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.

Lon Chaney

Acting Born March 31, 1883 – Died August 26, 1930 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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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Known For

The Phantom of the Opera

Erik, The Phantom

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo

He Who Gets Slapped

Paul Beaumont

The Unknown

Alonzo

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Story

The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage)

The Unholy Three

Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Tito Beppi

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

London After Midnight

Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat

The Ace of Hearts

Farallone