Lon Chaney
Born March 31, 1883 (Age: 143)
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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.
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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Filmography
London After Midnight
2002
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as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)
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Age: 119
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 117
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 116
Universal Horror
1998
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 115
No Image
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 90
Yesterday and Today
1953
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 70
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 62
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 58
The House That Shadows Built
1931
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 48
The Unholy Three
1930
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as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
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Age: 47
Danger, Go Slow
1918
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as Bud
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Age: 35
The Talk of the Town
1918
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as Jack Langhorne
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Age: 35
Riddle Gawne
1918
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as Hame Bozzam
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Age: 35
No Image
Stronger Than Death
1915
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as Attorney
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Age: 32
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
1915
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as The Duke of Safoulrug
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Age: 32
No Image
The Sin of Olga Brandt
1915
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as Stephen Leslie
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Age: 31