Lon Chaney
Actor
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.
Born1883-03-31
Place of BirthColorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known For
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
Horror
6.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
RomanceDrama
7.6
The Unknown
DramaThriller
7.0
Treasure Island
Adventure
The Higher Law
DramaHistory
7.6
He Who Gets Slapped
DramaThriller
6.7
Hollywood Story
MysteryThriller
Bondage
Drama
Danger, Go Slow
DramaComedy
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Documentary
6.2
Outside the Law
CrimeDrama
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
7.0
The Penalty
CrimeDrama
6.8
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
DocumentaryTV Movie
6.2
Victory
DramaRomance
6.2
Shadows
Drama
5.8
Mr. Wu
DramaRomance
7.7
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Documentary
6.7
The Unholy Three
CrimeThriller
6.9
West of Zanzibar
DramaThriller
6.3
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
DocumentaryHorror
7.1
Universal Horror
DocumentaryTV Movie
7.4
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Drama
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
DocumentaryHorror