Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1883-03-31
Day of Death
1930-08-26
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Lon Chaney
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.
Filmography (131)
They Came from the Attic
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Nadie inquietó más
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
London After Midnight
2002
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
Universal Horror
1998
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
1995
The Horror of It All
1983
