Cast

Lon Chaney

1883 – 1930

Active years (films on this site)

1924–1928

Genres

DramaRomanceHorrorCrimeMystery

Schools and movements

Horror and the UncannyScandinavian Cinema

Directors worked with

Tod Browning4 filmsVictor Sjöström1 filmBenjamin Christensen1 film

Biography

Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney 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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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

6 films on this site

1. He Who Gets Slapped 1924 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. The Unholy Three 1925 · Tod Browning · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. The Blackbird 1926 · Tod Browning · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. Mockery 1927 · Benjamin Christensen · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
5. The Unknown 1927 · Tod Browning · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
6. West of Zanzibar 1928 · Tod Browning · IMDb 7.2 · Cast