Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor during the age of silent films. He is regarded as one of cinema's most versatile and powerful actors, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, sometimes grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney is 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."

Cast in films Title Role Release date Production and/or distribution companies Notes Poor Jake's Demise Willy (The Dude) Mollycoddle August 16, 1913 IMP - Universal Incomplete film The Sea Urchin Barnacle Bill August 22, 1913 Powers - Universal Lost film The Blood Red Tape of Charity Jewish pawnbroker September 26, 1913 Powers - Universal Shon the Piper Scottish clansman September 30, 1913 101-Bison - Universal The Trap October 3, 1913 Powers - Universal The Restless Spirit dual role as a Russian count and a wild man October 27, 1913 Victor - Universal An Elephant on His Hands Eddie November 21, 1913 Nestor - Universal Almost an Actress The Cameraman November 15, 1913 Joker - Universal Back to Life The Rival November 24, 1913 Victor - Universal Red Margaret, Moonshiner Lon December 9, 1913 Gold Seal - Universal Bloodhounds of the North Mountie December 23, 1913 Gold Seal - Universal The Lie Young MacGregor January 6, 1914 Gold Seal - Universal The Honor of the Mounted Jacques Laquox February 17, 1914 Gold Seal - Universal Remember Mary Magdalen The Half-wit February 23, 1914 Victor - Universal Discord and Harmony The Sculptor March 17, 1914 Gold Seal - Universal The Menace to Carlotta Giovanni Bartholi March 22, 1914 Rex - Universal The Embezzler J. Roger Dixon March 31, 1914 Gold Seal - Universal The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf The Wolf April 4, 1914 101-Bison - Universal The End of the Feud Wood Dawson April 12, 1914 Rex - Universal The Tragedy of Whispering Creek The Greaser May 2, 1914 101-Bison - Universal The Unlawful Trade The Half-Breed May 14, 1914 Rex - Universal The Forbidden Room John Morris June 20, 1914 101-Bison - Universal The Old Cobbler Wild Bill June 27, 1914 101-Bison - Universal The Hopes of Blind Alley Vendor July 4, 1914 101-Bison - Universal A Ranch Romance Raphael Praz July 8, 1914 Nestor - Universal Her Grave Mistake Nunez July 15, 1914 Nestor - Universal By the Sun's Rays Frank Lawler July 22, 1914 Nestor - Universal The Oubliette Chevalier Bertrand De La Payne August 15, 1914 101-Bison - Universal A Miner's Romance John Burns August 26, 1914 Nestor - Universal Her Bounty Fred Howard September 13, 1914 Rex - Universal The Higher Law Sir Stephen September 19, 1914 101-Bison - Universal Richelieu Baradas September 26, 1914 101-Bison - Universal The Pipes o' Pan Arthur Farrell October 4, 1914 Rex - Universal Virtue Is Its Own Reward Duncan Bronson October 11, 1914 Rex - Universal Her Life's Story Don Valasquez October 15, 1914 Rex - Universal A Small Town Girl Procurer November 7, 1914 101-Bison - Universal Lights and Shadows Bentley November 29, 1914 Rex - Universal The Lion, the Lamb, the Man Fred December 6, 1914 Rex - Universal A Night of Thrills December 13, 1914 Rex - Universal Her Escape Pete December 13, 1914 Rex - Universal The Sin of Olga Brandt Stephen Leslie January 3, 1915 Rex - Universal The Star of the Sea Tomasco January 10, 1915 Rex - Universal The Measure of a Man Mountie Lt. Jim Stuart January 28, 1915 Rex - Universal The Threads of Fate The Count February 21, 1915 Rex - Universal When the Gods Played a Badger Game The Property Man February 28, 1915 Rex - Universal Such Is Life Tod Wilkes March 4, 1915 Rex - Universal Where the Forest Ends Paul Rouchelle March 7, 1915 Rex - Universal Outside the Gates Perez March 14, 1915 Rex - Universal All for Peggy The Stable Groom March 18, 1915 Rex - Universal The Desert Breed Fred March 28, 1915 Rex - Universal Maid of the Mist The Postmaster April 1, 1915 Rex - Universal The Girl of the Night April 