Lon Chaney (1883 – 1930)

Date of Birth: 1 April 1883
Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Date of Death: 26 August 1930 (from lung cancer)
Place of Death: Hollywood, California, USA
Also Known As:

* = television

1922
A Blind Bargain (performer (Dr Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man))

1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (performer (Quasimodo))

1925
The Monster (performer (Dr Ziska))
The Phantom of the Opera (director; mask maker; performer (Erik, The Phantom))
The Unholy Three (performer (Professor Echo / Mrs 'Granny' O'Grady))

1927
London After Midnight (performer (Burke))
The Unknown (performer (Alonzo the Armless))

1930
The Unholy Three (performer (Professor Echo, aka Mrs. 'Grandma' O'Grady))

1957
Man of a Thousand Faces (subject of film)

1986
Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Make-up (performer (archive footage))

2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (subject of film) *
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (performer (in archive footage))

2001
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (performer (himself in archive footage)) *

1912
The Blood Red Tape of Charity (performer (Marx, a gentleman thief))

1913
Almost an Actress (performer (cameraman))
Back to Life (performer (the rival))
Bloodhounds of the North (performer (Mountie))
An Elephant on His Hands (performer (Eddie))
Poor Jake's Demise (performer (the dude))
Red Margaret, Moonshiner (performer (Lon))
The Sea Urchin (performer (Barnacle Bill))
Shon the Piper (performer (Clansman))
The Trap

1914
By the Sun's Rays (performer (Frank Lawler))
Discord and Harmony (performer (the sculptor))
The Embezzler (performer (J. Roger Dixon))
The End of the Feud (performer (Wood Dawson))
The Forbidden Room (performer (John Morris))
Her Bounty (performer (Fred Howard))
Her Escape (script; performer (Pete))
Her Grave Mistake (performer (Nunez))
Her Life's Story (performer (Don Valesquez))
The Higher Law (performer (Sir Stephen))
The Honor of the Mounted (performer (Jacques Laquox))
Hopes of a Blind Alley (performer (Vendor))
The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (performer (The Wolf))
The Lie (1914) (performer (young MacGregor))
Lights and Shadows (performer (Bentley))
The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (performer (Fred))
The Menace to Carlotta (script; performer (Giovanni Bartholdi))
A Miner's Romance (performer (John Burns))
A Night of Thrills (performer (visitor))
The Old Cobbler (performer (Wild Bill))
The Oubliette (performer (Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne))
The Pipes o' Pan (performer (Arthur Farrell))
A Ranch Romance (performer (Raphael Praz))
Remember Mary Magdalen (performer (the half-wit))
Richelieu (performer (Baradas))
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (script; performer (The Greaser))
The Unlawful Trade (performer (The Cross Blood))
Virtue Is Its Own Reward (performer (Duncan Bronson))

1915
Alas and Alack (performer (her husband))
All for Peggy (performer (the stable groom))
Bound on the Wheel
The Chimney's Secret (script; director; performer (Charles Harding))
The Desert Breed (performer (Fred))
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (performer (Duke of Safoulrug))
Father and the Boys (performer (Tuck Bartholomew))
For Cash (director)
The Girl of the Night (performer (Jerry))
The Grind (performer (the old man))
An Idyll of the Hills (performer (mountaineer))
Lon of Lone Mountain (performer (Lon Moore))
Maid of the Mist (performer (Postmaster))
The Measure of a Man (performer (Lt. Jim Stuart))
The Millionaire Paupers
A Mother's Atonement (performer (the husband))
Mountain Justice (performer (mountaineer))
Outside the Gates (performer (Perez))
The Oyster Dredger (script; director)
The Pine's Revenge (performer (Black Scotty))
Quits (performer (Frenchy))
The Sin of Olga Brandt (performer (Stephen Leslie))
The Smalltown Girl (performer (the procurer))
The Star of the Sea (performer (Tomasco))
Steady Company (performer (factory worker))
The Stool Pigeon (director)
The Stronger Mind (performer (the crook's pal))
Stronger Than Death
Such Is Life (performer (Tod Wilkes))
The Threads of Fate (performer (the count))
The Trust (director; performer (the burglar))
Under a Shadow (performer (jealous husband))
The Violin Maker (director; performer (the violin maker))
When the Gods Played a Badger Game (performer (the property man))
Where the Forest Ends (performer (Paul Rouchelle))

