

Lon Chaney
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
31 Mar 1883
Age
143 Years
Born In
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Total Projects
131
Years Active
109 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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They Came from the Attic
They Came from the Attic
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

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A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)

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Nadie inquietó más
Nadie inquietó más
as Various Roles (archive footage)

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Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)

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London After Midnight
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

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Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
as Self (archive footage)

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The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)

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Universal Horror
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)

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Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as (archive footage)

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Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self (archive footage)

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The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
as The Phantom (archive footage)

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The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)

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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)

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Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)

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Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)

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The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)

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The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik

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Thunder
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson

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Where East Is East
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes

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West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

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Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi

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The Big City
The Big City
as Chuck Collins

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While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan

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Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
as Self

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London After Midnight
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke

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Life in Hollywood No. 3
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self

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Mockery
Mockery
as Sergei

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The Unknown
The Unknown
as Alonzo

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Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

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Tell It to the Marines
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara

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The Road to Mandalay
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe

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The Blackbird
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

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The Tower of Lies
The Tower of Lies
as Jan

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The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom

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The Monster
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska

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He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont

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The Next Corner
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo

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The Shock
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling

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While Paris Sleeps
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos

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All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Mark Shore

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Quincy Adams Sawyer
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout

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A Blind Bargain
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man

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Shadows
Shadows
as Yen Sin

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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin

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The Light in the Dark
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli

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Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster

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The Trap
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good

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Voices of the City
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke

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Bits of Life
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow

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The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone

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For Those We Love
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner

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Outside the Law
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva

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Nomads of the North
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner

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The Penalty
The Penalty
as Blizzard

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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers

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The Gift Supreme
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg

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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry

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The Wicked Darling
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors

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Victory
Victory
as Ricardo

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When Bearcat Went Dry
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers

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Paid in Advance
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc

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The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
as The Frog

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A Man's Country
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan

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The False Faces
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom

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Danger, Go Slow
Danger, Go Slow
as Bud

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The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne

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That Devil, Bateese
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau

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Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam

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A Broadway Scandal
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby

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Fast Company
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty

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The Grand Passion
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos

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Broadway Love
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins

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The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg

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The Scarlet Car
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes

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Bondage
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)

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Anything Once
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore

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The Empty Gun
The Empty Gun
as Frank

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Triumph
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff

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Pay Me!
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson

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The Rescue
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland

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Fires of Rebellion
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon

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A Doll's House
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad

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The Flashlight
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

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The Girl in the Checkered Coat
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland

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Hell Morgan's Girl
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble

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The Piper's Price
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin

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The Price of Silence
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford

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The Place Beyond the Winds
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo

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If My Country Should Call
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath

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The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple

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The Grasp of Greed
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie

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Bobbie of the Ballet
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover

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The Gilded Spider
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni

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Tangled Hearts
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond

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The Grip of Jealousy
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey

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Dolly's Scoop
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher

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Stronger Than Death
Stronger Than Death
as Attorney

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Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys
as Tuck Bartholomew

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The Millionaire Paupers
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord

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A Mother's Atonement
A Mother's Atonement
as Ben

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Alas and Alack
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate

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The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug

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The Oyster Dredger
The Oyster Dredger

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The Stool Pigeon
The Stool Pigeon

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The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott

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The Sin of Olga Brandt
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie

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A Night of Thrills
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor

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The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion

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Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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Virtue Its Own Reward
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson

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Richelieu
Richelieu
as Baradas

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The Higher Law
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen

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The Oubliette
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

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By the Sun's Rays
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

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A Ranch Romance
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz

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The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris

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The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser

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The End of the Feud
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson

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Discord and Harmony
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor

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Back to Life
Back to Life
as The Rival

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The Restless Spirit
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)

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Poor Jake's Demise
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude

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The Honor of the Family