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Lon Chaney

Acting Born Mar 31, 1883 Died Aug 26, 1930 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 143 credits
143
Total Credits
1920–2022
103 Years Career Span
5
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Lon Chaney works in acting. Born March 31, 1883 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Died August 26, 1930. Archytele tracks 143 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Hollywood Story

as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trapped

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

The Phantom of the Opera

as Erik, The Phantom
Film

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

GMTV

as Paul Beaumont

Frequent co-stars

Andrew Herr 9 shared titles
Jorge-Luis Pallo 5 shared titles
Zhou Yun 5 shared titles
Jiang Wen 3 shared titles
Tony Hinchcliffe 2 shared titles
Anton Yelchin 2 shared titles
Marya Beauvais 2 shared titles
Claudio Bellante 2 shared titles
Martin Donovan 2 shared titles
Ge You 2 shared titles

Career timeline

They Came from the Attic
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Nadie inquietó más
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
London After Midnight
The Many Faces of DraculaLon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Universal Horror
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesLon Chaney: Behind the Mask
The Horror of It All
The Horror Show
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Yesterday and Today
Hollywood Story
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
The House That Shadows Built
The Unholy ThreeThe Unholy Three · Makeup Artist
Where East Is EastThunderThe Phantom of the Opera
Laugh, Clown, LaughWest of ZanzibarWhile the City SleepsThe Big CityMabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney
Life in HollywoodThe UnknownLondon After MidnightMockeryMr. Wu
Tell It to the MarinesThe Road to MandalayThe BlackbirdVårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera · Makeup ArtistThe MonsterThe Unholy ThreeThe Tower of Lies
He Who Gets SlappedThe Next Corner
The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame · Makeup ArtistThe Hunchback of Notre Dame · Co-DirectorAll the Brothers Were ValiantThe Shock
The TrapThe Trap · StoryShadowsFlesh and BloodQuincy Adams Sawyer
For Those We LoveThe Ace of HeartsOutside the LawVoices of the CityBits of Life
Treasure IslandThe Gift SupremeThe PenaltyNomads of the NorthThe Adventures of Daredevil Jack
VictoryPaid in AdvanceA Man's CountryThe Miracle ManWhen Bearcat Went Dry

