Lon Chaney
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930), nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema. He is best remembered for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with film makeup. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 1, 1883 In Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 103
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Ways of Fate 1913-04-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 2014-08-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage) | 2014-08-01 |
| Movie | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | 2011-04-03 |
| Movie | Nadie inquietó más | Various Roles (archive footage) | 2008-10-30 |
| Movie | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
| Movie | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-10-24 |
| Movie | London After Midnight | Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage) | 2002-11-01 |
| Movie | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-24 |
| Movie | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998-10-08 |
| Movie | Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask | Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | (archive footage) | 1995-10-25 |
| Movie | The Horror of It All | The Phantom (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
| Movie | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
| Movie | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
| Movie | Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | 1953-12-02 |
| Movie | Hollywood Story | The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1951-06-01 |
| Movie | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1945-09-06 |
| Movie | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
| Movie | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
| Movie | The Unholy Three | Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady | 1930-07-12 |
| Movie | Where East Is East | Tiger Haynes | 1929-05-04 |
| Movie | Thunder | Grumpy Anderson | 1929-07-08 |
| Movie | The Big City | Chuck Collins | 1928-03-23 |
| Movie | While the City Sleeps | Dan Coghlan | 1928-02-15 |
| Movie | Laugh, Clown, Laugh | Tito Beppi | 1928-04-14 |
| Movie | West of Zanzibar | Phroso 'Dead-Legs' | 1928-11-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Wu | Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather | 1927-03-26 |
| Movie | The Unknown | Alonzo | 1927-05-29 |
| Movie | Mockery | Sergei | 1927-08-13 |
| Movie | London After Midnight | Professor Edward C. Burke | 1927-12-03 |
| Movie | The Blackbird | Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop | 1926-02-13 |
| Movie | Tell It to the Marines | Sergeant O'Hara | 1926-12-23 |
| Movie | The Road to Mandalay | Singapore Joe | 1926-06-26 |
| Movie | The Monster | Dr. Ziska | 1925-03-16 |
| Movie | The Unholy Three | Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady | 1925-07-20 |
| Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Erik, The Phantom | 1925-09-22 |
| Movie | The Tower of Lies | Jan | 1925-10-10 |
| Movie | The Next Corner | Juan Serafin | 1924-02-18 |
| Movie | He Who Gets Slapped | Paul Beaumont | 1924-12-22 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Quasimodo | 1923-09-06 |
| Movie | While Paris Sleeps | Henri Santodos | 1923-01-21 |
| Movie | All the Brothers Were Valiant | Mark Shore | 1923-01-15 |
| Movie | The Shock | Wilse Dilling | 1923-06-10 |
| Movie | Flesh and Blood | David Webster | 1922-08-22 |
| Movie | The Trap | Gaspard the Good | 1922-05-08 |
| Movie | The Light in the Dark | Tony Pantelli | 1922-09-03 |
| Movie | A Blind Bargain | Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man | 1922-12-03 |
| Movie | Quincy Adams Sawyer | Obadiah Strout | 1922-12-04 |
| Movie | Shadows | Yen Sin | 1922-11-10 |
| Movie | Oliver Twist | Fagin | 1922-10-30 |
| Movie | Outside the Law | Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva | 1921-01-06 |
| Movie | For Those We Love | Trix Ulner | 1921-09-01 |
| Movie | The Ace of Hearts | Farallone | 1921-09-17 |
| Movie | Voices of the City | O'Rourke | 1921-12-01 |
| Movie | Treasure Island | Blind Pew / Merry | 1920-01-02 |
| Movie | The Gift Supreme | Merney Stagg | 1920-03-30 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Daredevil Jack | Royce Rivers | 1920-06-30 |
| Movie | Nomads of the North | Raoul Challoner | 1920-09-25 |
| Movie | The Penalty | Blizzard | 1920-08-15 |
| Movie | The Miracle Man | The Frog | 1919-08-26 |
| Movie | Paid in Advance | Bateese Le Blanc | 1919-09-01 |
| Movie | The False Faces | Karl Eckstrom | 1919-02-15 |
| Movie | When Bearcat Went Dry | Kindard Powers | 1919-11-01 |
| Movie | The Wicked Darling | Stoop Connors | 1919-12-25 |
| Movie | Victory | Ricardo | 1919-12-07 |
| Movie | Broadway Love | Elmer Watkins | 1918-01-21 |
| Movie | The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin | Bethmann-Hollweg | 1918-01-02 |
| Movie | A Broadway Scandal | 'Kink' Colby | 1918-06-01 |
| Movie | The Grand Passion | Paul Argos | 1918-01-28 |
| Movie | Riddle Gawne | Hame Bozzam | 1918-08-03 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Jack Langhorne | 1918-09-28 |
| Movie | That Devil, Bateese | Louis Courteau | 1918-09-02 |
| Movie | A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad | 1917-06-11 |
| Movie | Fires of Rebellion | Russell Hanlon | 1917-07-02 |
| Movie | The Flashlight | Henry Norton / Porter Brixton | 1917-05-21 |
| Movie | Hell Morgan's Girl | Sleter Noble | 1917-03-05 |
| Movie | The Piper's Price | Billy Kilmartin | 1917-01-08 |
| Movie | The Girl in the Checkered Coat | Hector Maitland | 1917-04-23 |
| Movie | The Rescue | Thomas Holland | 1917-07-23 |
| Movie | Pay Me! | Joe Lawson | 1917-09-01 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Car | Paul Revere Forbes | 1917-12-24 |
| Movie | Bondage | Seducer (uncredited) | 1917-10-17 |
| Movie | Anything Once | Waughnt Moore | 1917-10-08 |
| Movie | Triumph | Paul Neihoff | 1917-09-02 |
| Movie | Bobbie of the Ballet | Hook Hoover | 1916-06-12 |
| Movie | The Gilded Spider | Giovanni | 1916-05-08 |
| Movie | The Grasp of Greed | Jimmie | 1916-07-17 |
| Movie | The Grip of Jealousy | Silas Lacey | 1916-02-28 |
| Movie | The Mark of Cain | Dick Temple | 1916-08-06 |
| Movie | The Price of Silence | Edmond Stafford | 1916-12-11 |
| Movie | The Place Beyond the Winds | Jerry Jo | 1916-11-06 |
| Movie | If My Country Should Call | Dr. George Ardrath | 1916-09-25 |
| Movie | Alas and Alack | The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate | 1915-10-10 |
| Movie | The Millionaire Paupers | Landlord | 1915-10-26 |
| Movie | A Mother's Atonement | Ben | 1915-10-17 |
| Movie | The Tragedy of Whispering Creek | The Greaser | 1914-05-01 |
| Movie | The Forbidden Room | John Morris | 1914-06-20 |
| Movie | The End of the Feud | Wood Dawson | 1914-04-12 |
| Movie | Damon and Pythias | Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1914-11-23 |
| Movie | By the Sun's Rays | Frank Lawler, the Clerk | 1914-07-21 |
| Movie | Richelieu | Baradas | 1914-09-26 |
| Movie | The Oubliette | Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne | 1914-08-14 |
| Movie | The Ways of Fate | 1913-04-19 | |
| Movie | Suspense. | A hobo | 1913-07-06 |