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Lon Chaney
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
The Phantom of the Opera
as Erik, The Phantom
The Unknown
as Alonzo
The Penalty
as Blizzard
Outside the Law
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
He Who Gets Slapped
as Paul Beaumont
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Quasimodo
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Self (archive footage)
Shadows
as Yen Sin
Hollywood Story
as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
