Lon Chaney
Actor · Makeup Artist · Writer · Director
Born Mar 31, 1883 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Active 1912–1930 · 5′7″ (170 cm) · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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…
Filmography
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — Erik, The Phantom · Makeup ArtistThe Unknown (1927) — AlonzoHe Who Gets Slapped (1924) — Paul BeaumontThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — Quasimodo · Makeup Artist · Co-DirectorThe Penalty (1920) — BlizzardLaugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) — Tito BeppiThe Unholy Three (1925) — Professor Echo / Granny O'GradyWest of Zanzibar (1928) — Phroso 'Dead-Legs'The Ace of Hearts (1921) — FaralloneLondon After Midnight (1927) — Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver HatWhile Paris Sleeps (1923) — Henri SantodosQuincy Adams Sawyer (1922) — Obadiah StroutThe Phantom of the Opera (1929) — ErikWhen Bearcat Went Dry (1919) — Kindard PowersThe Restless Spirit (1913) — The Russian Count (uncredited)The Tower of Lies (1925) — JanThe Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920) — Royce RiversThe Next Corner (1924) — Juan SerafinBits of Life (1921) — Chin ChowThe Gilded Spider (1916) — GiovanniThe Blackbird (1926) — Dan - The Blackbird / The BishopTell It to the Marines (1926) — Sergeant O'HaraThey Came from the Attic (2022) — The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)Thunder (1929) — Grumpy Anderson