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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Although his parents were deaf-mutes, Leonidas Chaney became an actor... more
Trivia:
Mentioned in the Warren Zevon song "Werewolves of London". more
Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(51 articles)
Abel Gance, Lon Chaney, Buster Keaton: San Francisco Silent Film Festival
(From Alt Film Guide. 10 December 2009, 4:57 PM, PST)
Wolfman producer explains delays, promises 'beautiful, gothic, tragic' epic
(From The Geek Files. 9 December 2009, 7:23 PM, PST)
(From Alt Film Guide. 10 December 2009, 4:57 PM, PST)
Wolfman producer explains delays, promises 'beautiful, gothic, tragic' epic
(From The Geek Files. 9 December 2009, 7:23 PM, PST)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Make-Up Department, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- The Unholy Three (1930) .... Professor Echo / Mrs. 'Grandma' O'Grady
- Thunder (1929) .... Grumpy Anderson
- Where East Is East (1929) .... Tiger Haynes
- West of Zanzibar (1928) .... Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
- While the City Sleeps (1928) .... Dan Callahan
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) .... Tito Beppi
- The Big City (1928) .... Chuck Collins
- London After Midnight (1927) .... Professor Edward C. Burke
... aka The Hypnotist (UK) - Mockery (1927) .... Sergei
- The Unknown (1927) .... Alonzo the Armless
- Mr. Wu (1927) .... Mr. Mandarin Wu - Mr. Wu's Grandfather
- Tell It to the Marines (1926) .... Sgt. O'Hara
- The Road to Mandalay (1926) .... Singapore Joe
- The Blackbird (1926) .... The Blackbird/The Bishop
- The Tower of Lies (1925) .... Jan
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) .... Erik, The Phantom
- The Unholy Three (1925) .... Professor Echo - The Ventriloquist / Mrs. 'Granny' O'Grady
- The Monster (1925) .... Dr. Ziska
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924) .... Paul Beaumont/HE
- The Next Corner (1924) .... Juan Serafin
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923/I) .... Quasimodo
- The Shock (1923) .... Wilse Dilling
- While Paris Sleeps (1923) .... Henri Santodos
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) .... Mark Shore
- A Blind Bargain (1922) .... Dr. Arthur Lamb/The Ape Man
... aka The Octave of Claudius (USA) - Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) .... Obadiah Strout
- Shadows (1922/I) .... Yen Sin - 'The Heathen'
- Oliver Twist (1922) .... Fagin
- The Light in the Dark (1922) .... Tony Pantelli
... aka The Light of Faith - Flesh and Blood (1922) .... David Webster
- The Trap (1922) .... Gaspard the Good
... aka Heart of a Wolf (UK) - Voices of the City (1921) .... O'Rourke
... aka The Night Rose - The Ace of Hearts (1921) .... Mr. Farallone
- Bits of Life (1921) .... Chin Chow
- For Those We Love (1921) .... Trix Ulner
- Outside the Law (1920) .... Black Mike Sylva/Ah Wing
- Nomads of the North (1920) .... Raoul Challoner
- The Penalty (1920/I) .... Blizzard
- The Gift Supreme (1920) .... Merney Stagg
- Treasure Island (1920) .... Blind Pew / Merry
- Daredevil Jack (1920) .... Royce Rivers
- Victory (1919) .... Ricardo
- When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) .... Kindard Powers
- Paid in Advance (1919) .... Bateese Le Blanc
- The Miracle Man (1919) .... The Frog
- A Man's Country (1919) .... 'Three Card' Duncan
- The Wicked Darling (1919) .... Stoop Connors
- The False Faces (1919) .... Karl Eckstrom
- Danger, Go Slow (1918) .... Bud
- The Talk of the Town (1918) .... Jack Lanchome
- That Devil, Bateese (1918) .... Louis Courteau
- Riddle Gawne (1918) .... Hame Bozzam
- A Broadway Scandal (1918) .... 'Kink' Colby
- Fast Company (1918) .... Dan McCarty
- The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) .... Bethmann-Hollweg
... aka Beast of Berlin
... aka The Kaiser
... aka The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin - Broadway Love (1918) .... Elmer Watkins
- The Grand Passion (1918) .... Paul Argos
- The Scarlet Car (1917) .... Paul Revere Forbes
- Bondage (1917) (uncredited) .... Seducer