Full Filmography

143 titles
  • They Came from the Attic (2022) as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)
  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)
  • A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01) (2013)
  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Nadie inquietó más (2008) as Various Roles (archive footage)
  • Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire (2007) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • London After Midnight (2002) as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
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  • The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) as (archive footage)
  • Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1995) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Horror of It All (1983) as The Phantom (archive footage)
  • The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
  • The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Yesterday and Today (1953) as (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Story (1951) as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945) as Self (archive footage)
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942) as Self (archive footage)
  • The House That Shadows Built (1931) as (archive footage)
  • The Unholy Three (1930) as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
  • The Unholy Three (1930) Makeup Artist
  • Where East Is East (1929) as Tiger Haynes
  • Thunder (1929) as Grumpy Anderson
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1929) as Erik
  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) as Tito Beppi
  • West of Zanzibar (1928) as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
  • While the City Sleeps (1928) as Dan Coghlan
  • The Big City (1928) as Chuck Collins
  • Mabel and Bill Dumphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney (1928) as Self
  • Life in Hollywood (1927) as Self
  • The Unknown (1927) as Alonzo
  • London After Midnight (1927) as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
  • Mockery (1927) as Sergei
  • Mr. Wu (1927) as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
  • Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927) as Self
  • Tell It to the Marines (1926) as Sergeant O'Hara
  • The Road to Mandalay (1926) as Singapore Joe
  • The Blackbird (1926) as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
  • Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood (1926)
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1925) as Erik, The Phantom
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Makeup Artist
  • The Monster (1925) as Dr. Ziska
  • The Unholy Three (1925) as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
  • The Tower of Lies (1925) as Jan
  • He Who Gets Slapped (1924) as Paul Beaumont
  • The Next Corner (1924) as Juan Serafin
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) as Quasimodo
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Makeup Artist
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Co-Director
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) as Mark Shore
  • The Shock (1923) as Wilse Dilling
  • While Paris Sleeps (1923) as Henri Santodos
  • The Trap (1922) as Gaspard the Good
  • The Trap (1922) Story
  • Shadows (1922) as Yen Sin
  • Flesh and Blood (1922) as David Webster
  • Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) as Obadiah Strout
  • Oliver Twist (1922) as Fagin
  • A Blind Bargain (1922) as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
  • The Light in the Dark (1922) as Tony Pantelli
  • For Those We Love (1921) as Trix Ulner
  • The Ace of Hearts (1921) as Farallone
  • Outside the Law (1921) as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
  • Voices of the City (1921) as O'Rourke
  • Bits of Life (1921) as Chin Chow
  • Treasure Island (1920) as Blind Pew / Merry
  • The Gift Supreme (1920) as Merney Stagg
  • The Penalty (1920) as Blizzard
  • Nomads of the North (1920) as Raoul Challoner
  • The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920) as Royce Rivers
  • Victory (1919) as Ricardo
  • Paid in Advance (1919) as Bateese Le Blanc
  • A Man's Country (1919) as 'Three Card' Duncan
  • The Miracle Man (1919) as The Frog
  • When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) as Kindard Powers
  • The Wicked Darling (1919) as Stoop Connors
  • The False Faces (1919) as Karl Eckstrom
  • Riddle Gawne (1918) as Hame Bozzam
  • Danger, Go Slow (1918) as Bud
  • That Devil, Bateese (1918) as Louis Courteau
  • The Grand Passion (1918) as Paul Argos
  • The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) as Bethmann-Hollweg
  • The Talk of the Town (1918) as Jack Langhorne
  • A Broadway Scandal (1918) as 'Kink' Colby
  • Fast Company (1918) as Dan McCarty
  • Broadway Love (1918) as Elmer Watkins
  • Bondage (1917) as Seducer (uncredited)
  • A Doll's House (1917) as Nils Krogstad
  • The Scarlet Car (1917) as Paul Revere Forbes
  • The Empty Gun (1917) as Frank
  • Triumph (1917) as Paul Neihoff
  • The Flashlight (1917) as Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
  • Fires of Rebellion (1917) as Russell Hanlon
  • The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917) as Hector Maitland
  • The Piper's Price (1917) as Billy Kilmartin
  • Hell Morgan's Girl (1917) as Sleter Noble
  • Pay Me! (1917) as Joe Lawson
  • Anything Once (1917) as Waughnt Moore
  • The Rescue (1917) as Thomas Holland
  • Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) as Hook Hoover
  • The Place Beyond the Winds (1916) as Jerry Jo
  • The Price of Silence (1916) as Edmond Stafford
  • The Grasp of Greed (1916) as Jimmie
  • Tangled Hearts (1916) as John Hammond
  • The Mark of Cain (1916) as Dick Temple
  • If My Country Should Call (1916) as Dr. George Ardrath
  • The Grip of Jealousy (1916) as Silas Lacey
  • The Gilded Spider (1916) as Giovanni
  • Dolly's Scoop (1916) as Dan Fisher
  • A Mother's Atonement (1915) as Ben
  • The Millionaire Paupers (1915) as Landlord
  • Alas and Alack (1915) as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
  • Graft (1915) Makeup Artist
  • Father and the Boys (1915) as Tuck Bartholomew
  • The Measure of a Man (1915) as Donald MacDermott
  • The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915) as The Duke of Safoulrug
  • The Stool Pigeon (1915)
  • The Stool Pigeon (1915) Director
  • The Oyster Dredger (1915)
  • The Oyster Dredger (1915) Director
  • The Oyster Dredger (1915) Writer
  • Stronger Than Death (1915) as Attorney
  • The Sin of Olga Brandt (1915) as Stephen Leslie
  • Richelieu (1914) as Baradas
  • The End of the Feud (1914) as Wood Dawson
  • Discord and Harmony (1914) as Lon - the Sculptor
  • By the Sun's Rays (1914) as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
  • The Lion, the Lamb and the Man (1914) as Fred Brown, the Lion
  • Virtue Its Own Reward (1914) as Duncan Bronson
  • Damon and Pythias (1914) as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  • The Oubliette (1914) as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
  • A Ranch Romance (1914) as Raphael Praz
  • The Forbidden Room (1914) as John Morris
  • A Night of Thrills (1914) as The Visitor
  • The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) as The Greaser
  • The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) Writer
  • The Higher Law (1914) as Sir Stephen Fitz Allen
  • The Restless Spirit (1913) as The Russian Count (uncredited)
  • Poor Jake's Demise (1913) as The Dude
  • Back to Life (1913) as The Rival
  • The Honor of the Family (1912)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Lon Chaney best known for?

Lon Chaney is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Hollywood Story (1951), Trapped (2015), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Phantom of the Opera (1925).

When and where was Lon Chaney born?

Lon Chaney was born on March 31, 1883 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. They passed away on August 26, 1930.

How many credits does Lon Chaney have?

Lon Chaney has accumulated over 143 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2022.

What is Lon Chaney's background in cinema and television?

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. Cha...

Lon Chaney by the numbers

143credits
143films
0TV series
1912–2022active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (143) Born on March 31 In memoriam 1930

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