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".
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Filmography
Acting Credits (131)
They Came from the Attic
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
2014
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2011
Nadie inquietó más
Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