- Anything Once (1917) .... Waught Moore
- The Empty Gun (1917) .... Frank
- Triumph (1917) .... Paul Neihoff
- Pay Me! (1917) .... Joe Lawson
... aka Pay Day
... aka The Vengeance of the West - The Rescue (1917) .... Thomas Holland
- Fires of Rebellion (1917) .... Russell Hanlon
- A Doll's House (1917) .... Nils Krogstad
- The Flashlight (1917) .... Henry Norton/Porter Brixton
... aka The Flashlight Girl (USA: alternative title) - The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917) .... Hector Maitland
- The Mask of Love (1917) .... Marino
- Hell Morgan's Girl (1917) .... Sleter Noble
- The Piper's Price (1917) .... Billy Kilmartin
- The Price of Silence (1916) .... Edmond Stafford
- Accusing Evidence (1916)
- The Place Beyond the Winds (1916) .... Jerry Jo
- Felix on the Job (1916) .... Tod
- If My Country Should Call (1916) .... Dr. George Ardrath
- The Mark of Cain (1916) .... Dick Temple
... aka By Fate's Degree - The Grasp of Greed (1916) .... Jimmie
... aka Mr. Meeson's Will (UK) - Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) .... Hook Hoover
- The Gilded Spider (1916) .... Giovanni
... aka The Full Cup (USA: alternative title) - Tangled Hearts (1916/I) .... John Hammond
- The Grip of Jealousy (1916) .... Silas Lacey
- Dolly's Scoop (1916) .... Dan Fisher
- Stronger Than Death (1915) .... Attorney
- Father and the Boys (1915) .... Tuck Bartholomew
- Under a Shadow (1915) .... DeSerris
- The Millionaire Paupers (1915) .... Martin - landlord
- Lon of Lone Mountain (1915) .... Lon Moore
- A Mother's Atonement (1915) .... Ben Morrison
- Alas and Alack (1915) .... The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
- The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915) .... Duke of Safoulrug
- The Pine's Revenge (1915) .... Black Scotty
- The Chimney's Secret (1915) .... Charles Harding
- Quits (1915/I) .... Frenchy
- Mountain Justice (1915) .... Jeffrey Kirke
- Bound on the Wheel (1915) .... Tom Coulahan
- The Trust (1915) .... Jim Mason
- The Violin Maker (1915) .... Pedro
- Steady Company (1915) .... Jimmy Ford
- The Oyster Dredger (1915)
- The Stronger Mind (1915) .... The Crook's Pal
- An Idyll of the Hills (1915) .... Lafe Jameson
- The Stool Pigeon (1915/I)
- The Girl of the Night (1915) .... Jerry
... aka Her Chance (USA: reissue title) - The Grind (1915) .... Henry Leslie
... aka On the Verge of Sin - Maid of the Mist (1915) .... Lin, Paulines father
- The Desert Breed (1915) .... Fred
- All for Peggy (1915) .... Seth Baldwin
- Outside the Gates (1915) .... Perez
- Where the Forest Ends (1915) .... Paul Rouchelle
- Such Is Life (1915) .... Tod Wilkes
- When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915) .... Joe, the property man
... aka The Girl Who Couldn't Go Wrong - The Threads of Fate (1915) .... The Count
- The Measure of a Man (1915) .... Lt. Jim Stuart
- A Small Town Girl (1915) .... The Procurer
- The Star of the Sea (1915) .... Tomasco
- The Sin of Olga Brandt (1915) .... Stephen Leslie
- Her Escape (1914) .... Pete
- A Night of Thrills (1914) .... Visitor
- The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (1914) .... Fred Brown
- Lights and Shadows (1914) .... Bentley
- Damon and Pythias (1914) (unconfirmed) .... Wild man
- Her Life's Story (1914) .... Don Valesquez
- Virtue Is Its Own Reward (1914) .... Duncan Bronson
- The Pipes o' Pan (1914) .... Arthur Farrell
- Richelieu (1914/I) .... Baradas
- The Higher Law (1914/I) .... Sir Stephen
- Her Bounty (1914) .... Fred Howard
- A Miner's Romance (1914) .... John Burns
- The Oubliette (1914) .... Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
- By the Sun's Rays (1914) .... Frank Lawler
- Her Grave Mistake (1914) .... Nunez
- A Ranch Romance (1914) .... Raphael Praz
- The Hopes of Blind Alley (1914) .... Vendor
- The Old Cobbler (1914) .... Wild Bill
- The Forbidden Room (1914) .... John Morris
- Heart Strings (1914) (unconfirmed)
- The Unlawful Trade (1914) .... The Cross Blood
- The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) .... The Greaser
- The End of the Feud (1914) .... Wood Dawson
