Lon Chaney
Actor
Biography
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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As Director
Filmography
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom 1925
The Unknown
as Alonzo 1927
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo 1923
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont 1924
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady 1925
The Penalty
as Blizzard 1920
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs' 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi 1928
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone 1921
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke 1927
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska 1925
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop 1926
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) 1951
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady 1930
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather 1927
Universal Horror
as (archive footage) 1998
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva 1921