Lon Chaney
Actor·1883–1930·Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
18 horror credits
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".
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Actor18 films
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik
West of Zanzibar
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
London After Midnight
Professor Edward C. Burke
The Unknown
Alonzo
The Unholy Three
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik, The Phantom
The Monster
Dr. Ziska
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
While Paris Sleeps
Henri Santodos
A Blind Bargain
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
The Penalty
Blizzard
Director1 film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Co-Director
Other Crew2 films
The Phantom of the Opera
Makeup Artist
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Makeup Artist