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Lon Chaney
Name: Lon Chaney
Born: 1883-03-31
Place of birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Deathday: 1930-08-26
Gender: Male
Occupation: Acting
Popularity: 0.9
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Horror Filmography:
As Actor
| Films | Year | Role | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|
| They Came from the Attic | 2022 | The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage) |  |
| Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | 2014 | The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage) |  |
| Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire | 2007 | Himself (archive footage) |  |
| London After Midnight | 2002 | Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage) |  |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | 2000 | Self (archive footage) |  |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | (archive footage) |  |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1929 | Erik |  |
| London After Midnight | 1927 | Professor Edward C. Burke |  |
| The Unknown | 1927 | Alonzo |  |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1925 | Erik, The Phantom |  |
| The Monster | 1925 | Dr. Ziska |  |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1923 | Quasimodo |  |
| While Paris Sleeps | 1923 | Henri Santodos |  |
| A Blind Bargain | 1922 | Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man |  |
| The Penalty | 1920 | Blizzard |  |