Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 31, 1883
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Also Known As
- Leonidas Frank Chaney
- Man of a Thousand Faces
- Лон Чейни
- Lon Chaney Sr.
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".
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Known For - Movies
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Penalty
as Blizzard
The Unknown
as Alonzo
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The Blackbird
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
West of Zanzibar
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'