• Date of Birth: April 01, 1883
  • Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Lon Chaney Biography


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Replace this image with an actor photoLon Chaney mini-bio: Although his parents were deaf-mutes, Leonidas Chaney became an actor and also owner of a theatre company (together with his brother John). He made his debut at the movies in 1912, and his filmography is vast. Lon Chaney was especially famous for his horror parts in movies like e.g. Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Due to his special make-up effects he carried the characterization to be "the man with the thousand faces." He only filmed one movie with sound: The remake of one of his earlier films The Unholy Three (1930). His son, Lon Chaney Jr., became a famous actor of the horror genre.

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  • webalina
    Lon Chaney is so amazing to me. I can feel every emotion he portrays. I'm curious as to why the focus of so many of his films was that of unrequited love. Hunchback, Phantom, The Unknown, Laugh Clown Laugh, to name a few, have a story of a man who loves a young woman who either doesn't love him, or only does in a friendly, familial kind of way. I've often wondered whether it happened to him in real life. That would explain why he was so good at it. Interestingly, the similar theme doesn't take away from the entertainment of the films, because he's so fascinating to watch.
    posted 896 days ago
  • batmanmundo
    Chaney's dedication to his characters would often cause him great physical pain, but he suffered through and left an unforgettable impression in the film industry.
    posted 974 days ago
  • GhostlyPhantomess
    I just wanted to say that Lon Chaney was an incredible actor. His body language is incredible on the silent screen and that takes alot of work just using your body to portray an emotion. He still is the "man of a thousand faces"
    posted 1109 days ago

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