Acting
Lon Chaney
Born March 31, 1883 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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.
Directed Films
Also Appeared In
9.0
They Came from the Attic
2022·Horror
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014·Documentary
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A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
2013·Documentary
9.0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011·Documentary
7.3
Nadie inquietó más
2008·Documentary
6.3
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007·Documentary
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007·Documentary
7.1
London After Midnight
2002·Horror
6.8
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000·Documentary
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000·Documentary
7.1
Universal Horror
1998·Documentary
9.0
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995·Documentary