10.0
10.0
The Phantom of the Opera
1929
as Erik
Lon Chaney
Acting
Born:March 31, 1883
Died:August 26, 1930(aged 47)
Birthplace:Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (128 movies)
9.5
9.5
The Gilded Spider
1916
as Giovanni
9.0
9.0
They Came from the Attic
2022
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
9.0
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
9.0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
9.0
9.0
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
The Horror of It All
1983
as The Phantom (archive footage)
7.7
7.7
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
7.6
7.6
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Paul Beaumont
7.5
7.5
The Unknown
1927
as Alonzo
7.5
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
as Tito Beppi
7.1
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Erik, The Phantom
7.0
7.0
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
London After Midnight
2002
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
The Penalty
1920
as Blizzard
6.8
6.8
West of Zanzibar
1928
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
6.7
6.7
The Unholy Three
1925
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
6.7
6.7
Mockery
1927
as Sergei
6.5
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Quasimodo
6.5
6.5
London After Midnight
1927
as Professor Edward C. Burke
6.5
6.5
If My Country Should Call
1916
as Dr. George Ardrath
6.5
6.5
The Ace of Hearts
1921
as Farallone
6.5
6.5
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
as Self (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
Tell It to the Marines
1926
as Sergeant O'Hara
6.3
6.3
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Blackbird
1926
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
6.3
6.3
Oliver Twist
1922
as Fagin
6.2
6.2
Shadows
1922
as Yen Sin
6.1
6.1
The Road to Mandalay
1926
as Singapore Joe
6.0
6.0
A Blind Bargain
1922
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
6.0
6.0
The Place Beyond the Winds
1916
as Jerry Jo
5.9
5.9
Outside the Law
1921
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
5.9
5.9
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Dan Coghlan
5.9
5.9
Flesh and Blood
1922
as David Webster
5.8
5.8
Victory
1919
as Ricardo
5.7
5.7
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
5.7
5.7
Where East Is East
1929
as Tiger Haynes
5.6
5.6
The Unholy Three
1930
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
5.6
5.6
The Monster
1925
as Dr. Ziska
5.5
5.5
A Mother's Atonement
1915
as Ben
5.5
5.5
The Light in the Dark
1922
as Tony Pantelli
5.5
5.5
Nomads of the North
1920
as Raoul Challoner
5.4
5.4
Alas and Alack
1915
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
5.2
5.2
The Wicked Darling
1919
as Stoop Connors
5.2
5.2
The Trap
1922
as Gaspard the Good
5.1
5.1
The Shock
1923
as Wilse Dilling
5.1
5.1
Broadway Love
1918
as Elmer Watkins
5.0
5.0
Damon and Pythias
1914
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
5.0
5.0
The False Faces
1919
as Karl Eckstrom
4.8
4.8
By the Sun's Rays
1914
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
4.5
4.5
The Scarlet Car
1917
as Paul Revere Forbes
4.5
4.5
The Miracle Man
1919
as The Frog
3.8
3.8
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
3.5
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Self (archive footage)
3.3
3.3
The Oubliette
1914
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
1.0
1.0
The Grand Passion
1918
as Paul Argos
1.0
1.0
The Talk of the Town
1918
as Jack Langhorne
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
1914
as Fred Brown, the Lion
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
1915
as The Duke of Safoulrug
The Millionaire Paupers
1915
as Landlord
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
1928
as Self
Back to Life
1913
as The Rival
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915
as Stephen Leslie
A Night of Thrills
1914
as The Visitor
Dolly's Scoop
1916
as Dan Fisher
The Higher Law
1914
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
Stronger Than Death
1915
as Attorney
The Honor of the Family
TBA
While Paris Sleeps
1923
as Henri Santodos
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
as Royce Rivers
Father and the Boys
1915
as Tuck Bartholomew
The Grip of Jealousy
1916
as Silas Lacey
Tangled Hearts
1916
as John Hammond
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
1917
as Hector Maitland
Pay Me!
1917
as Joe Lawson
Fast Company
1918
as Dan McCarty
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918
as Bethmann-Hollweg
That Devil, Bateese
1918
as Louis Courteau
Danger, Go Slow
1918
as Bud
Paid in Advance
1919
as Bateese Le Blanc
When Bearcat Went Dry
1919
as Kindard Powers
Triumph
1917
as Paul Neihoff
Riddle Gawne
1918
as Hame Bozzam
Richelieu
1914
as Baradas
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
as Self (archive footage)
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Jan
Treasure Island
1920
as Blind Pew / Merry
The Mark of Cain
1916
as Dick Temple
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Merney Stagg
The Forbidden Room
1914
as John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
1914
Writer
The Big City
1928
as Chuck Collins
Thunder
1929
as Grumpy Anderson
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self
Voices of the City
1921
as O'Rourke
The Next Corner
1924
as Juan Serafin
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1923
as Mark Shore
Bobbie of the Ballet
1916
as Hook Hoover
The Grasp of Greed
1916
as Jimmie
The Piper's Price
1917
as Billy Kilmartin
The Price of Silence
1916
as Edmond Stafford
A Doll's House
1917
as Nils Krogstad
A Broadway Scandal
1918
as 'Kink' Colby
The Flashlight
1917
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Rescue
1917
as Thomas Holland
Hell Morgan's Girl
1917
as Sleter Noble
Anything Once
1917
as Waughnt Moore
Bondage
1917
as Seducer (uncredited)
Fires of Rebellion
1917
as Russell Hanlon
Bits of Life
1921
as Chin Chow
Poor Jake's Demise
1913
as The Dude
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Discord and Harmony
1914
as Lon - the Sculptor
The End of the Feud
1914
as Wood Dawson
A Ranch Romance
1914
as Raphael Praz
The Measure of a Man
1915
as Donald MacDermott
The Stool Pigeon
1915
Director
The Oyster Dredger
1915
Writer
A Man's Country
1919
as 'Three Card' Duncan
For Those We Love
1921
as Trix Ulner
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Obadiah Strout
The Restless Spirit
1913
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
The Empty Gun
1917
as Frank
Virtue Its Own Reward
1914
as Duncan Bronson
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