Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography22 titles
The Horror of It All
He Who Gets Slapped
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
The Unknown
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
The Phantom of the Opera
The Penalty
West of Zanzibar
The Unholy Three
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Tell It to the Marines
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