1916
Accusing Evidence
Bobbie of the Ballet (performer (Hook Hoover))
Dolly's Scoop (performer (Dan Fisher))
Felix on the Job (performer (Tod))
The Gilded Spider (performer (Giovanni))
The Grasp of Greed (performer (Jimmie))
The Grip of Jealousy (performer (Silas Lacey))
If My Country Should Call (performer (Dr George Ardrath))
The Mark of Cain (performer (Dick Temple))
The Place Beyond the Winds (performer (Jerry Jo))
The Price of Silence (performer (Edmond Stafford))
Tangled Hearts (performer (John Hammond))

1917
Anything Once (performer (Waught Moore))
A Doll's House (performer (Nils Krogstad))
The Empty Gun
Fires of Rebellion (performer (Russell Hanlon))
The Flashlight (performer (Henry Norton and Porter Brixton))
The Girl in the Checkered Coat (performer (Hector Maitland))
Hell Morgan's Girl (performer (Sleter Noble))
The Mask of Love (performer (Marino))
Pay Me! (performer (Joe Lawson))
The Piper's Price (performer (Billy Kilmartin))
The Rescue (performer (Thomas Holland))
The Scarlet Car (performer (Paul Revere Forbes))
Triumph (1917) (performer (Paul Neihoff))

1918
Broadway Love (performer (Elmer Watkins))
A Broadway Scandal (performer ('Kink' Colby))
Danger, Go Slow (performer (Bud))
Fast Company (performer (Dan McCarty))
The Grand Passion (performer (Paul Argos))
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (performer (Bethmann-Hollweg))
Riddle Gawne (performer (Hame Bozzam))
The Talk of the Town (performer (Jack Lanchome))
That Devil, Bateese (performer (Louis Courteau))

1919
The False Faces (performer (Karl Eckstrom))
A Man's Country (performer ('Three Card' Duncan))
The Miracle Man (performer (The Frog))
Paid in Advance (performer (Bateese Le Blanc))
Victory (performer (Ricardo))
When Bearcat Went Dry (performer (Kindard Powers))
The Wicked Darling (performer (Stoop Connors))

1920
Daredevil Jack (performer)
The Gift Supreme (performer (Merney Stagg))
Nomads of the North (performer (Raoul Challoner))
Outside the Law (performer (Black Mike Sylva / Ah Wing))
The Penalty (performer (Blizzard))
Treasure Island (performer (Pew / Merry))

1921
Voices of the City (performer (O'Rourke))
Bits of Life (performer (Chin Chow))
The Ace of Hearts (performer (Mr. Farallone))
For Those We Love (performer (Trix Ulner))

1922
Flesh and Blood (performer (David Webster))
The Light in the Dark (performer (Tony Pantelli))
Oliver Twist (performer (Fagin))
Quincy Adams Sawyer (performer (Obadiah Strout))
Shadows (performer (Yen Sin,'The Heathen'))
The Trap (script; performer (Gaspard))

1923
All the Brothers Were Valiant (performer (Mark Shore))
The Shock (performer (Wilse Dilling))
While Paris Sleeps (performer (Henri Santodos))

1924
He Who Gets Slapped (performer (Paul Beaumont))
The Next Corner (performer (Juan Serafin))

1925
1925 Studio Tour (performer (himself - uncredited))
The Tower of Lies (performer (Jan))

1926
The Blackbird (performer (The Blackbird / The Bishop))
The Road to Mandalay (performer (Singapore Joe))
Tell It to the Marines (performer (Sergeant O'Hara))

1927
Mockery (performer (Sergei))
Mr Wu (performer (Mr Mandarin Wu / Mr Wu's grandfather))

1928
The Big City (performer (Chuck Collins))
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (performer (Tito Beppi))
West of Zanzibar (performer (Phroso 'Dead-Legs'))
While the City Sleeps (performer (Dan Callahan))

1929
Thunder (performer (Grumpy Anderson))
Where East Is East (performer (Tiger Haynes))

1954
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (performer (himself in archive footage))