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Lon Chaney
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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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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Lon Chaney's Filmography
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They Came from the Attic
as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
as Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as The Phantom (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
No Poster
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
Thunder
as Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
as Tiger Haynes
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Tito Beppi
The Big City
as Chuck Collins
While the City Sleeps
as Dan Coghlan
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
as Self
London After Midnight
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
Mockery
as Sergei
The Unknown
as Alonzo
Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Life in Hollywood
as Self
Tell It to the Marines
as Sergeant O'Hara
No Poster
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
The Road to Mandalay
as Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Tower of Lies
as Jan
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Next Corner
as Juan Serafin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
The Shock
as Wilse Dilling
While Paris Sleeps
as Henri Santodos
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Mark Shore
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Obadiah Strout
A Blind Bargain
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
Shadows
as Yen Sin
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
The Light in the Dark
as Tony Pantelli
Flesh and Blood
as David Webster
The Trap
as Gaspard the Good
Voices of the City
as O'Rourke
Bits of Life
as Chin Chow
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
For Those We Love
as Trix Ulner
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
Nomads of the North
as Raoul Challoner
The Penalty
as Blizzard
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
as Royce Rivers
The Gift Supreme
as Merney Stagg
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew / Merry
The Wicked Darling
as Stoop Connors
Victory
as Ricardo
When Bearcat Went Dry
as Kindard Powers
Paid in Advance
as Bateese Le Blanc
The Miracle Man
as The Frog
A Man's Country
as 'Three Card' Duncan
The False Faces
as Karl Eckstrom
Danger, Go Slow
as Bud
The Talk of the Town
as Jack Langhorne
That Devil, Bateese
as Louis Courteau
Riddle Gawne
as Hame Bozzam
A Broadway Scandal
as 'Kink' Colby
Fast Company
as Dan McCarty
The Grand Passion
as Paul Argos
Broadway Love
as Elmer Watkins
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as Bethmann-Hollweg
The Scarlet Car
as Paul Revere Forbes
Bondage
as Seducer (uncredited)
Anything Once
as Waughnt Moore
No Poster
The Empty Gun
as Frank
Triumph
as Paul Neihoff
Pay Me!
as Joe Lawson
The Rescue
as Thomas Holland
Fires of Rebellion
as Russell Hanlon
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
No Poster
The Flashlight
as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
as Hector Maitland
Hell Morgan's Girl
as Sleter Noble
The Piper's Price
as Billy Kilmartin
The Price of Silence
as Edmond Stafford
The Place Beyond the Winds
as Jerry Jo
If My Country Should Call
as Dr. George Ardrath
The Mark of Cain
as Dick Temple
The Grasp of Greed
as Jimmie
Bobbie of the Ballet
as Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
as Giovanni
Tangled Hearts
as John Hammond
The Grip of Jealousy
as Silas Lacey
Dolly's Scoop
as Dan Fisher
No Poster
Stronger Than Death
as Attorney
Father and the Boys
as Tuck Bartholomew
The Millionaire Paupers
as Landlord
A Mother's Atonement
as Ben
Alas and Alack
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
as The Duke of Safoulrug
The Oyster Dredger
No Poster
The Stool Pigeon
No Poster
The Measure of a Man
as Donald MacDermott
No Poster
The Sin of Olga Brandt
as Stephen Leslie
No Poster
A Night of Thrills
as The Visitor
The Lion, the Lamb and the Man
as Fred Brown, the Lion
Damon and Pythias
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Virtue Its Own Reward
as Duncan Bronson
Richelieu
as Baradas
No Poster
The Higher Law
as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
The Oubliette
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
No Poster
A Ranch Romance
as Raphael Praz
The Forbidden Room
as John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
as The Greaser
No Poster
The End of the Feud
as Wood Dawson
Discord and Harmony
as Lon - the Sculptor
Back to Life
as The Rival
The Restless Spirit
as The Russian Count (uncredited)
Poor Jake's Demise
as The Dude
No Poster