bearcat Went Dry | Kindard Powers | 1919-11-01 |
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The Wicked Darling | Stoop Connors | 1919-12-25 |
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A Man's Country | 'Three Card' Duncan | 1919-07-13 |
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The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin | Bethmann-Hollweg | 1918-01-02 |
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Broadway Love | Elmer Watkins | 1918-01-21 |
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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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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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Pay Me! | Joe Lawson | 1917-09-01 |
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Anything Once | Waughnt Moore | 1917-10-08 |
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Hell Morgan's Girl | Sleter Noble | 1917-03-05 |
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The Piper's Price | Billy Kilmartin | 1917-01-08 |
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A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad | 1917-06-11 |
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The Flashlight | Henry Norton / Porter Brixton | 1917-05-21 |
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The Girl in the Checkered Coat | Hector Maitland | 1917-04-23 |
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The Rescue | Thomas Holland | 1917-07-23 |
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Bondage | Seducer (uncredited) | 1917-10-17 |
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Fires of Rebellion | Russell Hanlon | 1917-07-02 |
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Triumph | Paul Neihoff | 1917-09-02 |
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The Scarlet Car | Paul Revere Forbes | 1917-12-24 |
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The Empty Gun | Frank | 1917-09-04 |
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The Gilded Spider | Giovanni | 1916-05-08 |
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The Grasp of Greed | Jimmie | 1916-07-17 |
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The Price of Silence | Edmond Stafford | 1916-12-11 |
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Bobbie of the Ballet | Hook Hoover | 1916-06-12 |
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Dolly's Scoop | Dan Fisher | 1916-02-20 |
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If My Country Should Call | Dr. George Ardrath | 1916-09-25 |
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The Place Beyond the Winds | Jerry Jo | 1916-11-06 |
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The Grip of Jealousy | Silas Lacey | 1916-02-28 |
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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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Alas and Alack | The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate | 1915-10-10 |
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The Measure of a Man | Donald MacDermott | 1915-01-28 |
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The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis | The Duke of Safoulrug | 1915-09-26 |
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The Stool Pigeon | 1915-04-19 | |
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Father and the Boys | Tuck Bartholomew | 1915-12-20 |
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A Mother's Atonement | Ben | 1915-10-17 |
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Stronger Than Death | Attorney | 1915-12-26 |
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The Oyster Dredger | 1915-06-14 | |
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The Millionaire Paupers | Landlord | 1915-10-26 |
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The Sin of Olga Brandt | Stephen Leslie | 1915-01-03 |
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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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Damon and Pythias | Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1914-11-23 |
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The Lion, the Lamb and the Man | Fred Brown, the Lion | 1914-12-06 |
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The Forbidden Room | John Morris | 1914-06-20 |
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A Night of Thrills | The Visitor | 1914-12-13 |
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Richelieu | Baradas | 1914-09-26 |
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A Ranch Romance | Raphael Praz | 1914-07-08 |
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The Tragedy of Whispering Creek | The Greaser | 1914-05-01 |
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The Oubliette | Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne | 1914-08-14 |
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By the Sun's Rays | Frank Lawler, the Clerk | 1914-07-21 |
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Discord and Harmony | Lon - the Sculptor | 1914-03-16 |
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The End of the Feud | Wood Dawson | 1914-04-12 |
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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 |
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