Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
March 31, 1883
Died
August 26, 1930 (47 years old)
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
Acting
London After Midnight
2002
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
Universal Horror
1998
Hollywood Story
1951
The Unholy Three
1930
Where East Is East
1929
West of Zanzibar
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928
London After Midnight
1927
The Unknown
1927
Mr. Wu
1927
Tell It to the Marines
1926
The Blackbird
1926
The Unholy Three
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Monster
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
The Shock
1923
Shadows
1922
Oliver Twist
1922
The Ace of Hearts
1921
Outside the Law
1921
The Penalty
1920
