Lon Chaney
Acting
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…
Filmography
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They Came from the Attic
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Nadie inquietó más
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
London After Midnight
2002
Universal Horror
1998
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Show
1979
Yesterday and Today
1953
Hollywood Story
1951
The House That Shadows Built
1931
The Unholy Three
1930
The Phantom of the Opera
1929
Thunder
1929
Where East Is East
1929
West of Zanzibar
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
The Big City
1928
While the City Sleeps
1928
London After Midnight
1927
Mockery
1927
The Unknown
1927
Mr. Wu
1927
Tell It to the Marines
1926
The Road to Mandalay
1926
The Blackbird
1926
The Tower of Lies
1925
The Unholy Three
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Monster
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
The Next Corner
1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
The Shock
1923
While Paris Sleeps
1923
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1923
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
A Blind Bargain
1922
Shadows
1922
Oliver Twist
1922
The Light in the Dark
1922
Flesh and Blood
1922
The Trap
1922
Voices of the City
1921
Bits of Life
1921
The Ace of Hearts
1921
For Those We Love
1921
Outside the Law
1921
Nomads of the North
1920
The Penalty
1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
The Gift Supreme
1920
Treasure Island
1920
The Wicked Darling
1919
Victory
1919
When Bearcat Went Dry
1919
Paid in Advance
1919
The Miracle Man
1919
A Man's Country
1919
The False Faces
1919
Danger, Go Slow
1918
The Talk of the Town
1918
That Devil, Bateese
1918
Riddle Gawne
1918
A Broadway Scandal
1918
Fast Company
1918
The Grand Passion
1918
Broadway Love
1918
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
1918
The Scarlet Car
1917
Bondage
1917
Anything Once
1917
The Empty Gun
The Empty Gun
1917
Triumph
1917
Pay Me!
1917
The Rescue
1917
Fires of Rebellion
1917