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 & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography23 titles
The Horror of It All
The Unknown
He Who Gets Slapped
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
The Phantom of the Opera
The Penalty
West of Zanzibar
Hollywood Story
The Unholy Three
Tell It to the Marines
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Ace of Hearts
The Blackbird
Shadows
Outside the Law
Where East Is East
The Unholy Three
Mr. Wu
The Trap
The Monster
Nomads of the North
The Shock