Lon Chaney (born Leonidas Frank Chaney) - nicknamed "Man of a Thousand Faces" - was an American Silent screen star. He died after completing his only sound film.
Known For
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923)
Quasimodo
The Unknown
(1927)
Alonzo
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Paul Beaumont aka HE
Mr. Wu
(1927)
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Full Filmography
Acting
Back to Life
(1913)
The Rival
Poor Jake's Demise
(1913)
The Dude
The Ways of Fate
(1913)
The Restless Spirit
(1913)
The Russian Count (uncredited)
Discord and Harmony
(1914)
Lon - the Sculptor
A Ranch Romance
(1914)
Raphael Praz
Damon and Pythias
(1914)
Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
By the Sun's Rays
(1914)
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
The End of the Feud
(1914)
Wood Dawson
A Night of Thrills
(1914)
The Visitor
The Oubliette
(1914)
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
Richelieu
(1914)
Baradas
The Forbidden Room
(1914)
John Morris
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
(1914)
The Greaser
The Oyster Dredger
(1915)
The Sin of Olga Brandt
(1915)
Stephen Leslie
The Measure of a Man
(1915)
Donald MacDermott
A Mother's Atonement
(1915)
Ben
Alas and Alack
(1915)
The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Stool Pigeon
(1915)
The Millionaire Paupers
(1915)
Landlord
Bobbie of the Ballet
(1916)
Hook Hoover
If My Country Should Call
(1916)
Dr. George Ardrath
The Grasp of Greed
(1916)
Jimmie
The Mark of Cain
(1916)
Dick Temple
The Gilded Spider
(1916)
Giovanni
The Grip of Jealousy
(1916)
Silas Lacey
Tangled Hearts
(1916)
John Hammond
The Price of Silence
(1916)
Edmond Stafford
The Place Beyond the Winds
(1916)
Jerry Jo
The Scarlet Car
(1917)
Paul Revere Forbes
Pay Me!
(1917)
Joe Lawson
The Piper's Price
(1917)
Billy Kilmartin
The Empty Gun
(1917)
Frank
Anything Once
(1917)
Waughnt Moore
A Doll's House
(1917)
Nils Krogstad
Bondage
(1917)
Seducer (uncredited)
The Rescue
(1917)
Thomas Holland
Triumph
(1917)
Paul Neihoff
Hell Morgan's Girl
(1917)
Sleter Noble
Fires of Rebellion
(1917)
Russell Hanlon
The Flashlight
(1917)
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
(1917)
Hector Maitland
The Talk of the Town
(1918)
Jack Langhorne
Riddle Gawne
(1918)
Hame Bozzam
Broadway Love
(1918)
Elmer Watkins
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
(1918)
Bethmann-Hollweg
A Broadway Scandal
(1918)
'Kink' Colby
That Devil, Bateese
(1918)
Louis Courteau
Danger, Go Slow
(1918)
Bud
Fast Company
(1918)
Dan McCarty
The Grand Passion
(1918)
Paul Argos
The Miracle Man
(1919)
The Frog
The False Faces
(1919)
Karl Eckstrom
When Bearcat Went Dry
(1919)
Kindard Powers
Victory
(1919)
Ricardo
The Wicked Darling
(1919)
Stoop Connors
Paid in Advance
(1919)
Bateese Le Blanc
A Man's Country
(1919)
'Three Card' Duncan
Nomads of the North
(1920)
Raoul Challoner
The Penalty
(1920)
Blizzard
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
(1920)
Royce Rivers
The Gift Supreme
(1920)
Merney Stagg
Treasure Island
(1920)
Blind Pew / Merry
Voices of the City
(1921)
O'Rourke
Bits of Life
(1921)
Chin Chow
Outside the Law
(1921)
Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
The Ace of Hearts
(1921)
Farallone
For Those We Love
(1921)
Trix Ulner
Quincy Adams Sawyer
(1922)
Obadiah Strout
Oliver Twist
(1922)
Fagin
The Trap
(1922)
Gaspard the Good
The Light in the Dark
(1922)
Tony Pantelli
Shadows
(1922)
Yen Sin
Flesh and Blood
(1922)
David Webster
A Blind Bargain
(1922)
Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1923)
Mark Shore
The Shock
(1923)
Wilse Dilling
While Paris Sleeps
(1923)
Henri Santodos
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923)
Quasimodo
The Next Corner
(1924)
Juan Serafin
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Paul Beaumont aka HE
The Tower of Lies
(1925)
Jan
The Unholy Three
(1925)
Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Monster
(1925)
Dr. Ziska
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
Erik, The Phantom
Tell It to the Marines
(1926)
Sergeant O'Hara
The Blackbird
(1926)
Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
The Road to Mandalay
(1926)
Singapore Joe
Life in Hollywood No. 3
(1927)
Self
Mockery
(1927)
Sergei
Mr. Wu
(1927)
Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
London After Midnight
(1927)
Professor Edward C. Burke
The Unknown
(1927)
Alonzo
The Big City
(1928)
Chuck Collins
Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
(1928)
Self
While the City Sleeps
(1928)
Dan Coghlan
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
(1928)
Tito Beppi
West of Zanzibar
(1928)
Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
The Phantom of the Opera
(1929)
Erik
Thunder
(1929)
Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
(1929)
Tiger Haynes
The Unholy Three
(1930)
Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
The House That Shadows Built
(1931)
(archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
(1942)
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
(1945)
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
(1953)
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
(1974)
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
(1983)
The Phantom (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(1995)
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
(1995)
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
(1998)
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
London After Midnight
(2002)
Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
(2007)
Himself (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Nadie inquietó más
(2008)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
(2011)
Himself (archive footage)
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
(2013)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
(2014)
The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
They Came from the Attic
(2022)
The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
Writing
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
(1914)
Writer
The Oyster Dredger
(1915)
Writer
The Trap
(1922)
Story
Directing
The Stool Pigeon
(1915)
Director
The Oyster Dredger
(1915)
Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923)
Co-Director
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
Director
Costume & Make-Up