8, 1915 Rex - Universal The Stool Pigeon - Directed - April 9, 1915 Victor - Universal The Grind An Idyll of the Hills The Stronger Mind The Oyster Dredger Steady Company The Violin Maker The Trust Bound on the Wheel Mountain Justice Quits The Chimney's Secret The Pine's Revenge The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis Alas and Alack A Mother's Atonement Lon of Lone Mountain The Millionaire Paupers Under a Shadow Stronger Than Death Father and the Boys Dolly's Scoop The Grip of Jealousy Tangled Hearts The Gilded Spider Bobbie of the Ballet The Grasp of Greed The Mark of Cain If My Country Should Call Felix on the Job The Place Beyond the Winds Accusing Evidence The Price of Silence The Piper's Price Hell Morgan's Girl The Mask of Love The Girl in the Checkered Coat The Flashlight A Doll's House Fires of Rebellion The Rescue Triumph Pay Me! Joe Lawson September 1, 1917 The Empty Gun Anything Once The Scarlet Car Broadway Love The Grand Passion The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin Fast Company A Broadway Scandal Riddle Gawne That Devil, Bateese The Talk of the Town Danger, Go Slow The Wicked Darling Daredevil Jack The False Faces Karl Eckstrom February 16, 1919 Thomas Ince - Paramount A Man's Country Winsome Stars Corporation - Robertson Cole Paid in Advance Bateese Le Blanc November 30, 1919 Universal The Miracle Man The Frog August 29, 1919 George Loane Tucker - Paramount When Bearcat Went Dry Victory Maurice Tourneur - Paramount Treasure Island Maurice Tourneur - Paramount The Gift Supreme Nomads of the North Raoul Challoner October 11, 1920 Associated First National The Penalty Blizzard July 20, 1920 Rex Beach and Sam Goldwyn - Goldwyn Pictures Outside the Law Black Mike Sylva/Ah Wing December 26, 1920 Tod Browning - Universal Bits of Life Marshall Neilan - Associated First National The Ace of Hearts Wallace Worsley - Goldwyn Pictures For Those We Love Betty Compson - Goldwyn Pictures The Trap Gaspard the Good May 9, 1922 Universal Voices of the City Goldwyn Pictures Flesh and Blood The Light in the Dark Tony Pantelli September 3, 1922 Associated First National Shadows B. P. Schulberg - Preferred Pictures Oliver Twist Fagin October 30, 1922 Sol Lesser - Associated First National Quincy Adams Sawyer Metro Pictures A Blind Bargain Goldwyn Pictures All the Brothers Were Valiant Metro Pictures While Paris Sleeps The Shock Wilse Dilling July 10, 1923 Universal The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo September 2, 1923 Universal The Next Corner Famous Players–Lasky, Paramount He Who Gets Slapped Paul Beaumont November 9, 1924 MGM The Monster Dr. Ziska March 16, 1925 MGM The Unholy Three Prof. Echo/Mrs. O'Grady August 16, 1925 MGM The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera/Erik November 25, 1925 Universal The Tower of Lies MGM The Blackbird Dan 'The Blackbird'/The Bishop January 11, 1926 MGM The Road to Mandalay MGM Tell It to the Marines Sergeant O'Hara December 23, 1926 MGM Mr. Wu MGM The Unknown Alonzo the Armless June 4, 1927 MGM Mockery Sergei MGM London After Midnight Inspector Edward C. Burke December 3, 1927 MGM Lost film The Big City MGM Laugh, Clown, Laugh Tito April 14, 1928 MGM While the City Sleeps MGM West of Zanzibar Phroso November 24, 1928 MGM Where East Is East MGM Thunder MGM The Unholy Three Prof. Echo/Mrs. O'Grady July 12, 1930 MGM

Directed films Title Release date Production company Notes The Stool Pigeon April 9, 1915 Universal Cast and directed For Cash May 3, 1915 Universal Only directed The Oyster Dredger June 14, 1915 Universal Cast and directed The Violin Maker July 9, 1915 Universal Directed and acted The Trust July 16, 1915 Universal Directed and acted The Chimney's Secret August 25, 1915 Universal Directed, wrote and acted The Phantom of the Opera November 25, 1925 Universal Uncredited

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