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Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Acting

March 31, 1883 – August 26, 1930 (died at 47)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Male
141 Movies

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.

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1925 7.1

as Erik, The Phantom

Age 42 (now 47)
The Unknown
The Unknown

The Unknown

1927 7.5

as Alonzo

Age 44 (now 47)
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

1924 7.6

as Paul Beaumont

Age 41 (now 47)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923 6.6

as Quasimodo

Age 40 (now 47)
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925 6.7

as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

Age 42 (now 47)
The Penalty
The Penalty

The Penalty

1920 7.0

as Blizzard

Age 37 (now 47)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928 7.4

as Tito Beppi

Age 45 (now 47)
West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar

1928 6.9

as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

Age 45 (now 47)
The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts

The Ace of Hearts

1921 6.5

as Farallone

Age 38 (now 47)
London After Midnight
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

1927 6.6

as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat

Age 44 (now 47)
The Monster
The Monster

The Monster

1925 5.7

as Dr. Ziska

Age 41 (now 47)
The Blackbird
The Blackbird

The Blackbird

1926 6.4

as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop

Age 42 (now 47)
Tell It to the Marines
Tell It to the Marines

Tell It to the Marines

1926 6.5

as Sergeant O'Hara

Age 43 (now 47)
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu

1927 5.8

as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather

Age 43 (now 47)
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1930 5.9

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

Age 47
London After Midnight
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

2002 7.1

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

Age 119 (now 47)