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Lon Chaney
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.
Known For
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
The Monster
as Dr. Ziska
The Unholy Three
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
The Ace of Hearts
as Farallone
The Penalty
as Blizzard
The Unknown
as Alonzo
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
