Lon Chaney - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Lon Chaney

★ Acting🎥 131 films📅 1913–2022🔥 1

Also known as: Leonidas Frank Chaney, Man of a Thousand Faces, Лон Чейни, Lon Chaney Sr.

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

1883-03-31 (age 47 at death)

Died 1930-08-26

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".

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