- The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (1914) .... The Wolf
- The Embezzler (1914/I) .... J. Roger Dixon
- The Menace to Carlotta (1914) .... Giovanni Bartholdi
... aka Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title) - Discord and Harmony (1914) .... The Sculptor
- Remember Mary Magdalen (1914) .... The Half-Wit
- The Honor of the Mounted (1914) .... Jacques Laquox
- The Lie (1914/I) .... Young MacGregor
- Bloodhounds of the North (1913) .... Mountie
- Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913) .... Lon
... aka Moonshine Blood (USA: reissue title) - Back to Life (1913) .... The Rival
- An Elephant on His Hands (1913) .... Eddie
- Almost an Actress (1913) .... Cameraman
- The Restless Spirit (1913) (uncredited) .... Russian Count
- The Trap (1913/I) .... Lon
- Shon the Piper (1913) .... Clansman
- The Blood Red Tape of Charity (1913) .... Marx, a Gentleman Thief
- The Sea Urchin (1913) .... Barnacle Bill
- Poor Jake's Demise (1913) .... The Dude
- Suspense (1913) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... A Hobo
- The Ways of Fate (1913)
- The Honor of the Family (1912/I) (unconfirmed)
Director:
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (uncredited)
- The Chimney's Secret (1915)
- The Trust (1915)
- The Violin Maker (1915)
- The Oyster Dredger (1915)
- For Cash (1915)
- The Stool Pigeon (1915/I)
Writer:
- The Trap (1922) (story)
... aka Heart of a Wolf (UK) - The Chimney's Secret (1915) (writer)
- The Oyster Dredger (1915) (writer)
- Her Escape (1914) (writer)
- The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) (writer)
- The Menace to Carlotta (1914) (writer)
... aka Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title)
Make-Up Department:
- The Unholy Three (1930) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
- London After Midnight (1927) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
... aka The Hypnotist (UK) - The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923/I) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- The Unholy Three (1930) ("Sweet Rosie O'Grady" (uncredited))
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (mask maker: his own mask) (uncredited)
Self:
- 1925 Studio Tour (1925) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Close-up"
- Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Le vampire déchu (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) .... Himself
- Badness: Live and Not Plugged In (2005) (V) .... Himself
- London After Midnight (2002) (TV)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V)
- Tod Browning and Lon Chaney (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Lon Chaney: the Faces (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1996) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
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"Biography"
- Lon Chaney Jr.: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) TV episode .... Himself -
"Muppet Babies"
- Sing a Song of Superheroes (1990) TV episode .... The Phantom
- Muppetland (1987) TV episode .... The Phantom - Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (1986) (V) (uncredited)
- "Hollywood" (1980)
- The Horror Show (1979)
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"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
- The Monsters (1965) TV episode .... Various -
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... Hunchback of Notre Dame segment -
"Fractured Flickers"
- Episode #1.5 (1963) TV episode .... Dinky Dunstan -
"The Whistler"
- Backfire (1954) TV episode - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (1954) .... Himself
- Hollywood Story (1951) (uncredited) .... The Phantom (clips from 'The Phantom of the Opera')
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939) .... Himself
- Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Movie Memories (1935)
- The House That Shadows Built (1931)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Wrote entry on motion picture make-up in the 1929 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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